VNIT Nagpur: Admission 2026, Fees, and Placements Details

VNIT Nagpur was established in 1960 and is one of the oldest NITs in India. VNIT Nagpur ranked 39^th position by NIRF ranking 2024 in the BTech category. However, India Today has ranked in the 21^st position in the engineering category.

There are a total of 8 courses available for the BTech and BArch program, 18 courses for MTech, and 3 Courses for MSc and 15 PhD courses. The total fee for the BTech course is INR 5.4 Lakhs. Admission is based on JEE Main exam followed by JoSAA Counselling. However, admission to BArch course is based on NATA exam scores. VNIT Nagpur also accepts GATE and IIT JAM for admission to the MTech and MSc programs in the PG level. You need visit the official website to apply for VNIT Nagpur Admissions 2025. BTech CSE Cutoff 2024 has closed in the 5^th round with the cutoff marks of 7583 in the General category.

89 companies have visited the campus for giving placements to students from BTech, BArch, and MTech at the placement season 2025 of VNIT Nagpur. The highest package recorded is INR 64 LPA from the BTech program. The average package stands at INR 12.84 LPA. Some of the top recruiters that visited during VNIT Nagpur Placements 2025 are Google, D.E Shaw, Oracle, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citi India, Siemens, BNY Mellon, etc.

The University offers state-level and central scholarships for its students. Some of the scholarships are Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Scholarship and Rajashree Shahu Maharaj Merit Scholarship, Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme, etc. VNIT Nagpur is 8 km away from the Nagpur rail station and 7 km from the airport. You can also take a prepaid cab or auto rickshaw to reach the airport.

VNIT Nagpur Highlights

Given below are the highlights of VNIT Nagpur.

College Name	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Short Form	VNIT
Establishment Year	1960
NIRF Ranking 2024	39^th (BTech)
Courses Offered	BTech, BArch, MTech, MSc, PhD
Entrance Exams	JEE Main, GATE, JAM, CAT, NATA
Flagship Courses	BTech
Highest Package 2025	INR 64 LPA (BTech)
Average Package 2025	INR 12.84 LPA (BTech)
Top Recruiters	Adani Groups, TCS, HCL, Lint, VISA, Citi, and Morgan Stanley, Qualcomm, Maruti suzuki, Tata Motors
Official Website	https://vnit.ac.in/
Area	215 acres

VNIT Nagpur Courses and Fees

VNIT Nagpur offers a wide range of UG, PG and PhD programs. Some of the courses offered are BTech, BArch, MTech, MSc, PhD. You can refer to the table below for VNIT Nagpur Courses and Fees along with the eligibility and selection criteria.

UG Courses
BTech Duration: 4 Years 1^st Year Fees: INR 1.35 Lakh Eligibility: 10+2; 75% Selection: JEE Main	BArch Duration: 4 Years 1^st Year Fees: INR 1.35 Lakh Eligibility: 10+2; 50% Selection: JEE Main, NATA

VNIT Nagpur offers MTech and MSc at the PG level. You can check the duration, fees, eligibility, and selection criteria of the PG courses in the given table.

PG Courses
MTech Duration: 2 Years 1^st Year Fees: INR 82k Eligibility: Bachelor's degree Selection: GATE	MSc Duration: 2 Years 1^st Year Fees: INR 24.4k Eligibility: Bachelor's degree Selection: JAM

Check the details of the PhD program of VNIT Nagpur.

Doctorate Program
PhD Duration: 5 Year 1^st year Fees: INR 53.6k Eligibility: Minimum first class or 6.75 CPI / CGPA on a 10-point scale at Bachelor's or master's level. Selection: GATE Score

VNIT Nagpur Admission 2025

Admission to VNIT Nagpur is entrance-based. The institution consists of three major departments, i.e. Basic Science, Engineering, and Architecture & Planning. To get into any course under this department you must appear in the JEE Main, GATE or IIT JAM examination for BTech/ MTech/ MSc admissions, respectively.

Program	Admission Process
BTech/BArch Admission 2025 (JoSAA/CSAB)	Admission is through the JoSAA and CSAB centralized online counselling process. After JEE Main, you need to appear for counselling process for seat allocation.
MTech Admission 2025	After clearing GATE 2025 examination. Register for CCMT (Centralized Counseling for MTech). Visit the official NIT Nagpur website and fill out the MTech application form. Submit the application form with fees.
MSc Admission 2025	After clearing IIT JAM. Register for the CCMN (Centralized Counseling for MSc). Visit the official NIT Nagpur website and fill out the MSc application form. Submit the application fee to complete the process.
PhD Admission 2025	Fill out the NIT Nagpur PhD application form. Upload required documents. Pay the PhD application fees. Participate in the admission process.

How to Apply?

Admission to VNIT Nagpur is a multi-step process. Here is the step-by-step process for VNIT Nagpur admission 2025:

After reviewing the eligibility criteria, you must register for the entrance exam through which you are seeking admission to this institute. Suppose you are willing to get admitted into M. Tech courses, then you must register for GATE and clear the cutoff.
After that, you will have to appear in the centralised counselling process.
You must enter your entrance examination scores promptly including all the important details.
Submit the counselling fees to take part in this process.

VNIT Cut off 2024

JEE Main Cutoff 2024

Through JEE Main you can take admission to BTech/BE programmes at VNIT Nagpur. Check JEE Main cutoff 2024 for BTech and BArch admission at VNIT Nagpur in the General category.

Courses	Round 1 (Closing rank)	Round 2 (Closing rank)	Round 3 (Closing rank)	Round 4 (Closing rank)	Round 5 (Closing rank)
BArch	847	1084	1203	1203	1350
BTech Computer Science Engineering	6637	6753	6753	6753	7583
BTech Electronics & Communication Engineering	10369	10369	10369	10369	11804
BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering	14123	14243	14243	14784	16773
BTech Mechanical Engineering	19781	20368	20368	20368	23543

GATE Cutoff 2024

For admission to the MTech course, you need to qualify for the GATE exam. Check VNIT Nagpur Cutoff 2024 in GATE exam for Mtech program in General category.

Courses	Round 1 (Cutoff marks)	Round 2 (Cutoff marks)	Round 3 (Cutoff marks)	Round 4 (Cutoff marks)	Round 5 (Cutoff marks)	Round 6 (Cutoff marks)
MTech Computer Science and Engineering	624	599	595	566	560	602
MTech VLSI Design	494	464	454	420	414	405
MTech Structural Engineering	480	469	458	451	-	-
MTech Construction Technology	465	454	-	476	-	446
MTech Geoinformatics	451	422	393	377	-	-

IIT JAM Cutoff 2024

Check IIT JAM Cutoff 2024 for admission to the MSc program at VNIT Nagpur in the General category.

Courses	Round 1 (Closing rank)	Round 2 (Closing rank)	Round 3 (Closing rank)	Round 4 (Closing rank)	Round 5 (Closing rank)
MSc Mathematics	1030	1055	1073	1096	1102
MSc Physics	1152	1242	1252	1341	-
MSc Chemistry	1175	1238	1263	1433	1526

VNIT Nagpur Rankings 2024

VNIT Nagpur ranked 39^th position by NIRF ranking 2024 in the BTech category. However, India Today has ranked in the 21^st position in the engineering category. You can check all VNIT Nagpur rankings by various agencies and in different categories.

Agencies	Category	Rankings 2024
India Today	BTech	21 out of 284
The Week	BTech	26 out of 275
The Week	Overall	18 out of 27
NIRF Ranking	Overall	77 out of 200
	BTech	39 out of 300
	BArch	10 out of 40
Outlook Ranking	BTech	151 out of 160
IIRF Ranking	BTech	36 out of 160
IIRF Ranking	BArch	10 out of 30
THE Ranking	Overall	1201 out of 1501

VNIT Nagpur Placements 2025

During VNIT Nagpur Placements 2025, 89 companies have visited the campus for giving placements to students form BTech, BArch, and MTech. The highest package recorded is INR 64 LPA from the BTech program. The average package stands at INR 12.84 LPA. Some of the top recruiters that visited during VNIT Nagpur Placements 2025 are Google, D.E Shaw, Oracle, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citi India, Siemens, BNY Mellon, etc.

Particulars	BTech	BArch	MTech
Number of companies visited	58	03	28
Highest Package (CTC)	64.00	6.97	29.39
Median Package (CTC)	11.13	6.00	8.00
Average Package (CTC)	12.84	6.32	8.45
Lowest Package (CTC)	5.50	6.00	5.40

VNIT Nagpur Branch-Wise BTech Placements 2025

You can check the branch wise BTech placements in the year 2025 at VNIT Nagpur.

Branch	Registered	Placed	Placement Percentage	Jobs Offered	Average CTC	Median CTC	Highest CTC	Lowest CTC
Civil Engg.	102	38	37.25%	39	10.19	8.50	18.00	6.00
Chemical Engg.	88	23	26.14%	23	9.65	11.89	14.00	7.00
Computer Science Engg.	110	81	73.64%	88	19.30	12.20	64.00	7.16
Electrical Engg.	108	62	57.41%	63	11.26	11.45	51.52	6.00
Electronics & Communication Engg.	111	64	57.66%	66	11.83	11.40	64.00	6.00
Mechanical Engg.	92	39	42.39%	42	7.00	11.60	7.00	6.00
Metallurgical & Materials Engg.	86	39	45.35%	39	9.48	8.88	14.10	5.50
Mining Engg.	31	8	25.81%	8	9.75	8.27	13.50	7.00
Total	728	354	48.63%	368

VNIT Nagpur Scholarship

VNIT Nagpur offers various state-based and central-based scholarships for bright minds. It offers Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Swayam Yojana for SC students. Similarly, for the students of Jammu and Kashmir, the Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme J&K is available in the UNiversity. Scholarships under central schemes such as the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles, and Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University are also available at VNIT Nagpur.

Scholarship Name	Category
Post Matric Scholarship/Freeship scheme through MahaDBT (Maharashtra State Only)	OBC/SBC/VJNT/SC/ST (belongs to Maharashtra State Only)
Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Swayam Yojana for Hostel Allowance only	Schedule Tribe (belongs to Maharashtra State Only)
Diaspora Children (SPDC) Scheme	DASA
Rajashree Shahu Maharaj Merit Scholarship or 100 SC students for Higher Education in Renowned Educational Institutions in the Country (Maharashtra State Only)	Schedule Caste (belongs to Maharashtra State Only)
Welfare of Backward Classes – Scholarship Tamil Nadu Students only	BC, MBC & DNC community
Mukhya Mantri Medhavi Vidyarthi Yojna (MMMVY), MP	Domicile of MP
Post Matric Scholarship of Rajasthan	Rajasthan State only SC/ST/EBC/SBC/OBC
Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme J&K	Domicile of J&K
Bihar Post Matric Scholarship	SC & ST Students
Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities	The parental/family income ceiling is INR 2.5 lakhs per annum for all categories under the scheme
Scholarships for Top Class Education for Students with Disabilities (300 slots)	The parental/family income ceiling is INR 6 lakhs per annum for all categories under the scheme & Disability more than 40%.
Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education for SC Students (10 Students of the Institute as per merit)	Those SC students hahaveotal annual family income from all sources up to INR8.00 lakhs and having secured admission to a full-time course in any of the notified institutions
Kotak Kanya Scholarship (Non -Government)	Girl Students (Class 12) admission to 1st Yr.
Engineers India Limited(EIL) (Non-Government)	SC & ST (UG) Students
ONGC Scholarship (Non-Government)	For securing 1st Rank in 3rd Year of Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

VNIT Nagpur Facilities

VNIT Nagpur is located in the heart of Nagpur city on a sprawling campus of 215 acres. The campus has an office Space, administrative block of 2453 Sq.Mtr, and academic Block of 34471 Sq.Mtr. It has a Boys and Girls Hostel along with an auditorium and gymnasium. The library has 90838 books and 12411 Journals. Check all other facilities given below.

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1	BE/B.Tech	₹1.51 Lakhs 1st year fees Check Details	Apply Now
2	M.Tech	₹95,350 1st year fees Check Details	Apply Now
3	M.Phil/Ph.D in Engineering	₹37,800 1st year fees Check Details	Apply Now
4	M.Sc	₹37,350 1st year fees Check Details	Apply Now

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Course	Exam
B.Tech	CSAB, DASA, JEE MAIN
B.Arch	CSAB, DASA, JEE MAIN
M.Tech	GATE
M.Sc	JAM

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B.Tech

CSAB, DASA, JEE MAIN

B.Arch

CSAB, DASA, JEE MAIN

M.Tech

GATE

M.Sc

JAM

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology [VNIT], Nagpur Faculty Details

Basic Information about the Faculty of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology [VNIT], Nagpur

Dr. Babasaheb R. Sankapal

Head

Department of Physics

Dr. Sujit K. Ghosh

Head

Department of Chemistry

Dr. Pallavi Mahale

Head

Department of Mathematics

Dr. Y. M. Deshpande

Professor

Department of Humanities & Social Science

Dr. Ashish S. Chaurasia

Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

Dr. M.V. Latkar

Professor

Department of Environmental Engineering

Gender	Room Type	Fees
BOTH	Non AC Room	Min Rs.64200 - Max Rs.78840

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Min Rs.64200 - Max Rs.78840

Events	Course	Dates
Admit Card download	ME/M.Tech	TBA
Date of GATE 2027 Application Data correction window (Candidate Request with fee)	ME/M.Tech	TBA
Opening Date of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS)	ME/M.Tech	02 September, 2026
City allotment notification	ME/M.Tech	04 January, 2026

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Date of GATE 2027 Application Data correction window (Candidate Request with fee)

ME/M.Tech

TBA

Opening Date of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS)

ME/M.Tech

02 September, 2026

City allotment notification

ME/M.Tech

04 January, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ans: VNIT Nagpur BTech admission is based on JEE Main scores. The cutoff varies every year. As per VNIT Nagpur cutoff 2024, the last round closing cutoff for the BTech course ranged between 832 and 58063 for general category candidates, among which CSE was the most competitive specialisation. For general category candidates, a 97 percentile is not sufficient for VNIT Nagpur admission. However, if you belong to a reserved category, you may have a better chance of getting admitted with a 97 percentile. To increase your chances of getting admitted to VNIT Nagpur, you may want to consider the following strategies:

Focus on improving your JEE Main 2025 score. Build a strong grasp of the basics and attempt mock tests regularly.
Aiming for VNIT is ambitious but if you don’t get it. It’s not the end of the world. Some other NITs and IITs accept JEE Main score and the cutoff is lower than VNIT Nagpur.

Ans: The VNIT Nagpur offers admission based on entrance-based examinations like JEE Main or JEE Advanced. Candidates willing to get admitted into VNIT Nagpure must qualify for those national-level exams. Candidates who will clear the cutoff as per the course's requirements, However, clearing the cutoff does not guarantee your admission to this college. You need to participate in a centralised counselling process. If you get through the counselling process, the admission authority will invite for verification and complete the admission process.

Ans. No, You can’t. Admission to NIT Nagpur MTech course is based on GATE and CCMT counselling. Valid scores in the GATE exam are required for admission to MTech courses at VNIT, Nagpur. However, clearing the GATE 2025 cutoff does not guarantee your admission to VNIT Nagpur. You need to appear in the counselling process. If you get selected, then the admission authority will invite you to participate in the admission process. For admission, you must visit the VNIT Nagpur official website. Next, you will have to click on the ‘Apply Now’ to select the programs that you are interested in. After that pay your application fee and submit the form.

Ans: MTech at VNIT is available across 21 specializations and is offered at the college campus. You can check the specializations listed below.

MTech in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
MTech in Structural Engineering
MTech in Materials Engineering
MTech in Process Metallurgy
MTech in Construction Technology and Management
MTech in Environmental Engineering
MTech in Geotechnical Engineering
MTech in Transportation Engineering
MTech in Water Resource Engineering
MTech in Chemical Engineering
MTech in Computer Science Engineering
MTech in Communication System Engineering
MTech in Integrated Power System
MTech in Power Electronics and Drives
MTech in CAD/CAM

Ans. VNIT Nagpur offers a two-year full-time MSc programme in three Science specialisations. VNIT Nagpur MSc admission 2025 is subject to an IIT JAM score followed by CCMN Counselling. Given below are the minimum eligibility criteria and admission process for the MSc programme:

Eligibility: Any relevant UG degree with a 60% aggregate or 6.5 CGPA from a recognised institute

The candidates are required to apply for IIT-JAM by visiting the official website of its conducting body. You need to follow certain steps for the IIT JAM application. Here are the details:

You need to register at JOAPS by providing your personal details.
Next Fill out the application form and upload important documents.
For successful registration submit the form with application.
Now conclude the process by downloading the application form.

Ans. The first-year fee for BArch is INR 1,35,450. It’s a total 4-year course. So, you need approximately INR 5,41,00 Lakh during your course.

Ans.: Despite being a flagship course, it has a low seat intake compared to other courses. Hence, less number of students registered during placement. Here are placement statistics for B.Arch. Let’s check:

Particulars	BArch Placement Statistics (2024)
Students registered	62
Students placed	10
Jobs offered	11
Companies visited	6

Ans. It depends on the branch, seat intake and number of students applying for that branch. If you belong to a reserved category, then there is a high chance that you will get selected. Obtaining 95 percentile in JEE Main refers to the score range within 100-140. But if you follow the cutoff trend of VNIT Nagpur, you will notice that the cutoff is quite high compared to other colleges. So, the cutoff range within the 98 to 99 percentiles will be a safer choice for VNIT, Nagpur.

Ans: VNIT Nagpur offers multiple UG, PG and PhD programmes. It offers 8 Specialisations in B.Arch and BTech programmes, more than 20 specialisations in MTech and 3 specialisations in the MSc programme. Refer to the table below detailed breakdown of these courses:

Courses	Total Tuition Fees
MSc (3 Courses)	INR 30,000 (for 2 years)
BTech (8 Courses)	INR 5.41 lakh (for 4 years)
MTech (21 Courses)	INR 82,450 (for 2 years)
BArch (1 Courses)	INR 5.41 lakh (for 5 years)

Ans. VNIT Nagpur is one of the oldest NITs in the country. VNIT Nagpur is an institute of national importance and has been ranked 39th by NIRF 2024. If you look at the placement record, the highest Keywords: VNIT Nagpur, NIT Nagpur, JEE Main 2025, GATE 2025, VNIT Nagpur Courses, VNIT Cutoff, JEE Main 2025 Cutoff, VNIT Placements, VNIT Scholarship, VNIT B. Tech Course.

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