Vellore Institute of Technology - Chennai Campus Answered Questions

VIT Chennai conducts Personal Interview (PI) round only for the MBA programme. Given below is the complete eligibility and selection criteria for admission to the MBA programme:The candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 60% aggregate.Candidates should have valid scores in CAT / XAT / MAT / NMAT / GMAT / CMAT / ATMA based on which they will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) round.Those who qualify for the PI round and have a good academic record will be selected followed by document verification and fee payment leading to final seat allotment.

VIT Chennai inducts candidates for admission to the majority of its courses through its own conducted entrance exam such as VITEEE for admission to the BTech programme, VITMEE for admission to M.Tech and MCA courses and VITREE for admission to the doctoral programmes.Candidates seeking admission at VIT Chennai must fill out the application form for the prescribed entrance exam for which the candidate is applying through the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Chennai official website by paying the required registration fee.Candidates having valid scores in the aforementioned entrance exams will be shortlisted for the counselling process for admission to the programme they have applied followed by document verification and fee payment.

VIT, Chennai offers various UG, PG, and doctoral across multiple specialisations; each course and specialisation has their own set of eligibility criteria. While some courses require a minimum of 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination, but some programmes require a minimum of 70% aggregate in the qualifying examination.Therefore, candidates willing to take admission in any particular course and specialisation at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai can ask about that specific programme or specialistion or refer to VIT Chennai's official website for further information.

VIT Chennai has 100+ faculty members. With great experience, most of faculty members have done PhD from top colleges. Candidates can check the details of some of the faculty members of VIT Chennai:Professor L. John Kennedy, Division of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Chennai: He is among the top 2% of Scientists in the world, in the field of “Materials” in a report by Stanford University, USA led by Dr. John P. A. Ioannidis and team, as published in PLOS.Dr. M Balamurali, Division of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Chennai:  He has published a review article in Chemical Society reviews. He has the highest impact factor of 54.56.Professor Mini Ghosh from the Division of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University Chennai: Research on COVID-19 project was led by her, and ERB, Science, and Engineering Research Board has approved funding for the study of mathematical & simulation aspects of COVID-19 on the topic “Mathematical Modelling of Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 and its Control”. 

There is no such information on the official website or university prospectus for getting direct admission in any UG, PG, or doctoral courses. The candidates willing to take admission in any course and specialisation course should take the required entrance exam specified in the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai prospectus.VIT, Chennai inducts students based on their performance in various national-level and university-level entrance exam whichever the candidate takes as per the course requirements.Although, students who want to know more about the same can visit the VIT, Chennai admission for further clarity.

VIT Chennai has a total of 10 schools of study and the names of these schools are mentioned in the below table:VIT Chennai Schools of StudySchool of Advanced Sciences (SAS)School of Social Sciences and Languages (SSL)School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCOPE)School of Electrical Engineering (SELECT)School of Electronics Engineering (SENSE)School of Mechanical Engineering (SMEC)School of Civil Engineering (SCE)VIT Business School (VITBS)VIT School of Law (VITSOL)VIT Fashion Institute of Technology (VFIT)--

The Vellore Institue of Technology (VIT), Chennai accepts admission in the M.Tech course through its own conducted entrance exam, VITMEE. Candidates willing to take admission in M.Tech at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) must take this entrance exam. Candidates get selected based on the rank they secured in VITMEE. Suppose the applicant’s rank is above the closing rank specified in the merit list released by VIT. In that case, they become eligible to register for counselling, document verification, and fee payment.

Candidates seeking admission to the BTech programme at VIT Chennai must take the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) as VIT Chennai accepts admission for the BTech courses only through VITEEE. Candidates must fill out the VITEEE application form through VIT Chennai's official website and should take the exam. Those who qualify for the VITEEE exam can apply for the counselling process followed by document verification and fee payment for final seat allotment in the applied programme.