M.Sc. in Biotechnology 

at VIT Vellore, Vellore

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.

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 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:

Check below the eligibility percentage and selection criteria required for some of the VIT Vellore courses:

VIT Vellore officials do not release any VITEEE cutoff data in the public domain. However, as per the data collated from multiple sources regarding VITEEE 2021 cutoff, here are a few important highlights and predictions for VITEEE cutoff:

• VIT (most probably) will call the first 20,000 rank holders of VITEEE for Phase-1 of counselling which will start from July onwards
• VIT university uses equating methodology to calculate candidate’s marks
• Candidates with a score of 118 or above are likely to fall between 1-250 rank range
• Those with less than 31 marks are expected to have a rank of 20,000 or below

The following table mentions the VIT BTech 2024 predicted opening and closing rank as per the VITEEE score:

The key highlights of VIT Vellore placements 2023 are presented in the below-mentioned table:

*In the absence of course-specific data, generic placement information is taken.

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.

The VIT Vellore hostel fee will vary as per the room beds. There are separate charges for mess. Check below the hostel fee for VIT Vellore campus:

Yes, admission to BTech course is based on VITEEE score. Hence, only students with a valid exam score get a seat in this course. VITEEE is a computer-based test conducted for a duration of 2 hour 30 minutes. The paper, includes five sections, namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Aptitude and English and, includes a total of 125 questions. The difficulty level of the VITEEE exam is moderate compared to other national-level entrance exams such as JEE Main and JEE Advanced. 

Students, who prepare for JEE Main exam usually, find it easier to crack VITEEE, as this exam does not have any negative marking. However, the syllabus of the VITEEE exam varies every year. The shortlisted aspirants are called for counselling and document verification. Aspirants need to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the institute.