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+ Programmes Offered

Research Programmes offered in VIT at various Campuses & Schools
• Ph.D. Programmes - To know more details
• Direct Ph.D. Programmes - To know more details
• VIT-Vellore campus only Internal Full Time [IFT] category is offered.
• VIT-Chennai campus Internal Full Time [IFT] category is offered and Internal Part Time [IPT is offered only for VIT faculty members].
• VIT-AP campus Internal Full Time [IFT] category is offered and Internal Part Time [IPT is offered only for VIT faculty members].
• VIT-Bhopal campus both Internal Full Time [IFT] and External Part Time [EPT] categories are offered.

+ Eligibility Criteria

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+ Selection Procedure

Ph.D.
Selection based on the performance in the VITREE score, PG Degree marks, Research proposal and Personal Interview. Candidates, who fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed, shall appear for VITREE, a Computer Based Test for 2 hours at their test venue of choice. Change of Venue Campus, date of Interview or program will not be permitted. The question paper will have 100 MCQs (Technical - 70 questions; English communication skills - 15 questions; Statistics and probability - 15 questions).

The shortlisted candidates should appear for a personal interview and the selected will be intimated.

Direct Ph.D.
Selection based on the performance in the VITREE score, B.E. / B.Tech. Degree marks, Research proposal and Personal Interview. Candidates, who fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed, shall appear for VITREE 2023, a Computer Based Test for 2 hours at their test venue of choice. Change of Venue Campus, date of Interview or program will not be permitted. The question paper will have 100 MCQs (Technical - 80 questions; English communication skills - 20 questions).

The shortlisted candidates should appear for a personal interview and the selected candidates will be intimated.

+ Fees Structure

Programme	Caution Deposit (Rs.)	Tuition Fee per Annum (Rs.)	Thesis Fee* (Rs.)
Ph.D. Internal Full Time	3,000	40,000	10,000
Ph.D. External part Time (Teachers)	3,000	60,000	10,000
Ph.D. External part Time (Industry)	3,000	75,000	10,000
Direct Ph.D.	3,000	40,000	10,000

* Thesis fee to be paid at the time of submission only

+ Documents to be submitted

The following documents are required to be submitted at the time of reporting:
• Tuition fee payment receipt
• Marks List - X & HSC /+2
• UG and PG (Degree / Provisional Certificate and Mark sheets -Year wise / Semester wise or Consolidated Marks sheet).
• Transfer Certificate/Migration Certificate/ College Leaving Certificate (Original)
• Nativity certificate for North-eastern States of India.
• Student Profile
• Certificate of Physical Fitness format available in https://vit.ac.in/files/admissions/PhysicalFitness_Certificate.pdf (Original)
• COVID-19 Vaccination certificates First and Second dose
• Affidavit by parent format available in https://vit.ac.in/files/admissions/Affidavit_Parent.pdf (Original)
• Affidavit by Student format available in https://vit.ac.in/files/admissions/Affidavit_Student.pdf (Original)
• Undertaking in the enclosed format https://vit.ac.in/sites/default/files/Undertaking.pdf (Original)
• Passport size photo colour recently taken - 6 Nos.

+ VITREE Syllabus

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+ Exam Cities

State	Cities	State	Cities
Andhra Pradesh	Amaravati (AP) Vishakapatnam Ananthapur Tirupati	Odisha	Bhubaneswar
Assam	Guwahati	Puducherry	Puducherry
Bihar	Patna	Rajasthan	Jaipur
Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Telangana	Hyderabad
Delhi	Delhi	Tamil Nadu	Chennai Coimbatore Madurai Nagercoil Salem Vellore
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar	Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi Lucknow
Karnataka	Bengaluru	Uttarakhand	Dehradun
Kerala	Kochi Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur Kozhikode	West Bengal	Kolkata
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Maharashtra	Mumbai Pune Kolhapur Nagpur

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