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VIT Chennai PhD Courses & Fees 2026: Admission Dates & Eligibility

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VIT Chennai PhD Eligibility & Highlights 2026

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Total Tuition Fees 1L - 1.2L
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  • VITREE
  • Graduation score60%
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    Q:   How are the placements at VIT Chennai?
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    The overall the highest package offered during VIT placements 2025 stood at INR 1 Crore per annum. Earlier, the highest and average package offered during placements 2024 stood at INR 88 LPA and INR 9.9 LPA, respectively. The placement highlights of the year 2024-25 for VIT Chennai campus is given below:

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    Placement Statistics (2025)

    Total offers

    4,569

    Unique offers

    3,415

    Regular offers

    2,328

    Dream offers

    1,214

    Super-dream offers

    1,027

    Highest Package

    INR 1 Crore per annum

    Companies Visited

    940

    Q:   What are the courses offered at VIT Chennai?
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    VIT Institute Chennai courses are offered in a variety of fields such as Engineering, Business,  and Design among others. The UG programmes include BCom, BSc, BTech, BBA (Hons.), BCom (Hons.), BBA LLB, BA LLB,  etc.. Whereas the PG programmes offered are LLB, Integrated MSc, Integrated MTech, MBA, MSc, MCA, LLM, etc.

    Q:   How can I get admission in VIT Chennai?
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    Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai offers admission based on entrance exam score or merit of the aspirants in the qualifying exam. The institute conducts its own entrance exam such as VITEEE, VITREE, VITMEE for admission to BTech, PhD and MTech/ MCA courses, respectively. VIT Chennai also considers national or state-level entrance exams such as CLAT, CAT, MAT, etc. for admission to specific programmes. Selected candidates may also need to pass the personal interview round for final admission.

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    VIT Chennai PhD Fees 2026

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    Fee componentsAmount (for 30 months - 3 years)
    ₹ 1 L - 1.2 L
    ₹ 4.45 L
    ₹ 3 K
    ₹ 10 K
    ₹ 5.48 L - 5.78 L
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    VIT Chennai PhD Admission Dates 2026

    DatesUpcoming Events
    Jun '26
    VITREE 2026 July (Last Date for Selecting a Research Guide)Tentative
    Jun '26
    Reporting to the institute (VITREE July 2026 session)Tentative
    DatesPast Events
    May '26
    VITREE 2026 July Session ResultsTentative
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