Ph.D. in Design 

at VIT Vellore, Vellore

At VIT Business School, students can pursue the PhD degree across several specialisations. Eligible candidates can refer to the list below to know more about some of the popular doctoral courses offered by VIT Business School, Vellore:

• Finance
• Marketing
• Human Resources
• Operations and Systems

 VIT Business School offers an internal full-time Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management course. The minimum period of study and research from the date of registration is 30 months for full-time research scholars. The selection of candidates for the PhD programme at VIT Business School is based on their scores in VITREE/ CSIR NET/ UGC NET/ GRE/ TOEFL along with the Research Proposal and Personal Interview. 

While applying for the VIT Business School PhD course, students are required to upload scanned copies of certain documents. The list of documents required at the time of submitting an application as well as admission at VIT Business School is given below:

• Copy of Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets
• Scorecard of valid entrance exam
• Bachelor's degree marksheet (original)
• Master's degree marksheet (original)
• Copy of Aadhaar Card
• Transfer certificate/School leaving certificate (original & photocopy)
• Migration certificate (original & photocopy)
• Physical fitness certificate
• Community certificate (for SC/ST only)
• Nativity certificate (for candidates from Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and the North-Eastern states)
• Copy of provisional admission letter
• Undertaking form (signed by students & parent)
• Student profile document (signed by student & parent)
• Affidavit by the student (typed on non-judicial stamp paper of INR 20)
• Affidavit by parent (typed on non-judicial stamp paper of INR 20)
• Two passport-size coloured photos (recent)

Candidates seeking admission to the VIT Business School PhD programme can apply for the VITREE exam. It is conducted by VIT Vellore. Moreover, the application fees to apply and appear for the exam is INR 1,200. This fee is nonrefundable. Moreover, students must note that the aforementioned fees is as per official sources. However, it is subject to change.

The selection of candidates for the PhD course at VIT Business School is based on their scores in VITREE/ CSIR NET/ UGC NET along with the Research Proposal and Personal Interview. For international candidates, GRE/ TOEFL scores are considered.

VIT Vellore has a strong record of placements for courses like  BTech, MCA, MBA, etc. In 2025, VIT vellore recorded the highest package of INR 1 Crore per annum which is nearly 14% higher from INR 88 LPA offered in 2024. A total of 14044 offers were made including 3499 Dream, 3563 Super Dream and 6982 Regular offers from 868 participating companies. The name of the few top recruiters include include Mircosoft, Amazon, Oracle, Dell, PayPal, Cisco, Bank of America, etc.

The total tuition fee for VIT Vellore BTech ranges between INR 4.9 lakh and 7.8 lakh. The total course fee, includes a caution deposit of INR 3,000 as well. The fee will vary as per the specialisation selected by the candidates. BTech is available in 24 specialisations, namely Computer Science and Engineering (Bioinformatics), Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, etc. Aspirants are required to pay the course fee after completion of all the selection rounds to confirm their seats. Candidates can pay the registration fee via any of the online payment mode. The application fee is INR 1350. 

The institute conducts VITEEE for BTech admission, VITMEE for M.Tech admissions and VITREE for PhD admission. The institute accepts national-level entrance exams like CAT, XAT, MAT, GMAT, CMAT, ATMA, etc., for MBA course. However, admission to a few other courses, including BSc, BSc (Hons), BCA, BCom, MSc, MCA, among others, is based on the aggregate obtained by the candidates in previous qualifying degree/ exam (merit-based). After passing the entrance exam, aspirants are called further rounds of selection. Shortlisted aspirants need to come for counselling and document verification round.

Yes, VIT Vellore campus is safe for girls and boys. The college campus is located in Tamil Nadu. It has a good connection with roads and public transports. CCTV cameras are installed in the campus to keep a check on students safety. 

Admission to VIT Vellore courses is based on the entrance test and merit. Programmes like BTech, MTech, MBA, MCA admisison is based on entrace test scores, therefore it is important to score good marks in the test. Also, students need to meet the minimum admission criteria.