Vinayaka Mission Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College (VMKVEC), Salem

For 2026-27, annual tuition is Rs 1,20,000 for Computer Science and Engineering, AI and Data Science, AI and Machine Learning and Information Technology; Rs 1,00,000 for Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology and Electronics and Communication Engineering; and Rs 90,000 for Civil, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical and Pharmaceutical Engineering. Fees are paid in two instalments (VMRF-DU 2026-27 instructions for B.E./B.Tech).

VMRF-DU's 2026-27 instructions list three HCL Tech industry-integrated B.E. programmes at VMKVEC with annual tuition of Rs 1,80,000 for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Rs 1,50,000 for Electronics and Communication Engineering and Rs 1,40,000 for Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

For 2026-27, annual tuition is Rs 40,000 for each M.E./M.Tech programme and Rs 1,00,000 for the MBA; the MBA with a foreign internship is listed at Rs 2,00,000 a year. Fees are paid in two instalments (VMRF-DU 2026-27 instructions).

VMRF-DU's 2026-27 instructions select B.E./B.Tech candidates on qualifying-exam marks and merit-based counselling by its Admission Monitoring Committee, and name no entrance test. The university's engineering page says JEE Main qualified candidates get preference for B.E./B.Tech and GATE qualified candidates for M.E./M.Tech.

For 2026 admission, B.E./B.Tech counselling was scheduled for 1 to 4 June 2026 (applications closed 25 May 2026), M.E./M.Tech counselling for 25 to 27 June 2026 and MBA counselling for 26 to 27 June 2026, all at VMRF-DU, Ariyanoor, Salem. The 2027 schedule is not published (checked 20 October 2026).

VMKVEC is a constituent college of VMRF-DU, which holds NAAC grade A (CGPA 3.13, second cycle) valid from 12 July 2022 to 11 July 2027, according to the university's Annual Quality Assurance Report for 2022-23. The college's consultancy brochure also places it in the 101-150 band of the NIRF 2023 Innovation category.

VMKVEC is a privately run engineering college and a constituent college of Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, a deemed-to-be university whose status was conferred in 2001 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. The college was affiliated to Anna University before it became a constituent college in 2004.

Admission at VMKVEC is run by Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, through an online application and merit-based counselling on qualifying-exam marks; the university's 2026-27 instructions name no entrance test, and JEE Main (B.E./B.Tech) and GATE (M.E./M.Tech) scorers get preference. The 2027 schedule is not published (checked 20 October 2026).

Vinayaka Mission Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College (VMKVEC), Salem offers 20 programmes in Engineering and Management, including Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Technology, Master of Engineering, Master of Technology and Master of Business Administration.

Vinayaka Mission Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College (VMKVEC), Salem lists approval or accreditation from UGC, AICTE and NAAC.

Vinayaka Mission Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College (VMKVEC), Salem is also known as VMKVEC and VMKV Engineering College.