VAEL’S EDUCATIONAL TRUST was founded by Dr. Ishari K Ganesh in 1992 in the memory of his late father Shri.Isari Velan, a former minister in the state government of M. G. Ramachandran. University status was conferred to the Vel's Group of Institutions, by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, government of India in 2008.
Vels University comprises the following Schools :
- School of Maritime Studies
- School of Engineering
- School of Basic Sciences
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Computing Sciences
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- School of Physiotherapy
- School of Hotel & Catering Management
- School of Management Studies & Commerce
- School of Mass Communication
- School of Languages