Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies

Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, popularly known as Vels University is a deemed-to-be university approved by UGC. The university also holds the approval of AICTE, PCI, BCI, DGS, GOI & MHRD.  As per the NIRF Report 2023, Vels University’s Overall ranking is 101 out of 200 colleges in India. The university has been ranked fifth among the top 10 private engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu by the Times of India Engineering Survey and top among 50th South India’s Private Business Schools by Business World.

VISTAS offers a variety of programs at UG, PG & Doctoral Levels. Admissions to all the UG & PG programs at Vels University are done based on the VELS entrance examination (VEE). VISTAS also accepts IMU CET / GATE/ TANCET / CAT/ MAT/ XAT Scores for admission to its various programs. As per the latest NIRF Report 2024, the median package offered to a UG student stands at INR 3,13,000 and INR 3,76,000 for a three-year & four-year UG program respectively. Further, INR 4,60,000 is the median salary offered in a 2-year PG program.

University Scholarship Types

Candidates can check the scholarships offered to students in this space:

Merit Scholarships for First Rank Holder

First rank in each programme in end-semester examinations shall be awarded merit scholarships. Final semester excluded

University Scholarships for Engineering Programmes

VELS University also awards scholarships for the engineering programmes. Check the details in the table provided below:

University Scholarships for MBA Programmes

Candidates who score a minumum 60% aggregate and above in the qualifying exam and pass in VELS Entrance Examination (VEE) will be offered 10% scholarship in the tution fee for the first year of the respective degree chosen. Check the details below:

University Scholarships Additional Scholarships

Apart from the scholarships discussed above, the university also awards other scholarships as follows:

• Sports Scholarship
• Ex-Servicemen Scholarship
• Alumni Scholarship
• First Graduate Scholarship

University Facilities

Vels University Placements 2023 is concluded with approximate 74.49% placements. 2050 students were placed out of total 2752 graduating students. Vels University median package stood at INR 4.20 LPA for B.Tech & INR 4.30 LPA for M.Tech. Some of the top recruiters of Vels University Placements 2023 included Amazon, Deloitte, Cognizant, Google, Microsoft, Capgemini etc.

University Placements 2023 Report

• As you can see in the above table, the number of graduating students increased from 850 in 2022 to 2752 in 2023.
• The number of placed students also increased from 718 to 2050 in 2023.

University Median Package 2023

You can check the course-wise median packages in the below table:

As you can see in the above table, the PG (1 Year) median package was the highest among all the courses during the 2023 placement drive. The 2nd highest median package was for the UG (5 Years) batch followed by the PG (6 Years) batch.

University Placements 2023 Course-wise

During Vels University Placements 2023, the highest batch strength was for 3 years UG course followed by the 2 years PG course & 4 years UG course. 1 year PG batch achieved 100% placements. You can check the course-wise number of placements in the below table:

University Engineering Placements 2023

The below will show you the highlights of B.Tech & M.Tech placements at Vels University:

University Pharmacy Placements 2023

The below will show you the highlights of B.Pharm, M.Pharm, Pharm.D (3 Years) & Pharm.D (6 Years) placements at Vels University:

University MBA Placements 2023

The below will show you the highlights of MBA placements at Vels University:

University Placements 2023

The below table represents the names of the top recruiters of Vels University:

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