Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology,
NagpurVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, commonly known as VNIT Nagpur, was established in 1960 as Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering, named after the engineer and statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya. It was converted into a National Institute of Technology and granted deemed university status, and in 2007 it was declared an Institute of National Importance. Spread across a 215 acre campus, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in disciplines including computer science, electronics and communication, electrical, mechanical, civil, metallurgical and materials, mining, and architecture and planning. It is one of the older and more established institutes within the NIT system.