VIT Bhopal University
 The main academic building of the university | |
Other name | Vellore Institute of Technology, Bhopal |
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| Motto | "A Place to Learn, Chance to Grow" |
| Type | State private |
| Established | 2017 |
| Founder | G. Viswanathan |
Parent institution | Vellore Institute of Technology |
| Chancellor | G. Viswanathan |
| Vice-president | Sankar Viswanathan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Senthil Kumar Arumugam |
| Location | Kothri Kalan , , India 23°4′48″N 76°51′0″E / 23.08000°N 76.85000°E |
| Campus | Rural, 250 acres (100 ha)[1] |
| Colors | Midnight blue and White |
| Mascot | A golden lion with wings (symbolic, no official name) |
| Website | vitbhopal |
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VIT Bhopal University (VIT B), is a state private university of Madhya Pradesh situated in Kothri Kalan in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established by the Vellore Institute of Technology.[2][3][4][5][6]
The Protest of November 2025
[edit]The University faced a jaundice epidemic for months due to mismanagement and lack of clean water and food. Students allegedly made multiple complaints to management, all of which were ignored. More students kept falling ill. Forced to buy bottled water with their own money, students grew frustrated. The situation exploded when news arrived of the death of student Neha Sahukar[7]. A handful of students staged a peaceful protest. University management quickly squashed it. Afterwards, videos surfaced showing management and faculty physically assaulting and mistreating students. This caused anger and sparked a violent protest. Two vehicles, a bus, and an ambulance were burned in the unrest, alongside widespread vandalism and destruction. The protest subsided after police and ABVP intervention. The university officially denied involvement in Neha's death. However, her parents later directly blamed the university and its poor management in an interview[8][9]. The students now seek better management and basic necessities.[10]The Students further alleged the university is downplaying the numbers and trying to get rid of any accountability[11].
Academics
[edit]- School of Advanced Sciences & Languages
- School of Bioengineering
- School of Computing Science & Engineering
- School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- School of Mechanical Engineering
- School of Architecture
- VIT Business School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Infrastructure". Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Private University Madhya Pradesh". UGC. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan opens VIT Bhopal University in Sehore district". The Times of India. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "VIT to establish its third campus in MP's Sehore district". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "CM to lay foundation for Vellore Institute of Technology campus near Bhopal". The Times of India. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Malpani, Mehul (26 November 2025). "Students vandalise VIT Bhopal campus after jaundice outbreak 'due to poor quality water, food'". The Hindu. Bhopal: The Hindu - Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "VIT student's death raises serious hostel concerns: Family alleges poor food and contaminated water at Sehore campus made victim chronically ill since August - Madhya Pradesh News". Bhaskar English. 2025-11-29. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
- ^ "Panel to probe into claims of poor food and water at Bhopal's VIT university". Hindustan Times. 2025-11-28. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
- ^ "पिता का मेल… नेहा ICU में 10 दिन तक लड़ी:VIT से फीस वापसी की मांग, बोले- बेटी को कॉलेज जाने से रोका था". bhaskar.com. 27 November 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Madhya Pradesh College Students Set Vehicles On Fire, Break Windows Over Jaundice Outbreak". www.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 2025-11-29. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
- ^ Malpani, Mehul (2025-11-26). "Students vandalise VIT Bhopal campus after jaundice outbreak 'due to poor quality water, food'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-11-29.