Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology¸ Nagpur

PHONE No.: 0712 2222828¸ 2224123, ,

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.vnit.ac.in

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GENERAL HELPLINE NO.: 9899104337

COURSES:

B Tech
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
B Arch


M Tech 
Civil Engineering
Electrical E gineering
Electronics & Computer Science
Applied Mechanics
Mechanical
Metallurgy
Architecture

PH D -Engineering¸ Science


(Institute in Maharashtra)

DESCRIPTION :

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology¸ Nagpur is one of the thirty National Institutes of Technology in the country. The Govt. of India conferred on the Institute¸ the Deemed to be University status (under University Grants Commission Act¸ 1956 (3 of 1956)) with effect from 26th June 2002. Subsequently¸ the Central Govt. by Act of Parliament (National Institutes of Technology Act¸ 2007 (29 of 2007)) declared VNIT Nagpur as an Institute of National Importance along with all other NITs. The Act was brought into force from 15th August 2007. 

Earlier¸ the Institute was known as Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (VRCE). It was established in the year 1960 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 Sir M.Visvesvaraya.