VNIT Nagpur - Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur - 440010, Maharashtra, InVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) Nagpur is one of the country's thirty NITs. The institute was granted deemed to be university status by the Indian government. VNIT Nagpur is a nationally significant institution that was founded in 1960 as part of a scheme funded by the Government of India and Maharashtra. The institute was formerly known as Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering. The college was established in June 1960 by combining the State Government Engineering College, which had been operating in Nagpur since July 1956. Being one of the 30 NITs in India, it is recognised as an “Institute of national importance”. This co-educational public institution has a faculty strength of 191 faculty members and a total student enrollment of 3903. The institute has secured 17th rank in the architecture category, 30th rank in the engineering category and 54th rank in the overall category in NIRF ranking 2021.
It is spread across 215 acres of land and provides a whole range of facilities for the students. Some of the facilities are separate hostels for boys and girls, gym, library, cafeteria, auditorium, medical hospital, WiFi, IT infrastructure, laboratories, alumni associations, and guest room. The university offers a total number of 51 programmes at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels. The main departments of study are science, engineering and architecture/planning. As a research institution, it offers four main centres of excellence - CAD/CAM centre, Material Engineering Centre, Centre for Water Resource and Centre for Remote sensing.
- One of the top 20 engineering schools in India
- Training and Placements
- An institute of very high repute
VNIT Nagpur is located in Ambazari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, on S Ambazari Road. The nearest airport to the VNIT is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, which is about 5.5 kilometres away. Ajni Junction Railway Station is the nearest railway station, which is 4.6 kilometres away from the institute. The nereest bus station is Morbhavan Bus Station, which is 4.2 kilometres away.
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Competition on Innovative Idea and Technology in Science for Societal Application programme (IISSA-2021)
MRSI Nagpur Chapter and VNIT Nagpur institute hosted a working model competition on “Innovative Idea in Science for Societal Application (IISSA-2021)”.
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Women’s Day celebration at VNIT Nagpur
VNIT Nagpur celebrated International Women's Day. The event was hosted by the VNIT Nagpur Women's Cell. The day was commemorated by thanking female housekeepers, security personnel, and horticultural staff. Dr. P.M. Padole, VNIT's Director, recognised these women for their tireless efforts in keeping the VNIT campus neat, clean, secure, and beautiful during the pandemic.
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The 9th Indian CHITIN CHITOSAN Society Symposium (9 ICCSS 2021)
The 9th edition of the Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society Symposium, ICCSS-2021, was held in virtual mode by the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur, and ICCS as part of VNIT's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
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Civil Construction Maintenance Department, Maharashtra
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M M Enviro Projects Pvt Ltd Nandanvan Nagpur
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Government College of Engineering Amravati
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Balaji Associates, Nagpur
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Engineer Public Work Civil, Amravati, Maharashtra
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Techyuga Structural Solutions Pvt Ltd, Nagpur
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Thermal Power Station Vidyut Nagpur
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GOI (CPWD)
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Multiurban Infra Service Pvt Ltd, Nagpur
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Adi Durga Steel Pvt Ltd
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NEERI, Nagpur
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Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
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Sterlite Technologies Limited
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National Rural Road Development Agency (NRRDA)
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Vishvaraj Infrastructure Ltd.
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Central India Engineering, Nagpur
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CMR Infrastructures, Indore
- Dinesh Keskar- Senior Vice President of sales in Asia-Pacific and India at one of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
- Satyendra Pakhale-Industrial designer and architect
- Vijay P. Bhatkar-Chancellor of the Nalanda University
- Hemant Karkare (Late)-Chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad
- Amit Chatarjee-Country Director, HP India
- Ashwini Bansal-Sr. Director, Oracle India
- Dinesh Jain-Founder & CEO, AAGAMI
- Dinesh Keshkar-VP, Asia Pacific Boeing India
- HSC level 10 + 2 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects + a valid score in JEE Main
Facilities
- Boys Hostel
The college has a boy’s hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students. - Girls Hostel
The college has a girl's hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students. - Gym
The sports centre accompanies the VNIT gymnasium service rendered by the institute, mainly for students who are interested in fitness activities. The students can access it within the specified time period. - Library
The VNIT Library is a five-decade-old independent three-story structure. The book and journal collections have been built up over time in a systematic manner. - Sports
Various sports activities are carried out in the VNIT Nagpur sports complex, such as cricket, football, basketball, kabaddi, kho kho, lawn tennis, and badminton. There is one hall for yoga to accommodate 100 people and one hall for cardio fitness. - Cafeteria
The VNIT Nagpur cafeteria facility is available for all students, staff and faculty members. It works according to the institute timings so that students can have access easily. - Auditorium
The auditorium is spread in a complete area of 1700 sq meters. Teachers and students can access the VNIT Nagpur Auditorium facilities for seminars and special lectures. - Medical/Hospital
VNIT Nagpur Health centre mainly promotes holistic healthcare and education in regards to preventative measures. Mainly, OPD, yoga, meditation, counselling sort of activities are carried out as regular activities. - Wifi
The college has a Wi-Fi facility for the students and staff. - IT Infrastructure
The college has an excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students. - Laboratories
Mainly, VNIT lab activities are used by the students of applied mechanics, architecture & planning, chemistry, chemical engineering and civil engineering. These labs are set with the consideration of the practical needs of the enrolled students. - Convenience Store
VNIT community shop is available for the students and staff members. Anyone who wants to have access to the community shop needs to follow the institute's criteria. - Guest Room
The guest house facility is available within the campus for the guest speakers, visiting faculty, placement professionals and parents of students enrolled on campus.
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