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VIT AP (Amaravati) — Fees, Placements & Admission 2026

VIT-AP University, formally Vellore Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, was established in 2017 as a state private university under the Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and…

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93%
Placement · 2023-24
Official selection route

No separate management quota;
official selection process applies

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Placements · 2023-24

VIT AP placements

VIT AP placements 2023-24: 93% placement rate, ₹14.43L average CTC, 96.26 LPA highest CTC.

93%
14.43LAvg CTC
96.26 LPAHighest CTC

VIT Bhopal — established 2017 as a satellite campus of VIT Vellore, NAAC A — has rapidly built strong placement outcomes for its 8-year young age.

Admissions · 2026-27

VIT AP admissions

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Hostel · campus

VIT AP hostel

VIT AP hostel details are listed in this section. VIT Bhopal runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 100-acre Kothrikalan campus near Bhopal. First-year B.Tech students are typically allocated triple-sharing rooms.

VIT Bhopal runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 100-acre Kothrikalan campus near Bhopal. First-year B.Tech students are typically allocated triple-sharing rooms with double and single occupancy from the second year by seniority. Annual hostel and mess fees for 2025-26 broadly fall in the ₹1,30,000-1,80,000 range inclusive of mess. Mess service includes vegetarian, non-vegetarian, Jain and Continental options serving North Indian, Madhya Pradesh local cuisine, South Indian and Continental rotations. Wi-Fi, hot-water geysers, gymnasium access, study lounges and CCTV are standard.

Scholarships

Scholarships

VIT Bhopal runs the same merit-and-need scholarship programme as VIT Vellore. Top VITEEE rankers (rank 1-50) receive 100% tuition waiver; ranks 50-1,000 receive 75%; ranks 1,000-5,000 receive 50%. Top Class XII Board scorers qualify for additional concessions. Defence wards qualify for PM Scholarship Scheme. SC/ST students receive Central Government Post-matric Scholarship support. MP state-domicile students access state schemes. Sports admits at state, national or international level receive separate fee waivers.

Infrastructure & facilities

Labs, library, sports, hostels & campus facilities

The VIT Bhopal campus extends across approximately 100 acres at Kothrikalan, Madhya Pradesh — a modern academic complex aligned with VIT institutional standards.

200 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym

Research & rankings

Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners

Research at VIT Bhopal spans AI-ML and Data Science, VLSI and Embedded Systems, Cyber Security, Robotics, Renewable Energy, Mechatronics, Industrial IoT, Biotechnology and Civil Infrastructure. The campus hosts the Centre for Innovation, Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems and many discipline-specific centres. The institute files 30+ patents annually with publications in IEEE, Springer, Elsevier and Scopus venues. Major funding from DST, AICTE, MeitY, DBT, DRDO, ISRO RESPOND and several international agencies.

Notable alumni

Distinguished graduates, rank holders & events

VIT Bhopal alumni — given the campus relatively young age (since 2017) — hold engineering, product, consulting and entrepreneurship roles across Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe, Walmart Global Tech, IBM and Indian service majors. The VIT Alumni Association — coordinated centrally across VIT Vellore, Chennai, AP and Bhopal campuses — runs strong chapters in Bhopal, Indore, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, the Bay Area, Singapore and Dubai. Annual reunions, mentor calls and the VIT Foundation scholarship programmes are central.

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FAQ

VIT AP FAQs

What is the B.Tech fee at VIT-AP for 2026-27?
VIT-AP B.Tech tuition is category-based and linked to VITEEE rank. Group B (Core CSE and CSE specialisations like AI & ML, Cyber Security, Data Science, Cloud and Blockchain) starts at ₹1.98 lakh per year for Category 1, ₹3.07 lakh for Category 2, ₹3.70 lakh for Category 3 and around ₹4.70 lakh for Category 4. Group A (ECE, Mechanical, Civil, Biotechnology, Chemical, EEE) starts at ₹1.73-1.76 lakh per year at Category 1 and scales similarly to Group B. Total four-year B.Tech tuition averages about ₹7.83 lakh. Hostel with AC room and compulsory mess is ₹1.87-2.08 lakh per year; Non-AC options are ₹30,000-50,000 cheaper.
What one-time charges apply at VIT-AP in the first year?
First-year students pay a one-time admission fee of ₹15,000, a refundable caution deposit of ₹3,000-10,000 and, if opting for on-campus accommodation, a one-time hostel admission fee of ₹15,000 plus a refundable ₹15,000 hostel caution. Annual hostel-plus-mess packages start at ₹1.87 lakh for a 3-bed AC room and ₹2.08 lakh for a 4-bed AC room, with Non-AC variants ₹30-50k cheaper and 2-bed AC suites at a premium. The all-in first-year outflow (Cat 1 CSE with 4-bed AC hostel) typically works out to ₹4.40-4.60 lakh including tuition, caution, admission fees, hostel and mess.
Are scholarships available at VIT-AP?
Yes. VIT-AP runs the STARS scholarship programme offering up to 75-100% tuition waiver for top VITEEE rank holders (typically ranks 1-100 secure full waivers, 101-1,000 substantial, 1,001-5,000 partial). Sibling concessions, sports scholarships and the GV School Development Programme scholarships inherited from the VIT Group are also available. SC/ST/OBC candidates can claim central and state government post-matric scholarships applied against the published fee. International scholarships for NRI/foreign students are granted case-by-case. Students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 6.5-7.0 for renewal in subsequent years.
What is the VIT-AP B.Tech admission process?
B.Tech admission is via VITEEE 2026, conducted by the VIT Group. Registration opens on 24 October 2025 and closes 12 April 2026 on viteee.vit.ac.in with a ₹1,350 application fee. The test is computer-based, 2 hours 30 minutes long, with 125 MCQs across Mathematics or Biology (40), Physics (35), Chemistry (35), English (5) and Aptitude (10), with +4 for correct and -1 for wrong answers. Counselling opens late May 2026 in multiple online rounds; candidates fill campus and branch preferences and allotment is based on VITEEE rank and Category fee slab, with option to switch within the VIT Group (Vellore, Chennai, Bhopal, AP) during the flow.
What is the VITEEE cutoff for CSE at VIT-AP?
For Category 1 (lowest-fee slab) at VITEEE 2025, VIT-AP Core CSE closed around rank 20,000-45,000, and CSE specialisations (AI & ML, Cyber Security, Data Science, Cloud, Blockchain) closed around 25,000-65,000. ECE, Mechanical, EEE closed between 30,000-100,000 and Civil, Biotechnology, Chemical between 60,000-120,000+. VIT-AP is the most accessible campus in the VIT Group — VIT Vellore Core CSE closes at VITEEE rank 1,400-5,000 and Chennai at 6,000-8,000, so aspirants who miss Vellore routinely secure CSE specialisations at Amaravati.
Does VIT-AP accept JEE Main or SAT for B.Tech admission?
VIT-AP B.Tech admission is primarily via VITEEE. JEE Main scores and SAT scores are used for the NRI / international / direct-admission quota with case-by-case fee banding, subject to seat availability — exact score cutoffs are not publicly fixed and are set each year by merit. For most Indian students, VITEEE is the primary and most affordable route. GATE (plus interview) is the route for M.Tech, CAT/MAT/XAT for MBA, and JET/School-specific tests for other UG programmes. Applicants should confirm the latest quota and cutoff on vitap.ac.in each admission cycle.
How are placements at VIT-AP?
VIT-AP's 2024-25 placement drive recorded 800+ recruiters, a highest package of ₹96.26 LPA and an average of ₹14.43 LPA, with over 3,800 offers above ₹5.5 LPA in the Super Dream band and 93%+ placement for eligible students. This was a clear step-up from 2023-24's ₹88 LPA highest and ₹9.9 LPA average. Top recruiters include Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Morgan Stanley, Pay Pal, JP Morgan, Intel, TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, DE Shaw, Dyte and App Dynamics. The Career Development Centre runs structured aptitude, data structures, communication and soft-skills training from the third semester onwards.
What hostel and campus facilities are available at VIT-AP?
VIT-AP is a fully-residential 200-acre campus at Inavolu, beside the AP Secretariat in Amaravati. Accommodation has six boys hostels and three girls hostels, with 2-bed, 3-bed and 4-bed (and some 5-bed) AC and Non-AC room options, compulsory mess, laundry, gymnasium per hostel, CCTV, 24/7 security and high-speed Wi-Fi. Common facilities include a 24/7 medical centre, indoor and outdoor sports (cricket, football, basketball, tennis, badminton, turf), library with large print and e-resource collection, banks, ATMs, food court and the 10-storey Central Block housing admin, auditorium and central library.
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