VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) was established under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 and in 1984 as a self-financing institution called the Vellore Engineering College. The Union Ministry of Human Resources Development conferred University status on Vellore Engineering College in 2001. The emblem of VIT is the Sri Jalakandeswarar temple, located within Vellore Fort. Its gopuram and walls are prominent in this circular emblem with ‘VIT’ written above. This is ensconced in a circular border on which the name is written. At the bottom on a banner, its motto in Tamil ‘உழைப்பே உயர்வுதரும்’ meaning ‘Only Labour shall Elevate’ is written.