Chairman of Board of Governors B V R Mohan Reddy will be chairing the graduation day ceremony. IIT Roorkee which is a 176 year old premier Institute has been leading the technical education in the country.

It is also in the process of updating its Masters curriculum. The institute is rolling out the new UG curriculum starting with the new UG students who are joining the institute on August 01, 2023.

With emphasis on skill development and entrepreneurship, the new curriculum provides multi-disciplinary and holistic education opportunities to the students in a highly flexible framework as envisaged under the National education policy (NEP) 2020.

STEPS

The curriculum revision philosophy was based on ‘STEPS’ (Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Project-based education and Societal connect). Accordingly, while the institute is offering its students mandatory courses in the cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, it is also teaching the students course on ‘Indian Knowledge System’ and connecting the students with the society through the ‘Community Outreach’ course, say sources from IIT Roorkee.

Part of the celebration

As the nation is celebrating its three years of successful implementation of the National Education Policy 2020, the institute boasts of being part of the celebration by creating an education system rooted in the Indian ethos that contributes to transforming India.

The futuristic curriculum, which was designed through a long and rigorous consultation process and brainstorming sessions with experts and stakeholders, has been seen as a model framework in the technical education system in India while implementing the NEP 2020, say sources from IIT Roorkee.

While project-based learning has been one of the hallmarks of the new curriculum, the institute also enables the students to develop vocational skills in collaboration with Industry as emphasized in the NEP 2020.

IIT Roorkee has created provisions for Credit Transfer from other institutes of repute, a Semester Exchange program for UG, Masters & PhD students, and Joint & Dual Degree Programmes with global partners.

Ample opportunities

In the spirit of the NEP 2020, IIT Roorkee has created ample opportunities for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary education. The institute offers minor specialization and Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) programs across the disciplines.

Thus, a mechanical engineering student can earn a minor specialization in economics. Similarly, multiple departments in the institute jointly offer single program creating an ecosystem for the students to learn from multiple areas being in a single platform, say sources from IIT Roorkee.

The institute also offers Joint Degree and Dual Degree programs with institutes of repute outside the country.

Inclusive environment

IIT Roorkee nurtures an inclusive environment for all, irrespective of caste, creed, gender, nationality etc. In order to foster the same, the institute has created various innovative schemes in academics such as ‘SAKUNTALA’ (Scheme for Aspirants of Knowledge Under Talent Advancement) Fellowship in Ph.D., ‘Golden Girl’ in Masters & Ph.D., application fee waiver for female candidates & supernumerary seat for female and international candidates.

The institute has also developed a robust Exit Policy in the spirit of the NEP and has implemented National Academic Depository (NAD).

Dean of Academic Affairs

Prof. Apurbba Kumar Sharma, Dean of Academic Affairs, announced that the number of graduating students to receive Bachelor’s Degrees is 1,076, 686 students will receive their Masters’ Degree, and 154 students will be conferred PhD degrees.

Director of IIT Roorkee

Prof. K K Pant, Director of IIT Roorkee will give the welcome address and present the Director’s report at the convocation. Professor Pant shared examples of how they seized opportunities and exploited the worst to extract the best. He said,”Developing some control over how and what you think is part of learning.

A sense of direction and passion are essential to steering through the life. The institute is proud to contribute to the pool of extremely talented work force of the future who will, in turn, contribute to changing the society, he said.

He further added that he is very optimistic about the outcome of the adoption of the NEP 2020. Prof. Pant expressed that the quickly changing employment landscape and the global ecosystem demand a shift in how education is approached.

Instead of solely focusing on the content, he stressed on the importance of teaching students to think critically and solve problems, fostering creativity and multidisciplinary approach, and encouraging innovation in the face of new challenges and opportunities, said director of IIT Roorkee.

Those interested in studying graduation in engineering –  BTech in VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology) can aim for VITEEE 2025 application submission.

Candidates who have passed plus two in science stream can take up VITEEE 2025 application submission and the exam will be conducted from 21 to 27 April  2025 tentatively.

Courses and campuses

Students can take up VITEEE 2025 application submission and appear for the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the counselling to gain admission into engineering courses offered in VIT.

Academic programs in engineering graduation are offered across the institution’s campuses located in Vellore, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Bhopal and Mauritius.

Who can take up VITEEE 2025 application submission?

To be eligible for VITEEE 2025 application submission, individuals must have completed 12 years of schooling with Physics, Chemistry, and either Mathematics, Biology, or Biotechnology as mandatory subjects.

They should have passed plus two from a recognized educational institution in science stream with subjects as maths, physics and chemistry with 55 percent pass marks at the minimum.

Those aiming for biotechnology or biology oriented engineering courses, have to pass plus two with biology/biotechnology, physics and chemistry as subjects to be eligible for VITEEE 2025 application submission.

Students must ensure that they are fulfilling all the required eligibility conditions before taking up VITEEE 2025 application submission to avoid rejections at a later stage.

 With a limited window for applications, interested students are encouraged to register promptly and prepare for this competitive exam.

1. Type the URL mentioned above in the browser and submit it to allow the website to download
2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can know all the information about the exam.
3. After knowing about the exam, candidates can provide details like their name, age, email and other details and press Signup button to create an account.
4. After creating an account, candidates can come up to the same webpage with URL ‘https://viteee.vit.ac.in/’ and press Login button to enter and commence VITEEE 2025 application filling.

Link to take up VITEEE 2025 application submission is here

VITEEE 2025 Registration Fees

Students have to pay Rs 1350 as fee while taking up VITEEE 2025 application submission. The application form can be submitted after paying the registration fee.

Admit card

Candidates who have completed their VITEEE 2025 application submission successfully alone can download the admit card for appearing for the exam. The process to download the admit card is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

1. Type the URL ‘https://viteee.vit.ac.in/’ in the browser and allow the webpage to download.
2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates have to click the link for admit card.
3. Clicking the link will likely open another webpage.
4. When another webpage opens, candidates can enter their application number and other information to obtain the hall ticket.
5. Once the hall ticket is visible, candidates can download it and take a printout.

Point to remember

Candidates looking towards appearing for the exam at a test center have to download the admit card, those choosing to appear through remote proctored mode (if available) may not need to download the hall ticket, they can book the slot and appear for the test from anywhere.

Students can visit the official website to obtain information about the availability of option to take up the exam in remote proctored mode.

After VITEEE 2025 application submission

Students have to appear for the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for participating in the counselling process.

Counselling is where the candidates can choose the course and college to study it. Selection will be done likely on the basis of performance in VITEEE, performance in qualifying exam, availability of seats, existing demand for various courses.

Those who get the seat can convey their acceptance and pay the fees and join the institution for classes.

VIT has released the VITEEE 2025 exam pattern. More details about this are available on the official website also which is mentioned above.

For quicker glance, the exam pattern for VITEEE 2025 is mentioned below.

VITEEE for B.E/B.Tech programs will have a total of 125 questions constituting 125 marks. The no. of questions is given as Mathematics/Biology-40 questions, Physics-35 questions, Chemistry-35 questions, Aptitude-10 questions and English-5 questions.

Vellore Institute of Technology will conduct VITEEE 2025 exam for 2 hours and 30 minutes duration.

All the questions shall be multiple choice type; each correct answer shall have one mark and there is no negative marking for incorrect ones. 

Candidates who are wishing to take up science oriented courses have to attempt questions related to maths, physics and chemistry.

Those keen on biology or biotechnology oriented engineering courses have to attempt questions from biology, physics and chemistry. English and Aptitude questions are compulsory along with maths/biology, physics and chemistry.

Such candidates will not get any chance to attend the counselling process. Out of the total 125 questions, the sections include mathematics/biology (40), physics (35), chemistry (35), aptitude (10), and English (5).

The paper will be in English language. The VITEEE Exam pattern for B.Tech. can be checked from the details given below: 

Exam Duration : 2 Hours and 30 Minutes

Post preparation

Candidates have to appear for VITEEE 2025 and then pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next phase of the admission process.

The phase after written exam is counselling, those who have passed the written exam with required qualifying marks can take part in the counselling where candidates get to choose the college and course they wish to study.

Counselling is usually conducted in more than one round, those who get a seat in the initial rounds can pay the fees and join the classes.

Students who don’t get a seat in the first round can try in the subsequent rounds. Selection of candidates will be done on criteria like performance in the qualifying exam, performance in the written test, availability of seats in each course, demand for each course, choice of the candidates.

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