Each year, Vellore Institute of Technology offers scholarships in the form of tuition waivers and freeships. While merit scholarships are awarded to class toppers, economically challenged students are provided need-based financial assistance. Furthermore, NRI and foreign students are given scholarships upon presenting meritorious records. Students from rural backgrounds who secure top ranks in VITEEE at the district level (in Tamil Nadu only) are given free education.

Students who wish to pursue MTech are also given scholarships, given that they score well in the GATE exam. In addition, scholarships are given to students who excel in sports and games. Financial assistance is also provided to students who wish to do their project work in partner universities and institutions abroad, under the Semester Abroad Programme (SAP). In order to encourage the students to pursue active research, VIT also awards appropriate research associateships to meritorious and needy students.

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VIT Vellore Scholarship Types

Although scholarships at VIT Vellore are based on need and means, a majority of scholarship schemes offered at the institute level are mainly merit-based.

  1. GV School Development Programme (GVSDP) – Toppers of State/ Central board along with VITEEE rank holders are given tuition fee waivers of 100% for up to four years. The table below shows the bifurcation of tuition fee waivers against the total merit:

Merit

Scholarship*

Toppers of Central/ State Board

100% tuition fee waivers

VITEEE rank holders from 1 – 50

75% tuition fee waivers

VITEEE rank holders from 51 – 100

50% tuition fee waivers

VITEEE rank holders from 101 – 1000

25% tuition fee waivers

*The scholarship/ fee waivers range is for four years.

Students applying for admissions at VIT Vellore (enrolled in BTech/ BDes) will have to pay the below-mentioned amount per year (after deduction of scholarship amount).

VIT Vellore fee structure (after deducting scholarship amount)

  1. Scholarship under STARS (Support the Advancement of Rural Students) – Top 10 students from rural government schools, who are eligible for admission and have a family income of INR 1.5 LPA will get a 100% fee waiver for their academic and hostel facilities including basic medical expenses.

How to Apply for VIT Vellore Scholarship?

Eligible students with meritorious records in State/ Central board examinations or VITEEE rank holders will be required to present marksheet/ copy of marksheet or VITEEE scorecard along with all the other relevant documents while applying. For more information, students can visit – https://vit.ac.in/.

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Placements: The placements in our college are really good, even though there are a little number of recruitment limits from every company. Placements are easier and better here, as this year there were about 300 companies which came to recruit us. If there were no placements, my plan was to do a Master’s abroad, probably in Singapore or Switzerland. The highest package last year was for 1.1 crore, and the average package was around 9.9 LPA. You need a minimum 6 CGPA to get placed, but I would recommend at l...

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Placements: There are 75 students in each class, around 3000-4000 students in each batch, where 2000-3000 get placed every year. If you have skills, you can get a placement. The competition is tough, with low chances of getting an internship. Most of the top recruiting companies come here every year, including MANG and other top companies.

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Shreejeet Chowdhury | B.Tech. in Information Technology - Batch of 2028
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Opportunities are there but hard work is needed.

Placements: CGPA plays an important role in the placement criteria. You need to be different from the crowd, as the crowd here is really huge. Opportunities are there for growth, but you need to be aware of things. Startup culture is not very good here as compared to tier 1 colleges.

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Why take VIT Vellore – My experience.

Placements: SEE placement here is like, if you deserve, you get. Companies coming here for recruitment are looking for skills, but remember to maintain a decent CGPA. Top recruits are TCS, and Wipro Technologies, and the college has a good alumni network, so it helps in getting internships for college students. The faculty is top-class.

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Placements: The placements are okay, but super dream offers are not that many. Most people get placed in service-based companies through mass hiring. If you prepare well, you will get around 10-12 LPA CTC; higher offers are also received, with the highest around 1.2cr and 50 LPA. Internship opportunities are good; many companies like PayPal, Wells Fargo, Visa, Intuit, Motorq, etc., come for placements.

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Placements: In our course, almost all of our students were placed. The highest package was 50 LPA, while the lowest was 3 LPA. The top recruitment company was TCS, as far as I believe. Around 40% of the students got internships from our course, and the top roles offered were managerial positions, as far as I have heard.

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VIT Vellore Scholarships FAQs

The below-mentioned are VIT Vellore scholarships faqs:

Q:   What kind of scholarships are offered at VIT Vellore?

A:

Scholarships at VIT Vellore are mainly offered based on merit. However, economically backward students are provided with need-based scholarships. Check below some of the VIT scholarships:

Scholarship NameCriteria
Smt. Rajeswari Viswanathan Memorial Scholarship (Financial Assistance to deserving students)

Meritorious students from an economically weak background who satisfy criteria specified In the application

Application and details would be on VTOP from mid-January

Merit AwardsThe top 10 students of each branch of a programme from the 1st to final year, with a record of above 75% attendance, no history of arrears and not having violated of the code of conduct of the Institute
Sports ScholarshipStudents with record performance in various sports and games would be selected for the award of the sports scholarships.
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Q:   How many scholarships are offered at VIT Vellore?

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There are mainly two types of scholarships offered at VIT Vellore viz. Scholarships under the STARS programme and GVSDP scholarship.

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