Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore is a private deemed to be university established in the year 1984. It is also known as VIT Vellore. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission. The varsity has been accredited by NAAC with an 'A++' grade. The campus of VIT Vellore is spread over an area of 372 acres and it has a total of 1732 faculty members. As per NIRF Rankings 2021, the university has secured 12th rank in the engineering and research category. The varsity has also been ranked at 21st position in the NIRF Ranking 2021 overall category. Further, it has been ranked 13th in the university category in NIRF Ranking 2021. VIT Vellore was ranked 55th in the NIRF Ranking 2020 in the management category.
The university offers a total of 63 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Vellore Institute of Technology accepts NATA and GATE scores for admission to B.Arch and M.Tech. courses respectively. UCEED and CEED scores respectively are taken into consideration for admission to B.Des and M.Des programmes. VIT Vellore has collaborations with overseas universities. The campus has modern and upgraded facilities & infrastructure for students and faculty members.
The university is situated on Gorbachev Lane, Tamil Nadu. Katpadi is the closest railway station to the Vellore Institute of Technology. Auto Rickshaws are accessible at Katpadi Junction Railway Station and Vellore New Bus Stand. Students can also hire auto-rickshaws to get to the campus, or one could hire a taxi. The closest airport to the varsity is Tirupati Airport, 100 km away.
For students who are interested in sports, the university has facilities for indoor and outdoor sports. The university conducts sports tournaments at regular intervals for students. Students are encouraged to participate in sports events.
