The School of Management Studies which is a flagship Department under  Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies had its beginning during the Academic Year 1998-99 with an objective to provide Quality Management Education to aspirants to mould them into successful entrepreneurs and future leaders in leading  organizations. The School is engaged in offering a 2 year  – Graduate Programme in Business Administration (MBA) and 5 years Integrated MBA Programme. The Department of Management Studies is an All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved, University Grants Commission (UGC) Recognized, NBA (National Board of Accreditation) Accredited and   accorded with “A” grade by the National Accreditation Council (NAAC). 

 The School of Management Studies has qualified and trained faculty members and well-equipped Infrastructurefacilitiessuch as state-of-the-art classrooms, Separate WIFI enabled block, modern teaching equipment, sophisticated lab facilities with various softwares — SPSS, ERP, Tally etc. The School  also has well stocked library with Text books, journals, e-journals, encyclopaedias, almanacs and magazines.