Each year, Vellore Institute of Technology offers scholarships in the form of tuition waivers and freeships. While merit scholarships are awarded to class toppers, economically challenged students are provided need-based financial assistance. Furthermore, NRI and foreign students are given scholarships upon presenting meritorious records. Students from rural backgrounds who secure top ranks in VITEEE at the district level (in Tamil Nadu only) are given free education.
Students who wish to pursue MTech are also given scholarships, given that they score well in the GATE exam. In addition, scholarships are given to students who excel in sports and games. Financial assistance is also provided to students who wish to do their project work in partner universities and institutions abroad, under the Semester Abroad Programme (SAP). In order to encourage the students to pursue active research, VIT also awards appropriate research associateships to meritorious and needy students.
VIT Vellore Scholarship Types
Although scholarships at VIT Vellore are based on need and means, a majority of scholarship schemes offered at the institute level are mainly merit-based.
- GV School Development Programme (GVSDP) – Toppers of State/ Central board along with VITEEE rank holders are given tuition fee waivers of 100% for up to four years. The table below shows the bifurcation of tuition fee waivers against the total merit:
| Merit |
Scholarship* |
|---|---|
| Toppers of Central/ State Board |
100% tuition fee waivers |
| VITEEE rank holders from 1 – 50 |
75% tuition fee waivers |
| VITEEE rank holders from 51 – 100 |
50% tuition fee waivers |
| VITEEE rank holders from 101 – 1000 |
25% tuition fee waivers |
*The scholarship/ fee waivers range is for four years.
Students applying for admissions at VIT Vellore (enrolled in BTech/ BDes) will have to pay the below-mentioned amount per year (after deduction of scholarship amount).
VIT Vellore fee structure (after deducting scholarship amount)
- Scholarship under STARS (Support the Advancement of Rural Students) – Top 10 students from rural government schools, who are eligible for admission and have a family income of INR 1.5 LPA will get a 100% fee waiver for their academic and hostel facilities including basic medical expenses.
How to Apply for VIT Vellore Scholarship?
Eligible students with meritorious records in State/ Central board examinations or VITEEE rank holders will be required to present marksheet/ copy of marksheet or VITEEE scorecard along with all the other relevant documents while applying. For more information, students can visit – https://vit.ac.in/.
VIT Vellore Scholarships FAQs
The below-mentioned are VIT Vellore scholarships faqs:
Scholarships at VIT Vellore are mainly offered based on merit. However, economically backward students are provided with need-based scholarships. Check below some of the VIT scholarships:
| Scholarship Name | Criteria |
|---|---|
| Smt. Rajeswari Viswanathan Memorial Scholarship (Financial Assistance to deserving students) | Meritorious students from an economically weak background who satisfy criteria specified In the application Application and details would be on VTOP from mid-January |
| Merit Awards | The top 10 students of each branch of a programme from the 1st to final year, with a record of above 75% attendance, no history of arrears and not having violated of the code of conduct of the Institute |
| Sports Scholarship | Students with record performance in various sports and games would be selected for the award of the sports scholarships. |
VIT Vellore is a private institute. The total fee for BTech course is INR 6.9 Lacs - 8.3 Lakh. For MTech, the fee ranges around INR 3 lakh- 6.4 lakh. The fee for MBA is INR 7 lakh. VIT Vellore can be consider more on the expensive side. However, the institute also offers a number of scholarship opportunities to the deserving students.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
VIT ONLINE EDUCATION provides scholarships to defence personnel, VIT alumni and VIT employees. Students from any these categories get 10% enrolment benefit. Students can reach out to the institute for more details.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 6 months ago
Yes, there are two other merit-based scholarship schemes that VIT-AP MBA students can apply for which do not evaluate candidates based on entrance exam scores. These scholarship schemes are called G.V. PG Merit Scholarship and Rajeswari PG Merit Scholarship. Both of these scholarship schemes offer c
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 months ago
There are no mentions of a scholarship offered on the basis of high VITBEE scores at VIT-AP for the MBA students. The official website only mentions the scholarships for candidates who apply through the scores obtained in the MAT, CAT and XAT. Other VIT campuses however do offer scholarships based o
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 months ago
At VIT-AP School of Business, students are offered MBA scholarships based on entrance exam scores. The scholarship schemes are as below:
| Entrance Exam | Score/ Percentile | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|
| CAT/ XAT | 95 percentile and above | Full tuition fee waiver |
| CAT/ XAT | 90 percentile and above | 50% TFQ |
| MAT | Score of 791 to 800 | Full TFW |
| MAT | 760 to 790 | 50% TFW |
Note: This data is taken from official sources and can change.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 9 months ago
Yes, VIT offer scholarships to top rank holders of VITEEE. The scholarship details can be checked below -
| Performance in VITEEE exam | Scholarship details |
|---|---|
| VITEEE rank holders of 1 to 10 | 100% tuition fee waiver for all four years |
| VITEEE rank holders of 11 to 50 | 75% tuition fee waiver for all four years |
| VITEEE rank holders of 51 to 100 | 50% tuition fee waiver for all four years |
| VITEEE rank holders of 101 to 500 | 25% tuition fee waiver for all four years |
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Contributor-Level 7
There are mainly two types of scholarships offered at VIT Vellore viz. Scholarships under the STARS programme and GVSDP scholarship.