Vellore Institute of Technology

VIT consolidated its disciplines into 20 Schools of Study with the addition of the VIT Law School at its Chennai campus.[6][7]

VIT implements the Fully Flexible Credit System (FFCS) which gives the students to choose and make their own timetables by choosing the subjects and the faculties for the next semester.

33 Professors of VIT are among the top 2% scientists of the world as shown in a survey conducted by Stanford University, USA in 2021.[8]

Periyar Central Library

Internationally, VIT was ranked 1001–1200 in the QS World University Rankings of 2023[10] and 173 in Asia.[11] It was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[12] 251–300 in Asia in 2022[13] and 301–350 among emerging economies.[14] It was ranked 601–700 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities of 2022.[9]

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the MoE ranked VIT 18 overall in India in 2022,[15] 9 among universities[17] and 12 among Engineering institutes.[18] The Government of India has recognized VIT as one of the Institutions of Eminence (IoE).[21][22]

VIT was ranked first among private engineering colleges in India by Outlook India in 2022.[19] India Today ranked it 20 among engineering colleges in 2020.

The VIT Business School was ranked 55 among management schools in India by NIRF in 2020.[20]

VIT has been accredited with the following:

• A++ grade by NAAC (National Accreditation and Assessment Council), it has completed 4 cycles of accreditation and is going for the 5th cycle.[23]

• It is preparing for the third round of accreditation by the NBA (National Board of Accreditation).[24]
• It is accredited by the International accrediting agencies ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology).[25][26][27]
• ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) has accredited the VIT Business School.[28]
• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has accredited the BBA program.[29]

In October 2013, two female students were suspended after they helped to organize an online opinion survey of female VIT students, focusing on issues of safety and inequality.[31] 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".[31]

• Papias Malimba Musafiri, Rwandan Minister of Education[32]
• Bindu Madhavi[33]
• Dhyan Sreenivasan[34]
• Shubhangi Swaroop, first female pilot in Indian Navy[35]
• Indhuja Ravichandran, a Model and Actress
• Kaveri Priyam
• Atulya Kaushik, Co-Founder, PrepInsta Prime [36]

• VIT University Formula Student Team – Pravega Racing
• VIT-AP University
• VIT Bhopal University
• VIT-Bangalore

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