VIT provides the doctoral programme as PhD and Integrated PhD programmes. The college has enabled the programmes in two different categories, Internal Full Time and External Part-Time. Research guides of VIT are experienced and experts in their field of specialization. VIT has active research groups in almost all areas of education. Research activities are taken on the emerging and latest subjects of different domains. It is an excellent place to do research and get your publications. The scholars are paid well as of now.  VIT also has research centres that are maintained with international standards. These research centres are updated with the latest equipment and technologies. It is one of the few deemed universities which encourages the scholars to come up with innovative ideas. Overall it is a good place to learn and educate yourself, but it depends on your dedication towards your work.