VITREE 2020 – Application Form, Selection Process

VITREE 2020 – Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) conducts Vellore Institute of Research Entrance Examination (VITREE) to fill PhD and Integrated PhD seats. VITREE is held every year, at a national level. It is a computer-based test and candidates who qualify it are called for an interview. This year due to COVID-19 pandemic, no entrance examination VITREE. The selected applicants will be called for a personal interview conducted at the campus. Candidate final selection will be based on the overall merit index. Candidates who qualify the interview round, get admission in VIT Vellore, VT Chennai, VIT Amaravati, and VIT Bhopal campus. Check VITREE 2020 dates, the application procedure and selection process details from this page.

Latest: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has announced not conducted the VITREE 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic. Scroll down to check.

VITREE 2020

In VIT Vellore and Chennai campus only internal full time (IFT) category is available. However, in VIT AP and VIT Bhopal, internal full time (IFT) and external part time (EPT) categories are offered. Candidates can check all the important dates for VITREE 2020 from the table below.

VITREE 2020	Important Dates
Last date to apply	4th week of Oct 2020
Last date for online registration	4th week of Nov 2020
Last date for submitting hard copy of application at respective campuses of VIT along with Xerox of all certificates	4th week of Nov 2020
Release of the date and time of the interview	02 week of Dec 2020
Declaration of result	02 week of Dec 2020
Reporting to the Dean/Director of the concerned school to select guide & pay the fees at their campus of choice before	01 week of Jan 2021

VITREE Internal Full Time and External Part Time Category:

1. Internal full time category: Candidates who opt for this category have to work for Ph.D / Integrated Ph.D degree on full time basis. These candidates have to be a part of project staff working at the college.

2. External part time category: Under this category those candidates are covered who are teacher working in other college and the candidates sponsored by R&D. These candidates can work on part time basis in Ph.D degree.

Update on VITREE 2020

VIT has announced that not conducted the VITREE 2020 this year, due to situation of COVID-19 pandemic. Check the official website detail image is given below.

Courses Offered Through VITREE 2020

Candidates can check the list of the courses offered through the VITREE from below:

• Ph.D. in Engineering
• Ph. D in Sciences
• Ph. D in Languages
• Ph. D in Management
• Ph.D. in Law
• Ph. D in Fashion Technology
• Integrated PhD in Engineering / Technology

VITREE 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for VITREE must fulfill the eligibility criteria as given below:

Minimum Eligibility Criteria: A candidates should have passed:

• 10+2+4+2 or any equivalent for Ph.D. in Engineering.
• 10+2+3+2 or any equivalent for Ph.D. in Non-Engineering.

Specific eligibility criteria for each subject is as follows:

Ph.D in Engineering – Candidates who have completed master’s degree in Engineering/Technology in relevant discipline with minimum 60% marks can apply for Ph.D in engineering.

For Integrated Ph.D in Engineering / Technology – Candidates should with an outstanding academic record in Bachelor’s in Engineering Technology with minimum of 80% marks or 8.0 CGPA are eligible to apply.

Ph. D in Sciences – Candidates who have completed master’s degree in Science in relevant discipline with minimum 60% marks are eligible to apply.

Ph. D in Languages – Candidates should possess a master’s degree in required language with minimum 55%.

 Ph. D in Management – Candidates who have completed Master of Business Administration or M.E./ M.Tech with minimum 60% marks are eligible to apply for Ph.D in management.

 Ph.D. in Law – To apply for this course, candidates must possess a master’s degree of Laws (LLM) from any recognized University / Institute with minimum 60% aggregate marks.

 Ph. D in Fashion Technology – Candidates must have completed M.Tech. / M.E. / M.Fashion Tech / M.S. / M.Tech[By Research] in the field of Textile / Fibre Science/Textile Chemical etc. to apply in Fashion Technology.

Note: Candidates in final year can also apply. However, they need to fulfill the criteria above before the final admission.

NRI – Candidates having their degree’s from the Indian university can apply for VITREE.

International – Candidates having degree from Indian university or from foreign degrees equivalent to Indian degree and posses a valid visa can apply for the admissions.

VITREE 2020 Exam Pattern

Candidates applying for VITREE 2020 must go through the given below exam pattern of the exam:

Mode of exam – The mode of the test is in CBT

Duration of exam – The exam is of 2 hours.

Medium of exam – The language of the exam is English.

Total questions – There are total 100 questions in the exam.

Distribution table of questions and sections –

Section	No. of question
Technical	70
English communication skills	15
Statistics and probability	15

Integrated Ph.D

Section	No. of question
Technical	80
English communication skills	20

VITREE 2020 Syllabus

Candidates can check the syllabus for VITREE from the below:

For all subjects of PhD Programme

English Communication – Verb Agreement, Tense forms, Voices, Articles and Preposition, Use of Conjunctions, Writing Technical Instructions, Writing Memos & Writing Minutes, Transcoding, Preparing Questionnaire, Proof Reading

Statistics and Probability –

VITREE 2020 Application Form

Candidates who have to fulfil the eligibility criteria can fill the online application. Candidates have to fill the online application form by providing their details, communication details and qualification details. In the application form, candidates also have to upload the images and have to pay the application fee. Candidates have to submit the printed application form along with the research projects, those who satisfied the criteria can appear for the entrance exam.

Application Fee – As per last year, the application fee is:

Exam	Fee
VITREE	Rs. 2000

Mode of payment – The fee is to be paid through given below ways:

• Debit Card
• Credit Card
• Net Banking

Check the steps below to fill the application form:

• New User Registration
• Confirmation of password
• Filling Online application form
• Make Payment

VITREE 2020 Selection Procedure

This year due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, VIT decided no VITREE entrance exam. Register applicants selected will be called for a personal interview (PI) process, which will be conducted at the campus. Candidates the final selection of candidates will be based on the overall merit index. It means to account the candidate’s performance in the previous university examinations at the Master’s level and the performance in the written test, research output and / the performance in a personal interview at VIT. After that, candidates have to download their provisional allotment letter for admission process. Candidates can download it by entering application number and date of birth. The qualified candidates have to report the specified date and time to select a guide at the campus chosen by them during registration.

VITREE 2020 Research Fellowship

Candidates referring to all Internal Full-Time scholars will get research fellow of stipend as given below:

Type	Fellowship stipend
In Ph.D programme	Rs. 20,000 per month
Integrated Ph.D programme	Rs. Rs.12,000 per month
With valid GATE Score (above or 80th percentile)	Rs.5,000 per month

Note -Scholars are also encouraged to apply for JRF (CSIR / UGC) / Inspire Fellowships / Rajiv Gandhi Scholarships.

VITREE 2020 Fee Structure

Candidates can check the fee structure of the course as per last year from the table mentioned below.

Programme	Caution Deposit	Tuition Fee	Thesis Fee
Ph.D. Internal Full Time	Rs. 3000	Rs. 40000	Rs. 10000
Ph.D. External part Time (Teachers)	Rs. 3000	Rs. 60000	Rs. 10000
Ph.D. External part Time (Industry)	Rs. 3000	Rs. 75000	Rs. 10000
Integrated Ph.D.	Rs. 3000	Rs. 40000	Rs. 10000

About VIT

Vellore Institute of Technology was established in 1984 as a self-financing institution. Earlier, it was known as Vellore Engineering College. VIT offers around 54 undergraduate courses, 32 postgraduate and 9 Integrated Programmes. Besides this, VIT also offers 2 Research and 2 M.Tech Industrial Programmes. For admission into these, VIT conducts its exam like VITEEE, VITMEE, VITREE etc. It has 2 campuses and two former Universities. According to the NIRF ranking, overall in India VIT ranks on 32nd rank.

Official Website: vit.ac.in

For more information, candidates can refer to the previous year brochure | Information Brochure

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