B.Sc. in Biotechnology 

at VELS University, Pallavaram

Admission to VELS is both merit and entrance-based. Check below the process for admission to VELS University:

1. Application: The mode of application is online. The application fee for professional courses is INR 1,100. Candidates can apply with the relevant documents in the course of their choice.
2. Selection Rounds: VELS Entrance Exam is conducted by the university for admission to various UG and PG courses. Apart from this, CAT and other entrance exams are accepted for MBA admission. The university releases a merit list announcing the names of the shortlisted aspirants.
3. Counselling & Admission Confirmation: The shortlisted candidates are called for counselling and document verification round. Selected candidates need to pay course fee to confirm their admission.

The university offers various courses at UG, PG and PhD levels through various schools. The courses are offered in multiple streams like Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, etc. BTech, MBA, BSc and MSc are the top courses offered by the university. Candidates must pass Class 12 for UG courses and graduation for PG courses. The university also have Diploma courses for candidates who have completed Class 10. The university conducts its own VELS Entrance Exam for admission to various UG and PG courses. VELS Entrance Exam is an offline test of 90 minutes conducted for aspirants who have not appeared for the required entrance exam. 

VELS University offers decent placements annually for courses like BTech,  MBA and LLB, etc. The placements are ongoing for the Class of 2024. As of now, the highest package offered during VELS University placements 2024 stood at INR 11.25 LPA. Further, 47 recruiters offered the package of more than INR 4.5 LPA to the students of the batch 2024. The key highlights of VELS University placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Vels University admission process is inclusive of multiple steps. Candidates need to qualify for each step and proceed for the final selection. Check below the main steps for Vels University admissions:

• Make Inquiry
• Check the basic eligiblity requirements
• Fill the application form
• Complete the fee payment

 No, candidates who wish to apply for BTech course must pass VELS Entrance Exam. The entrance exam is conducted in offline mode as a pen-paper based mode. The questions in entrance exam will have a total of 100 questions in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English. The total duration of the exam will be 90 minutes. Candidates need to qualify for the VEE exam by securing the minimum marks to be eligible for admission to the institute. The selected candidates based on VEE score are called for counselling and document verification round. To know about the complete BTech admission process,  click here.

No, VELS University is not ranked by QS or any other prominent ranking bodies. The university plans to find a decent place in the QS World University rankings for the coming years. 

Some of the international rankng bodies are Financial Times, QS, and others. VELS University is not yet ranked by any prominent ranking body present in the world. 

VELS University ranking 2023 by NIRF is 47th for the Pharmacy course. The university is ranked 101-150 by NIRF 2023 under the Engineering category. Hence, it is one of the top-ranked universities present in India. 

VELS University ranking NIRF is based on the following parameters:

• Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
• Research and Professional Practice (RP)

• Peer Perception

• Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
• Graduation Outcomes (GO)

VELS University ranks 12 under the Engineering category by Times. Other VELS University rankings 2023 are mentioned below:

• 10 under the Engineering (Private) category by Times 2023
• 23 under the University (Private) category by India Today 2023