Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private research deemed university located in

Katpadi Katpadi () is a locality in Vellore, at the northern part of Vellore city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its railway is located on the gauge line between Chennai-Bangalore and Villupuram-Tirupati. Politics and geography Once a village, Katp ...

Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separ ...

, India. Founded in 1984 as ''Vellore Engineering College'' by

G. Viswanathan Govindasamy Viswanathan, is the founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology in India, was born on 8 December 1938 in a remote village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.He served as a Member of Parliament and as a Member of ...

, the institution offers 66 Undergraduate, 58 Postgraduate, 15 Integrated, 2 Research and 2 M.Tech Industrial Programmes. It has campuses in

and

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

and sister universities 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 Uddandara ...

and

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

. The Government of India has recognized VIT as one of the Institutions of Eminence (IoE) of India. It is one of the most prestigious technical institutes in India, consistently ranking high in the MoE's NIRF rankings. In 2022, the VIT group entered into the domain of school education. Technology Tower(VIT)

Academics and Research

VIT consolidated its disciplines into 20 Schools of Study with the addition of the VIT Law School at its Chennai campus. VIT implements the Fully Flexible Credit System (FFCS) which gives the students flexibility to make their own time tables by choosing the subjects and the faculties under whose guidance they want to study. 48 Professors of VIT are among the top 2% scientists of the world as shown in a survey conducted by Stanford University, USA in 2022.

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 2022, 212,000 students have registered. VITEEE 2022 was held on 30'th June - 6'th July 2022.

Rankings

Times Higher Education, UK
has ranked VIT Management Subject under the Business and Economics within 601 – 800 in the world. VIT was ranked 346th globally and 9th nationally under Engineering and Technology by

QS World University Rankings ''QS World University Rankings'' is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The QS system comprises three parts: the global overall ranking, the subject rankings (which name the world's top universities for the ...

in 2022.
Shanghai Ranking :
VIT’s rank is within the Top 601-700 Universities of the World and the top 2-3 i
India
VIT has moved up 200 positions as compared to the last year. VIT was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the ''

Times Higher Education World University Rankings The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' (often referred to as the THE Rankings) is an annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli ...

'' of 2020 and 201-250 in Asia. The ''

'' ranked it 228 in Asia in 2020. The

National Institutional Ranking Framework The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister ...

(NIRF) ranked VIT 18 overall in India in 2022, 9 among universities and 12 among Engineering institutes. Among engineering colleges in India, VIT was ranked 12 in 2021 and 13 by ''

Outlook India ''Outlook'' is a weekly general interest English and Hindi news magazine published in India. History and profile ''Outlook'' was first issued in October 1995 with Vinod Mehta as the editor in chief. It is owned by the Rajan Raheja Group. The p ...

''. ''

The Week ''The Week'' is a weekly news magazine with editions in the United Kingdom and United States. The British publication was founded in 1995 and the American edition in 2001. An Australian edition was published from 2008 to 2012. A children's ed ...

'' ranked it 19 in 2019 and ''

India Today ''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new onl ...

'' ranked it 20th among engineering colleges in 2020. The VIT Business School was ranked 55 among management schools in India by NIRF in 2020. In August 2019, Institutes of Eminence (IoE) was given to 10 Government Institutions and 10 Private Institutions, VIT has been recognized one among the private institutions.

Accreditation

VIT has been accredited with the following: * A++ grade by NAAC (National Accreditation and Assessment Council), it has completed 4 cycles of accreditation and is going for the 5th cycle. * It is preparing for the third round of accreditation by the NBA (National Board of Accreditation). * It is accredited by the International accrediting agencies ABET (Accredition Board for Engineering and Technology). * ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) has accredited the VIT Business School. * ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has accredited the BBA program.

Culture and Fests

Riviera

The First edition of

Riviera ''Riviera'' () is an Italian word which means "coastline", ultimately derived from Latin , through Ligurian . It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria, in the form ''Riviera ligure'', then shortened in English. The two areas ...

was in the year 2002, it is the International cultural & sports festival that happens on the VIT Vellore campus primarily organised by the students of the institute, all kinds of sports activities, literary events, gaming competitions, music and dance competitions, cultural parade, pro shows are some of the usual attractions of it.

Controversies

In October 2013, two female students were suspended after they helped to organize an online opinion survey of female VIT students, focusing on issues of safety and inequality. Commenting on the issue, VIT vice president Sekar Viswanathan said: "The students started a campaign based on the misplaced notion that the university discriminates against women, which is false. They were taken home by their parents".

Notable alumni

Papias Malimba Musafiri Papias Malimba Musafiri, is a Rwandan academic, researcher and politician, who has served as the Minister of Education in the Rwandan cabinet, since 25 June 2015, replacing Prof. Silas Lwakabamba. Background and education He holds a Bachelo ...

, Rwandan Minister of Education *

Bindu Madhavi Bindu Madhavi (born 14 June 1986) is an Indian model and actress and a reality show winner, working in Tamil-language and Telugu-language cinema. After starting her acting career in Telugu, she shifted to Tamil cinema where she was part of seve ...

Dhyan Sreenivasan Dhyan Sreenivasan (born 20 December 1988) is an Indian actor, and film director who works in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with ''Thira'' (2013), directed by his elder brother Vineeth Sreenivasan.

* Shubhangi Swaroop, first female pilot in

Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...

Illustrious alumni of Vellore Institute of Technology felicitated
(27 January 2018), ''Deccan Chronicle''. Retrieved 24 September 2020. *

Indhuja Ravichandran Indhuja Ravichandran is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil films. She is known for her notable works in ''Meyaadha Maan'' (2017), '' Mercury'' (2018) & ''Bigil'' (2019). Career Indhuja Ravichandran, born and brought up in Vellore, Tamil ...

, a Model and Actress

References

External links

*
VITEEE
{{Authority control Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu Deemed universities in Tamil Nadu Universities and colleges in Vellore district Education in Vellore Educational institutions established in 1984 1984 establishments in Tamil Nadu Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras