Velammal Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu is a premier private educational institution that was established in 2008. The Institute is affiliated with Anna University and is approved by the AICTE and NBA. The Institute has also been accredited by NAAC. 

Velammal Institute of Technology is known for its flagship BE and B.Tech programs. Students are offered admission based on TNEA 2022 followed by the counselling process. The admission process is still ongoing for the session 2021-22. The opening rank for the Institute is 36721 and the closing rank is 98412. The mode of application is both Online and Offline. Check VITECH Admission & Selection Criteria 

The Placement of Velammal Institute of Technology is quite good. As per 2021, around 158 students have been placed. The average salary package offered is INR 3 LPA- INR 7 LPA. Some of the major recruiters of the institute are TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Microsoft, Cognizant. 

Velammal Institute of Technology Tamil Nadu: Key Highlights 

  1. The mode of admission to VITech is online and is based on the candidate’s 10+2 score as well as marks obtained in TNEA 2023. 
  2. In 2018, SEEE awarded the Institute the “Top-performing engineering college-placements award.”
  3. The Institute was also felicitated with the “Best performing institute” (2013-17) by NCAT.
  4. Anna University, Chennai has designated the Department of Physics as a Research Center for the conduct of Ph.D. programs and research. Many scholars from other colleges can conduct doctoral research at the research center as part of a part-time or full-time program.
  5. The College has an average placement record of 92.3%.
  6. Every year, Velammal Institute of Technology organizes a project Expo & Competition called ‘Innovate' to encourage young innovators.
  7. The Institute has many clubs to boost and nurture the creativity and personality of the students. Some of the Clubs are GO Kart Club, Waves Science Club, Velammal Integration Club, Women Empowerment Cell, QUANTA Club, ED Cell, Mind’s lab.
  8. The campus has a well-equipped library with approximately 25877 books and 92 National and International Journals, as well as an online subscription to the entire IEEE and ASME publication. The library houses approximately 850 reference books covering all engineering disciplines, science, humanities, English, and encyclopedias and dictionaries.
  9. The institute has 136 Teaching faculty, 50 Non-Teaching staff, and 118 supporting staff.

Velammal Institute of Technology Tamil Nadu Important Dates

Event Dates
TNEA 2023 – BE/BTech
TNEA 2023 Registration Starts  May 5, 2023
TNEA 2023 Registration Last Date June 4, 2023
TNEA 2023 Certificate Verification June 5 – June 20, 2023
TNEA 2023 Rank List June 26, 2023
Grievances Redressal  June 26 - June 30, 2023
TNEA Counseling for Special Reservation categories July 22 – July 26, 2023
TNEA General Counseling (Online)  July 28 – September 03, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 1 Choice Filling July 28 - July 30, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 1 Allotment July 31, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 1 Provisional Allotment August 02, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 2 Choice Filling August 09 - August 11, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 2 Allotment August 12, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 2 Provisional Allotment August 14, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 3 Choice Filling August 22 - August 24, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 3 Allotment August 25, 2023
TNEA 2023 Round 3 Provisional Allotment August 27, 2023
TNEA Supplementary Counseling  September 06 – September 08, 2023
TNEA SCA to SC counseling September 10 – September 11, 2023
End of TNEA counseling  September 11, 2023

Velammal Institute of Technology Tamil Nadu: Rankings

  1. The Institute is ranked 2nd in Tamil Nadu among 497 engineering colleges by Anna University Ranking.
  2. 9th Rank out of 506 colleges in Tamil Nadu in Academics in 2016
  3. 7th Rank among 587 colleges in Tamil Nadu in the Anna University examinations results in Jan 2014.
  4. Ranked 35th among the top 50 colleges in Tamil Nadu in 2013.
  5. Ranked 4th place among successful engineering colleges in Chennai in 2010.
  6. Ranked 1st place in Anna University for pass percentage among colleges started in the year 2008.

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Velammal Institute of Technology Tamil Nadu: Courses Offered

Velammal Institute of Technology offers Under-Graduate Courses with two degrees i.e., B.E and B.Tech with 7 specializations. These are self-financing courses. 

COURSE PROGRAM DETAILS SELECTION BASIS
B.E Duration: 4 years
Eligibility: Minimum 50% aggregate in Class 10+2 or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
Specialization: Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering		 TNEA 2023 + Counseling 
B.Tech Duration: 4 years
Eligibility: Minimum 50% aggregate in Class 10+2 or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
Specialization: Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence and Data Science		 TNEA 2023 + Counselling
BE (Lateral) Duration- 3 Years
Eligibility- Completed 10+2 or Diploma with a minimum of 50% aggregate
Specializations- Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering		 TNEA 2023 + Counseling 
B.Tech (Lateral) Duration- 3 Years
Eligibility- Completed 10+2 or Diploma with a minimum of 50% aggregate
Specialization: Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence and Data Science		 TNEA 2023 + Counselling 

The number of seats for the various courses is listed below:

Degree Name of the Course Seat Intake
B.E Computer Science and Engineering 120
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 30
Electronics and Communication Engineering 120
Mechanical Engineering 60
Mechatronics Engineering 60
B.Tech. Information Technology 60
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 60

Read More: VITECH Courses & Fees

Velammal Institute of Technology Tamil Nadu: Cut Offs

Admission into the Institute is based on TNEA Counseling and its cut-off. The Cut off for ViTech for the year 2019 is as follows:

TNEA Cut Off Marks

Course OC BCM BC MBC SC SCA ST
Computer Science and Engineering 142.5 115.5 131 118.5 104.25 - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 114.5 - - - - - -
Electronics and Communication Engineering 115 108.5 81 93 - - -
Information Technology 129.5 112.5 123 107 - - -
Mechanical Engineering 82.5 - - - - - -

TNEA Cut Off Ranks: 

Course OC BCM BC MBC SC SCA ST
Computer Science and Engineering 36721 47428 63244 60234 76020 - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 64419 - - - - - -
Electronics and Communication Engineering 63944 99957 70891 88205 - - -
Information Technology 78691 55485 66746 72763 - - -
Mechanical Engineering 98412 - - - - - -

Read More: VITECH Cut Offs

Velammal Institute of Technology Tamil Nadu: Placements

Velammal Institute of Technology has a Placement and Training Cell that offers Career Development Program to the students to help them get placed with the best companies.

  • This department arranges Guest Lectures, Industrial Visits, Internships, Summer Projects, In-plant training, and club activities to work towards the development and training of the students.
  • With the help of reputed training institutes, the department formulates training modules to work on the skills of the students including Presentation Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Verbal Reasoning, Group Discussion, Creativity, Time Management, Planning & Goal Setting, and many more.
  • The Department collaborates with reputable organizations across the country and organizes campus placement for the last year students.

The placement for the 2017-2021 batch is currently ongoing but the institute has already gathered a good record of placement with many students from different streams already placed with good companies. The key highlights of the 2017-2021 placement are as follows:

  • A total of 158 students are placed and counting.
  • 28 companies have participated in the recruitment process so far.
  • The major recruiters are Wipro, Accenture, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Mindtree, Hexaware Technologies.
  • The average LPA ranges from 3LPA-7LPA
  • The highest package was offered by Amazon at 17 LPA
  • Maximum placement offers have been grabbed by the Computer Science & Engineering stream with a total of 54 students.

Some of the major reputed companies offering the best placement for the Institute are:

TCS Wipro Infosys Mindtree Cognizant
L&T Infotech ZOHO HCL Oracle Renault Nissan
Microsoft Hexaware Technologies L&T Finance Accenture UST Global

The placement summary of the last 5 years is as follows:

YEAR ELIGIBLE PLACED PERCENTAGE
2016-20 281 246 87.5%
2015-19 322 283 87.9%
2014-18 353 283 80.1%

Read more: VITECH Placement

Velammal Institute of Technology Tamil Nadu: Scholarships

The Institute offers many scholarships for the meritorious as well as the backward and financially weaker students.

Founder Chairman Merit Scholarships are awarded to meritorious students based on the academic performance of the students. The scholarship amount goes up to Rs 10,000 for the deserving candidates who score 9 CGPA or above.

Velammal Merit Scholarship for Economically poor students is given by the Velammal Educational Trust. Some of the many other scholarships available to the students of the institute are listed below:

Name of the Scholarship / loan Instituted by Awarded to Conditions (if any)
Govt. of India National Scholarship Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai Students -
Govt. of India Post matric scholarship Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai Students -
National scholarship to the children of school teachers Director of Collegiate Education, Chennai Students Children of school teachers
Govt. of India Post matric scholarship Director of Adi- Dravida & Tribal Welfare Office SC/ST Students The annual income of the family not exceeding Rs.50,000/-
Gandhi memorial scholarship Director of Adi- Dravida & Tribal Welfare Office SC/ST Students Meritorious students in the previous year of study
Agricultural scholarship DOTE Wards of Farmers As per DOTE norms
BC/ MBC scholarship Director of Backward Classes & Director of Most Backward Classes BC/MBC Student The annual income of the family not exceeding Rs.50,000/-

How to avail scholarship?

The University provides application forms to the desirous students which can be downloaded from the website or collected from the office. The aspiring students have to fill up the requisite information mentioned in the application and submit the enclosed application along with their 12th mark sheet within 3 working days of the declaration of the results.

Read More: VITECH Scholarships

Velammal Institute of Technology Tamil Nadu: FAQs

Ques. Apart from TNEA, does Velammal Institute of Technology conduct an entrance exam for admission into its courses?

Ans. No, the institute does not have an entrance test. Admission to the college is purely based on TNEA Counseling.

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Ques. What are the new courses introduced in Velammal Institute of Technology?

Ans. Two new courses have been introduced to the institute which are Artificial Intelligence and Data Science & Mechatronics. The admission to these courses hasn’t started yet.

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Ques. Does Velammal Institute of Technology provide any Transport Service?

Ans. Yes, The college has buses of its own. It currently operates in 24 different routes and covers all major areas of the city. College transport is compulsory for all students.

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Ques. How many companies participate in the recruitment process at Velammal Institute of Technology?

Ans. On average 100+ companies participate in the Recruitment Process of the Institute. Around 107 companies had participated in the recruitment of batch 2014-18 and 102 companies for the batch 2015-2019.

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Ques. Does Velammal Institute of Technology provide any Masters or Ph.D. courses?

Ans. Currently, the Institute does not offer any master’s degree, diploma degree, Ph.D., or M.phil but they are in the process of adding more courses in the upcoming academic years.

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Ques. When will the admission to Velammal Institute of Technology start?

Ans. The admission to the institute will start after the Publication of 12th Results (State Board/CBSE/ any other equivalent boards).

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Ques. What are the facilities provided by VITECH?

Ans. The Campus has a well-developed infrastructure with full-fledged facilities including Lecture Halls, Tutorial Halls, Conference halls, Computer Laboratory, Physics laboratory, Chemistry laboratory, Engineering Practices laboratory, Library, Hostel, Canteen. The Institute provides well-furnished hostels for both men and women accommodating around 700 students.

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Ques. What are the passing requirements for every semester at Velammal Institute of Technology?

Ans. To pass any semester, the student has to secure a minimum of 50% of total marks for each course and a minimum of 45% of the marks prescribed for the end semester university examination in both practical and theory examination.

If a candidate fails to secure a pass mark in a particular course, he/she must register and reappear for the examination in that course during the next year only. Internals exams minimum passing mark is 70%.

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Ques. Does VITECH organize any activities for training purposes?

Ans. The college promotes Industry-Institute Interface by providing Internships at Prestigious organizations, conducting Industrial Visits and Inplant Training, through professional societies activities(IEEE, ISTE, IE, SAE, CSI, ACM). The Institute had also conducted Training on DSP at IIT-Madras. QEEE Workshop in association with IIT-Madras, TCS Code Vita Contest, and many more such activities.

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