This is purely based on your interest. If you feel you're getting a lot of academic knowledge from college lectures and online courses, you might want to have an extra-curricular activity just to break away from the usual flow of the day. There are clubs for dancing, singing, standup comedy, anime(yep that's right), dramatics, movie making etc. Basically you name it there will be something or the other for you. Or if you feel that I want to further improve my skills in your respective field, I would highly recommend to join a technical club/chapter. And if you wanna make interesting and projects that help the masses, VinnovateIT is the club to join😉

Bring a multi socket plug to charge all your gadgets because you only get one socket in the room per person. If you're into sports, you should bring your racquets or bats and balls and stuff. Bring atleast 3 different locks with duplicate keys. Being covid times make sure that you have all the necessary things like masks, sanitizer, wipes and do keep extra cash handy as you might need to buy things that you need to but in the campus.

You are allowed to keep your musical instruments in your respective rooms, you can also play in your rooms as long as you are not disturbing others,

You will need to bring the following original documents to the campus: a)Mark statements of all attempts of qualifying examination b)Transfer Certificate / School leaving Certificate c)Migration Certificate d)Student Profile(VTOP) e)Affidavits - parent,hostel,student d)Undertaking f)Passport size photos (5) g)2 copies of the above h)Aadhar i)Migration Certificate j)Medical Examination Certificate For More Information, visit VIT's official website.

Students are free to dress in casual wear which includes jeans and collared T-shirts paired with proper footwear. This excludes faded jeans, low-waist jeans, clothes with cuts or holes, frayed/dirty/wrinkled clothes, track pants/shorts, tube-top dresses, dresses above knee length, and slippers. Long hair and visible body piercing are not permitted in the case of boys. Formal wear is encouraged for all students and is mandatory during practical exams, viva voce, student presentations, guest lectures, and other formal academic events. For boys, the dress code is a neatly ironed, light-colored, full-sleeved shirt paired with trousers and polished shoes. For girls, the dress code is a shirt or blouse paired with trousers or a formal dress paired with appropriate accessories and footwear

Attend the classes carefully and try to practice and learn what is taught in class that day itself. It will take a maximum of two hours and will help you a lot before CAT/FAT. After that, you can chill out with your friends or participate in some extracurricular activities.

Everyone can remain outside the campus till 8pm. For boys: the intime in hostels is 9pm for the first year and 9.30pm from second year onwards. For girls: the intime in hostels is 8.30pm for the first year and 9pm from second year onwards.

If there is a meeting amongst the members of a club/chapter, the faculty in charge of the club shall issue late night passes for everyone till 1am.

The wardens are quite strict in terms of discipline in hostels. They make frequent rounds to ensure everything is fine in the hostel, sometimes late at night. Usually the faculties are friendly but there are some who are quite strict in their own way.

The quality of the food you get is amazing. Everything is cooked quite well and the mess has options for both north Indian and south Indian dishes. But after one point you will feel bored to eat in the mess and prefer eating outside.

VIT has 4 tennis grounds, 2 badminton grounds, 2 volleyball courts,2 basketball courts,2 swimming pools, 4 gyms and a common field where you can play football or cricket. These facilities are really well maintained and frequently tournaments are held amongst VIT students and with people of other universities.

The exams in the college have been divided into 3 parts, CAT-1, CAT-2 and FAT. As for the difficulty level it is approximately the same as what you would expect in most engineering colleges i.e. one day of studying should be enough for CAT 1 and CAT 2 considering you do have some basic knowledge about the topic. As for the final assessments or the FAT it is better if you have gained some decent knowledge in the CATs if not then also it's fine if you start a week before and actually study when you get the time during the breaks between the exams. Overall it's relative grading so all this won't matter much as long as you can keep up with your classmates.

I am in my Pre-final year at VIT Vellore, and after messing up all my FFCS and screwing up my credit balance. I think I am capable of answering this question because I have made all the mistakes in the book. Before we jump into the nitty-gritty of the whole process, let us understand that the curriculum (i.e., credit requirements and course credits) keeps changing year to year, and giving you a mathematical calculation of credits would hence be in vain. I am rather going to pump you up with pro tips such that you never make the mistakes I made. Pro-tip 1 -> Take more credits in the first two years of your college (closer to the maximum limit). Why? -> Because as you enter college, you are in the habit of gaining textual knowledge. Towards the end of your 4 years, you will develop other priorities (clubs, gf, internship, freelance, personal hobbies, etc). -> If you have less pressure towards the end, you can better focus on your placement or high studies preparation. Pro-tip 2 -> Scrape credits from extra-curricular, two-credit courses offered by clubs and chapters, NPTEL, VITOL, industrial internships, and whatever chances you get. These will add up to help you a lot in the end. Essentially, nobody can make this perfect schedule,things tend to go wrong. everyone has different priorities at different stages in life. And hence tweak and twist the split to your best benefit. For sure, you will mess up your FFCS. Don't worry, though, if you understand my point, then you will manage everything somehow and pass out of VIT with flying colors. There are many websites like ffcsonthego, which can help make this process smoother.

Till date there has been no fresher's party in VIT. But nevertheless there are various orientations in your first week in VIT(sounds boring ik though some are actually really good) but you have to make lemonades out of that i guess. There may be one DJ night for freshers (Ladies and Mens hostel seperately) but it will be really crowded with just people dancing to music in a small area.

Yes we can keep sports goods with us but the only issue is you have to make space in your rooms for that

Best Spots in VIT to hangout with friends:- 1) Foodys , near SMV Tank 2) SJT Foodys and Chillout Plaza 3) Apple Juice Shop near Library 4) Kalpana Chawla Ground 5) Various Gardens near your Hostel Blocks

The highlight of one’s learning curve in VIT would probably be best elucidated by the plethora of clubs and chapters our university has to offer. Our cultural and technical fests, namely Riviera and Gravitas, respectively, are the channel through which the clubs and chapters present in our university showcase and organize a bucket of entertaining yet challenging events. The perfect proportion of technical and non-technical events, ranging from Hack-a-thons and Code Relays to Zorb Football and Galli Cricket to Riviera Performances and Food Stalls makes these a memorable few days in college. Apart from honing organizational and vocational skills, you will never lose out on time spent enjoying with your friends, especially when we host some of the most renowned comics and artists such as Rahul(both Dua and Subramaniam), Zakir Khan, Baadshah, DJ Shaan, just to name a few. To add to the thrilling excitement our fests have to offer, we have a lot of dramatics, music, and dance from all parts of the country which is a great way to learn, engage and appreciate the diverse cultures our country has to offer. Notwithstanding, the aforementioned success of these fests is credited to the organizing team that toils through the nights, ensuring that every fundamental building block to making these events the success that they are is well-rooted and established. This being said, organizing an event on a Pan-India scale is a great way to learn the confluence of management, ideation, and organization to leave the audience spellbound. In conclusion, whether you’re a part of the organizing committee, or a participant; (the back end or the front end - a sly reference for all the Developers out there), the most momentous and unforgettable few days of your life - infused with nights spent working with the most brilliant minds of your team, or screaming your lungs out to some EDM bangers, VIT fests has it all!

We would say CGPA are fairly important in VIT. The CGPA divides Vit in two parts. 9pointers and Non 9 pointers. There is no major difference between them just the 9+ ones do not have to attend classes and can skip 75% attendance rules. Talking seriously, People should try to keep CGPA above 8.5 because with regard to placements due to heavy competition the cutoffs for first round are increasing year by year. Trust me its very easy to be 8.5+ in VIT

Want spacious rooms? Q Block has comparatively bigger rooms. (You can play cricket inside an 8-bed room!) Want peace and not so crowded? G and D-Annex are the way to go. Can’t live without AC? K, L, and Q blocks have centralized air-conditioned. G, D-Annex, and some other blocks also have AC options. K, E, G, and D blocks would cost you a few little fewer steps. Q block can create a mess in this regard. (Unless the SJT tunnel finishes…) Want the best mess? D-Annex simply has the best mess in the men’s hostel area. Also, your choice can depend upon the type of room you want as not every block has all kinds of rooms. But now to give you a general answer, Q, G, and D-Annex are some of the best blocks to live in inside the men’s hostel area.

Question will be answered by a senior soon!! Stay Tuned

There is no as such difference between core and specializations, 90% of things remain same from the perspective of academics. There is no difference in placements , just think of a company coming for recruitment for Machine Learning Engineer's profile.. mostly they would like to hire a candidate with good skills in Machine Learning not a candidate whose branch is Machine Learning but he doesn't know much about ML. So, in my opinion which ever branch you got is fine... just focus on building skills. Cheers!!

There is no management quota in VIT. If you receive any calls etc. from people claiming to be agents. Report them to VIT. They will surely take an action against that.

There are total 8 ATMs inside the campus. Boy's hostel has three 1-CITY UNION BANK (F BLOCK) 2-INDIAN BANK(NEAR ENZO) 3-INDIAN BANK(NEAR M BLOCK) Academic campus and girl's hostel comprises 6 ATMs 1-INDIAN BANK(NEAR SJT) 2-INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK(IN FRONT OF GIRL'S HOSTEL) 3-SBI ATM (UNDER TECHNOLOGY TOWER BUILDING) 4-HDFC BANK(NEAR ANNA AUDI AND MAIN BUILDING) 5-CUB BANK(NEAR HEALTH CENTER) 6-INDIAN BANK (NEAR ALL MAART)

Yes, the Vellore branch of VIT is the main campus. Other branches include Chennai, Bhopal and Amravati which have been opened recently. However, the placements are centralized!