Visvesvaraya National Institute Of Technology (VNIT) Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology is a public engineering school which was established in the year 1960 by the government of India. The institute belongs to the National Institute of Technology and is centrally funded. The institute was awarded the status of “Institute of National Importance” during the year 2007. They have been approved by UGC.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

1. The candidates must acquire at least 75% marks though for SC/ST it is 65% in their 10+2 examination as well as attend the JEE Mains exam

OR

They have to be within the top 20 percentile in their 12^th examination under their respective board

1. The final admission will be according to their performance in JEE mains.
2. After clearing JEE mains, they will be allowed to appear in the JOSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling for their seating process.

CAMPUS FACILITIES

The campus expands over an area of 215 acres with 3 main entrances. They help in providing the following facilities:

• On campus hostel facility with 13 men and 3 women hostels
• Health-care centre
• Auditorium
• Computer centre
• Sports facility
• SBI and Canara bank branch
• Coffee shop
• Post office
• Cooperative store

RANKING

• Ranked in 42^nd and 31^st position by NIRF in the year 2017 and 2018 respectively
• India today has ranked them 9^th in the category of “Top government universities in 2018”
• 24^th and 18^th rank by outlook India during 2016 and 2017 respectively
• 14^th position by Edu Rand in 2015
• 32^ndposition by The Week in 2015

Application and Admission Procedure

How to apply

The VNIT offers UG, PG and Research level courses through the Basic Sciences, Engineering and Architecture and Planning departments.

Online application can be made for admission:

Online method: The online form can be filled on the the college website and submitted along with the payment through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking. The application fee ranges from Rs 150- Rs 300.

The documents to be submitted are :

• A scanned passport sized photograph
• Scanned signature

Admission procedure

For admission into the B.Tech courses passing marks are needed in 10th and 12th classes. The students must have required score in JEE-MAIN or AIEEE entrance exams.

B.Arch candidates need a passing percentage in 10th and 12th and they are expected to qualify the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) with a good score.

The IIT Joint Admission Test (IIT JAM) is required for B.Sc and M.Sc students. First they must have passing marks in matriculation and intermediate.

M.Tech aspirants need a pass percentage in the relevant graduation degree and qualification in the GATE exam.

For other research courses the criteria differs and a minimum of 55% marks in PG courses are required for eligible entry.

Hostel and Facilities

Hostel

The VNIT campus spreads in an area of 215.26 acres of land and it encompasses a gym, community shops and guest houses.

Seven boys hostels and four girls hostels segregated on the basis on gender are available on-campus. Furnished rooms with 24/7 water, electricity, WiFi and security are available. Mess is present in each hostel.

There are facilities of sports rooms, TV rooms, water heaters, water coolers and telephone in each of the hostels.

Paid servants, helpers and cleaners are ever present for the students.

Associate Dean, Assistant Registrar and wardens are responsible for security and safety of students.

Other facilities

The campus also has a library, a computer centre, health centre, labs, playgrounds and games rooms.

There are a number of Academic Centres inside the institute’s premises such as Centre for VLSI and Nanotechnology, Centre for Remote Sensing and a few others for various educational needs of students. There is a Centre of Excellence and Incubation Centre as well working in the same strain.

The Institute also facilitates other interesting events and fests such health talk, coaching camps, All India inter NIT local tournament etc.

Two technical fests part of the AXIS – The Technical Symposium (VNIT) of the college are called “IEEE Expressions” and “Odyssey”, where students can showcase their inventive and creative talents.