Vellore Institute of Technology a.k.a VIT University

It is that time of year again, when you have entrance exams for engineering colleges left right and center. VITEE is one such exam; it is the entrance exam for VIT University (Vellore). Being a graduate of the 2007 batch in mechanical engineering I would like to share with you my experiences. VIT University is situated in the city of Vellore in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

For all of you who have no clue about where Vellore is, let me put it to you this way it about 4 hrs from Bangalore by train and 2 hrs from Chennai by train. At the outset please be warned that Vellore is no thriving metropolis.

There are only two places of significance in Vellore, one is VIT University and the other is Christian Medical College. Both are at opposite ends of the city. To say That VIT university is a concrete jungle would be an understatement.

The campus can basically be divided into two parts by a railway line.
a) Main campus b) Boys hostel

The main campus has buildings which house all the academic departments. The highlight of the campus side structures are the technology tower and the state of the library building. The technology has possess a large number of state of art smart class rooms and auditoriums.

In the recent Past VIT University has played host to large number of international conferences eg. GCMM, AIMTDR & CARS AND FOF. The library is a four floored fully air conditioned building with a large stock course study content.

The hostels are maintained very well, the choice of rooms range from A/C rooms to four bedded rooms. The mess food is exactly what you would expect from a mess (open for interpretation). One thing the college has in abundance is facilities for sports, it ranges from multiple floodlit basketball courts to Olympic size swimming pools. There are two football fields, one cricket field & an indoor sports complex on its way to completion.

As far education goes I would say it is quite respectable. Placement is never a problem for a student in VIT University. A large number of students also tend pursue higher education abroad.

Ranking of Departments in VIT University in my opinion:
1) Mechanical & Civil
2) Biotechnology
3) EEE
4) CSE & IT

Facts About VIT University

Now I will enlighten you about things which brochures do not tell you. You will be fined by the college for many a reason. Please do not mess with the management. There is still a stigma associated with boys and girls being friends. Girls have an in time of 7 Pm in the evening. Please note knowledge of Tamil is an added advantage.

All in all, mind your business stick to your life and don not get in anyone's way. You can have a good time.

Interesting Facts about Vellore

Vellore has no pleasant weather by any stretch of imagination.It is ALWAYS at a temperature custom-designed to make you feel uncomfortably hot or unpleasantly cold. It is a large-scale model of the new-fangled 'intelligent' facilities that housing developments now offer, with the slight difference that if its sensors detect that you are wearing tiny shorts and headed to brush your teeth, there will be a carefully-timed wind that is programmed to blow its fiercest at your skinny knees and make them clatter together and freeze. At all other times, (especially when walking to a "xerox" shop (at noon, inevitably) to get indispensable copies of some forgotten yet essential study material) it is unbelievably hot. You will NOT get used to it.


There are only about 4-5 places to eat or go to chill as one would say in the town. Please be cautioned there is no night life in Vellore, unless you count the time spent in running from one room to another to hide from your not-so-benevolent warden. There is only one Movie Theater which screens Hindi movies. The name of the best hotel in town is Darling Residency.

Auto guys will fleece you at every given opportunity.Please note from the station to the College main gate it costs anywhere between 25-30 Rs/-, DO NOT PAY MORE.All those people coming from the north please note that a paratha and parotta are two different things.

LIFE AT VIT

Life at VIT university is pretty much the same as elsewhere. One needs a golf cart to get around campus because it is so huge. Students choose to spend their time at various locations in the campus itself as the city of Vellore does not offer much in the way of entertainment for the young.

Several students can be found in the library right from it's opening time at 9 am upto midnight, mostly because of the incredible amount of reference material, but also because (i suspect) of the escape its quiet, air-conditioned, almost palatial interiors provide from the oppressive heat outside.

SUPER KINGS VS ROYAL CHALLENGERS: DHONI SHOWS HIS METTLE

Going in to this match, the pressure was on the Royal challengers having won only 1 out of their previous 3 games. Dravid's team seemed to be feeling the effects of the having an inexperienced bowling attack, with no real leader in the bowling department they seemed to be involved in a leather hunt during every match. On the hand super kings seem to be going from strength to strength in every department. With likes of Hayden and Hussey on song their batting line up is firing on all cylinders. The return to form of Jacob Oram in bowling department has bolstered the Chennai team.

At start of the game there was one notable change in chennai line up as Muttiah was replaced by Albie Morkel and Dale steyn was brought into the Bangalore outfit to provide some much needed teeth to the bowling. Chennai won the toss and elected to bat. This move payed immediate dividence as Styen opened with a fiery spell, ably supported by Zaheer. Parthiv and Hayden were dismissed early, Chennai Seemed to be stuttering at 43-2 , but then enter Mr. Cricket Michael Hussey. Along with captain Dhoni rebuilt the innings and from th 16th over Dhoni took the attack to the opposition taking a special liking to Steyn. Taking him for 23 runs in the 19th over. The Chennai super kings finished with 178.

Bangolre in reply did not start too well, with Jaffer showing that he is not a natural when it comes to this format. Chipli palyed a rash shot and lost his wicket cheaply, with Bangalore staring down the barrel at 20-1 needed a hero. Ross Taylor answered the call for his team with some lusty blows that resembled a man hacking a tree but very effective none the less. Out of the blue Jaffer seemed to have woken up to the fact that this was a t20 game. Jaffer opened up with some splendid blows and it seemed as if Taylor and Jaffer would guide them through. But Bangalore then committed cricket suicide, with some poor shot selection. At this point I would like to question the selection policy for Bangalore choosing not to play Misbah-ul-Haq. The lack of calm head in the middle for the royal challengers, was more than obvious. A lack of application ensured that Bangalore snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. They finished at 165 all out.

PSLV: INDIA LAUNCHES 10 SATELLITES

Today was a monumental day in the history of ISRO ( Indian Space Research Organization). They have successfully launched 10 satellites in one go. This is better than the previous record of 9 which was held by Russia, they done so just about a year ago.

The Polar satellite launch vehicle took off from Srihari Kota at around 9.30 am this morning. The was a little concern preceding the launch due to the development a slight low pressure in the bay of Bengal. But it was decided that the launch would go ahead.

Out of the 10 satellites put in space 2 were Indian and the remaining were for foreign clients.
Of the 2 satellites placed into orbit by India CARTOSAT 2-A, is a next generation remote sensing satellite which has ability to identify objects to the greatest detail like never before.

With this successful mission India has established itself as one of the big players in the field of space research. It has been a long journey from the early failures of the Rohini rocketin 1979 to development of completely indigenous launch vehicle capable of launching multiple satellites. I' looks certain that India's Chandrayaan mission is on course to be a resounding success.

DECCAN CHARGERS VS MUMBAI INDIANS : THE GILCHRIST SHOW ALL THE WAY

Going in to the 14th match of IPL (Indian Premier League ) both the Deccan chargers and the Mumbai Indians had no wins from 3 games. Which meant that this game was a must win game. The Deccan chargers went in to this game, after heart breaking loss to the Rajasthan Royals, a game which they should have won. Mumbai Indians on other have been suffering from losses on and off the field starting with , the injury to their leader Sachin, followed by heavy losses to Chennai and Mohali and now with the suspension of Harbhajan following the brawl with Sreesanth.

The Deccan chargers won the the toss and elected bowl. The new D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai offered a picture perfect back drop for this crucial encounter. Shaun Pollock took on role of captain for Mumbai in the absence of Sachin and Bhajji. Laxman brought in Nuwan Zoysa for Chaminda Vaas . The Indians got off to the worst possible losing wickets early at regular intervals. They were stuttering at 56-4 in the 11th over. This brought Bravo and Pollock together, they went of about rebuilding the innings. Just as the recovery operation seemed to be working, Pollock got out trying to push tempo. This brought the promising Abhishek Nayar to the crease. The youngster did not disappoint by dismissing the ball to all parts of the ground and showing some much needed urgency. But his cameo innings was brought to end by RP singh. But Bravo continued where he left off and Mumbai finished with a fighting total off 154.


The Deccan Chargers came out all guns blazing relying heavily on the blade of the Adam Gilchrist. It seemed as if the Indian bowlers for some reason that cannot be explained wanted to check if Gilly can play the short ball. Laxman on the other hand was quietly returning the strike to Gilchrist who belligerent mood. Gilchrist took a special liking to Shaun Pollock in the 7th over carting him for 3 sixes and 1 four. Gilchrist continued his bludgeoning of the Mumbai attack by taking apart the youngster Nayar. Gilly brings up his 100 in the same over. Gilchrist 100 of 42 balls is the fastest in the tournament. By the 13th over believe it or not the match was over. The Chargers had finally got on the board with a win. On the other hand, time is running out for the Indians to get things going.