About VIT
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), evolved from the former Vellore Engineering College during 1984 and conferred the status of a Deemed-to-be-University in the year 2001 by the Government of India under Sec. 3 of the UGC Act. During the four decades, VIT has emerged as an innovator in higher education, growing from 180 students to 67,000+ students. Today, VIT is amongst the most respected Universities in India, featuring top-ranked academic programmes. The principal campus of VIT is at Vellore, Tamil Nadu and off-campus at Chennai. VIT has its campuses at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh; Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The latter two campuses are State Private Universities. Eco-friendly in design and equipped with cutting-edge infrastructure, VIT provides a favorable atmosphere for learning and living. Quality in teaching-learning, futuristic research, and innovation are VIT's raison d'etre. VIT adopts student-centric culture and places importance on quality and consistency in learning, teaching, and research experiences.
About B.Des.
The 4-year B.Des. program at VIT prepares students for careers in a variety of roles in design industry. Students are given holistic training in designing, developing, producing, and marketing various products and services. In addition, the program seeks to encourage freedom of expression and creativity through the development of innovative concepts with professional execution to help students become conversant in the philosophy and psychology of both historical and contemporary art and design forms. In this program, students are trained in the design and development of computer-based product designs using advanced digital sketching tools like Cintiq or Wacom. The USP of this design program is ‘designing for the smart-world’. So, students are well-trained in the subjects related to ‘Industry 4.0’ and they are made ready for the design challenges of contemporary world.
Application Process
New User Registration
- Valid e-mail address and active mobile number are required.
- Enter all the relevant details carefully.
- An OTP will be sent to your registered Indian Mobile Number for verification.
- Once OTP is validated, a password will be sent to your registered email address.
- All the correspondence shall be made to the registered email address and mobile number only.
Login for Registered User
- Login using the credentials as valid registered email id and password received to your email from VIT.
Filling online Application Form
- Fill in the relevant fields carefully. An Application Number will be generated after filling education details.
- Refer this application number for all your future correspondence.
Payment
- Application cost of Rs.1,350/- should be paid through Netbanking / Credit card / Debit card.
- Application cost is non-refundable.
Photo uploading procedure:
The photograph must be in colour and should be taken professionally in a studio with the following specifications:- The photograph must be taken against a light background. Only White/off-white background is preferred.
- The photograph must show the full frontal view without tilting of face, both ears visible, open eyes with neutral expression.
- Make sure there is no glare from spectacles and no blur in the focus.
- The file should be only in (.jpeg or .jpg) format.
- The file size of the photograph should be within 20 kB to 300 kB.
- The photograph dimension should be of Width (300 to 400 pixels) X Height (400 to 550 pixels).
- The photograph should not be too dark or too bright but should have optimum exposure.
- The photograph should have only one image.
Signature uploading procedure:
- Please draw a rectangular box of size 6 cm (width) X 2 cm (height) on a A4 white paper. Sign with dark blue or black pen within the box.
- Scan the signature in (.jpeg or .jpg) format using scanner and crop the image.
- You can open the scanned signature image with MS Paint and crop the image at the particular rectangular box which was already marked and signed on the A4 white paper.
- While cropping the image make sure that the dimension should be 3.5 cm (width) X 1.5 cm (height).
- The scanned signature image size should be within 5 kB to 150 kB.
Download filled-in Application
- Download and save the application for your reference and future correspondence.
- Applicants need not send the hard copy of the completed application form to VIT.
Document upload
Applicants need to upload the following mentioned documents
on the application portal, subject to their availability
within the specified time frame.
- Age proof certificate (Birth Certificate / Passport Copy) *
- XII Hall Ticket *
- XII Mark statement (of all attempts) *
- Valid UCEED score card (if available)
- Community Certificate (For SC/ST Applicants)
- Nativity Certificate (For Applicants hailing from North Eastern States and Jammu & Kashmir/ Ladakh)
Note : Fields marked with (*) are mandatory
Admission Guidelines
Admission Process
Eligibility
- Applicants who have studied through regular, full-time, and formal education with English as one of the subjects are eligible to apply.
- Students who have appeared for their 10+2 / HSC examination and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply, provided they submit their passing certificate by the notified date.
- Valid UCEED score card (if available).
Nationality
- The applicant should be a Resident Indian National.
Age Limit
- Applicants born on or after 01.07.2004 are eligible to apply for B.Des. admission for the academic year 2026-27.
- Applicants must submit the Age Proof (Birth certificate / Passport Copy) as proof of their age during counselling / admission. Failure to do so will result in disqualification from the admission process.
Qualifying Examination
Candidates applying for B.Des. programme should have either completed or shall be appearing in any one of the following qualifying examinations in 2026 :- The final examination of the 10+2 / HSC system, conducted by any recognized Central / State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations or any other Board accepted by VIT as equivalent to 10+2 / HSC examination.
- Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
- General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge) at the Advanced (A) level.
- High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University/Pearson Edexcel regulated by UK.
- High School Certificate Examination of the International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
- Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with minimum of 5 subjects as recognized by central board.
Candidates who have appeared for multiple board examinations in the same academic year are not eligible.
Subject Eligibility
- A pass with minimum overall aggregate of 60% in any stream in the qualifying examination.
- In case of applicants belonging to SC/ST community or applicants hailing from Jammu and Kashmir/ Ladakh and the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, 10% relaxation is provided. Certificate to prove community / nativity should be produced at the time of counselling, failing which they will not be considered for admission.
Selection Criteria
- Admission will be based on the obtained rank.
- Seat allotment is based on the candidate's rank, and seat availability.
- Information regarding seat allotment, instructions for admission fee payment, and downloading the allotment letter will be communicated to the candidates.
- Candidates can download the provisional admission letter after full fee payment.
- Provisional admission will be cancelled at any point of time if the candidate fails to fulfill the eligibility norms.
- The fact that a candidate has been qualified and shortlisted does not guarantee admission to him / her.
Fee Structure
| Details | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fee (Per Annum) | INR 1,73,000 |
| Caution Deposit (Refundable) (One time payment) | INR 5,000 |
| Total fees to be paid for the first year | INR 1,78,000 |
Important Dates
Last date for Receipt of the Application
May 31st, 2026
Result Declaration
To be announced
Credentials
Contact Us
Office
Director (UG Admission)
Vellore Institute of
Technology
Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
Help Line Number
044 4627 7555
Monday to Saturday (9.00 am to 5.00 pm)
(Excluding public holidays)
Service Request
After the registration, Kindly login to the application portal and raise your query through Need Help menu.