VELS Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) Fee Structure : Tuition, Hostel & Other Charges- Chennai

Tuition fee for English and Western Music specializations is provided per semester for the 2025-2026 academic year, including other fees. This sums up to ₹60,000 and ₹50,000 annually respectively. [12, 28]

Tuition fee for Economics specialization is derived from a total tuition fee of ₹100,000 for the 3-year course, as listed for 2025. This equates to approximately ₹33,333 per year or ₹16,667 per semester. [7, 9]

The general academic fee for UG programs for 2025-26 is reported to range from ₹5,500 to ₹3.52 Lakhs per year. [5]

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 6Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Support: Scribes for examinations

Support: Assistive technology (accessible website, screen-reading software, mechanized equipment)

Support: Human assistance and wheelchair accessibility

Support: Disability-friendly help desk

Disability: Visual impairment (implied by screen-reading software)

Disability: Mobility impairment (wheelchair assistance, ramps/lifts)

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6

Note: Library fees are likely included within the 'Other Fee' component (₹13,000 per semester) of the tuition fee for BA English. [12]

Note: For BBA, 'Other fee is 6000 per sem which includes registration fee, library fee, exam fee and other miscellaneous Fees'. [4]

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Note: A caution deposit for hostel is mentioned as refundable. [27]

Note: A caution deposit of ₹4,350 is mentioned for B.Tech fees, but not specifically for B.A. [29]

Payment Due Period: 6

Note: Examination fees are likely included within the 'Other Fee' component (₹13,000 per semester) of the tuition fee for BA English. [12]

Note: For BBA, 'Other fee is 6000 per sem which includes registration fee, library fee, exam fee and other miscellaneous Fees'. [4]

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Note: Registration charges are mentioned as 'plus Registration Charges' for BA English [8], but are likely included within the 'Other Fee' component (₹13,000 per semester) of the tuition fee for BA English. [12]

Note: For BBA, 'Other fee is 6000 per sem which includes registration fee, library fee, exam fee and other miscellaneous Fees'. [4]

Payment Due Period: 12 Months

Payment Due Period: 6Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Support: audio_study_materials

Support: english_subtitles_for_teaching_videos

Support: screen_reading_software

Support: mechanized_equipment

Support: disability_friendly_help_desk

Disability: visual_impairment

Disability: hearing_impairment

Disability: mobility_impairment

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Available: Yes

The fee for UG Diploma is presented as a broad range across multiple courses. The provided amount is the lowest end of the reported range for UG Diploma programs.

Specific annual increment details are not explicitly mentioned.

Payment Due Period: 12 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: NA

Disability: NA

Available: Yes

Specific tuition fees for PG Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are not explicitly published.

The estimated tuition fee is based on the 'PG Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance' for the 2025-26 academic year, which is ₹60,000 per semester.

The general academic fee range for PG programs at VISTAS for AY 2025-26 is ₹25,500/Yr - ₹3.82 Lakhs/Yr. [4, 7]

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 6Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Support: Ramps/lifts for easy access to classrooms

Support: Disabled-friendly washrooms

Support: Accessible website (Equal Web)

Support: Screen-reading software

Support: Disability-friendly help desk with human assistance

Support: Audio descriptions for teaching videos (for blind/deaf students)

Support: English subtitles for teaching videos

Disability: Physical disabilities (wheelchair users)

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Hearing impairment

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Ramps/Lifts for easy access to classrooms

Support: Disabled-friendly washrooms

Support: Assistive Technology (Equal Web for website accessibility)

Support: Screen-reading software

Support: Audio descriptions for teaching videos

Support: English subtitles for teaching videos

Support: Disability-friendly help desk with human assistance

Disability: Physical mobility impairments

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Hearing impairment

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Scribes for examinations

Support: Audio descriptions for teaching videos (with English subtitle) for blind/deaf students

Support: Accessible website

Support: Screen-reading software

Support: Human assistance for enquiry and information

Available: Yes

Tuition fee is per semester. Total annual tuition fee will be double the per semester amount.

One-time fees are applicable in the first year in addition to the regular semester fees.

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Scribes for examinations (implied by general academic support for PwD)

Support: Audio study materials

Support: Extended exam time (implied by general academic support for PwD)

Support: Accessible website (Equal Web)

Support: Screen-reading software (implied by accessible website)

Support: English subtitles for teaching videos

Disability: Mobility impairment

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Hearing impairment

Available: Yes

The academic fee for B.Ed is ₹ 78,000 per year, which includes a first year tuition fee of ₹44,000 and other miscellaneous fees of ₹34,000 for the 2025-2026 academic year. [3]

Payment Due Period: 12 Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Accessible website (Equal Web)

Support: Screen-reading software

Support: Mechanized equipment

Support: Provisions for enquiry and information with human assistance

Support: Disability-friendly help desk

Support: Accessible lecture facilities

Support: Audio descriptions for teaching videos (for blind/deaf students)

Support: English subtitles for teaching videos

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Physical disabilities (mobility issues)

Disability: Deaf/Hard of hearing (implied by audio descriptions with English subtitles)

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 6Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6

Note: This component covers various miscellaneous fees such as examination fees, library fees, and lab fees. [3, 16]

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Scribes for examinations

Disability: locomotor disability

Disability: wheelchair accessibility

Available: No

Payment Due Period: 6

Note: This is a per-semester 'Other Fee' component as listed on the official fee structure. A detailed breakdown into components like examination fee, library fee, etc., is not explicitly provided for M.Pharm for the 2025-26 academic year from primary sources. It is assumed to cover various recurring charges.

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Note: Refundable deposit, amount varies based on accommodation choice. Specific amounts are mentioned under 'accomodation_fee'.

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Note: Application fee for M.Pharm admission. SC/SCA/ST candidates of Tamil Nadu are exempted from this fee.

The detailed annual tuition fee of ₹47,000 per year is derived from the 2021 breakdown for Microbiology PhD, which, when summed for three years, matches the total tuition fee of ₹1.41 Lakhs mentioned for the entire PhD program for 2025-2026. [3, 8]

Payment Due Period: 12 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Available: Yes

Conditions: Admission for day scholars is implied by the availability of on-campus hostel facilities, indicating that students are not mandated to reside on campus.

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Note: This is a refundable security deposit for hostel accommodation. A general caution deposit for the course without hostel is not explicitly found. [5]

Payment Due Period: 12

Note: This fee component typically includes various charges like examination fee, library fee, and other miscellaneous charges. Specific breakdown for these individual components is not available. This breakdown is based on 2021 data for Microbiology PhD. [3]

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Note: This is an application/registration fee paid at the beginning of the program, specifically mentioned for the 1st year of PhD Microbiology. An application fee of ₹1200 is also mentioned for the application form itself. [3, 4]

The tuition fee is per semester for the LL.M. - 2 years program for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Actual amount may vary.

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Ramps/lifts for easy access to classrooms

Support: Disabled-friendly washrooms

Support: Assistive technology (Equal Web for website accessibility)

Support: Audio descriptions for teaching videos with English subtitles (for blind/deaf students)

Support: Wheelchair assistance

Support: Disability-friendly help desk

Disability: mobility impairment

Disability: visual impairment

Disability: auditory impairment

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 12 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Disability: NA

Available: Yes

The annual fee of ₹91,000 for B.Com Computer Applications and Accounts & Finance includes both tuition and other academic fees (₹25,000 tuition per semester + ₹20,500 other fee per semester, totaling ₹45,500 per semester) for the 2025-2026 academic year. [7]

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 6Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Support: Scribes for examinations

Disability: mobility_impairment

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6

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Note: Included in 'Other Fee' component.

Fees are approximately ₹1,04,000 per year, payable per semester. [3]

Yearly fees are subject to increase. [12]

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Scribes for examinations (implied by accessibility initiatives)

Support: Audio study materials (for blind/deaf students with English subtitles) [13]

Support: Extended exam time (implied by accessibility initiatives)

Support: Accessible website (Equal Web) [13]

Support: Screen-reading software (implied by Equal Web) [13]

Support: Human assistance for enquiry and information [13]

Support: Disability-friendly help desk provision [13]

Support: Lecture facilities that accommodate disabled individuals [13]

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Mobility impairment

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 12 Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Audio descriptions for teaching videos

Support: English subtitles for deaf students

Support: Assistive technology (Equal Web for accessible website)

Support: Screen-reading software

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Physical disabilities

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period:

Payment Due Period: 6

Note: Approximately 1,500 INR

Payment Due Period: 12

Note: This fee component is part of the total annual academic fee of ₹1,21,000 for BCA General in 2025-26, where tuition is ₹70,000.

The tuition fee for Visual Communication is ₹43,000 per semester, which includes a ₹8,000 'Other Fee' component. A precise per-semester/annual tuition fee for Diploma (After 10th) in Hotel and Catering Management was not explicitly found in a definitive breakdown from primary sources. Overall yearly Diploma (After 10th) fees can range from ₹24,000 to ₹2,10,000 as per secondary sources. [4, 5, 32]

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Ramps/lifts for easy access to classrooms

Support: Disabled-friendly washrooms

Support: Audio descriptions for teaching videos (for blind/deaf students)

Support: Human assistance for enquiry and information

Disability: Physical impairment (wheelchair users)

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Hearing impairment

Available: Yes

The fees are hiked by 2 to 5 % every year for new joinees.

Payment Due Period: 12 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Available: No

Tuition fees are subject to annual increase.

For Computer Science and Biochemistry, the amount is per semester (6 months) as per official website. For Nautical Science, Maritime Operations, Aviation, Cyber Security, the amount is estimated per year based on total program cost or explicit mention, as specific per-semester breakdown was not consistently found for all.

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 12

Support: Scribes for examinations

Support: Accessible website

Support: Screen-reading software

Support: Aira partnership (for blind/low vision students)

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Mobility impairment

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 12Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Support: Ramps/lifts for easy access to classrooms

Support: Disabled-friendly washrooms

Support: Assistive technology (Equal Web for website accessibility)

Support: Screen-reading software

Support: Mechanized equipment

Support: Provisions for enquiry and information with human assistance

Support: Disability-friendly help desk

Support: Audio descriptions for teaching videos (for blind/deaf students)

Support: English subtitles for teaching videos

Support: Wheelchair assistance through ramps

Disability: Mobility Impairment

Disability: Visual impairment

Disability: Hearing impairment

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 6Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Available: Yes

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Available: Yes

The tuition fee is provided on a per-semester basis for the 2025-2026 academic year. [9]

The annual tuition fee for MPT is ₹98,000, which includes tuition and other fees. [9, 11]

Payment Due Period: 6 Months

Payment Due Period: 6Months

Payment Due Period: 6

Available: No