Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore has been recognized by the Indian government as one of the higher education institutions in India. VIT has always been one of the top universities and strives to become a global leader. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore has been recognized by leading international rating agencies such as QS, Times Higher Education, NIRF, Outlook ICare, The Week, ARIIA, and India Today.

The institute is ranked among the top 1001-1200 colleges in QS World University Rankings 2023 and THE World University Rankings 2023 has placed VIT Vellore among the top 801-1000 colleges in the World. Also, VIT Vellore has been featured in four different categories of NIRF Rankings 2023 i.e.Overall, Universities, Research, and Engineering and Overall categories. Check more about VIT Vellore Admission 

Vellore Institute of Technology Ranking Highlights 2023

Ranking Agency  Year Rank
NIRF (Overall) 2023 17
NIRF (Universities) 2023 8
QS World University Ranking by subject (Engineering and Technology) 2023 240
QS World University Ranking 2023 1001-1200
QS Asia Rankings 2023 173
THE World University Ranking 2023 801-1000
Outlook India's Top Pvt. Engineering Colleges 2022 1

VIT Vellore QS World University Ranking 2024

VIT Vellore has been ranked 851-900 by the QS World University Ranking 2024. The rankings are based on the parameters like Academic Reputation, Faculty Students Ratio, Citations per Faculty, etc. Listed below is the list of scores given to VIT Vellore considering the QS elements:

Parameters Score
Academic Reputation 11.2
Employer Reputation 12.2
Citations per Faculty 21.3
Faculty Students Ratio 6.5
International Students Ratio 2.2
International Faculty Ratio 19
International Research Network 13.3
Employment Outcomes 10.2
Sustainability 9.7

VIT Vellore QS World University Ranking by Subject 2023 (Engineering)

VIT Vellore has been ranked 240 for Engineering department by the QS World University Ranking 2023. Tabulated below are VIT Vellore’s rankings on the basis of QS World Ranking criteria:

Parameters Score
Overall 68.2
Academic Reputation 64.5
Employer Reputation 61.7
Citations per Paper 77.9
H-Index Citations 81.9
International Research Network 79.5

VIT Vellore Asian and South Asian University Rankings 2024

VIT Vellore stood at 173 position as per the Asian University Rankings and 22 position as per the Asian University Rankings considering all the parameters including Faculty Staff with Ph.D and Inbound Exchange.

VIT Vellore QS World Ranking by Subject 2023:

VIT Vellore improved its QS Asia ranking 2023 to 173rd in Asia, 22nd in Southern Asia and 11th in India. The institute moved up 106 positions to land on 240th place in world wide. VIT Vellore got a 68.2 out of 100 score. The following are VIT Vellore's rankings based on the QS ranking criteria:

Parameters Scores
Overall score -
Academic Reputation 9.3
Employer Reputation 9.2
Faculty student ratio 7.8
Citations per faculty 15.9
International Faculty ratio 15.4
International Students ratio 2.5
International Research Network 62.6
Employment Outcomes 18.2

QS 2023 Ranking Table

Rank University Score
47 IIT Bombay 80.4
48 IIT Delhi 80.1
68 IIT Madras 77.8
82 IIT Kharagpur 76.7
85 IIT Kanpur 76.4
106 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 74.9
175 IIT Roorkee 71.4
222 IIT Guwahati 69.1
240 VIT Vellore 68.2
289 Anna University, Chennai 66
342 Chandigarh University 64.2
344 BITS Pilani 64.1
401- 450 Delhi University -
451- 500 SRM Institute of Science and Technology -

VIT Vellore QS World University Ranking 2023

VIT Vellore is ranked in the range of 1001-1200 in QS World Ranking 2023. The university has secured 16th position in India in the QS rankings 2023. Below given are the scores given to VIT Vellore considering the QS ranking factors:

Parameters  Scores
Overall Score -
Academic Reputation  9.3
Employer Reputation  9.2
Citations per Faculty 15.9
Faculty Student Ratio 7.8
International Students Ratio 2.5
International Faculty Ratio 15.4
International Research Network 62.6
Employment Outcomes 18.2

VIT Vellore NIRF Ranking 2023

VIT Vellore NIRF rankings are out now. The institute is ranked based on the features like Overall, Universities, Research and Engineering. VIT Vellore has been ranked 8 in the best University category and 11th best Research and the 11th best Engineering Institution of India.

VIT Vellore NIRF Engineering Ranking 2023

VIT Vellore has been ranked 11th in the Engineering department and has been given 74 points. Below listed are the parameters and their scores as per the NIRF Rankings 2023:

Parameters Score Out Of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 66.95
Research and Professional Practice 74.72
Graduation Outcomes 77.38
Outreach and Inclusivity 77.11
Perception 91

VIT Vellore NIRF Research Ranking 2023

VIT Vellore has been ranked 11th in the Research department. Below listed are the parameters and their scores as per the NIRF Rankings 2023:

Parameters Score Out Of 100
Quantitative Research 53.25
Qualitative Research 72.11
Students and Faculty Contribution 70.10
Outreach and Inclusivity 62.55
Perception 45.27

VIT Vellore NIRF Research Ranking 2023

VIT Vellore Parameter Scores (Research)

Parameters Components Score Total
ONR PU 33.91 50.00
CI 19.21 25.00
FPPP 0.13 25.00
QLR JCR  8.11 30.00
Top25 30.00 30.00
IPR 14.00 20.00
H_Index 20.00 20.00
SFC FQE 25.78 40.00
SS 29.00 30.00
GPHD 15.32 30.00
OI RD 19.38 30.00
WD 23.05 30.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
SCTC 0.12 20.00
PR PR 45.27 100.00

VIT Vellore NIRF Overall Ranking 2023

VIT Vellore NIRF Overall Ranking 2023

Along with this, VIT Vellore stands at 17th position in the overall category as per the NIRF rankings 2023. The scores for each parameters are mentioned below:

Parameters Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources (TLR) 55.66
Research and Professional Practice (RP) 63.59
Graduation Outcomes (GO) 80.43
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) 62.55
Perception (PR) 45.71

VIT Vellore Parameter Scores (Overall)

Parameters Components Score Total
TLR SS 20.00 20.00
FSR 18.05 25.00
FQE 12.90 20.00
FRU 4.72 20.00
OE 0.00 15.00
RP PU 23.74 35.00
QP 30.37 35.00
IPR 9.00 15.00
FPPP 0.48 15.00
GO GUE 60.00 60.00
GPHD 20.43 40.00
OI RD 19.38 30.00
WD 23.05 30.00
ESCS 0.12 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 45.71 100.00

VIT Vellore NIRF Category Ranking 2023

Category Ranking
University Ranking 8
Overall 17
Engineering 11
Research 11

VIT Vellore Outlook-ICARE Engineering Rankings 2022 

Outlook-ICARE has placed VIT Vellore at the 1st position among Outlook India's Top Govt. Engineering Colleges Rankings 2022 which is consistent as that of the previous year. The ranking forum considers its own parameters which are Academic & Research Excellence (250), Industry Interfere & Placement (222.21), Infrastructure & Facilities (200), Governance & Administration (150), Diversity & Outreach (150), Overall Score (836.49). Final scores that decide the ranking are based on the augmented scores of each parameter.

Parameters  VIT Vellore Score
Academic & Research Excellence 250
Industry Interfere & Placement 222.21
Infrastructure & Facilities 200
Governance & Administration 150
Diversity & Outreach 150

Ranking of some top colleges is given below.

Rank Name of the College  Overall Score (1000)
1 VIT Vellore 836.49
2 BITS Pilani 800.38
3 TIET Patiala 746.37
4 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kancheepuram  708.96
5 BIT Mesra, Ranchi 656.94

VIT Times Higher Education Ranking 2023

Times Higher Education publishes subscription publications every year. VIT ranks among the best in the global university rankings, Asian university rankings and impact university rankings. In the 2023 World University Rankings, VIT is ranked 801-1000. Following are the category wise ranks obtained by VIT Vellore as per THE 2023 Ranking

Raking Body Year Category Rank
Times Higher Education  2023 World University Rankings 801-1000
Times Higher Education  2023 Engineering & Technology 601-800
Times Higher Education  2023 Life Sciences 601-800
Times Higher Education  2023 Physical Sciences 601-800
Times Higher Education  2023 Business & Economics 601-800
Times Higher Education  2023 Computer Sciences 601-800