VIT-AP University is a

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located in

Amaravati Amaravati () is the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Krishna in Guntur district. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at a ceremonial event in Uddandar ...

, the capital of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

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. It is the first university located in the capital region. VIT-AP was established as a sister university of

Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private research deemed university located in Katpadi in Vellore, India. Founded in 1984 as ''Vellore Engineering College'' by G. Viswanathan, the institution offers 66 Undergraduate, 58 Postgraduate, ...

History

Foundation stone was laid by former chief minister

Nara Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu ( born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also the leader of the opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to ...

on November 3,2016 at Ainavolu as a part of new education district in the planned capital. The state government had allocated 200 acres of land for the VIT University campus in Amaravati. The Campus was inaugurated on Nov 28th, 2017 by Vice president

Venkaiah Naidu Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician who served as the 13th vice president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first Indian vice president born in independent India. He has also served as the minister of Housi ...

along with the chief minister opening two newly constructed blocks.

Academics

The university offers bachelor's degrees in engineering and business. At VIT-AP the entire teaching-learning process is concentrated around six schools. VIT-AP has also signed an agreement for a joint degree program with the

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Admission

VIT admits bachelor students through its own engineering entrance exam, called the Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE). It is conducted every year in the month of April and May. The exam has been conducted online since 2013 and in 2018, 212,000 students have registered. VITEEE 2021 was held on 28, 29 and 31 May.

SCOPE

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering was established in 2017. It has become the School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCOPE) in January 2019. At present, the School is headed by Dr. Sudha SV with 3565 students, 79 faculty and 94 research scholars.

SENSE

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering was established in 2017. It has become the School of Electronics Engineering (SENSE) in January 2019. At present, the School is headed by Dr. Umakanta Nanda with 766 students, 56 faculty and 101 research scholars.

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