VIT University, established under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, was founded in 1984 as a self-financing institution called the Vellore Engineering College. The Union Ministry of Human Resources Development conferred University status on Vellore Engineering College in 2001. The University is headed by its founder and Chancellor, Dr. G. Viswanathan, a former Parliamentarian and Minister in the Tamil Nadu Government. In recognition of his service to India in offering world class education, he was conferred an honorary doctorate by the West Virginia University, USA. Sankar Viswanathan, G.V. Sampath, Sekar Viswanathan and G.V. Selvam are the Vice-Presidents; Dr. V. Raju is the Vice-Chancellor and Dr. Anand A. Samuel and Dr. S. Narayanan are the Pro-Vice-Chancellors.

Quick Facts

• In 2011, 1,60,324 students appeared for the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE)
• The institution offers 18 undergraduate and 34 postgraduate programmes.
• Programmes at VIT are accredited by National and International agencies such as NBA, NAAC, IET (UK), Energy Institute (UK)
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering programmes offered at Vellore campus are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering is accredited by Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET III Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202 – 4012, USA
• VIT has been given Most Favored status by TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant, etc.
• A 350-acre eco-friendly campus with over 50.83 lakh sq.ft. built-up space at Vellore.
• A 150-acre eco-friendly second campus at Chennai
• Over 19,600 students, nearly one-third of them women
• Students from 47 countries as well as from every state in India.
• Over 1100 faculty and 1275 staff.
• Entered the Limca Book of Records for Campus Recruitment

Our Vision
We at VIT University will impart futuristic technical education and instil high patterns of discipline through our dedicated staff, who shall set global standards, making our students technologically superior and ethically strong, who in turn shall improve the quality of life of the human race.


Our Mission
Our mission is to educate students from all over India, including those from the local and rural areas, and from other countries, so they become enlightened individuals, improving the living standards of their families, industry and society. We will provide individual attention, world-class quality education and take care of character building.

Quality Policy
We at VIT University aspire to establish a system of Quality Assurance, which would on a continuous basis evaluate and monitor the quality of education and training imparted at the Institute, improve the teaching-learning process and ultimately, develop the Institute as a Centre of Excellence.

Placement

VIT University has been a consistent topper for several years in the list of campus placement records among private institutions in India. It is proud that its graduates are highly rated by employers from industry and commerce in the private and public sectors. Offering information, advice, guidance and support for job-seeking students is considered a primary responsibility at the University.

The Placement and Training Centre is provided with a well-equipped conference training room and separate, well-furnished rooms for interviews and counseling. It is headed by Prof. S.R. Pullabhotla, the Director who is supported by well qualified permanent training staff.

 

PLACEMENT RECORD
 

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Cognizant created a New National Placement Record by recruiting 1643 final year students of 2010-11 batch bettering the previous record (TCS-1075). This is the highest number of campus placements done by any company a Single Campus across the Country.

 

Package

Companies like Intel, Amazon, Cisco, De Shaw, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, Google, KLA Tencor, Dolcera have recruited VIT students through the "Second Offer" with packages of more than Rs.7, 00,000 per annum. Software companies that offer more than 4 lakhs per annum are offered 'Dream status'.

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