VIT Business School (VITBS) in Chennai is a part of VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology). The school offers MBA and ph.d. In Management. VITBS provide scholarship to top scorers of CAT, MAT, NMAT, XAT, and GMAT in the form of fee waiver. Admission to the college is through the entrance exam.

VIT Business School Highlights

Here are some quick facts about Vellore Institute of Technology’s Business School:

Official website https://vit.ac.in/schools/vitbs
Popular programs MBA
Application process Online and Offline
Selection criteria Entrance exam followed by GD and PI
Accepted test scores CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ NMAT/ GMAT/ CMAT/ WAT
Read More:
- CAT (Common Admission Test) Click Here
- XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) Click Here
- MAT (Management Aptitude Test) Click Here
- NMAT (NMAT by GMAC) Click Here
- GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) Click Here
- CMAT (Common Management Admission Test) Click Here

VIT Business School Important Dates 2024

Event Dates
Last Date to Apply February 3, 2024
CAT Dates
CAT Registration Starts August 2, 2023
CAT Registration Ends September 13, 2023
CAT Admit Card October 25, 2023
CAT Exam Date November 26, 2023
XAT Dates
XAT Registration Opens July 15, 2023
XAT Registration Closes November 30, 2023
Last Date for XAT Application through GMAT / GRE December 31, 2023
XAT Exam Date January 07, 2024
NMAT Dates
NMAT Registration August 1 - October 10, 2023
NMAT Scheduling August 1 - October 12, 2023
NMAT Re-Scheduling August 1 - December 16, 2023
NMAT Exam Dates October 10 - December 19, 2023
NMAT Registration Retake October 11 - December 16, 2023
NMAT Retake Scheduling October 11 - December 16, 2023
NMAT Last Date for Scorecard Download March 31, 2024

VIT Business School Ranking

VIT Business School has Tamil Nadu as well as All India Rankings. Below are some recent rankings of VITBS:

All India Rank

  • The school was ranked 29th by the Careers360, Times B School survey, and NIRF MHRD, Govt of India, New Delhi in 2018.
  • VITBS was ranked at 27th in the Beyond IIM’s B-School Survey by Higher Education Review Survey. 

South Zone (TN)

  • In the South Zone rankings, The school was ranked at 4th by the NIRF MHRD, Govt of India, New Delhi in 2018.
  • And, 6th by the Careers360 in the 2018 rankings.

VIT Business School Courses

VITBS Chennai offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a PH.D. in Management. The MBA program of VIT Business School is of 2 years duration and has a trimester pattern with four specializations i.e. Finance, HR, Management, and Information systems. Eligible students may apply for the program.

Eligibility

Applicants with a 3-year Graduate degree, CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ NMAT/ GMAT/ CMAT scorecards, and work experience certificate (if any) are eligible to apply for the MBA program. 

For the PH.D. program applicants with 60% in postgraduation are eligible to apply. 

Note: Though relevant work experience is not mandatory, applicants with the same will have some advantage.

Read More: VITBS Fee Structure

VIT Business School Admissions

The admission criteria of VITBS includes entrance test, GD, PI, WAT, and good academic record.

  • The selection for admission in the MBA program is on the basis of academic record, work experience, entrance score, WAT, and PI as conducted by the institute. 
  • For Ph.D., the college conducts its own Written test and Personal interview before confirming admission.

Note: Applicants who have cleared CSIR-UGC/JRF are exempted from the written test of the Ph.D. program.

How to apply?

Applicants can apply online as well as offline for the admission. For applying offline, the notice of application is advertised in the local newspapers, other leading newspapers, and websites. For applying online, applicants must visit the official website and fill the application form. Whether its online or offline mode, applicants are required to attach some important documents along with the form. The documents are as follows:

  • Mark sheets of 10th, 12th, bachelor’s level, and Master’s level.
  • Migration certificates
  • Transfer certificates
  • Scorecard of entrance exam
  • Passport size photographs

Read More: VITBS Admissions

VITS Business School Placements

The placement and Training cell of VITBS is one of the strongest divisions with strong company connections. The team trains and places students on internships, Capstone projects, and corporate jobs. Salary packages are discussed with the students after which jobs are offered to them by the recruiting companies.

From the stats of 2016 and 2017, the placement rate at VITBS is as follows:

Batch  Chennai Campus
2014-16 89.4%
2015-16 70.45%

Read More: VITBS Placements

VITS Business School Faculty

VITBS has academic experts in the areas of Finance, Accounts, Management, Marketing, HR, Production, Operations, etc. The core members of the faculty are:

  • Dr. Gopinath N 
    • Designation: Associate Professor
    • Department: Finance, Accounts, and Economics 
  • Dr. Bhanu Sree Reddy D
    • Designation: Professor
    • Department: General Management
  • Dr. Gomathi S.
    • Designation: Senior Professor
    • Department: HR and OB
  • Dr. Venkatesh R
    • Designation: Senior Professor
    • Department: Marketing
  • Dr. Sudharshanam S K
    • Designation: Professor and Dean
    • Department: Production, Operations, Systems, and Quantitative Methods
  • Dr. Sumathi G.N
    • Designation: Associate Professor
    • Department: HR and OB 

VIT Business School Scholarship

Students with CAT/ XAT/ GMAT test scores are given scholarships in the form of tuition fee waiver if they fulfill the given criteria:

  • Students with valid CAT / XAT / GMAT score of 95 percentile and above are eligible for full tuition fee waiver
  • Students with valid CAT / XAT / GMAT score of 90 percentile and above are eligible for 50% tuition fee waiver
  • Students with valid MAT score of above 790 (791 to 800) are eligible for full tuition fee waiver
  • Students with valid MAT score in the range of 760 to 790 are eligible for 50% tuition fee waiver
  • NMAT score: 345 full fee waiver; 325 - 345 50% fees Waiver
  • The two year MBA program consists of six trimesters. Students can choose a range of elective courses from areas such as Finance, Marketing, Human Resources and Operations, Systems and Business Analytics.