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• Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore (formerly known as Vellore Engineering College) was established in 1984 under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.
• The Union Ministry of Human Resources Development gave University status to Vellore Engineering College in 2001.
• The very aim of VIT is to provide quality higher education on par with international standard.
• VIT on a regular basis seeks and adopts innovative methods to improve the quality of higher education.
• Experienced and learned teachers are always made to work towards to nurture the students.
• Their Memoranda of Understanding with various international universities is their major strength.

Facts about VIT Vellore

• The institution offers 43 UG, 32 PG, 4 Integrated and 3 Research Programmes.
• The institute is spread over an area of 372 acres of land with 62 lakh square feets built-up space in the city of Vellore.
• A 372 acres campus with over 62 lakh sq.ft. built-up space in the city of Vellore.
• Completed 3 cycles of accreditation with ‘A’ grade of NAAC.
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Computer Science & Information Systems are within the Top 500 and Chemistry are within the Top 550 according to the QS World University Ranking 2019.
• Accredited by Wipro, TCS, and Cognizant for academic collaboration and placements
• The institute entered Limca Book of Records for campus recruitment.