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{{Short description|Deemed University in India}}
{{COI|date=June 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Vellore Institute of Technology
| native_name =
| image = Vellore Institute of Technology seal 2017.svg
| image_size = 200px
| image_alt =
| caption = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of Vellore Institute of Technology
| latin_name =
| motto = "A Place to Learn, A Chance to Grow"
| closed =
| established = {{Start date and age|1984}}
| type = [[Private university|Private]] [[Deemed University]]
| chancellor = G. Viswanathan
| students = 30,000+
| city = [[Vellore]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| postalcode =
| country = [[India]]
| campus = Urban
| campus_size = {{convert|300|acre}}
| other_name = VIT University
| former_names = Vellore Engineering College
| website = {{URL|www.vit.ac.in}}
| founder = [[G. Viswanathan]]
| colors = {{color box|#2E3191}} {{color box|White}} [[Blue]] and [[White]]
| nickname = VITians
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| logo = Vellore_Institute_of_Technology_logo.svg
}}
[[File:Technology Tower(VIT).jpg|thumb|Technology Tower building]]
[[File:Vituniversity.jpg|thumb|Main Entrance]]
'''Vellore Institute of Technology''' ('''VIT''') is a private research [[deemed university]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemeduniversitylist.aspx?id=ELvvTRQMzalJ3/R/MmUcsQ==&Unitype=Jc2qxh2PCqffjt5wPbleBA==|title=Deemed University Tamil Nadu|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)]]|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/ResearchRanking.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref> located in [[Katpadi]] in [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.

The institution offers 66 Undergraduate, 58 Postgraduate, 15 Integrated, 2 Research and 2 M.Tech Industrial Programmes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=University|first=V. I. T.|title=Admission|url=https://vit.ac.in/admissions/overview|access-date=2020-12-12|website=Admission{{!}} VIT|language=en}}</ref> It has campuses in [[Vellore]] and [[Chennai]] and sister universities in [[VIT-AP University|Amaravati]], [[VIT Bhopal University|Bhopal]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=B.Tech. Admissions 2020|url=https://vit.ac.in/BTechAdmissions/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=vit.ac.in}}</ref> and [[VIT-Bangalore|Bengaluru]].<ref name="VITB">{{Cite web|title=About VIT-Bangalore|url=https://vitbangalore.in/about/|access-date=2023-06-24}}</ref>

==Academics and Research==
VIT consolidated its disciplines into 20 Schools of Study with the addition of the VIT Law School at its Chennai campus.<ref name="VIT Law School">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/VITs-Law-School-Launched/2014/08/06/article2366045.ece | title=VIT's Law School Launched}}</ref><ref name="youtube.com">{{Cite web|title=Life at VIT Chennai {{!}} VITEEE 2020 {{!}} Vellore Institute of Technology {{!}} Life at VIT - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4J0ocDLVVE&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=VIT University |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/vit-university |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:VIT Library.jpg|left|thumb|Periyar Central Library]]

== Rankings ==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and Institute

| ARWU_W_2022 = 601–700
| QS_W_2023 = 1001–1200
| QS_A_2023 = 173
| THE_W_2023 = 801–1000
| THES_A_2022 = 251–300
| THES_E_2022 = 301–350

| OUTLOOK_E_P_2022 = 1
|NIRF_O_2023=17|NIRF_E_2023=11|NIRF_U_2023=8|NIRF_R_2023=11}}

Internationally, VIT was ranked 1001–1200 in the ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' of 2023<ref name="Rankings_QS_W_2023" /> and 173 in Asia.<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2023" /> It was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' of 2023,<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2023/> 251–300 in Asia in 2022<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2022/> and 301–350 among emerging economies.<ref name=Rankings_THES_E_2022/> It was ranked 601–700 in the ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]'' of 2022.<ref name=Rankings_ARWU_W_2022/>

The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) by the [[Ministry of Education (India)|MoE]] ranked VIT 18 overall in India in 2022,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2022/> 9 among universities<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2022/> and 12 among Engineering institutes.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2022/> The Government of India has recognized VIT as one of the [[Institutions of Eminence]] (IoE).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/vellore-institute-technology-vit |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Press_Note_for_release-Dec.7, 2018.pdf (ugc.ac.in) |url=https://ioe.ugc.ac.in/assets/download/Press_Note_for_release-Dec.7,%202018.pdf}}</ref>

VIT was ranked first among private engineering colleges in India by ''[[Outlook India]]'' in 2022.<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_E_P_2022/> ''[[India Today]]'' ranked it 20 among engineering colleges in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_IT_E_2020 />

The VIT Business School was ranked 55 among management schools in India by NIRF in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_B_2020/>

== Accreditation ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=University|url=https://assessmentonline.naac.gov.in/public/index.php/iiqa_report/eyJpdiI6IkpmaW1GdGFmZk0xeFhZaTBabDRCdEE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoicVhTYnY2algrM0M0aEFCcmRwUVB6QT09IiwibWFjIjoiNWE4MjU2NDliZjUwMTdkNzViYjFkNTVkZTgxNDAzNTk2NzY3YzdiZWJiNjA3NThlMGFkNmQ4ZDZjYTJjMzc0MyJ9|url-status=live}}</ref>

* It is preparing for the third round of accreditation by the NBA (National Board of Accreditation).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbaind.org/accreditationprogram/AccreditedProgram?ID=/L+fxyhb6EPZUvjtT2wypA==&name=60b06RPPuXIuQ+VQx+usVKFuuPjt8csmoZ1A+TgAoSyESafutiTaa+8qf3UL6PmpKtGsCKMibibdpMlzRMRUbgKKi5drhIL/7JX4C9+McAk=|title=National Board of Accreditation|website=www.nbaind.org}}</ref>
* It is accredited by the International accrediting agencies ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/education/Why-private-universities-go-for-international-accreditation/article15592928.ece|title=Why private universities go for international accreditation|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 December 2010|last1=Krishnamoorthy|first1=R.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2012/feb/23/vit-programmes-gets-abet-accreditation-342739.html|title = VIT programmes gets ABET accreditation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/vit-programmes-gets-abet-accreditation-449302.html|title=VIT programmes gets ABET accreditation|date=23 February 2012}}</ref>
* ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) has accredited the VIT Business School.<ref>https://acbsp.org/news/384496/VIT-Business-School-Accredited-with-ACBSP-Global-Business-Accreditation.htm {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2022}}</ref>
* ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has accredited the BBA program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accaglobal.com/in/en/qualifications/why-acca/university-partnerships.html|title = University Partnerships in India | ACCA Global}}</ref>

==Culture and Fests==
=== Riviera ===
[[Riviera (festival)|Riviera]], a cultural and sports festival, has been taking place on the VIT Vellore campus since its first edition in 2002. The festival is mainly organized by the institute's students and features various activities such as sports, literary events, gaming competitions, music and dance contests, cultural parades, and professional shows, all of which draw significant attention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/vellore-institute-of-technologys-riviera-2020-gets-under-way/article30804248.ece|title = Vellore Institute of Technology's Riviera 2020 gets under way|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 12 February 2020|last1 = Madhavan|first1 = T.}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Venugopal|first=Vasudha|date=2013-10-11|title=Two VIT students sent home for dissent|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/two-vit-students-sent-home-for-dissent/article5222323.ece|access-date=2021-04-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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".<ref name=":0" />

== Notable alumni ==
*[[Papias Malimba Musafiri]], Rwandan [[Ministry of Education (Rwanda)|Minister of Education]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/190052|title=Musafiri appointed as new Education minister|date=2015-06-25|website=The New Times|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Bindu Madhavi]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=Subha J. |title=What's in a name? Quite a lot! |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/indu-madhavi-on-being-part-of-films-with-unusual-titles-and-her-latest-tamizhukku-en-ondrai-azhuthavum/article6435466.ece |access-date=13 December 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 September 2014 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
*[[Dhyan Sreenivasan]]<ref>Sathyendran, Nita (16 September 2015) "[https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-dhyan-sreenivasan-on-his-tryst-with-mollywood/article7659299.ece Chip off the old block]", ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 24 September 2020.</ref>
*[[Shubhangi Swaroop]], first female pilot in [[Indian Navy]]<ref>"[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/270118/illustrious-alumni-of-vellore-institute-of-technology-felicitated.html Illustrious alumni of Vellore Institute of Technology felicitated]" (27 January 2018), ''Deccan Chronicle''. Retrieved 24 September 2020.</ref>
*[[Indhuja Ravichandran]], a Model and Actress
*[[Kaveri Priyam]]
*[[Adithya Namboothiri]] (ADI), Literature Annotator in "Lit warriors"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Pradeep|date=2020-02-22|title=Adiiiii: 'You don't matter until you work in a big hero film'|language=en-IN}}</ref>
*Atulya Kaushik, Co-Founder, PrepInsta Prime {{cn|date=June 2023}}

==See also==
*[[VIT-AP University]]
*[[VIT Bhopal University]]
*[[VIT-Bangalore]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://www.vit.ac.in/}}
* [https://viteee.vit.ac.in/ VITEEE]

{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}

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[[Category:Vellore Institute of Technology| ]]
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Deemed universities in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Vellore district]]
[[Category:Education in Vellore]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1984]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras]]

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