The Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur (formerly known as Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (VRCE), Nagpur) is one of the first six Regional Engineering Colleges established under the scheme sponsored by Government of India and the Maharashtra State Government. The College was established in June 1960 and named after the eminent engineer, planner and statesman of the country Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The institute is also referred to as NIT Nagpur. For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... , Nāgpur   (Marathi: नागपुर) Third largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune with a population of 2. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... , Nāgpur   (Marathi: नागपुर) Third largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune with a population of 2. ... National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are premier colleges of engineering and technology education in India. ... Bharat Ratna is Indias highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. ... Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya (other spellings include Visweswaraiah, Vishweshwariah and Vishweshwarayya) (September 15, 1860–April 12, 1962), popularly known as Sir M.V., was an eminent Indian engineer and statesman. ...

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Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology is one of the 20 National Institutes of Technology Engineering Colleges established by the Indian Government. Today, VNIT is an autonomous co-educational Engineering College, with 8 undergraduate, 11 graduate programs. Undergraduate programs lead to the B.Tech. degrees, while the graduate students and postgraduate students earn M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees respectively. VNIT also has an architecture school awarding the B.Arch. and M.Arch. degrees. Location of NITs in India National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are premier colleges of engineering and technology education in India. ... Bachelor of Technology is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after completion of a three or four year program of studies at an accredited university or accredited university-degree level college in The Commonwealth countries, Norway, Republic of Ireland, the United States, and other countries. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch. ... The Master of Architecture (M.Arch. ...

History

The Institute was initially established as a joint venture of Indian Government and Government of Maharashtra as Visvesvaraya Regional Engineering College (VRCE) in June 1960. VRCE was converted into Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology and awarded Deemed to be University status under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 by Department of Secondary & Higher Education on 26th June 2002.

The College has been conferred with autonomy in financial and administrative matters to help achieve rapid development. An autonomous Board of Governors having representatives of the Central Government, State Government, AICTE, UGC, Teaching Faculty, Industrialists and Technologists manages the institute. The current Chairman of Board of Governors of VNIT is Shri S. S. Sohoni (former Secretary to the President of India). The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is the statutory body established for proper planning and co-ordinated development of the technical education system in India. ... The University Grants Commission of India is a central government body that provides funds for government-recognised universities. ...

Academics

Admissions to the undergraduate course is done through the AIEEE. Admission to the post-graduate programs requires scores in both GATE and an All India Entrance Exam conducted by the admitting Department. Stands for All India Engineering Entrance Exam. CBSE conducts the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) which is a common entrance examination on all India basis for admission to engineering and architecture/planning programmes in the country. ... A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or an opening in a fence. ...

The institute offers 8 Undergraduate programmes in Engineering of four year duration, one Undergraduate programme in Architecture of five year duration and eleven Graduate programmes of two year duration. Ph.D. is also awarded by the institute. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ...

• Undergraduate Engineering Programmes
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
  • Mining Engineering

• Graduate Engineering Programmes
  • Computer Science Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ferrous Process Metallurgy
  • Heat Power Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Integrated Power Systems
  • Materials Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering
  • VLSI Design
  • Water Resources Engineering

The Institute used to have absolute grading system and a CGPA on a 10 point scale till session 2005-2006. From session 2006-2007 onwards, the Institute uses a relative grading system on a 10 point scale.

During every academic year 90-95% students are placed in various industries before they actually pass out from Institution.

Infrastructure

Night View of Main Administrative Building

The Institute has a campus of about 214 acres (866,000 m²) near Ambazari Lake. The distance of the campus from Nagpur Railway Station is 8 km. and 7 km. from Nagpur Airport. The campus has retained and increased its green cover, rich in flora and fauna. All departments and laboratories are housed on the campus. Image File history File links Vnitmainbuilding. ... Image File history File links Vnitmainbuilding. ...

The Institute has 13 departments. All the departments are recognized as Quality Improvement Program Centers by the Government of India. The laboratories in various departments have extensive research and testing facilities. The VLSI Design Lab was set up in 1997 under SMDP(Special Manpower Development Program) in the field of VLSI. The VLSI Design Lab at Department of Electronics and Computer science, VNIT was set up in 1997. ...

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

There are seven Boys Hostels and two Girls Hostels. Each hostel is having well equipped Entertainment, Housekeeping, Sports and Mess facilities. Provision for residential accommodation for teaching and non teaching staff of the Institute is also available on the campus.

The library of the institute is 4 decades old and houses about hundred thousand books. In addition to the existing library, a new digital library is being constructed which will have access to all kinds of online journals and technology related websites. The complete campus is networked using optic fiber cables.

The campus has an Auditorium, Computer Center, Sporting Facilities, Hospital, Post & Telegraph Center, State Bank of India branch with ATM facility, Canteen, Co-op store as well.

Faculty

The Institution has a large pool of highly experienced and accomplished faculty members who have made substantial contributions in their respective fields.

Student life

Extracurricular activities include participation in NCC, NSS, SPIC MACAY club, The Quiz Pro Co., Robotics club, Literary club, Photography and Adventure club and IEEE's Student's Chapter. A modern gymnasium and other sports facilities are also available in the campus. The college also has a very active music club which has resulted in the formation of amateur rock bands ike Vighn, Saints of Metal, Rust, and Drakshya and also a classical group called Hamsdhwani. NCC can mean several things: National Cadet Corps - Indian student community, somewhat like the World Scout Movement founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell National Capital Commission, a Canadian federal commission. ... NSS is an acronym for: Naked Short Selling: Naked Short Selling is the illegal practice of short selling shares that may not even exist. ...

Festivals

• Aarohi - The Cultural Festival of VNIT
• Axis - The Technical Festival of VNIT
• Krik-Mania - The Cricket Festival of VNIT
• QuizFest - The Quizzing Festival

Aarohi is the annual youth festival of VNIT(Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology) Nagpur India. ... A culfest (short for cultural festival) is an annual event organized by colleges in India. ... Axis is the national level technical festival of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. ...

Alumni

• Alumni Listing
• VNIT Alumni Forum

External links

• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
• Aarohi
• Axis
• QuizFest