Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private deemed-to-be university located in Katpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1984 as Vellore Engineering College by G. Viswanathan. VIT offers various academic programmes, including 40 undergraduate, 37 postgraduate, and 13 integrated programmes. VITEEE is an engineering entrance exam conducted to offer admission to undergraduate engineering programmes in the VIT Group of Institutions. The exam is scheduled between 17 and 23 April 2023 across India and abroad at various designated centres.

What is the VITEEE Exam?

The Vellore Institute of Technology conducts the VITEEE exam annually to provide admission to eligible candidates into various undergraduate engineering courses at participating institutes. With approximately two lakh yearly applicants, VITEEE is a gateway for students aspiring to get into the prestigious VIT engineering programmes. Students who meet the eligibility criteria will be offered admission to BTech programmes at VIT Vellore, Chennai, Bhopal and Amravati.

Highlights and Exam Pattern of  VITEEE Exam

VITEEE is conducted to enrol students into various undergraduate engineering courses (BTech) offered by the VIT group of Institutions. The exam is a necessary precondition for those students who wish to pursue undergraduate engineering programmes offered by VIT Vellore, Chennai, Bhopal and Amravati.

Exam	VIT Engineering Entrance Exam
Conducting Body	Vellore Institute of Technology
Frequency	Once a Year
Exam Level	University Level Exam
Languages	English
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Exam	Online Computer-Based Test
Exam Duration	2 Hours 30 Minutes
Course offered	BTech
Exam Fee	INR 1,350
Section Wise Distribution of Question Paper	Mathematics – 40 Questions Physics – 35 Questions Chemistry – 35 Questions Aptitude – 10 Questions English – 5 Questions
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Total Questions	125
Marking Scheme	1 mark for each right answer. No negative marking
Official Website	viteee.vit.ac.in

Eligibility Criteria

The following are the eligibility requirements for VITEEE:

1. Candidates who are Indian nationals, non-resident Indians, persons of Indian origin or overseas citizens of India are eligible to apply for admission.

2. NRI candidates have the option to apply directly under the ‘NRI Category’ using the NRI application form, available at https://admissions.vit.ac.in/ugnriapplication.

3. Foreign candidates who have studied or are studying abroad may apply directly through the international application form, which will be available shortly.

4. Candidates born on or after July 1, 2001, can apply for the Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) 2023. The date of birth mentioned in the High School Certificate will be considered valid. Candidates must carry the original certificate as proof of their age during counselling. Failure to produce the certificate will lead to disqualification from the admission process.

Qualifying Examination

To be eligible for VITEEE 2023, candidates should have completed or be appearing in 2023 for any one of the following qualifying examinations:

1. The qualifying exams accepted for VITEEE 2023 are the final examinations of the Class 12 system conducted by State Boards, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE, New Delhi), and The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE), New Delhi. In addition, candidates must have obtained a minimum aggregate of 60% in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/ Biology in the qualifying examination.

2. Candidates who belong to the SC/ST community and candidates hailing from Jammu and Kashmir/Ladakh and the North-Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura should have obtained 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology combined in their qualifying examination (+2/Intermediate).

3. The High School Certificate Examination of Cambridge University or the International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office in Geneva is also considered a qualifying examination for VITEEE 2023.

4. Candidates who have passed the General Certificate Education (GCE) examination at the Advanced (A) level from London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka boards are eligible to apply for VITEEE. Additionally, as per VIT norms, regular National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) candidates are also eligible for VITEEE. However, they must produce the Migration-cum-Transfer Certificate when joining.

5. Candidates must provide a nativity certificate during counselling. Failing to do so will result in disqualification from the admission process.

VITEEE Exam Date 2023

Event	Date
Commencement of VITEEE Registration	November 11, 2022
Availability of Mock Tests	February 27, 2023
Last Date to Fill VITEEE 2023 Application Form	March 31, 2023
VITEEE Exam Date	April 17 to 23, 2023
VITEEE 2023 Admit Card Release Date	To be announced
Result Announcement	To be announced
Commencement of Counselling Process	To be announced

Registration Process & Fee

The Vellore Institute of Technology has released the VITEEE 2023 Application Form on its official website vit.ac.in, which can be filled online. Follow the steps mentioned below to complete the application process.

1. Visit the official website vit.ac.in and select the new registration link for BTech admissions. You will have to register yourself using a valid email id and active mobile phone number. The university will send an OTP to your phone number for verification. After successful verification, your password will be sent to you via email.

2. Once the registration is complete, you can fill out the application form for VITEEE 2023. You must provide your personal details, educational qualifications, contact information, and details about the qualifying examination. After submitting these details, an application number will be generated.

3. The application fee for general candidates is INR 1,350 (inclusive of GST), which can be paid online through Netbanking/ Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Paytm.

4. Candidates must upload their photograph and signature in the format specified by the university.

5. Candidates should review all the information provided on the VITEEE 2023 application form before submitting it. After verifying the accuracy of the details, they should download and take a printout of the filled-in application form.

VITEEE Slot Booking

Slot booking involves selecting your preferred venue, date, and time for the VITEEE exam. To book a slot for VITEEE 2023, candidates must log in to the Online Test Booking System (OTBS) using their application number and password. Once logged in, candidates must select their desired slots for VITEEE 2023. Since slot booking is done on a first-come-first-serve basis, candidates must complete the process as soon as possible.

VITEEE Admit Card

Admit cards will be available to download once the slot booking process has been completed. The dates for both are yet to be announced by the VIT.

VITEEE Exam Centres

1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Port Blair
2. Andhra Pradesh: Amravati, Anantapur, Eluru, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tanuka, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam
3. Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar
4. Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Silchar
5. Bihar: Bhagalpur, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna
6. Chandigarh
7. Chattisgarh: Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
8. Delhi
9. Goa: Assago
10. Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Jamnagar
11. Haryana: Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Kurukshetra
12. Himachal Pradesh: Shimla, Dharamsala
13. Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu, Srinagar
14. Jharkhand: Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
15. Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysuru
16. Kerala: Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
17. Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur
18. Maharashtra: Amravati, Aurangabad, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Solapur, Thane
19. Manipur: Imphal
20. Meghalaya: Shillong
21. Mizoram: Aizawl
22. Nagaland: Dimapur
23. Odisha: Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela
24. Puducherry
25. Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana
26. Rajasthan: Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur
27. Sikkim: Gangtok
28. Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore
29. Telangana: Hyderabad, Karim Nagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal
30. Tripura: Agartala
31. Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Noida, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Varanasi
32. Uttrakhand: Dehradun, Pant Nagar, Roorkee
33. West Bengal: Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata, Siliguri

VITEEE 2023 Exam Syllabus

PHYSICS
1. Mechanics and Properties of Matter	5. Current Electricity & Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
2. Electrostatics	6. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current
3. Dual Nature of Radiation, Atomic & Nuclear Physics	7. Optics
4. Semiconductor Devices and their Applications

 

CHEMISTRY
1. Physical Chemistry	5. Inorganic and Material Chemistry
2. Analytical Chemistry	6. Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry
3. Properties and Chemistry of Functionalized Organic Compounds	7. Organic Nitrogen Compounds
4. Biomolecules and Polymers

 

MATHEMATICS
1. Matrices and their Applications	6. Analytical Geometry of Two Dimensions
2. Trigonometry and Complex Numbers	7. Vector Algebra
3. Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions	8. Differential Calculus
4. Integral Calculus and its Applications	9. Differential Equations
5. Probability and Distributions	10. Discrete Mathematics

 

BIOLOGY
1. Taxonomy	6. Cell and Molecular Biology
2. Reproduction	7. Genetics and Evolution
3. Human Health and Diseases	8. Biochemistry
4. Plant Physiology	9. Human Physiology
5. Biotechnology and Its Applications	10. Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment

 

ENGLISH
1. Comprehension of a Short Passage or Line of Poems	2. English Grammar and Pronunciation

 

APTITUDE
1. Data Interpretation	4. Data Sufficiency
2. Syllogism	5. Number Series, Coding, and Decoding
3. Clocks, Calendars, and Directions

VITEEE 2023 Reservation

VIT does not offer seat reservations. Admissions are strictly made based on merit.

Colleges that Accept VITEEE Score

1. VIT Vellore
2. VIT Chennai
3. VIT Bhopal
4. VIT Amaravati

VITEEE 2023 Cut off

The VITEEE 2023 cut-off list for all campuses will be released separately and based on the availability of seats as opening and closing rank for admission to various engineering courses. The table below displays the anticipated cutoff for VITEEE 2023.

Marks Obtained	Rank
118+	250-1
113 — 117	500 – 250
90 — 113	2,500 – 5001
81 — 90	5,000 – 2,501
72 — 81	5,001 – 6,500
60 — 72	6,501 – 8,500
43 — 60	8,501 – 11,000
31 — 43	15,001 – 20,000
Less than 31	20,000

Important Exam Guidelines

The following are some key instructions for VITEEE 2023 exam day:

1. Candidates are required to arrive at the exam centre at least one hour before the exam commencement.

2. Candidates must present their VITEEE 2023 admit card and identity proof at the exam centres. Candidates will not be permitted to take the examination without the admit card.

3. Electronic devices are prohibited inside the examination hall.

4. Once inside the exam centre, candidates can only leave once the exam ends.

5. No candidate under any circumstances will be allowed to enter the hall after the exam has started.

Preparation Tips

To clear VITEEE 2023, it is essential to have a comprehensive knowledge of the VITEEE syllabus. Mentioned below are some effective preparation tips to help you perform better in the exam:

1. Before commencing VITEEE preparation, candidates should thoroughly familiarise themselves with the exam pattern, including its sections, critical topics, weightage, and question types.

2. Solving as many VITEEE sample papers and previous year’s question papers is crucial to VITEEE preparation.

3. During VITEEE preparation, it is important for candidates to strictly adhere to the VITEEE 2023 syllabus, which mainly covers the syllabus of classes 11th and 12th.

4. It is important to create a daily study schedule that outlines specific hours for studying. A structured study plan can yield better results and help with better study hours and preparation process organisation.

5. Effective time management is crucial for success in the VITEEE exam. It is recommended that candidates avoid multitasking and take regular short breaks to manage stress.

6. During preparation, candidates should systematically focus on their weaker sections, dedicating specific time to improve them. It is important to avoid getting stuck on these sections and aim to improve gradually.

FAQs

1. How many attempts are allowed in VITEEE?

There is no limitation on the number of attempts.

2. Can I join VIT without 60% in PCM?

No, you can get admission to VIT with less than 60% marks.

3. Is there any negative marking in VITEEE?

There is no provision for negative marking in VITEEE 2023

4. How many marks do you need to qualify for VITEEE?

To qualify for VITEEE, your rank range needs to be under 5000.

5. Can I join VIT without entrance?

VITEEE is only for getting admission to VIT’s BTech programme. However, you can get direct admission to pursue other courses, such as BA or B.Arch.

6. Can I get VIT Vellore with 80 marks?

Yes, you can get admission to VIT with 80 marks.

7. What are passing marks in VITEEE?

Admission to VIT is based on the rank scored by a candidate. Below 5000 rank can get you a seat at VIT.

8. Can I get into VIT with 60% marks?

To get admission at VIT, you need a minimum aggregate of 60% in PCM.

9. Is VIT a Tier 1 or Tier 2 college?

VIT is a Tier 2 institute.

10. How many questions are there in VITEEE?

VITEEE has 125 questions in total.

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