The JEE 2015 Seat Allocation process for the NITs (National Institute of Technology) is finally over and the NITs are scheduled to begin their academic year in the month of August. So, let us now take a look at the cutoffs/closing ranks in 2015 for the different NITs. This series of articles will help you understand the cutoffs/closing ranks for selection to each of the various branches in the different NITs in 2015. This will also give you some idea about the expected cutoffs/closing ranks for admission to the different NITs in 2016.
Candidates were finally selected to the NITs on the basis of their performance in the JEE Main 2015 and their performance in the Class 12 exam. This was also the first time that the NITs were a part of the Joint Seat Allocation Process that involved other reputed institutions like the IITs, ISM Dhanbad, IIITs and Other GFTIs (Government Funded Technical Institutes).
In this article, let us take a look at the cutoffs/closing ranks for the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
Established as the Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur in 1960, it was merged with the State College of Engineering and was called The Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering. In 2002, the institute was made a National Institute of Technology and became the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur (VNIT).
There are three main entrances to the 220 acres (89 ha) campus located near Ambazari Lake in Nagpur. The campus is a green zone, which bans smoking and the usage of powered vehicles. The campus has on display Mikoyan MiG-27 a ground attack aircraft decommissioned from Indian Air Force.
At the undergraduate level (B. E. / B. Tech.), this institute offers 738 seats in 10 different branches. Selections to these seats is done on the basis of a student’s All India Rank in the JEE Main 2015. The list given below mentions the opening and closing ranks of students across different categories that were selected to the various courses at this NIT in 2015.
The list of opening and closing ranks for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur for the year 2015 is as follows:
| Open Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture) |
525 | 2295 |
| Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
4878 | 19599 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
6967 | 16025 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
845 | 4276 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
3570 | 10679 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
798 | 7584 |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
2957 | 8712 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
4647 | 28405 |
| Mining Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
12332 | 33999 |
| SC Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture) |
97 | 427 |
| Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
1081 | 3447 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
1041 | 2316 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
132 | 1403.01 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
1007 | 2093 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
257 | 2172 |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
300 | 2028 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
2485 | 5670 |
| Mining Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
2207 | 4781 |
| ST Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture) |
23 | 569 |
| Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
1030 | 3797 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
398 | 2853 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
585 | 1169 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
611 | 2119 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
305 | 2238 |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
359 | 820 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
1370 | 8653 |
| Mining Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
1051 | 4585 |
| OBC Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture) |
368 | 1025 |
| Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
3488 | 7035 |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
2337 | 7060 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
882 | 2437 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
1333 | 5036 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
903 | 4767 |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
1259 | 2818 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
5082 | 11595 |
| Mining Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
5480 | 12848 |
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