Vel Tech, “A Place to Progress and Prosper”, was born as an Engineering college in 1997 under the Trust founded by the Educational-Philanthropic Personalities- Dr.R.Rangarajan and Dr.Sagunthala Rangarajan, who are the Founder President and Foundress respectively now. At the time of inception it offered three Under Graduate programs namely B.E – Computer Science and Engineering, B.E-Electronics and Communication Engineering and B.E-Electrical and Electronics Engineering with the initial intake of 60 in each programme. Initially, the college was affiliated to Madras University and approved by AICTE, New Delhi, and then affiliated to Anna University, Chennai in 2001.