Banking Network & Education
Banking Network :
The District has a network of 253 bank branches.The breakup of the bank groups and number of branches is as follows:
| Sl.No. | Agency | No.of Branches |
| 1 | State Bank Group | 39 |
| 2 | Public Sector Banks | 125 |
| 3 | Private sector Banks | 35 |
| 4 | Vellore Dist. Centrtal Coop. Bank | 34 |
| 5 | Primary cop.Agri.& Rural Dev.Banks | 9 |
| 6 | Tamilnadu Indl.Investment Corporation | 1 |
| 7 | Urban Bank | 10 |
| Total | 253 |
Education :
Medical Colleges
1. Christian Medical College. Vellore - 4.
2. Vellore Government Medical College. Vellore - 11
3. Sri Narayani College of Nursing. Vellore - 55
4. St. John's College of Nursing. Vellore.
One of India's most prestigious teaching hospitals, the C.M.C ( Christian Medical College & Hospital) , is located in Vellore. Christian Medical College& Hospital, Vellore attracts a floating population of 10,000 every day, it is because of the world famous Christian Medical College or CMC was founded American medical Missionary Dr. Ida S. Scudder.Meghalaya has set up permanent accommodation in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, for patients travelling there for treatment from all over India.
Engineering
1. The V.I.T. (Vellore Institute of Technology) is an internationally known and growing educational institution recently accredited by IEE. It has students from every single state in India and several more International students. Apart from educational excellence, it has been recognized for its cosmopolitan culture.
2. Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology (TPGIT) is one of the Government Engineering Colleges in Vellore. And it is located at Baagaayam, Vellore.
3. One fast growing Engineering College named Ganadipathy Tulsi's Engineering College is located in Kaniyambadi, a village outside Vellore and another named C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering located at Melvisharam near Arcot.
4. NTTF Nettur technical training Foundationis a first ISO 9001 technical education center known internationally located in Kangeyanaluur-Katpadi. The education is based on design and manufacturing of Press tools & Plastic moulds need day to day life.
The Police Recruit School is located inside the Vellore Fort. A training school for recruit constables was opened in Vellore in April 1908. Police Recruit School in vellore is one of the two permanent Police Recruit Schools of the present day State of Tamil Nadu and other permanent one in Coimbatore.
Arts and Science Thiruvalluvar University which was formed by the bifurcation of University of Madras is at present located in fort campus, which lays the guidelines to all the arts and science colleges in the four districts.
Arts and Science colleges in districts of Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Cuddalore are affilaited to Thiruvalluvar University. The university has projects funded by DBT, DST and MFPI etc. The University students have taken part in various national and international events.
Kavalur observatory is located in Kavalur in the Javadu Hills (a part of Eastern Ghats) in Alangayam, Vellore District. The observatory is at an altitude of 725 m above mean sea level (longitude 78° 49.6' E ; latitude 12° 34.6' N).
Apart from being reasonably away from city lights and industrial areas, the location has been chosen in order to be closer to the earth's equator for covering both northern and southern hemispheres with equal ease.In addition, its longitudinal position is such that it is the only major astronomical facility between Australia and South Africa for observing the southern objects.
YelagiriYelagiri hills, is an idyllic place for a short holiday. Green hills and picture post-card scenery greets you here. It is called the princess of hill stations and is the most pristine and unpolluted among the hill stations in Tamil Nadu. Yelagiri Hills is a backward area with few glaring developments like Cottages and Farm houses, yet a place that has maintained its 'remote' label.
Amirthi ForestAmirthi Zoological Park is situated under the Javadu Hills of Tellai across Amirthi river which is 25 km away from Vellore. It is a tourism spot. This zoological park was started in October, 1967. The area of the park is 25 hectares and one can find beautiful waterfalls. There are also different kinds of birds and animals. Numerous kinds of herbal plants and trees and sandalwood trees also grow here. There are 2 rest houses and five members can stay in one dormitory. The tribal people residea in this area.