History of computing discipline at VIT Chennai dates back to 2010, when the School of Computing Science & Engineering was established to meet the demand for well-qualified computer professionals
The mission of the school is to create and maintain an environment for Excellence in Instruction, Learning and Applied Research in the area of Computing Science and Engineering and allied disciplines so as to equip our students with necessary knowledge and skills for higher education/employment and to meet the societal demands
With an aim to carve a niche for itself in Computer Science and allied domains, the School strives to:
The School offers research programmes such as M Tech (By Research) and Ph D(Internal and External ) Practical skills must also be developed and the majority of the subjects are linked with the project based learning which bridges theory and practices including wide variety of hardware and software technology and their applications
The School has one of the best infrastructure including domain-specific labs associated with the above technical divisions- many of these labs are sponsored by industry leaders e g IBM, Cisco, Sun Microsystems and Red Hat The School has a good record of organizing guest lecture, seminars, workshops and conferences in emerging technological areas Various Industrial visits organized by the School gives the vision of Industry atmosphere to the student
In developing the core competence in the respective subject matter specialization includes: