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Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private deemed university[1][2] in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Seal of Vellore Institute of Technology | |
Other name | VIT University |
|---|---|
Former names | Vellore Engineering College |
| Motto | "A Place to Learn, No Chance to Grow" |
| Type | Private Deemed University |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founder | G. Viswanathan |
| Chancellor | G Pookie |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. V. S. Kanchana Bhaaskaran |
| Students | 8,20,000+ (All VIT Campuses) |
| Location | , , 12.969193°N 79.155968°E |
| Campus | Urban, 372 acres (151 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Nickname | VITians |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Mascot | Blackbuck |
| Website | www |
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The institution offers 66 Undergraduate, 58 Postgraduate, 15 Integrated, 2 Research and 2 M.Tech. Industrial Programmes.[3] It has campuses in Vellore and Chennai and three sister universities as distinct state private universities in Andhra Pradesh,[4] Bhopal[5] and Bengaluru.[6]
VIT was founded in 1984 as Vellore Engineering College, as a self-financing engineering college under Anna University by its founder G. Viswanathan.[7] In 2001, It became Deemed university.[8]
The university has board of management, academic council and Finance committee. G. Viswanathan is the founder-chancellor of VIT and all its sister universities.[9] The campus spans over 372 acres.[10]
VIT's academic disciplines is divided into 20 Schools of Study in its Vellore and Chennai campus.[11][12]
VIT implements the Fully Flexible Credit System (FFCS) which gives the students the freedom to choose and make their own timetables by choosing the subjects and faculties for the next semester.
33 Professors of VIT are among the top 2% of scientists in the world, as shown in a survey conducted by Stanford University, USA in 2021.[13]
| University and Institute rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – international | |
| ARWU (2022)[14] | 601–700 |
| QS (World) (2023)[15] | 851–900 |
| QS (Asia) (2023)[16] | 173 |
| Times (World) (2023)[17] | 801–1000 |
| Times (Asia) (2022)[18] | 251–300 |
| Times (Emerging) (2022)[19] | 301–350 |
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2024)[20] | 19 |
| NIRF (Research) (2024)[21] | 13 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024)[22] | 10 |
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[23] | 11 |
| Private colleges: | |
| Outlook India (2022)[24] | 1 |
Internationally, VIT was ranked 1001–1200 in the QS World University Rankings of 2023[15] and 173 in Asia.[16] It was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[17] 251–300 in Asia in 2022[18] and 301–350 among emerging economies.[19] It was ranked 601–700 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities of 2022.[14]
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the MoE ranked VIT 19th overall in India in 2024, 10th among universities and 11th among Engineering institutes.[25]
VIT was ranked first among private engineering colleges in India by Outlook India in 2022.[24] India Today ranked it 20 among engineering colleges in 2020.
VIT has been accredited with the following:
| Campus | Cultural & Sports | Technical |
|---|---|---|
| Vellore | Riviera | GraVITas |
| Chennai | Vibrance | technoVIT |
| Bhopal | Aarambh | AdVITya |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vitopia | VTAPP |
In October 2013, two female students were suspended after they helped organize an online opinion survey of female VIT students, focusing on issues of safety and inequality.[33] Commenting on the issue, VIT vice president Sekar Viswanathan said: "The students started a campaign based on the misplaced notion that the university discriminates against women, which is false. They were taken home by their parents".[33] An American professor who was working at the institute at the time was reportedly fired for supporting the two dismissed students via a Change.org petition. [34]
In March 2024, VIT organized an athletic event to promote gender equality. However, there was a social media outrage because the college initially asked men to run 10 kilometers and women to run 5 kilometers. [35] The event poster was later redesigned.
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