Know Unique Courses Offered at VIT Vellore

3 mins readUpdated on Dec 11, 2020 17:00 IST

VIT(Vellore Institute of Technology) is a reputed educational institute in Tamil Nadu that offers numerous bachelor's and master's courses for its students in different specialisations. Various entrance examinations are conducted, which students need to clear to get admission to specific courses. Let us see what various courses are offered at VIT, Vellore.

Courses offered by VIT

  • Bachelor's degree programmes at UG level: This includes BSc, BA, BCA, BCom and BBA Admission to these courses is made on a merit basis followed by a  counselling session.
  • Masters in Science programs (MSc): The admission to these programmes happen based on the candidate's score in the last qualifying exam and a counselling session conducted thereafter. This category has all five-year programmes, them being:
  1. MSc Chemistry
  2. MSc Physics
  3. MSc Computational Statistics and Data Analytics (five-year integrated programme)
  4. MSc Applied Microbiology
  5. MSc Biomedical Genetics
  6. MSc Biotechnology
  7. MSc Biotechnology (five-year integrated programme)
  • MTech programme: A student needs to appear for the VITMEE exam for admission to MTech, or MCA A valid score in VITMEE followed by a final interview is mandatory for admission. Various programmes under this category include:
  1. MTech Biotechnology
  2. MTech Structural Engineering
  3. MTech Construction Technology and Management
  4. MTech Computer Science and Engineering with Specialisation in Big Data Analytics
  5. MTech Computer Science and Engineering with Specialisation in Information Security
  6. MTech Computer Science and Engineering
  7. MTech Computer Science and Engineering (five-year integrated programme in Collaboration with Virtusa)
  8. MTech Computer Science and Engineering with Specialisation in Data Science (five-year integrated programme)  
  9. MTech Computer Science and Engineering with Specialisation in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning         
  10. MTech Computer Science and Engineering with Specialisation in Business Analytics (five-year integrated programme)
  11. MTech Control and Automation
  12. MTech Power Electronics and Drives
  13. MTech Automotive Electronics
  14. MTech Biomedical Engineering
  15. MTech Communication Engineering
  16. MTech Embedded Systems
  17. MTech Nanotechnology
  18. MTech VLSI Design
  19. MTech IoT and Sensor Systems         
  20. MTech Software Engineering (Integrated)
  21. MTech Automotive Engineering
  22. MTech CAD/CAM
  23. MTech Manufacturing Engineering
  24. MTech Mechatronics
  25. MTech Mechanical Engineering with Specialisation in Cyber-Physical Systems
  26. MTech CSE in Cyber-Physical Systems
  • BTech programmes: Admission to these programs is possible if a candidate obtains a valid score in the VITEEE exam. Here is a list of courses offered under this category at VIT Vellore:
  1. BTech Biotechnology
  2. BTech Chemical Engineering
  3. BTech Civil Engineering
  4. BTech Computer Science and Engineering with specialisation in Bioinformatics    
  5. BTech Computer Science and Engineering
  6. BTech Computer Science and Engineering with specialisation in Information Security
  7. BTech Computer Science and Engineering with specialisation in IoT
  8. BTech Computer Science and Engineering with specialisation in Data Science
  9. BTech Computer Science and Engineering and Business Systems (in collaboration with TCS)
  10. BTech Computer Science and Engineering with specialisation in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  11. BTech Computer Science and Engineering with specialsation in Cyber-Physical Systems
  12. BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  13. BTech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
  14. BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering
  15. BTech ECE with specialisation in Biomedical Engineering
  16. BTech Information Technology         
  17. BTech Mechanical with specialisation in Automotive Engineering
  18. BTech Mechanical Engineering
  19. BTech Production and Industrial Engineering
  20. BTech Fashion Technology    
  • Arch: A valid NATA score followed by counselling is needed for admission to the five-year B.Arch course.
  • MBA: A candidate needs to have qualified in the exams like CAT, MAT, XAT, GMAT, CMAT or NMAT for getting admission to the two-year MBA programme.
  • PhD: A valid score in VITEEE followed by an interview is needed for admission to these courses. Alternatively, students who have cleared some national-level entrance test or CSIR NET/UGC NET are required to directly attend the interview from their respective department in the university,

Conclusion

No matter which courses students pursue, the college plays a crucial role in shaping their future. It is because a good college like VIT provides all forms of support and guidance to the students for having strong fundamentals about the subject and easily excel in their respective fields of study

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