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, 15 Integrated, 2 Research and 2 M.Tech Industrial Programmes. It has campuses in Vellore and Chennai and sister universities in Amaravati and Bhopal.

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.

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 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'' of 2020 and 201-250 in Asia. The ''QS World University Rankings'' ranked it 228 in Asia in 2020.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (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''. ''The Week'' ranked it 19 in 2019 and ''India Today'' 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 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, Rwandan Minister of Education
*Bindu Madhavi
*Dhyan Sreenivasan
* Shubhangi Swaroop, first female pilot in Indian NavyIllustrious alumni of Vellore Institute of Technology felicitated
(27 January 2018), ''Deccan Chronicle''. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
*Indhuja Ravichandran, a Model and Actress

References

External links

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VITEEE

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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