Question 1

Who founded VIT and who leads it today?

Accepted Answer

VIT was founded in 1984 by Dr. G. Viswanathan, who remains its Founder and Chancellor. The university is also led by Vice-Presidents Dr. Sankar Viswanathan, Dr. Sekar Viswanathan and Dr. G.V. Selvam, Vice-Chancellor Dr. V. S. Kanchana Bhaaskaran, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr. Partha Sharathi Mallick.

Question 2

Is VIT Vellore a government or private institute?

Accepted Answer

VIT Vellore is a private, self-financing Deemed-to-be-University. It was founded in 1984 as Vellore Engineering College and granted Deemed University status by the Government of India in 2001.

Question 3

What entrance exam is required for B.Tech at VIT Vellore?

Accepted Answer

VITEEE (VIT Engineering Entrance Examination) - VIT's own entrance test. JEE Main/Advanced scores are not used for admission; VITEEE is common across VIT's four Indian campuses (Vellore, Chennai, AP, Bhopal).

Question 4

What is VIT Vellore's NIRF ranking?

Accepted Answer

In NIRF 2025, VIT Vellore was ranked 14th in the University category, 14th in Research Institutions, 16th in Engineering, and 21st Overall, per VIT's own ranking page. These ranks vary from year to year.

Question 5

What are the core technical departments?

Accepted Answer

BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration), Ph.D. / Direct Ph.D. (Internal Full-Time, and Industry/Deep-Tech tracks), Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) - multiple specialisations

Publishing Agency	Ranking / Rating
NIRF 2025 - Engineering category	16th (third-party aggregation shows this rank has moved year to year - 11th in NIRF 2024 and 2023, 12th in 2022 - so a single year's figure should not be treated as a fixed/permanent rank)
NIRF 2025 - Overall category	21st
NAAC	A++ grade (per the official homepage; one third-party aggregator additionally cites a CGPA of 3.66/4, not independently confirmed against an official NAAC certificate in this session)
NIRF 2025 - University category	14th (Ministry of Education, per VIT's own official ranking page)
NIRF 2025 - Research Institutions category	14th
QS World University Rankings by Subject (Engineering & Technology)	119th globally, per VIT's own homepage claim as of the most recent cycle referenced; third-party aggregators show this figure has varied across recent years (e.g. 142nd, 212th cited in different sources/years) - confirm the current cycle's rank via the official QS ranking link on vit.ac.in.

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16th (third-party aggregation shows this rank has moved year to year - 11th in NIRF 2024 and 2023, 12th in 2022 - so a single year's figure should not be treated as a fixed/permanent rank)

21st

A++ grade (per the official homepage; one third-party aggregator additionally cites a CGPA of 3.66/4, not independently confirmed against an official NAAC certificate in this session)

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