Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, commonly referred to as Vel Tech University, is an Indian institute of higher education located in Avadi , Chennai. It was founded in 1997 by Dr. R. Rangarajan and Dr. Sagunthala Rangarajan. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in engineering and technology in addition to a Master of Business Administration.