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VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

BASIC INFORMATION:

BRIEF HISTORY:

  • Located in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

  • VIT’s motto is "A Place to Learn, A Chance to Grow"

  • There are over 58,000 students, with nearly one-third of them girls

  • The student-faculty ratio is 7:3

  • Founded in 1984 as a self-financed college, called Vellore Engineering College

  • The University is headed by its founder and Chancellor, Dr. G. Viswanathan, a former Parliamentarian and Minister in the Tamil Nadu Government

  • In appreciation for his contribution to India by providing top-notch education, West Virginia University in the United States awarded him an honorary doctorate

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND MINORS

• The VIT Group of Institutions provides two research programs, two M.Tech industrial

programs, 71 undergraduate, 58 postgraduate, and 15 integrated programs

• VIT is the 8th best University Category, 11th Best Research and the 11th best Engineering institution of India in 2023 NIRF Ranking

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ALUMNI:

SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:

  • Jastin Samuel

  • Anand Prakash

  • Sudha Ram

  • Sonil Nanda

  • Papias Malimba Musafiri

  • Shubhangi Swaroop

  • Aashish Chandra

  • Soumith Chintala

CAMPUS INFO:

  • 4 VIT Colleges in India: VIT Vellore, Chennai, Amaravati, and Bhopal

  • There are seven academic blocks in VIT

  • VIT hosts two events majorly - Riviera and Gravitas

  • Riviera has the honor of being the first University Cultural & Sports Event in India to be ISO 9001:2015 certified

  • Beautiful Green campus filled with fitness centers, pools, and other amenities

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