Located in Tamil Nadu, India, VIT is a private institution offering courses in engineering, technology, applied sciences and management. The university was among the first in India to adopt a flexible credit system that gives its students greater control over their own timetable. There are three university campuses, the largest of which is the 360-acre eco-friendly campus at Vellore.

The institution offers 36 Undergraduate, 31 Post graduate, 4 Integrated and 3 Research Programmes.

According to 2016’s QS World University Rankings by Region, VIT is in the top 250 universities in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (otherwise known as the BRICS nations).