Integrated Ph.D. in Life sciences 

at VIT Vellore, Vellore

IIT is a public/government university. Whereas, VIT is a private university. Therefore there is difference in the fee for various courses and the education structure as well. IIT is best in offering Engineering courses to students when talking about the government university. VIT is one of the best private university offering Engineering and various other courses to students. Both are best universities and are incomparable. To get admission to VIT, candidates must have valid scores in VITEEE,  VITMEE,  VITREE, and other entrance exams.

Vellore Institute of Technology does not offer direct admission. It is necessary that you go through the course-specific selection rounds. For VIT Vellore course admission, candidates are selected based on their merit in the last qualifying exam or entrance exam. The institute conducts VITEEE for BTech admission, VITMEE for MTech and VITREE for PhD admission. For courses like BCom, BCA, BSc, etc., merit is considered. After completion of the selection rounds, the institute releases a merit list to announce the names of the shortlisted candidates. The shortlisted aspirants are called for counselling and document verification. Aspirants need to pay a course fee to confirm their seat at the institute.

The total tuition fee for VIT Vellore BTech ranges between INR 4.9 lakh and 7.8 lakh. The total course fee, includes a caution deposit of INR 3,000 as well. The fee will vary as per the specialisation selected by the candidates. BTech is available in 24 specialisations, namely Computer Science and Engineering (Bioinformatics), Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, etc. Aspirants are required to pay the course fee after completion of all the selection rounds to confirm their seats.

In case, a candidate is unable to pay the fee within the specified time, his or her admission will stand cancelled. Aspirants will also need to pay a registration fee to apply for admission. The application fee for BTech courses is INR 1,350. Candidates can pay the registration fee via any of the online payment mode.

The mentioned fee details are taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

VIT Vellore has a good record of placements. As per the official website, 867 recruiters participated during VIT Vellore placements 2024 and placed 7,526 students of the batch 2024 in new-age job roles. The VIT Vellore average package offered during the 2024 placement drive stood at INR 9.90 LPA. The key highlights of VIT Vellore placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Note: The VIT Vellore placements are going on for the academic year 2023-2024. The above-mentioned data for 2024 may vary once the placement report for 2024 is out.

VIT is well known for its BTech placements. It offers good placements every year for BTech course, especially the CSE and ECE branch. The VIT Vellore CSE average package is yet to be released on the official website. Once the VIT Vellore CSE average package is released, it will be updated here. However, VIT Vellore highest package offered in 2024 stood at INR 88 LPA, whereas the VIT Vellore average package offered in 2024 stood at INR 9.90 LPA. The key highlights of VIT Vellore placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Note: The VIT Vellore placements are going on for the academic year 2023-2024. The above-mentioned data for 2024 may vary once the placement report for 2024 is out.

Yes, VIT University offers a full-time MSc in seven specialisations, including Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Biomedical Genetics, Chemistry, Physics, Business Statistics and Data Science.

The total tuition fee for various courses at VIT Vellore ranges from INR 1 lakh to INR 7.8 lakh depending upon the course selected by the candidate and the duration as per the official sources. Check below the VIT Vellore fees for top courses:

Admission to VIT BTech course is based on VITEEE score, followed by a counselling round. Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination is conducted by the Vellore Institute of Technology every year for admission to undergraduate engineering courses (BTech) of participating institutes. Every year, VITEEE is held to get students enrolled in various undergraduate courses. VIT also considers the eligibility of the aspirants for final admission. After completion of the selection rounds, the institute releases a merit list to announce the names of the shortlisted candidates. The shortlisted aspirants are called for counselling and document verification. Aspirants need to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the institute.

It has been observed that the fee for various courses at VIT Vellore ranges from INR 1.2 lakh to INR 14.25 lakh depending upon the course selected by the candidate and the duration. The fees for the BTech course at VIT Vellore range between INR 4.9 lakh - INR 7.8 lakh which is not much if we compare it with other private universities. The entrance exam accepted for VIT BTech admissions is VITEEE. The fee for MBA at VIT Vellore is INR 7 lakh which is also not much. MBA is offered for a duration of two years. The eligibility criteria for MBA is a bachelor's degree with 60% aggregate and the accepted entrance exam are MAT,  XAT,  CAT,  CMAT,  CMAT,  ATMA,  VITBEE, and others. It is suggested that the candidates must pay the course fee on time as extra charges may apply in case of late fee submission. Those students who still find the fee expensive can apply for scholarships. It is believed that any candidate with a great academic background can avail of the scholarships offered by the university.