Vellore Institute of Technology a.k.a VIT University

It is that time of year again, when you have entrance exams for engineering colleges left right and center. VITEE is one such exam; it is the entrance exam for VIT University (Vellore). Being a graduate of the 2007 batch in mechanical engineering I would like to share with you my experiences. VIT University is situated in the city of Vellore in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

For all of you who have no clue about where Vellore is, let me put it to you this way it about 4 hrs from Bangalore by train and 2 hrs from Chennai by train. At the outset please be warned that Vellore is no thriving metropolis.

There are only two places of significance in Vellore, one is VIT University and the other is Christian Medical College. Both are at opposite ends of the city. To say That VIT university is a concrete jungle would be an understatement.

The campus can basically be divided into two parts by a railway line.
a) Main campus b) Boys hostel

The main campus has buildings which house all the academic departments. The highlight of the campus side structures are the technology tower and the state of the library building. The technology has possess a large number of state of art smart class rooms and auditoriums.

In the recent Past VIT University has played host to large number of international conferences eg. GCMM, AIMTDR & CARS AND FOF. The library is a four floored fully air conditioned building with a large stock course study content.

The hostels are maintained very well, the choice of rooms range from A/C rooms to four bedded rooms. The mess food is exactly what you would expect from a mess (open for interpretation). One thing the college has in abundance is facilities for sports, it ranges from multiple floodlit basketball courts to Olympic size swimming pools. There are two football fields, one cricket field & an indoor sports complex on its way to completion.

As far education goes I would say it is quite respectable. Placement is never a problem for a student in VIT University. A large number of students also tend pursue higher education abroad.

Ranking of Departments in VIT University in my opinion:
1) Mechanical & Civil
2) Biotechnology
3) EEE
4) CSE & IT

Facts About VIT University

Now I will enlighten you about things which brochures do not tell you. You will be fined by the college for many a reason. Please do not mess with the management. There is still a stigma associated with boys and girls being friends. Girls have an in time of 7 Pm in the evening. Please note knowledge of Tamil is an added advantage.

All in all, mind your business stick to your life and don not get in anyone's way. You can have a good time.

Interesting Facts about Vellore

Vellore has no pleasant weather by any stretch of imagination.It is ALWAYS at a temperature custom-designed to make you feel uncomfortably hot or unpleasantly cold. It is a large-scale model of the new-fangled 'intelligent' facilities that housing developments now offer, with the slight difference that if its sensors detect that you are wearing tiny shorts and headed to brush your teeth, there will be a carefully-timed wind that is programmed to blow its fiercest at your skinny knees and make them clatter together and freeze. At all other times, (especially when walking to a "xerox" shop (at noon, inevitably) to get indispensable copies of some forgotten yet essential study material) it is unbelievably hot. You will NOT get used to it.


There are only about 4-5 places to eat or go to chill as one would say in the town. Please be cautioned there is no night life in Vellore, unless you count the time spent in running from one room to another to hide from your not-so-benevolent warden. There is only one Movie Theater which screens Hindi movies. The name of the best hotel in town is Darling Residency.

Auto guys will fleece you at every given opportunity.Please note from the station to the College main gate it costs anywhere between 25-30 Rs/-, DO NOT PAY MORE.All those people coming from the north please note that a paratha and parotta are two different things.

LIFE AT VIT

Life at VIT university is pretty much the same as elsewhere. One needs a golf cart to get around campus because it is so huge. Students choose to spend their time at various locations in the campus itself as the city of Vellore does not offer much in the way of entertainment for the young.

Several students can be found in the library right from it's opening time at 9 am upto midnight, mostly because of the incredible amount of reference material, but also because (i suspect) of the escape its quiet, air-conditioned, almost palatial interiors provide from the oppressive heat outside.