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'''Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology''' ('''VNIT'''), formerly '''Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur''' ('''VRCE'''), is a [[Public university|public]] engineering and research institution in [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], in central [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pickacollege.digit.in/best-engineering-colleges|title=Best engineering colleges in India|website=pickacollege.digit.in|access-date=2016-04-26}}</ref> It was established in June 1960 by the [[Government of India]] and later named in honor of engineer, planner and statesman [[Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya|Sir M. Visvesvaraya]].
 
VNIT Nagpur is centrally funded and belongs to the [[National Institutes of Technology]] (NIT) system. In 2007, the institute was conferred the status of [[Institute of National Importance]] by an [[National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007|Act]] of Parliament of India.
 
The Institute awards [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor's]], [[Master's degree|Master's]] and [[Doctorate|Doctoral]] degrees in engineering, technology, architecture and science for which the entry is through the [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main]], [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] and [[Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.]]
 
== History ==
The institute's history can be traced back to 1947, when the Architecture Department was established by Madhya Pradesh Government.
 
In accordance with the second five-year plan (1956–60) in India, a number of industrial projects were contemplated. The Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) were established by the central government to mimic the IITs at a regional level and act as benchmarks for the other colleges in that state.
 
For the Western region in the year of 1960, the Institute was established under the name Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (VRCE). It was established under the scheme sponsored by Govt. of India and Govt. of Maharashtra. The college was started in June 1960 by amalgamating the State Govt. Engineering College functioning at Nagpur since July 1956. In the meeting held in October 1962, the Governing Board of the College resolved to name it after the eminent engineer, planner, and statesman of the country [[M. Visvesvaraya|Sir M.Visvesvaraya.]]
 
The College started functioning in 1960 from camp office in the premises of [[Government Polytechnic, Nagpur|Govt. Polytechnic, Sadar, Nagpur]] and subsequently an area of about 214 acres was acquired to house an independent Regional Engineering College at present location.
 
==Campus==
The VNIT Nagpur campus is located in the western part of [[Nagpur]] city near Ambazari Lake, about {{convert|7|km}} from [[Nagpur Railway Station]] and {{convert|8|km}} from [[Nagpur Airport|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport]]. There are three main entrances to the {{convert|225|acre}} campus: the Main Gate on South Ambazari Road, the Bajaj Nagar Gate and the Yashwant Nagar Gate. The campus has significant green space, and is mostly untouched by the pollution of the rest of the city.
 
The Institute has a [[gymkhana]], as well as grounds for tennis, badminton, basketball, volleyball, football, hockey, and cricket. An NCC unit is also located on campus. There is also an auditorium and a medical centre.
 
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== Infrastructure ==
* '''Academic Block''': Ground + 6 floors for faculty and PhD scholars.
* Twenty Five Virtual Classrooms
* '''Girls Hostel:''' 1000 capacity with dedicated messes, community rooms and Multi Activity Complex.
* '''Boys Hostel''': 7 hostels for its students. 1st year and 2nd year students share hostel rooms. 3rd year and 4th year students are given single room facility.
* Class Room Complex
* Health Center
* '''Sports Facilities'''
** Cricket Ground with six turf wickets. Cricket Pavilion with seating capacity - 500
** Football Ground, Basketball Court and two Volleyball Courts with flood light arrangement.
** Three Lawn Tennis Courts.
** Kho-Kho, Kabaddi Grounds.
** Well equipped gymnasium.
** Indoor Badminton Stadium with four wooden sprung surfaced badminton courts.
** Table Tennis Halls.
** International Standard Swimming Pool ('''Under construction''')
==Organisation and administration==
===Departments, laboratories and research centers===
VNIT Nagpur has many academic departments, with over 30 specialised laboratories and research centres.<ref name=vnit-campus/>
====Departments and laboratories====
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* Applied Mechanics
* Applied Statistics
* Applied and Environmental Microbiology
* Architecture and Planning
* Biomechatronics
* Biomedical Engineering
* Chemistry
* Chemical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Computational Physics
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering
* Electronics and Communication Engineering
* Geoscience and Technology
* Geobiology
* Humanities and Social Sciences
* Hydrologic Engineering
* Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
* Mathematics
* Mechanical Engineering
* Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
* Mining Engineering
* Physics
* Urban Design & Planning}}
====Centers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vnit.ac.in/html_vnit/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114&Itemid=86|title=Departments|website=vnit.ac.in|access-date=2016-04-29}}{{better source needed|date=October 2019}}</ref>====
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|* Center of Excellence for Commbedded Systems
* Computer Aided Design (CAD)
* Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
* Material Engineering Center
* Center for Remote Sensing
* Center for Water Resources
* Center for VLSI and Nanotechnology
* Incubation Center (CIVN: Center for Innovation)
* Center for Distance Engineering Education Program (C-DEEP)}}
==Academics==
===Academic programs===
Undergraduate programs are offered in Architecture (B.Arch) and eight engineering (B.Tech) disciplines:
* Chemical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering
* Electronics and Communications Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
* Mining Engineering
The Engineering undergraduate programs are usually four years, while Architecture is a five-year program. The institute accepts an incoming freshman class of up to 798 students.<ref name="vnit-ug">{{cite web|url=http://vnit.ac.in/index.php/academics/-undergraduate-courses.html|title=Undergraduate Programs|publisher=VNIT|access-date=2011-08-11}}{{better source needed|date=October 2019}}</ref>
Graduate and research programs leading to Master's (M.Arch, M.Sc. and M.Tech) and Ph.D. degrees, are offered by the Architecture department, as well as all basic science departments and all eight engineering departments. A range of special fields of study are available in graduate and research programs in each discipline. The institute will soon offer Aeronautical Engineering. Up to 350 students are admitted to the Master's program each year.<ref name="vnit-pg">{{cite web|url=http://vnit.ac.in/index.php/academics/post-graduate-courses.html|title=Postgraduate Programs|publisher=VNIT|access-date=2011-08-11}}{{better source needed|date=October 2019}}</ref><ref name="vnit-phd">{{cite web|url=http://vnit.ac.in/index.php/academics/-ph-d.html|title=Ph.D. Programs|publisher=VNIT|access-date=2011-08-11}}{{better source needed|date=October 2019}}</ref>
The institute uses relative grading on a 10-point scale.
===Admissions===
Till 2012-13, admission to the undergraduate courses (B.Tech) at [[National Institutes of Technology|NITs]] was through the [[All India Engineering Entrance Examination]] (AIEEE). From 2013-14, admission to the undergraduate courses (B.Tech) is through the [[Joint Entrance Examination]] (JEE) Main.<ref name=vnit-ug/> The [[National Institutes of Technology]] (NITs) have one of the lowest acceptance rates for engineering institutes, around 2 to 3 percent, second only to the [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/iit-nit-admissions-2015/1/453709.html|title=IIT, NIT admissions 2015: Results of fourth round of seat allotment : Notification|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2016-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/entrance-exams/13-lakh-students-to-appear-for-JEE-Main-test-today/articleshow/46801509.cms|title=13 lakh students to appear for JEE (Main) test today - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-05-02}}</ref>
From 2015, the [[Joint Seat Allocation Authority]] (JoSSA)] conducts common counselling and allocates seats jointly for all [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs), [[National Institutes of Technology]] (NITs) and [[Indian Institutes of Information Technology]] (IIITs). In 2015, over 1,300,000 candidates appeared for the JEE exam for admission to 28,000 undergraduate engineering seats (B.Tech) in 68 centrally-funded technical institutes that included all 19 IITs (10,000 seats), 31 NITs (15,500 seats) and 18 IIITs (2,500 seats).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/iit-nit-admissions-2015/1/453709.html|title=IIT, NIT admissions 2015: Results of fourth round of seat allotment : Notification|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/entrance-exams/13-lakh-students-to-appear-for-JEE-Main-test-today/articleshow/46801509.cms|title=13 lakh students to appear for JEE (Main) test today - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://josaa.nic.in/webinfo/Default.aspx|title=JoSAA|website=josaa.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref>
For B.Tech at VNIT Nagpur in 2015, the acceptance rates were as following:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegepravesh.com/cutoff/nit-nagpur-cutoff-2015/|title=NIT Nagpur Cutoff 2015 {{!}} College Pravesh|date=2015-11-19|website=College Pravesh|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/entrance-exams/13-lakh-students-to-appear-for-JEE-Main-test-today/articleshow/46801509.cms|title=13 lakh students to appear for JEE (Main) test today - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref>
* Computer Science and Engineering: 0.33 percent
* Electronics and Communication Engineering: 0.58 percent
* Mechanical Engineering: 0.67 percent
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering: 0.82 percent
* Civil Engineering: 1.23 percent
* Chemical Engineering: 1.50 percent
* Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: 2.18 percent
* Mining Engineering: 2.61 percent
Undergraduate admissions for foreign students and NRIs are done through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme which considers [[SAT]] scores.
Eighty percent of students to the postgraduate programs (M.Tech) are admitted based on performance in the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE) conducted by the [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) and the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc). These students receive stipends and tuition assistance from the institute and the Indian government. Another 20% of students are admitted based on industry or other research organization sponsorship, with full tuition typically paid by the sponsoring institution.<ref name="vnit-pg" />
The institute invites applications for PhD degree admissions in all departments every academic year.
===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college
| NIRF_E_2020 = 27
| OUTLOOK_E_2019 = 24
|THE_W_2021=1001+|THES_A_2021=301-350|IT_E_2020=22}}
VNIT Nagpur has been ranked 27th among engineering colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>, 24th by ''[[Outlook India]]'' in 2019.<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_E_2019/> and 21st by [[India Today]] in 2020.
===Academic collaboration and sponsored research===
The institute has academic collaborations with many universities in India and abroad. During 2015 alone, VNIT Nagpur signed 7 [[Memorandum of understanding|memoranda of understanding]] (MoUs) with international universities and 21 MoUs with national institutions, laboratories and industries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vnit.ac.in/html_vnit/images/convocation%25202015/13th%2520Convocation-speech-Director-shortest-abridgedVersion.pdf|title=Welcome VNIT|website=vnit.ac.in|access-date=2016-05-01}}{{better source needed|date=October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/vnits-12th-convocation-on-september-15/09131958|title=VNIT's 12th Convocation on September 15|website=www.nagpurtoday.in|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref> These collaborative programmes include student and faculty exchange, internships for students and joint research activities among others. Some of the major universities with an MoU with VNIT Nagpur are:
* [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]<ref name="tenderdetail.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tenderdetail.com/Projects/Project-News/5966/26022018-117c-42e0-83b6-c374984ce2ad$coep-partners-with-iit-bombay-and-vnit-on-an-randd-project-costing-rs39-39-crore|title=PNR 5966 - CoEP partners with IIT Bombay and VNIT on an RandD project costing Rs39 39 crore|website=www.tenderdetail.com|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref>
* [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nitw.ac.in/nitw/index.php/academics/nitw-mou/750|title=MOU-VNIT|last=Ramakrishnudu|website=www.nitw.ac.in|access-date=2016-05-06}}{{better source needed|date=October 2019}}</ref>
* [[National Institute of Technology, Raipur|National Institute of Technology Raipur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nitrr.ac.in/mous.php|title=:::: National Institute of Technology Raipur ::::|website=www.nitrr.ac.in|access-date=2016-05-02}}</ref>
* [[National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand|National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://vnit.ac.in/html_vnit/images/Minutes%2520of%2520meeting/BoG%2520Minutes/41st%2520%2520BoG_26_April_2014.pdf|title=Welcome VNIT|website=vnit.ac.in|access-date=2016-05-02}}{{better source needed|date=October 2019}}</ref>
* [[College of Engineering, Pune]]<ref name="tenderdetail.com"/>
* [[Aichi Gakuin University]], Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/VNIT-and-Japan-varsity-join-hands-for-rural-transformation/articleshow/51501234.cms|title=VNIT and Japan varsity join hands for rural transformation - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref>
* [[ESIEE Paris]], France<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esiee.fr/en/esiee-paris-signs-three-new-international-agreements-india|title=ESIEE Paris signs three new international agreements in India {{!}} ESIEE Paris|website=www.esiee.fr|access-date=2016-06-25}}{{better source needed|date=October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Belarusian National Technical University]], Belarus<ref name="mea.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/25325/List_of_Education_MoUs_signed_during_Presidents_State_visit_of_Belarus|title=List of Education MoUs signed during President's State visit of Belarus|website=www.mea.gov.in|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref>
* [[Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics]], Belarus<ref name="mea.gov.in"/>
* [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]], USA{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
* [[Beijing Normal University]], China<ref name="deccanherald.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/548913/china-puts-off-jammu-lanzhou.html|title=China puts off Jammu-Lanzhou varsity MoU signing|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>
* [[Hunan University]], China<ref name="deccanherald.com"/>
* [[Southwest University for Nationalities]], China<ref name="deccanherald.com"/>
* [[Jiangsu University|Jiangshu University]], China<ref name="deccanherald.com"/>
* ISAN Medical Institute, South Korea<ref name="autogenerated1" />
*VNIT Nagpur has also partnered with [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]] and the [[College of Engineering, Pune|College of Engineering Pune]] in an R&D project in "Biomedical Engineering and Technology Center Incubation" costing Rs. 39.4 crore.<ref name="tenderdetail.com" />
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|18th National Seminar on Aerospace Structures (NASAS)
|Organized by VNIT Nagpur in association with Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) Nagpur, Aeronautical Research and Development Board (AR & DB), [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], Government of India, New Delhi and [[Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force]], Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|title=18th National Seminar on Aerospace Structures inaugurated at VNIT|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/18th-national-seminar-on-aerospace-structures-inaugurated-at-vnit/12152038|access-date=2016-05-06|website=www.nagpurtoday.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[BRICS]] Network University
|VNIT Nagpur was one of 12 institutes selected by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|MHRD]], [[Government of India]]. The institute was identified for the knowledge field ‘Ecology and Climate Change’ and participated in the Indian delegation that attended the Conference of the BRICS held at [[Ekaterinburg]], [[Russia]]. A special protocol to the MoU on the establishment of the BRICS Network University was signed by Dr Narendra Chaudhari, Director, VNIT Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|title=VNIT signs MoU with BRICS Network varsity|url=http://www.reacho.in/localnews/vnit-signs-mou-with-brics-network-varsity/3583|access-date=2016-05-02|website=www.reacho.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[World Bank]] assisted technical project for Applied Research in Combedded Systems
|Departments of the institute are involved in various research projects funded by the Department of Science and Technology (India) and other public and private corporations. VNIT Nagpur has been granted a [[World Bank]] assisted technical project for Applied Research in Combedded Systems with the status of [[Center of excellence|Center of Excellence]] (CoE) under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme Phase-II (TEQIP-II).<ref>{{cite web|title=VNIT, Nagpur gets Centre of Excellence status, World Bank also grants Rs 5 crore aid|url=http://www.resultshub.net/2014/04/vnit-nagpur-gets-centre-of-excellence.html|access-date=2016-05-01|website=www.resultshub.net}}</ref> This program includes a grant of Rs. 5 crore. This is one of six [[National Institutes of Technology]] centers which have the status of Center of Excellence.
|-
|[[ABB Group|Asea Brown Boveri]] (ABB)
|The institute will soon have a state-of-the-art research laboratory for [[robotics]] on its premises as per a pact with the [[Switzerland]]-based robotic technology bellwether, [[ABB Group|Asea Brown Boveri]] (ABB).<ref>{{cite web|title=VNIT to have robotics research centre with ABB - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/VNIT-to-have-robotics-research-centre-with-ABB/articleshow/48243675.cms|access-date=2016-05-02|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] SEEDS
|A team from the faculty of Applied Mechanics (structural dynamics and earthquake engineering) at the institute was asked by [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] SEEDS to visit [[Nepal]] in the aftermath of the [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|earthquake]] in 2015 to provide technical support.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|title=VNIT earthquake engg students, faculty to visit Nepal soon - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/VNIT-earthquake-engg-students-faculty-to-visit-Nepal-soon/articleshow/47226689.cms|access-date=2016-05-02|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The team from the department had earlier visited [[Gujarat]] when an [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|earthquake]] struck the state in 2001 and the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] in 2004 when a [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|tsunami]] struck there after a massive quake in Sumatra, Indonesia.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com" />
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|Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL)
|NMRCL has joined with VNIT Nagpur for testing facilities and inputs on the metro's structural drawings, inspection and testing of materials.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagpur Metro ties up with VNIT, to recruit students too - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nagpur-Metro-ties-up-with-VNIT-to-recruit-students-too/articleshow/47635434.cms|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>
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|[[Unnat Bharat Abhiyan]] (UBA)
|VNIT Nagpur has adopted nine villages in [[Amravati district|Amravati]], [[Nagpur district|Nagpur]] and [[Jalgaon district|Jalgaon]] districts under the [[Unnat Bharat Abhiyan]] (UBA) aimed at bringing grassroots changes in rural areas through technological interventions from academic and research institutes, without affecting the local culture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VNIT adopts nine villages to usher in change through tech - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/VNIT-adopts-nine-villages-to-usher-in-change-through-tech/articleshow/51689975.cms|access-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>
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|[[Dassault Aviation]]
|VNIT Nagpur has partnered with the French Aircraft Manufacturer to start a centre of excellence on VNIT campus to promote aviation industry skills..<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Oct 24|first1=Sarfaraz Ahmed / TNN / Updated|last2=2018|last3=Ist|first3=13:36|title=Tie up with Dassault is VNIT students' ticket to France {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/tie-up-with-dassault-is-vnit-students-ticket-to-france/articleshow/66338617.cms|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH)]] and Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi
|Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with VNIT Nagpur to provide training to engineers in new road safety, engineering, development and maintenance technology.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jan 18|first1=Proshun Chakraborty / TNN /|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=05:54|title=VNIT to train engrs on making roads safer {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/vnit-to-train-engrs-on-making-roads-safer/articleshow/73340229.cms|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur|AIIMS Nagpur]]
|Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote an institutional linkage and to explore avenues for possible collaboration in research and training in various areas of engineering and medical sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jul 1|first1=Sarfaraz Ahmed / tnn /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=04:28|title=AIIMS, VNIT ink pact on engg and medical research {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/aiims-vnit-ink-pact-on-engg-and-medical-research/articleshow/70016548.cms|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
|ISRO has chosen Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology for setting up its ‘Space Technology Incubation Centre (S-TIC).<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Mar 20|first1=Vaibhav Ganjapure / TNN / Updated|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=23:10|title=ISRO's S-TIC at VNIT to provide future space entrepreneurs & leaders: Padole {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/isros-s-tic-at-vnit-to-provide-future-space-entrepreneurs-leaders-padole/articleshow/81608506.cms|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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==Student life==
=== Cultural and non-academic activities ===
* The annual Science & Technology festival of VNIT Nagpur, '''AXIS''' is every year and is one of the largest Science and Technology festival.
* [https://www.ecellvnit.org '''The Entrepreneurship Cell'''] of VNIT Nagpur (also known as E-Cell, VNIT), organizes several activities throughout the year in order to promote entrepreneurship. '''Consortium'''<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Mar 26|first1=Anchal Bhatia / TNN / Updated|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=11:00|title=VNIT's 3-day entrepreneurship drill 'Consortium' from today {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/vnits-3-day-entrepreneurship-drill-consortium-from-today/articleshow/81694372.cms|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> is a entrepreneurship conclave organized in the campus of VNIT Nagpur by E-Cell to bring together all the stakeholders of the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
* '''[[Aarohi]]''' is the annual cultural festival of VNIT Nagpur. Lasting three days, it is the largest youth event organized in the Octobers of Central India. It was started in 1989 by the pioneer batch of VNIT.
These college festivals are organised, financially managed and conducted entirely by the students of this institute. All these festivals and organisations are sponsored by private enterprise.
Apart from these festivals, various other engineering streams based festivals are also being organised to motivate students towards Science and Technology. These include Symposium (Metallurgical and Material Science Engineering), Chemix (Chemical Engineering) etc.
VNIT Nagpur's [[Diamond jubilee|Diamond Jubilee]] was held in 2020, with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, [[Nitin Gadkari]] attending as the chief guest at the inaugural function of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jan 17|first1=Vaibhav Ganjapure / TNN / Updated|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=14:55|title=Nagpur: Alumni changing VNIT's face, five projects to be unveiled on Sunday {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/alumni-changing-vnits-face-5-projects-to-be-unveiled-on-sunday/articleshow/73309717.cms|access-date=2021-08-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Live from the Inauguration of VNIT- Diamond Jubilee Celebration, Nagpur|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi7rt5fFILw|language=en|access-date=2021-08-22}}</ref>
==Notable alumni==<!--Please  do not add red links to this list-->
* [[Neelam Saxena Chandra]] - poet and author
* [[Satyendra Pakhale]] - industrial designer
* [[Sudev Nair]] - actor
* [[Vijay P. Bhatkar]] - scientist, [[Padma Bhushan]] and [[Padma Shri]] awardee, founding director of [[Centre for Development of Advanced Computing]]
* [[Samir Barua]] - former director [[Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]]
* [[Budaraju Srinivasa Murty]] - director, [[Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad]]
* [[Ramesh Jain]] - professor of Information & Computer Sciences, [[University of California, Irvine]]
* [[Nemkumar Banthia]] - professor of civil engineering at the [[University of British Columbia]] and CEO of IC-IMPACTS
* [[Akhilesh K. Gaharwar]] - professor of Biomedical Engineering, [[Texas A&M University]].
* [[Pradeep Kar]] - chairman and founder, [[Microland]]
* [[Dinesh Keskar]] - senior vice president of sales in Asia-Pacific and India at [[Boeing Commercial Airplanes]]
* [[Hemant Karkare]] - late chief of [[Anti-Terrorism Squad|Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad]]
* [[Sanjay Joshi]] - former member of the Bhartiya Janata Party national executive; [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] Pracharak and Hindu fundamentalist
* [[Anand Teltumbde]] - scholar, writer, and civil rights activist who is a management professor at the [[Goa Institute of Management]]
*[[Rashmi Urdhwareshe]] - An Indian automotive engineer, she is the director of the Automotive Research Association of India. In March 2020 she received the Nari Shakti Puraskar.
==References==
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==External links==
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