B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics) 

at Vel Tech, Avadi

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R and D Institute of Science and Technology or Vel Tech University conducts VITUEEE for admission to BTech programme. The test is conducted in 2 phases in computer-based mode. The test includes a total of 90 questions, 30 each for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

BTech is one of the popular courses of Vel Tech University. When it comes to placements, the University offers decent placements annually. The University has not released the placement report for 2025 and 2024. But during the Vel Tech University placement of 2023, 1,815 students were offered jobs.

The highest package offered to the BTech students during Vel Tech placements 2023 was NR 44 LPA. The key highlights of Vel Tech University placements for the Class of 2023 are tabulated below: 

Yes, Vel Tech offers a three-year BTech Lateral Entry course. Admission to this course is merit-based. Students who are willing to get admission to this course are required to pass Diploma in Engineering/ Technology from the State Board of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu or its equivalent as the minimum eligibility criteria. The university offers this course around the same specialisations as of BTech.

In order to get admission to BTech at Vel Tech, students are required to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria. At Vel Tech, students can get admission to BTech in direct mode as well as through an entrance exam. Direct admission to BTech is merit-based, while for entrance-based admission, students are required to qualify for VTUEEE. It is an in-house entrance exam, which is particularly conducted for Engineering.

 The Vel Tech University average package has not been released yet, Once updated it will be mentioned here. Meanwhile, students can refer to the highest package provided in 2023:

Vel Tech University has not released its placement rate yet. However, the institute is known for its good placements Check out the table below for more information on Vel Tech University placements for the year 2023:

 The Vel Tech University reports successful placements over the years. At present, 400 companies took part in the placements 2023. For more information on Vel Tech University placements in recent years refer to the table below:

Vel Tech University offers admission to its UG and PG courses via both merit and entrance-based. Those who want to get admission to Vel Tech are required to appear for either the university's in-house entrance exam for Engineering courses. i.e., Vel Tech Engineering Entrance Exam (VTUEEE). There are other national-level entrance exams such as CLAT, LSAT, which are accepted for Law courses. To find a list of course-wise selection criteria for all courses, click here.

As per unofficial sources, Vel Tech alumni are working in leading national and multinational companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, TCS, and brightening up the name of Vel Tech University globally. They work in various sectors such as Engineering, Operations, Business Development, Marketing, Sales and more. Of all the sectors, 37% of alumni work in the Engineering sector. Additionally, 14% and 12% of alumni work in the IT and Business Development sectors. The detailed sector-wise alumni placement record is shown below:

Note: The domains under the ‘Others’ category include Quality Assurance, Sales, Human Resources, Marketing, Support, Research and Finance.