Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur, or VNIT, also called as NIT, Nagpur, came into existence on June 1960. It is 1 among the 1st 6 Regional Engineering Colleges and has also been recognized as an Institute of National Importance. It was formally called the Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (VRCE), Nagpur

The campus of the Institute sprawls over an area of 214 acres and is at a distance 8kms from the Nagpur Railway Station and 7 kms from the Nagpur Airport.

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) also comes under the 20 National Institutes of Technology and Engineering Colleges in India. At present the institute offers scientific and engineering education in 8 undergraduate courses, 11 post-graduate programmes and diverse research programmes. VNIT also consists of an architecture school with B.Arch. and M.Arch. programmes. Admission to the undergraduate programme is done through AIEEE while admission to post-graduate courses is through GATE.

The Institute is the result of a joint venture between the Maharashtra and the Indian Government. VRCE was changed to Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology and given the status of a deemed University on 26 June 2002.

Academic Programmes at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Undergraduate Architectural Programmes

1. Bachelor of Architecture

Undergraduate Engineering Programmes

1. Civil Engineering
2. Chemical Engineering
3. Computer Science & Engineering
4. Electronics and Communications Engineering
5. Mechanical Engineering
6. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
7. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
8. Mining Engineering

Post Graduate Engineering Programmes

1. Computer Science Engineering
2. Environmental Engineering
3. Ferrous Process Metallurgy
4. Heat Power Engineering
5. Industrial Engineering
6. Integrated Power Systems
7. Computer aided Design & Computer aided Manufacturing
8. Materials Engineering
9. Structural Engineering
10. Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering
11. VLSI Design
12. Water Resources Engineering

Every year 90% of the students are placed by the institute in different industries.

Academic Departments at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

The Institute has 14 academic departments. The departments have been recognized by the Indian Government as “Quality Improvement Program Centers”.

• Applied Mathematics Department
• Applied Chemistry Department
• Applied Mechanics Department
• Applied Physics Department
• Architecture & Planning Department
• Electrical Engineering Department
• Civil Engineering Department
• Electronics Engineering Department
• Computer Science Engineering Department
• Humanities Department
• Mechanical Engineering Department
• Mining Engineering Department
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
• Chemical Engineering Department

The institute is planning to start a new department in Aeronautics Engineering. The other facilities available at the Institute are 7 Boys Hostels and 2 Girls Hostels with excellent facilities, library with a rich collection, internet facility Auditorium, Sporting Facilities, Computer Center, Hospital, State Bank of India branch with ATM facility, Post & Telegraph Center, co-op store, Canteen, , and a coffee-shop.