The Vels University was established in 1992 by Vael's Educational Trust. It is located in Pallavaram, a suburb of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. Vael's Educational Trust was established with the aim of transforming an individual into a complete man with character and ability committed to national service & development. It is recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) and it is approved by AICTE.

• It was declared a Deemed to be University in 2008
• The University has established a system of Quality Assurance to enhance and monitor the quality of education.
• The university has tie-ups and collaboration with prestigious intentional institutes like Queensland University, Northern Michigan University and City of Glasgow College (CGC) Scotland, UK.
• The school offers wide spectrum of job-oriented undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs to its students.