Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) is an institute of higher education located in

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. It was established in 1992 and granted Deemed University status in 2008 by University Grants Commission under section 3 of UGC Act 1956.

Schools

VISTAS has established following schools:
School of Engineering

School of Pharmacy

School of Hotel & Catering Management

School of Management & Commerce

School of Maritime Studies

School of Ocean Engineering

School of Computing Sciences

School of Law

School of Physiotherapy

School of Life Sciences

School of Basic Sciences

School of Mass Communication

School of Languages

School of Education

School of Music & Fine Arts

Department of Aviation

Vels Medical College and Hospital

Campus & Infrastructure

Campus

Campus is located in the heart of the city in

with about 29.13 acres. It is the only university campus which has its main campus within the city.

Hostel

There are separate hostels for men and women on the campus. A laundry facility is available to the students for a charge. A qualified medical attendant is available at the campus. Medical and hospital facilities are available at Pallavaram and the cost is met by the students. Mess and canteen facility is available.,Facilities
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Research Centres

The following research centres are established at VISTAS to conduct research. * Centre of Advanced R&D * Centre for Fish Immunology * VISTAS Technology Business Incubation Centre * Central Instrumentation Laboratory * Centre Energy Alternative Fuels * Centre IOT Road Safety Health Care * Artificial Intelligence Research Lab * Centre Automation Power Conservation * Centre for Materials Research * VISTAS SPS Lab * Elephant Research Centre

Ranking

Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies was ranked 43 in India by the

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

(NIRF) pharmacy ranking in 2020.

Alumni

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, actress * Abinash Ganapathi, model - Mr. Chennai 2018

References

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Educational institutions established in 1992 Maritime colleges in India Dental colleges in India Dentistry education Business schools in Tamil Nadu Universities in Chennai Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras 1992 establishments in Tamil Nadu