How good is VIT Chennai?

One of my friends graduated from VIT Chennai with a Mechanical Engineering major last year. It is one of the best colleges in Chennai and offers good placement opportunities for the students.

Infrastructure:

• VIT Chennai has a stellar 192-acre campus. It comprises all facilities a student would need. 
• There are two academic blocks, auditoriums, conference halls, smart classrooms, and well-equipped general amenities. 
• The campus also boasts of state-of-the-art sports facilities and gyms. 

Academics and Facilities:

When it comes to academics the college boasts of top-notch faculties and facilities. 

• The campus is well equipped with lab facilities for all the departments to explore your field of study. 
• The faculties are well qualified and have years of experience in teaching. 

Teaching Methodology:

• The teaching style followed by most of the faculty is the presentation method. Only a few faculties teach by following books. 
• The college follows the Fully Flexible Credit System that allows students to choose their own courses along with the faculties. 
• CAT 1, CAT 2, and FAT are the 3 divisions of semester examinations. The institute follows an open book examination system.
• The students need to do projects for each and every subject in all the semesters. This helps the student with a better understanding of concepts.

Hostels:

• There are 4 hostels in VIT Chennai 2 separate hostels each for boys and girls. The hostel provides 2 & 3 Bedded accommodation for the students. 
• The hostel also boasts of State-of-the-art Gym and Indoor games. 
• There are four messes that provide North Indian Veg, North Indian Non- Veg, South Indian foods. The fourth mess provides juices, milkshakes, etc. 
• For boys, the hostel time is 9.30 p.m.- 10 p.m. and for girls, in time is 7 p.m.

Placements:

Placements are great in VIT Chennai as the college has the reputation of providing placements for nearly all the students. 

• For 2019-20 a total of 713 companies came for recruitment and a total of 7771 offers were made. The students have the opportunity of bagging dream packages in core companies as well. 
• The highest package offered was 39 lakhs and the average package was 6.5 lakhs.

The competition in placement is fierce. Some recruiting companies choose 2 or 3 students out of 1000 applicants. Even if you have a good academic record, you have to do well in the placement to secure a job. 

VIT Chennai will provide you access to top-quality education and will ensure you succeed in it. It is definitely one of the best places to do your graduation from.