Vivekananda Institute of Technology or VKIT laid its foundation in the year 1997 with affiliation to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). It is approved by AICTE and recognized by Government of Karnataka.
VIT offers admissions in courses of B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D along with a lateral entry in the second year of B.E.
- Students seeking admissions to B.E will be admitted on the basis of merit ranks of KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test).
- To be eligible for admission to B.E program, candidates must have passed their class 12th examination with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects with minimum 45% marks (40% marks for SC/ ST).
- Students applying for lateral entry admissions should appear for Diploma Common Entrance Exam conducted by KEA.
- A candidate who has acquired a diploma in Engineering/Technology and secured minimum 45% marks (40% of marks in case of SC, ST and Backward Classes) taken together in the qualifying examination are eligible for admission to B.E courses.
- M.Tech admissions will be affected on the basis of marks secured by candidates in GATE or PGCET.
- To be eligible for the M.Tech programme, candidates must pass their bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology and possess valid GATE scores.
- Admissions will be offered through counselling conducted by KEA and directly by the institute under management quota through an interview conducted by the admission committee.
- To make an application candidates are requested to approach the institute during working hours.
- Ph.D admissions will be offered according to the rules established by VTU. Candidates are shortlisted through VTU Research Aptitude Test followed by selection through the interview.
Admission Highlights Table 2023
Name of the Institute | Vivekananda Institute of Technology |
Type of Institute | Private |
Basic Admission Criteria | Entrance Based |
Name of Entrance |
KEA Common Entrance Test (CET) KEA Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) VTU Research Aptitude Test (VRAT) COMED-K Diploma CET |
Counselling | State Level |
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