VNIT Nagpur scholarships are offered to meritorious students. Some of the popular VNIT Nagpur scholarships schemes available for BTech students are National Level Scholarships, Maharashtra State Scholarships and other State and Private Scholarships. Further, VNIT offers the Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship to facilitate low-income students belonging to the reserved category to obtain higher education through master's degree or PhD courses by studying abroad. Tabulated below is the list of a few scholarships:

Scholarship Scheme

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)

Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education for SC Students (10 Students of Institute as per merit)

Those SC students have a total annual family income from all sources up to Rs.8.00 lakhs and have secured admission in a full-time course in any of the notified institutions

ONGC Scholarship

For securing 1st Rank in 3rd Year of Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Kotak Kanya Scholarship

Girl Students (Class 12) admission to 1st Year.

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VNIT Nagpur Scholarship FAQs

Given below are the FAQs about scholarships at VNIT Nagpur:

Q:   Does VNIT Nagpur offer scholarships?
A:

VNIT Nagpur scholarships are offered to meritorious students. Some of the popular VNIT Nagpur scholarship schemes available for BTech students are national-level scholarships, Maharashtra state scholarships, and other state and private scholarships. Further, VNIT offers the Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship to facilitate low-income students belonging to the reserved category to obtain higher education through master's or PhD courses by studying abroad. Tabulated below is the list of a few scholarships that can be filled by the students of VNIT Nagpur:

Scholarship Scheme

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)

Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education for SC Students (10 Students of Institute as per merit)

Those SC students have a total annual family income from all sources up to Rs.8.00Lacsand have secured admission in a full-time course in any of the notified institutions

ONGC Scholarship

For securing 1st Rank in 3rd Year of Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Kotak Kanya Scholarship

Girl Students (Class 12) admission to 1st Year.

Q:   Is VNIT Nagpur costly?
A:

VNIT Nagpur is not that costly. The course fee for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology's flagship BTech programme is around INR 5 lakh. The course fees for MTech and BArch at the institute are around INR 1.4 lakh and INR 6.3 lakh, respectively. Overall, the institute is considered relatively affordable for all courses.

Q:   Are there any scholarships for BTech students at VNIT Nagpur?
A:

Yes, BTech students at VNIT Nagpur can opt for one of the many scholarship options available. These scholarships include National-level scholarships, Maharashtra State scholarships, Other state scholarships and private scholarships. Some of the VNIT Nagpur BTech scholarships are listed below:

  • Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College & University Students
  • Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education for SC Students
  • National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students
  • Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minorities Central Sector
  • Post Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
  • Post Matric Scholarship for SC Students

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SANTOSH KUMAR METTA | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 7 Mar 2026
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Dissatisfied with campus life.

Placements: The good thing about VNIT is placement. We will get good placements even at a low CGPA. The highest package will be around 64 LPA, and when it comes to the lowest, it may be around 4 LPA. Mahindra, Tata, BHPL, PSU, etc. The students with a CGPA of around 8.5 will get internships easily. Design and Manufacturing is the top role offered in Mechanical Engineering.

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Unnati Dhage | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 4 Feb 2026
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
An average Computer Science student's life at VNIT.

Placements: About 70-80 percent of students are placed till the end of the placement season. Top recruiting companies are Oracle, Google, Goldman Sachs, VISA, Wells Fargo, and Arista, which offer really great packages. Some other good companies hire a good number of people, including Hilti, Accenture, etc. The highest package offered is 40 LPA, and the lowest package offered ranges from 4-5 LPA. The average package offered ranges from 7-8LPA.

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Om Zambare | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 1 Feb 2026
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
An institute of national importance for a reason.

Placements: 88% of students were placed in B.Tech in mechanical engineering. The highest package was around 20 LPA, and the average package for mechanical was around 12 LPA. Top recruiting companies are TATA Motors, Siemens, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra, etc. These offer top roles such as design engineer, data analyst, management training, etc.

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Akshat Singh | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2026
Reviewed on 17 Dec 2025
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 5
It's a good college for a mechanical engineer, like myself.

Placements: Currently, 50% of my batch is placed. The lowest is 7 LPA and the highest is 18.5 LPA. The top recruiting companies were ZS and ABG. Many students got internships from our batch in companies like Bajaj, Tata, etc. As a quality inspector for a manufacturing unit. Overall, for campus placement, the college is good.

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Baba Suryawanshi | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 19 Sep 2025
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Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
VNIT Nagpur- the man, the myth, the legend.

Placements: The percentage of students placed is overall 86%, while in our branch it is 93%. The highest package is 64 LPA offered by Oracle to 9 students. The lowest package is 6 LPA. The average package is 17 LPA. The top companies recruiting are Oracle, Google, DE Shaw, and JP Morgan. About 60% of students receive internships. The top roles offered are SDE and data analyst.

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lala ayush lilhare | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2026
Reviewed on 18 Sep 2025
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Solid mechanical engineering experience at VNIT Nagpur.

Placements: The batch 2024 mechanical batch. Ni vnit, placements are strong, 90% placed. The package is 31LPA, the average package offered is 9LPA, and the lowest package offered is 5LPA. Top recruiters include HPCL, Maruti Suzuki, BPCL, Aditya Birla, and John Deere. Roles are mainly GET, design, projects, and quality engineer. Internships are too good, especially for 7+ CGPA students.

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Some of the popular VNIT Nagpur scholarship schemes available for BTech students are National Level Scholarships, Maharashtra State Scholarships and other State and Private Scholarships. Given below are some of the scholarships of VNIT Nagpur:

  • Post Matric Scholarship/Freeship scheme through MahaDBT (

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Shruti Manchanda

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Answered 2 years ago

NIT Nagpur mainly offers three scholarship to students who have officially admitted to the institute. Also they have to fulfill the eligibility criteria as per the scholarship committtee of NIT Nagpur:

  • Female candidates who are admitted to any of the PGDM programs at IMT Nagpur
  • Candidates eligible and

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Ranjeeta Rai

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

No, you cannot get direct admission at VNIT Nagpur. Admission is only offered to candidates who qualify in accepted entrance exams. The admission criteria for different courses offered at the institute are as follows:

CourseAdmission Criteria

BTech

JEE Main (Paper 1) + JoSAA/ CSAB Counselling
BArchJEE Main (Paper 2) + JoSAA/ CSAB Counselling
MTechGATE + CCMT Counselling
MScIIT JAM + CCMN Counselling
MBAExam conducted by the institute

 

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Himanshi Pandey

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 6 days ago

VNIT Nagpur cut-off rank depends on the selected course and the reservation category of candidates. For BTech aspirants in the General (AI) category, the closing JEE Main rank for various branches ranged between 7,694 and 52,313 during the last round in 2025. 
For MTech, the closing GATE cut-off for

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Himanshi Pandey

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 6 days ago

Candidates seeking VNIT Nagpur admission must first apply for the entrance exam accepted for their course. For this, they can visit the official website of the exam. For example, BTech and BArch aspirants must visit the official JEE Main website to apply for the exam. M.Tech aspirants must apply for

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Himanshi Pandey

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