VIT University is a progressive educational institution that is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence. Students here are encouraged on this journey by our committed faculty, world-class facilities and student-friendly educational systems. VIT University was founded in 1984 by Dr. G. Viswanathan, a former parliamentarian and minister in the Tamil Nadu Government, as a self-financing institution called the Vellore Engineering College’. Since then the institution has grown from strength to strength. Conferred as a ‘Deemed University’ in 2001 by the UMHRD, VIT University currently offers 62 degree programs to over 29,000 students in its 2 campuses at Vellore and Chennai. VIT University was established with the aim of providing quality higher education on par with international standards. It persistently seeks and adopts innovative methods to improve the quality of higher education on a consistent basis. The campus has a cosmopolitan atmosphere with students from all corners of the globe. Experienced and learned teachers are strongly encouraged to nurture the students. The global standards set at VIT in the field of teaching and research spur us on in our relentless pursuit of excellence. In fact, it has become a way of life for us. The highly motivated youngsters on the campus are a constant source of pride.

• A pass in 10+2 or its equivalent with a minimum average of 60% of marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology (PCM / PCB).

• Admissions are made through VITEEE rank followed by counselling.

• Excellent placement record with students getting placement in top companies
• Ranked 6th among 'Top 20 Best Engineering Colleges of India' in Today-Nielsen survey 2015
• Scholarships for meritorious students
• Recognized as deemed university by UGC
• ISO 9002 certified
• Grade 'A' accreditation by NAAC
• Accredited by Institution of Engineers, India (IEI)

• Consistent placement records for several years among private institutions in India.
• Dream offer option allows already placed students to get one more offer from a core company or a software company that offered a better package/profile
• Maximum Salary offered is INR 32 Lakh.
• Companies like Flipkart, Intel, Amazon, Akamai, Cisco, De Shaw, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, Google, KLA Tencor, Dolcera recruited students through the "Dream Offer" with packages of more than Rs.7,00,000 per annum

• Accenture
• Amazon.com
• Infosys
• Wipro
• Phillips
• Capgemini
• HP
• Google

• Ranked 6th among 'Top 20 Best Engineering Colleges of India' in Today-Nielsen Survey 2015
• Ranked 3rd among 'Top 99 Private Engineering Colleges in India' in The Week-Hansa Research Survey 2015
• Ranked 8th among 'Top 20 Engineering Colleges in India' in India Today-Nielsen Survey 2014
• Ranked 2nd among 'Top 5 Non-Government Technical Universities in India' by The Week in 2014
• Ranked 10th among 'Top 20 Technical Universities in India' by The Week in 2014
• Received award for 'Best University at National Level' from ASSOCHAM in 2014 consecutively for the second time

• Fully air-conditioned smart classrooms equipped with projector, computer, DVD/CD player, document camera reader and audio tracks
• Central library built with International standards provides services like study book service, book bank (SC/ST&VITAA), resource sharing (inter library loan), etc.
• Computer centre equipped with 93 servers, 499 workstations, 4232 desktops (Intel and AMD), 489 printers and over 1170 laptops (dell, HP, IBM and Lenovo).
• Hygienic and spacious canteen
• Facility of guest house is available in the campus
• Sports facility includes swimming pool, outdoor playgrounds and indoor courts
• Separate air-conditioned gymnasium for boys and girls.
• Round the clock health care facilities includes first aid centres, ambulances, doctors, etc.
• In-campus multi-purpose shopping mall named 'ALL MART'.
• 4 well-equipped auditoriums with seating capacity of 2595