Nagpur

VNIT Nagpur is usually considered a Tier 1 college or a high-end Tier 2 college. The "Tier 1" tag is usually held by IITs and top NITs, like NIT Trichy and Rourkela. However, as per NIRF 2025, VNIT Nagpur is one of the top 10 NITs and top 50 engineering colleges in India. The competitive screening process (JoSAA/ CCMN/ CCMT) ensures an elite peer group, and recruiters like Google, Oracle, and Goldman Sachs testify to the academic excellence of the institute.

VNIT Nagpur is usually considered a Tier 1 college or a high-end Tier 2 college. The "Tier 1" tag is usually held by IITs and top NITs, like NIT Trichy and Rourkela. However, as per NIRF 2025, VNIT Nagpur is one of the top 10 NITs and top 50 engineering colleges in India. The competitive screening process (JoSAA/ CCMN/ CCMT) ensures an elite peer group, and recruiters like Google, Oracle, and Goldman Sachs testify to the academic excellence of the institute.

For IIIT Nagpur CSE branch, the average package typically stands around INR 14.9 LPA. The highest CSE package has reached INR 60 LPA, with a median package for the branch of INR 12 LPA during 2026 placements.

Some of the top recruiters that participated in the IIIT Nagpur placement session were Adobe, TCS, EY, Google, Cisco and Accenture, among others.

VNIT Nagpur cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for admission to the BTech and BArch courses. The cutoff was out for both the AI and HS quota categories. 

For the General AI category, the round 1 VNIT Nagpur JEE Main cutoff 2026 ranged from 574 to 37846. As per this range, BArch was the most difficult course for admission. For the BTech engineering course, the most sought-after specialisation was BTech CSE, with the cutoff being 6685. 

Students can see the table below to know the round 1 cutoff rank for each courses. 

The total tuition fee of BTech at IIIT Nagpur is INR 7.9 Lacs to INR 9.9 lakh. Please note, this number is taken from the official sources. It can change. Candidates need to pay the course fee to confirm admission. 

IIIT Nagpur offer BTech as it's flagship programme. Candidates wishing to take admission in BTech at IIIT Nagpur have to appear in JEE Main. Seats are allotted based on JEE Main rank, category, and seat availability over multiple rounds of JoSAA counselling.

Candidates wishing to take admission in IIIT Nagpur should fulfil the eligibility. They need to qualify JEE Main for BTech admission. Following the entrance exam, candidates have to participate in the JoSAA counselling. Admission into PhD programmes primarily requires a valid GATE score.