VITEEE 2017

Last Date to Apply

February 28, 2017
About VITEEE
VITEEE 2017 is the VIT University engineering entrance exam for students seeking admission to the first
year engineering programme in Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). It gives admission to eligible
candidates in the 2017-18 session, who have passed 10+2 level examination or who will be appearing in
10+2 examination of 2017.
VIT university offers 20 Undergraduate, 34 Postgraduate, 4 Integrated & 4 Research
programmes.VITEEE 2017 is a computer based exam which is conducted yearly to seek
admission to Vellore Institute of Technology for its Vellore & Chennai Campus.
VITEEE Exam Date: VITEEE 2017 will be held from April 5, 2017, to April 16, 2017, and will be
held in major cities across India.
On each exam day, the VITEEE 2017 exam will be a 2 hour 30 minutes exam going to held in 3
sessions:
o Session I from 09:00 am to 11:30 AM
o Session II from 12:30 pm to 3:00 PM
o Session III from 4:00 pm to 6:30 PM
VITEEE 2017 Application Form (ONLINE) will be available from November 9, 2016. Candidates can
now apply Online at the official website.VITEEE 2017 Application Form (OFFLINE) will be
available from November 9, 2016, at the designated centres.

VITEEE 2017 Important Dates

Events Date
VITEEE 2017 Application Form issue begins November 9, 2017
Last Date for issue / receipt of Application Form February 28, 2017
VITEEE 2017 Exam Date April 5 to 16, 2017
VITEEE 2017 Result April 24, 2017

VITEEE Eligibility criteria

Age
The candidate who are born on or after 1 July 1995 are eligible to apply for VITEEE-2017.
Citizenship
The applicant should be a Resident / Non-Resident Indian National.
PIO and OCI holder are also eligible to apply for VITEEE-2017. (Foreign Candidates studied/studying in
abroad can apply directly through foreign category only).
Academic Details
The applicant must have passed Class 12 examination or appearing for Class 12 examination in 2017
which must be affiliated from any of the exam boards listed below.
State Board
ICSE
CBSE
'NIOS' candidates are eligible to appear in the VITEEE.
 Intermediate or Two-Year Pre-University Examination conducted by any recognised Board /
University.
High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate
Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced
(A) level.
Candidates who have studied in Regular, Full time and Formal Education are only eligible to
apply.

Educational Details
Candidatemusthavesecuredminimum aggregate of 60%in Physics, Chemistry & Maths/ Biology
(including practical examination) combined together.
o Relaxation in Marks: Minimum qualifying marks are 50 % for SC/ST candidates and the
North Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura.
o The students from J&K and Northeast have to attach a certificate in a given proforma by
VITEEE to prove their nativity
Candidates who have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM)
are eligible for all the 18 B.Tech. Degree Programmes.
Candidates who have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB)
are eligible for 3 B.Tech. Bio-Medical Engineering and Biotechnology and Engg (Spec. in
Bioinformatics) but after joining, registering Mathematics as bridge course is mandatory.

VITEEE Application form and Admit Card

VITEEE Application form 2017 can be obtained through four modes:
Mode 1: OFFLINE through Post Office
Mode 2: ONLINE
Mode 3: OFFLINE through Vellore Campus /Administration office
Mode 4: OFFLINE through post
Documents to be uploaded
Photograph: Softcopy (scanned copy) of recently taken passport size colour photograph with given
specifications:
Size: 50kb - 100kb
Dimensions: 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm)
Format: JPG / JPEG format
Signature: Softcopy (scanned copy) of Signature of the Candidate with given specifications:
Size: 20kb - 50kb
Dimensions - 3.5 cm x 1.5 cm
Format: JPG / JPEG format
VIT Slot Booking for the Computer Based Test
The students have to book the slot for the VITEEE Exam few days before the exam through online mode.
This online test booking system is for booking the exam date and centre as per students convenience. The
students can download VITEEE Admit card after they are done away with the booking test centre.
Slot Booking for VITEEE Exam: After registration for VITEEE 2017 the students have to do Online
Booking of the Slot for VITEEE and that will be in March 2017.
The selection of pattern (Physics/Chemistry/ Mathematics or Biology/English) has to be decided
at the time of slot booking.
VITEEE Fees
Category Amount Payable
Offline OMR Application form Rs. 990
Online Examination Fees through Online application Rs. 970
NRI Candidates 50 USD

VIT University 2017 Annual Fee Structure

Groups Amount Payable

Group - A- Biotechnology, Biomedical, Computer Science and Engg (Spec. in
Bioinformatics), Civil, Mechanical with specialization in Energy Engineering, Chemical
Rs. 1,76,000
Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, Information Technology,
Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Group - B - Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics
and Communication Engineering, Mechanical with specialization in Automotive Rs. 1,98,000
Engineering

VITEEE Result and Counselling

VITEEE 2017 Written Exam: On the basis of the result of Written Admission Test, candidates will
be shortlisted according to their scores in the online exam.
The admission will be purely on the basis of the marks secured in the VITEEE 2017, conducted by
VIT University.Candidates who have not appeared for the VITEEE are not eligible for admission.
VITEEE 2017 Score would be calculated using Equating Methodology.
Counselling: The candidates will be short-listed based on their entrance examination marks and
will be called for the counselling. Counselling schedules would be displayed on website and SMS
will also be sent to shortlisted candidates.
o In the first VIT Counselling close to 20,000 students are given a call.
VIT Results would be tentatively declared on April 24, 2017, i.e. 10-15 days after the Computer
based exam is over.

VITEEE Exam pattern

VITEEE 2017 would be a Computer Based Test.
Medium: The Question paper will only be in The English Language
There will be all objective type questions.There will be no Negative Marking
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes.
The exam will be conducted in 3 sessions per day.
o Session 1- 9.00 am 11.30 am
o Session 2 - 12.30 pm 3.00 pm
o Session 3- 4.00 pm 6.30 pm
Exam is divided into three Sections with total Questions: 125

Physics 40 Questions 40 marks

Chemistry 40 Questions 40 marks
Mathematics / Biology 40 Questions 40 marks
English 5 Questions
 Total 125 Questions

Each question is followed by 4 alternative answers. The candidate will have to choose the correct
answer and click the same. No negative marks for wrong answers.
Candidates can navigate freely through the questions back and forth.
Preparation Tips for VITEEE 2017
VITEEE is a computer based exam and is taken by nearly 2 lakh students for a few thousand seats, so the
competition is high for the exam. VIT University has not made available the VITEEE previous year papers
so the student can practise the VIT sample papers given towards the end of this page and prepare
according to the VIT Syllabus as given by the VIT University.
VIT university has uploaded Sample papers on the University website and thus the students can practise
questions from there and this will give them a good idea about the exam.

VITEEE Important details

VIT University Placement - Previous Year
Total Offers 7947
Cognizant 1914
Tata Consultancy Services 1864
Accenture 1472
Infosys 1456
Wipro 1241

VITEEE Previous Year Exam Stats

Last year close to 2 Lakh students appeared for VITEEE for close to 5000 engineering seats for its
Engineering B.Tech Programs. VIT has also entered in Limca Book of records for the fourth years for the
highest number of placements in a single slot.
Among the cities, Delhi has registered the largest number registrations.
Uttar Pradesh accounts for the largest number of 27,604 registrations.
Engineering Branches for the admission in VIT are
Campus wise availability of branches.
 Availability of the Course
Vellore Campus Chennai Campus
Bio Medical Engineering Yes
Biotechnology Yes
Civil Engineering Yes Yes
Computer Sc. & Engineering Yes Yes
Computer Sc. & Engg. (Bioinformatics) Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering Yes
Electrical & Electronics Engineering Yes
Electronics & Communication Engineering Yes Yes
Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering Yes
Information Technology Yes
Mechanical Engineering Yes Yes
Mechanical Engineering (Automative) Yes
Mechanical Engineering (Chemical Process) Yes
Mechanical Engineering (Energy) Yes
Production & Industrial Engineering Yes

Commencement of Academic Session 2017-18

The dates for commencement of classes have been provided below:

Course Date
B.Tech. ECE, EEE, EIE July 2017
B.Tech. CSE, IT, Computer Science Engg with (spec. in Bioinformatics) July 04, 2017
B.Tech. Bio-Medical, Biotech, Civil, Chemical, Mechanical,
Mech(spec. in Energy Engg), Mech(spec. in Chemical Process Engg), July 06, 2017
Mech (spec. in Automotive Engg), Production & Industrial Engineering

VITEEE Address
Vellore Campus
Director, UG Admissions ,
VIT University,Vellore 632 014

Chennai Campus
Administrative Officer,
VIT University Chennai Campus ,
Vandalur Kelambakkam Road,
Chennai 600 127

Chennai City Office

Chennai Administrative Office,
New No. 6, Old No. W-73,
 II Street (opp. to Tower Club),
Anna Nagar, Chennai 600 040
VITEEE Contact
Phone : + 91-416-220 2157, 220 2168
Fax : +91-416-224 5544, 224 0411
Email : ugadmission@vit.ac.in

VITEEE Exam Date

April 5, 2017 to April 16, 2017
Test Cities and Code
Online Test Booking System
Online Test Booking Slot for VITEEE will start in on March 2017 and wll be on first come first serve basis

VITEEE Mode of Exam

Computer BasedTest (Online)

Course
B.Tech (Bachelor's in Technology)

Conducted by
Vellore Institute of Technology

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