Leadership

Dr. G.VISWANATHAN

Chancellor

Dr. G.V, the founder-chancellor of VIT University, was born on December 8, 1938 in a remote village near Vellore in Tamil Nadu. Dr. GV’s life is a source of inspiration to the aspiring youth.

Mr. Sankar Viswanathan

Vice - President

Mr. Sankar Viswanathan, Vice President was born on 13th April 1966. He completed his Advanced Diploma in Engineering Technology, at Chisholm Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

Dr. Sekar Viswanathan

Vice - President

Dr. Sekar Viswanathan epitomises the vision, vibrant spirit and energy that has helped in establishing VIT as a premiere institute in the country. Dr. Sekar has over 25 years of experience in the industry and academics.

Dr. G V Selvam

Vice - President

A man of few words, Dr. Selvam believes in and lives by the precept, ‘Actions speak louder than words.’ Dr. G V Selvam has been associated with the institution since 1999, when he first assumed office as Vice-Chairman of Vellore Engineering College. Since then, he has been working...

Dr. Kanchana Bhaaskaran V. S

Vice - Chancellor

Dr. V. S. Kanchana Bhaaskaran obtained her Bachelors in Engineering from the IE(I), Masters from BITS and PhD from Vellore Institute of Technology.

Dr. Thyagarajan T

Pro-Vice Chancellor, Chennai Campus

Dr.T.Thyagarajan obtained Ph.D. in Intelligent Control, from Anna University (QS-WU 427) Chennai and Post-Doctoral Research work in ‘Auto tuning’ at National Taiwan University (66th Rank in QS – World universities ranking), Taiwan.  Underwent training in USA & UK under TEQIP & Erasmus plus. Authored/co-authored 4 Text books. Published over 110 research papers in journals/conference proceedings […]

Dr. K. Sathiyanarayanan

Director, Chennai Campus

Dr.P.K.Manoharan, former Registrar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore served for 33 years in various capacities, namely, Dean (College Development Council), Director (Research & Development Centre), Programme Co-ordinator, (National Service Scheme) in Bharathiar University.

Dr. P.K.Manoharan

Additional Registrar, Chennai Campus

Dr.P.K.Manoharan, former Registrar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore served for 33 years in various capacities, namely, Dean (College Development Council), Director (Research & Development Centre), Programme Co-ordinator, (National Service Scheme) in Bharathiar University.

Advisors

Dr. S.P. Thyagarajan

Distinguished Professor & Advisor to Chancellor

Prof. S.P. Thyagarajan, is a D.Sc., in Medical Microbiology in addition to his Ph.D. and M.D. Degrees, and Fellowship titles including those by the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medical Sciences. He has put in 54 years of teaching, research, and administrative experience in Tamilnadu Medical Colleges, University of Madras, Sri Ramachandra […]

Dr. Vaidehi Vijayakumar

Professor of Eminence (Former - Vice Chancellor - Mother Teresa Women's University)

Dr. Kalyani A

Advisor ( Former Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai)

Deans & Directors

Dr. Nithya Darisini P.S, Professor, Dean, Academics
Dr. Sivakumar R, Professor, Dean Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy (SpoRIC)
Dr. A. Nayeemulla Khan, Professor, Dean, Academics Research
Dr.Viswanathan V , Professor, Dean, SCOPE
Dr. Lenin N C, Professor, Dean, SELECT
Dr. Ravi Sankar A, Professor, Dean, SENSE
Dr. Karunamurthy K, Professor, Dean, SMEC
Dr. Vasugi V, Professor, Dean, SCE
Dr. Palani Rajan T, Associate Professor, Dean, VFIT
Dr. G Vinitha, Professor, Dean, SAS
Dr. Vijayalakshmi S, Associate Professor, Dean, SSL
Dr. Rabbiraj C, Professor, Dean, VITSOL
Dr. Saju B M, Associate Professor, Dean(Incharge), VITBS
Dr. Sakthivel G, Professor, Dean, Intellectual Property Strategy (IPS)
Dr. Vetrivelan P, Professor, Deputy COE
Dr. Ganesan R, Professor, Deputy Director, CDC
Dr. Hemamalini, Professor, Director, Ranking and Accreditation (RAAC)
Dr. Asnath Phamila Y, Professor, Deputy Director, Ranking and Accreditation (RAAC)
Dr. Jayapragash R, Professor, Deputy Director,  Internal Quality and Assurance Cell
Dr. Mohanaprasad  K, Professor, Associate Dean, SENSE
Dr. Chitra K, Professor, Associate Dean, SENSE
Dr. Bhuvaneswari G, Associate Professor, Associate Dean, SSL
Dr. Sweetlin Hemalatha C, Professor, Associate Dean, SCOPE
Dr. Suganya G, Professor, Associate Dean, SCOPE
Dr. Nithyanandam P, Professor, Associate Dean, SCOPE
Dr. Sujatha Manohar, Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, VITBS
Dr. V.Pattabiraman, Professor, Associate Dean, Academic Research
Dr. Rajakumar R, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, Intellectual Property Strategy (IPS)
Dr. Srinivasa Perumal R, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, Academics
Dr. Mohana N, Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, Academics
Dr. Kesavamoorthy R, Professor, Assistant Dean, VITSOL
Dr. Sathiya Narayanan S, Associate Professor, Director, Student Welfare
Dr. Thiripurasundari D, Professor, Director, Faculty Welfare
Dr. Sasi Kumar M, Professor, Director, VNEST
Dr. Vaithilingam C, Professor, Director, Electrical
Dr. Venkatachalam G, Professor, Director, Centre for Advanced Materials and Innovative Technologies
Dr. Ananiah Durai S, Professor, Director, Centre for Nano Electronics and VLSI Design
Dr. Suchetha M, Professor, Director, Centre for Healthcare Advancement,Innovation and Research
Dr. Gnana Swathika O V, Professor, Deputy Director, Center for Smart Grid Technologies
Dr. Jamuna K, Professor, Director, Faculty Development Center
Dr. Subaji M, Professor, Director, Global Engagement
Dr. Reena Monica P, Professor, Deputy Director, International Relations
Dr. Kuruseelan S, Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Admissions
Dr. Padmanabhan R, Professor, Joint Director, CDC
Dr. Kumar R, Professor, Deputy Director, Technical
Dr. Christy Jackson J, Associate Professor, Deputy Director – SDC
Dr. Balasundaram A, Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems
Dr. Jegadeeshwaran R, Professor, Deputy Director, Centre for Automation
Dr. Manavalla Sreekanth, Professor, Deputy Director, Division of Electric Vehicles Incubation, Testing and Research Centre
Dr. Joseph Jeya Anand S, Associate Professor, Deputy Director – General Procurement Wing
Dr. Palanivelu K, Professor, Director – Centre for Environment and Climate Change
Dr. Janardhan Reddy K, Professor, Director – MH and LH
Dr. Velmathi G, Professor, Deputy Director – Girls Hostel
Dr. Shyam Kumar M B, Professor, Assistant Controller of Examinations
Dr. Feroskhan M, Associate Professor, Assistant Director – Students Record
Dr. Balamurugan B J, Associate Professor, Assistant Director – SW
Dr. Ravi Prakash Dwivedi, Associate Professor, Assistant Director – SW
Dr. Sri Ramalakshmi P, Associate Professor, Assistant Director – SW
Dr. S. Sankar Ganesh, Associate Professor, Assistant Director – SW
Dr. Daisy Gohain, Assistant Professor, Assistant Director – SW
Dr. Ganesh Nagarao Chilke M, Assistant Director, Faculty Development Center
Dr. Narayanan R, Associate Professor, Assistant Director – Library
Dr. Sakthivel V, Associate Professor, Assistant Director – SDC
Dr. Shyamala L, Associate Professor, Assistant Director – SDC
Mr. Mohan Kumar C. M, Director – CTS
Dr. Karthiyaini S, Professor, Assistant Director, EDC – VNEST
Dr. Shanmuga Sundaram, Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Civil(Estate Department)
Dr. Felix A, Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Hostels
Lt. Balamurali PM, Deputy Physical Education Director
Dr. David Raj M, Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Ranking and Accreditation
Dr. Chitra Devi A, Associate Professor, Assistant Director, Internal Quality and Assurance Cell
Dr. Sheena Christabel Pravin, Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Institute Innovation Cell
Dr. Thangaraja Arumugam, Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Outreach