Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
| विश्वेश्वरय्या राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, नागपुर | |
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Former names
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Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur (REC) Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur (VRCE) |
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| Motto | योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam |
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Motto in English
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Excellence in action is yoga. |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1960 |
| Chairman | Mr. Vishram Jamdar |
| Dean | Dr. Rajendra Yerpude (Planning & Development), Dr. V.K.Deshpande (Academic), Dr. P.M.Padole (Faculty Welfare), Dr. Animesh Chatarjee (Research & Consultancy), Dr. V.B.Borgate (Students' Welfare) |
| Director | Dr. Narendra S. Chaudhari |
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Academic staff
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250 |
| Undergraduates | 3,071 |
| Postgraduates | 681 |
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| Location |
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India 21°07′24″N 79°03′05″E / 21.12333°N 79.05139°E |
| Campus |
Urban 215 acres (87 ha) |
| Acronym | VNIT |
| Website | vnit.ac.in |
| University and college rankings | |
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| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF | 18 |
| Business – India | |
Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur (REC)
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (abbreviated VNIT Nagpur), also referred to as NIT Nagpur, formerly Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur (REC) and Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur (VRCE), is a premier public engineering and research institution in India. It is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra, in central India. The institute has been consistently ranked among the best fifteen engineering colleges in India. It was established in June 1960 by the Government of India and later named in honor of engineer, planner and statesman, Sir Mokshagundam 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 (INI) alongside other NITs and IITs by an Act of Parliament of India. The institute awards bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in engineering, technology and architecture.
The Government started fourteen Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) between 1959 and 1965 at Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Kurukshetra, Jamshedpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Rourkela, Srinagar, Surathkal, Surat, Trichy and Warangal. The institute at Nagpur was established as the Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur in 1960, under an educational program of the Government of India. The State College of Engineering, established in 1956 in the same city, was then merged with the institute.
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