I got CSE in VIT Vellore and will get mechanical engineering in NIT Calicut. Which one should I choose?

NIT Calicut stands among the top NITs where you will get a lot of exposure to extracurricular activities. As it’s a government college, the fees will be relatively low as compared to private universities like VIT Vellore. On the other hand, VIT Vellore isn’t that great institute plus being a private institute the fees is quite high for most middle-class students. If you choose Mechanical here then you can go for two different paths. The first path is to go for mechanical core, in which you will get ample research opportunities every now and then. However, the placement scenario will not be that great and you might get some PSUs as campus recruiters for mechanical jobs. The second path is to go for IT Jobs regardless of your mechanical branch. For this, you need to start doing regular coding and relevant skills to compete during the placement rounds. Most of the students are placed by mass recruiters, Although many reputed companies hire but very few students get placed by them. Categories Mechanical at NIT Calicut CSE at VIT Vellore Course Fee 5.48 lakhs 7.83 lakhs Highest CTC 20 LPA 20 LPA Average CTC 9 LPA 6-8 LPA Recruiting Companies L&T, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Tata Motors, etc. Flipkart, Oracle, HP, Dell, etc. At last, it all depends on your interest and caliber to do well on various career paths. However, if you are inclined towards CSE only then VIT is quite a good option because placements are pretty good there for CSE. Some of the major recruiters include PayPal, Microsoft, Amazon, Morgan Stanley, etc.

Should I consider VIT Vellore over PEC Chandigarh if I am getting mechanical at both places?

A few cousins of mine have completed their B.Tech from VIT Vellore with different branches. With them being successfully placed, their experience says you must choose VIT among both of these. Here’s why: Mechanical engineering at VIT Vellore is far better as you will get better exposure there. There is a huge emphasis on students coming up with their innovations and technology. The quality of students at VIT can be easily compared with that of top NITs, as there is no caste-based reservation at VIT unlike PEC, Chandigarh. Categories Mechanical at VIT Vellore Mechanical at PEC Chandigarh Course Fee 7.83 lakhs 6.39 lakhs Placement Percentage 80-90% 70% Highest CTC 9-12 LPA 15 LPA Average CTC 5-6 LPA 6.5 LPA Recruiting Companies Accenture, Goldman Sachs, Wipro, Infosys, etc. JP Morgan, MySQL, HPCL, Tata, etc. In the end, it is best recommended to choose VIT Vellore for Mechanical engineering as it offers better exposure and opportunities. However, PEC is also a good college and its fee structure is quite nominal as compared to VIT. In case of budget constraints, go for PEC.

VIT Vellore B.Tech Mechanical Engineering: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 7.83 Lakhs
median package	₹ 8.99 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2+ VITEEE
entrance test	VITEEE

College	B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Total Fees
VIT Bhopal	₹ 7.95 Lakhs
VIT AP	₹ 7.83 Lakhs
VIT Chennai	₹ 7.83 Lakhs
VIT Vellore	₹ 7.83 Lakhs

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹7.8 Lakhs
caution fee*	₹3,000
total academic fee	₹7.83 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹5.7 Lakhs
total fee	₹13.53 Lakhs

Events	Dates
Online Submission of Application of VITEEE for Admission 2026 [B.Tech]	Mar 31, 2026
VITEEE Registration Date	Oct 24, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026 Ongoing
Date of VITEEE Entrance Examination for Admission 2026 [B.Tech]	Apr 28, 2026 - May 03, 2026

Events	Dates
Correction in Particulars of Online Application Form of JEE Main 2026 Session1 [BE/B.Tech]	Dec 01, 2025 - Dec 02, 2025
Last Date for Submission of Online Application Form for JEE Main 2026 Session1 [BE/B.Tech]	Nov 27, 2025

Events	Dates
Online Submission of Application of VITEEE for Admission 2026 [B.Tech]	Mar 31, 2026
Date of VITEEE Entrance Examination for Admission 2026 [B.Tech]	Apr 28, 2026 - May 03, 2026

Events	Dates
Correction in Particulars of Online Application Form of JEE Main 2026 Session1 [BE/B.Tech]	Dec 01, 2025 - Dec 02, 2025
Last Date for Submission of Online Application Form for JEE Main 2026 Session1 [BE/B.Tech]	Nov 27, 2025

Events	Dates
VITEEE Registration Date	Oct 24, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026 Ongoing

Admission to Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is through the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE), held annually in April. Approximately 2 lakh candidates take the test, with no negative marking on subjects aligned with the Class 12 CBSE syllabus. Results are announced as ranks, influencing the order of counseling, starting in May. The exam costs around Rs. 1000, and an initial non-refundable payment of Rs. 50,000 is required for admission.

Tuition fees are tiered across five categories, ranging from INR 1.95 lakhs to INR 3.95 lakhs annually, based on VITEEE ranks. Scholarships offer up to 100% fee waivers for top ranks. VIT hosts over 1600 faculty members, with most holding PhDs. It offers 25 undergraduate, 30 postgraduate, 4 integrated, and 4 research programs. The faculty-to-student ratio varies from 1:50 to 1:70, and faculty are involved in research and digital teaching methods.

Hostel fees range from INR 30,000 to INR 90,000 annually. The total estimated cost for Category 1 students over four years is around INR 12 lakhs, increasing by about INR 1 lakh per category. VIT boasts a strong placement record, claiming 100% placement for participating students. Major recruiters include Amazon, Microsoft, TCS, and Infosys, with average salary packages between 5 to 8 lakhs per annum, and the highest reaching 1.3 crore.

Placement categories include mass recruiters, dream offers, and super dream offers, with significant opportunities for CS/IT students. Internship opportunities often lead to pre-placement offers. Scholarships are also available for economically weaker students and district toppers. The STARS program offers free education to top-performing students from Tamil Nadu. Educational loans are available through bank partnerships.

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Yearly Placement Package Comparison
Highest Package	-	₹1.02 Crore	₹75.00 Lakhs
Median Package	₹8.99 Lakhs	-	₹8.10 Lakhs
Average Package	-	₹9.23 Lakhs	₹9.00 Lakhs

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Reviewed on Mar 12, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

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Ravikant

Reviewed on Feb 25, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

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Fee structure of my college is not much. It takes upto 95000 rupees per semester. Tution fee is as I had already said I takes upto 1 lakh rupees and caution fee is already taken during registration of the college . It is about 10 k

Kanika Mishra

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Reviewed on Feb 17, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

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I have opted Mechanical engineering in Vellore institute of technology. I course fee for all courses is basically same almost. My course fee is 1,98,000. N for few courses it is 1, 95,000. According to affordability, a upper middle class people can afford it.

tarun

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Reviewed on Jan 27, 2025(Enrolled 2015)

perfect and decent

i paied 50,000 per year , the tuition fee is 50000, the registration fee is 4200 developments fee is 5000 the are provide diffrent different fee stratures for different different caterogy students forsc\st students the fee is 28000 included all the fee slabs

Rahul Pulletikurthi

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Reviewed on Jan 11, 2025(Enrolled 2016)

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Long campus full of trees and selection of courses according to ur time

Nearly around u will pay 3 lakhs to 8 Lakhs based on the category so you have to attend counciling and there will be no reservation for every category there will be rise of one lakh and hostel fee will be common around 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh bases on room you are taking like ac or non ac and even the mess card u have to otp veg or non veg or special mess

Review guru

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Reviewed on Dec 8, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Honest Review on VIT in Detail

The teaching methodology (again depends on the faculty). Resources provided for the course, academical support for the weaker students from the faculty with some personal touch and quizzes a d frequent class tests for improvement of subject.
Other resources like labs with advanced tech and the library with a wider range of collection which updates every month. And the technical teams in vit which also unlock your inventor passion and helps in improving skills in the field you want to be
Fully flexible credit system, a type of program where we have the flexibility of choosing our own courses in the particular programme where we can pick what we want to study and design our own time table.

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The commerciality in every aspect in vit. Sometimes if we mess up anything the fee layoff is too high and the behaviour of the basic staff sometimes really pisses out

Generally the fee structure is categorised into 5 types. Category 1 fees is around 1,25,000 per anum and hostel fees depends on what hostel and mess you've opted for. For category two students with hostel is totally around some 3,35,000 and for category 3 it ranges from 4,05,000 to some 4,20,000. For 4th category people it ranges from 4,30,000 to 4,50,000

Mukunda Krishna Dasiga

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Reviewed on Nov 5, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

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The fees i paid for tuition is 190000 per year for category 1 seat The fee structure is based on categories Category 2- 350000 per annum Category 3- 400000 Category 4 - 500000 Category 5 - 600000 The hostel fee includes all the amenities fee and depends on which room you choose I currently pay 136000 per year for my 6 bed room hostel Scholarships are provided for students who need financial assistance and children of defence personnel

B SUNDAR

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Reviewed on Oct 20, 2024(Enrolled 2021)

VIT- WHAT A FRESHER NEEDS TO KNOW

Curriculum: They frequently contact industries to change their curriculum according to the industry requirements.
FFCS(fully flexible credit system):The student can choose number of credits to complete,timings,teachers they want for every semester.This course selection begins before the semester starts,we will have to frame our own timetable

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So basically there are 5 categories in toltal and no they are not seperated by caste but with the rank from the VITEEE entrance exam conducted every year by VIT Category - 1 The tution fees per year is Rs.195000 Category - 2 The tution fees per year is Rs.307000 Category - 3 The tutuion fees per year is Rs.405000 Category - 4 The tutuion fees per year is Rs.448000 Category - 5 The tutuion fees per year is Rs.493000 For the first year alone there will an additional caution deposit refundable of amount of Rs.3000 As far as scholarships,city topper students from goverment schools will get free admission and their branch choice, so basically the 12th topper from each district in Tamilnadu a female and a male student can get free education this program is called STARS. After first year each branch topper will recieve Rs.12000 from the university as a appreciation for their result. As far as ranks concerned the CSE core will have the highest demand amoung the other branches,all the 5 categories will get fulled below rank of 4000, next CSE specializations will have the next demand,then comes IT ,then ECE branches,then Biotech,then mechanical and civil,so if you want to get a CSE seat in vellore campus you will have to perform really well in the VITEEE examination.

B SAI TILAK REDDY

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Reviewed on Oct 16, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Everything you need to know about VIT

I had to pay a caution deposit of 9000 Tution fees was 507000 The mess charges are included with the hostel fees Hostel fees is around 175000 for 2 sharing bed room Additionally we will have to purchase a scientific calculator which is around 1500

Ahal Nishad

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Reviewed on Oct 5, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Journey around VIT

The estimated fees i am paying right mow is approximately 5lakh rupees it varies based on the category we get into i am in category 5,if we are in category 1 it will be 1lakh fifty thousand and there was a caution deposit for hostel fees around 15000.there is also a scholarship named star programme offered by VIT only for backward tamilnadu students who have potential

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Yearly Placement Package Comparison
Particulars	2024	2023	2022
Highest Package	-	₹1.02 Crore	₹75.00 Lakhs
Median Package	₹8.99 Lakhs	-	₹8.10 Lakhs
Average Package	-	₹9.23 Lakhs	₹9.00 Lakhs

Categories	Mechanical at NIT Calicut	CSE at VIT Vellore
Course Fee	5.48 lakhs	7.83 lakhs
Highest CTC	20 LPA	20 LPA
Average CTC	9 LPA	6-8 LPA
Recruiting Companies	L&T, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Tata Motors, etc.	Flipkart, Oracle, HP, Dell, etc.

Categories	Mechanical at VIT Vellore	Mechanical at PEC Chandigarh
Course Fee	7.83 lakhs	6.39 lakhs
Placement Percentage	80-90%	70%
Highest CTC	9-12 LPA	15 LPA
Average CTC	5-6 LPA	6.5 LPA
Recruiting Companies	Accenture, Goldman Sachs, Wipro, Infosys, etc.	JP Morgan, MySQL, HPCL, Tata, etc.

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