Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore was established in 1984 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu and is a private research university. It is recognised as an Institution of Eminence and the No.1 private university for innovation recognised by Government of India. VIT Vellore is UGC recognised with NAAC A++ accredititation. VIT Institute Vellore is ranked 22nd in the ‘Asian University Rankings – Southern Asia’ and 173rd in the ‘Asian University Rankings’ of the QS World Rankings 2024. It has been ranked 14th under the Universities category by NIRF 2025. QS World University Rankings 2026 has ranked it at 691. The university offers Engineering, Management, Commerce, Science, Computer Applications, etc courses at UG, PG, and PhD levels. Popular courses are BTech, BBA, BCom, BCA, BSc, MTech, MSc. MBA, and more.

VIT Vellore has three major campuses located in Bhopal, Chennai, and Amaravati. These are run and managed by the VIT Group of Institutes. It also has the VIT Online Learning Institute, which offers online courses to students. The VIT Vellore India campus has separate boys and girls hostels, state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, library and resource center, recreational facilities, an auditorium, etc.