Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur: Difference between revisions

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]].

The College started functioning in 1960 from camp office in the premises of [[Government Polytechnic, Nagpur]] and subsequently an area of about 214 acres was acquired to house an independent Regional Engineering College at present location.

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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Undergraduate programs are offered in Architecture (B.Arch) and eight engineering (B.Tech) disciplines:

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>

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>

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" />

| NIRF_E_2021 = 30

VNIT Nagpur has been ranked 30th among engineering colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2021,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2021/> {{ordinal|15}} among government engineering colleges by ''[[Outlook India]]'' in 2021<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_E_G_2021/> and {{ordinal|22}} by [[India Today]] in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_IT_E_2020/>

* '''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|author=Anchal Bhatia|date=Mar 26, 2021|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.