Bachelor of Architecture [B.Arch]
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Fees
Fees at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) for the Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech] in Mechanical Engineering program vary based on students' categories and family income. General category students pay an annual fee of approximately Rs. 1,35,450, which includes a tuition fee of Rs. 1,25,000, with additional charges for registration, library, student activity, sports, and other associated fees. A one-time admission fee of Rs. 15,500 includes library and caution deposits as well as medical and welfare contributions.
SC, ST, and PWD students enjoy a full tuition fee waiver. Scholarships and fee remissions are available, with full waivers for families with annual incomes below Rs. 1 lakh, and 2/3 remissions for those with incomes between Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 5 lakh. Hostel and mess charges add approximately Rs. 80,000 annually. Additional scholarships from sources like the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and other alumni-funded programs are accessible based on merit and need.
Eligibility
Applicants are normally expected to have passed class 12 from a recognised board with mathematics as a subject, which is the standard requirement for architecture in India, and to have obtained the minimum aggregate the institute prescribes. Admission is through a national entrance examination followed by centralised counselling and seat allotment; the examinations listed for this programme should be checked against the official notification, because the aptitude test actually accepted for architecture at a national institute is specified there and not by third party listings. The qualifying marks, the accepted subject combination, reservation and category rules and the counselling schedule are set out in the admission notification published by Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
About Bachelor of Architecture [B.Arch]
B.Arch at VNIT Nagpur is a 5 years, Full Time Degree program offered On Campus. It offers a limited number of 78 seats. The total fees for the B.Arch program at VNIT Nagpur is ₹ 6.42 Lakhs. Students need to pay ₹ 1.42 Lakhs in the first year. Admissions to B.Arch at VNIT Nagpur are primarily based on JEE-Main. Candidates must have completed 10+2 with 50% + NATA to be eligible for admission. The overall JEE-Main cutoff for the B.Arch program is 69 - 505 across all categories. Check VNIT Nagpur Admission According to an external review site Architecture Ranking 2026, VNIT Nagpur ranks 10 out of 200 colleges in India with an overall score of 887.1573615 out of 1000. NIRF Architecture ranking 2025, ranks VNIT Nagpur at 10 out of 40 in India. Find detailed VNIT Nagpur B.Arch fees, eligibility, admission dates, cutoff and ranking below. VNIT Nagpur B.Arch fees 2026 is ₹ 6.42 Lakhs for the entire course duration. This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 6.25 Lakhs, Other Fees of ₹ 16,800. Candidates need to pay ₹ 1.42 Lakhs in the first year. For OBC category students, the total fees is ₹ 6.42 Lakhs. Earlier, B.Arch fees at VNIT Nagpur was ₹ 10.23 Lakhs (in 2025) for the entire course duration. This shows a fee decrease of ₹ 3.81 Lakhs over the year. Compare VNIT Nagpur B.Arch Fees with Similar Colleges Students have an option to pursue B.Arch from similar colleges such as NIT Calicut, NIT Trichy, NIT Rourkela, VNIT Nagpur. Similar to VNIT Nagpur, B.Arch at these group colleges is offered Full Time for a duration of 5 Years. Comparing the course fees at these colleges, the total course fee at NIT Calicut is the highest with ₹ 8.69 Lakhs. This is followed by NIT Trichy with ₹ 8.26 Lakhs and NIT Rourkela with ₹ 7.93 Lakhs. Among these, VNIT Nagpur has the lowest fee for B.Arch with ₹ 6.42 Lakhs. College B.Arch Total Fees NIT Calicut ₹ 8.69 Lakhs NIT Trichy ₹ 8.26 Lakhs NIT Rourkela ₹ 7.93 Lakhs VNIT Nagpur ₹ 6.42 Lakhs As mentioned, VNIT Nagpur offers admission to B.Arch program based on JEE-Main rank. VNIT Nagpur JEE-Main Cutoff 2025 rank is 505 for the General category. Further, JEE-Main cutoff rank is 220 for SC , 100 for ST , 308 for EWS and 417 for OBCNCL category. Check VNIT Nagpur Cutoff VNIT Nagpur B.Arch Cutoff Year-wise Trends The section below shows year-wise trends in VNIT Nagpur B.Arch Cutoff. According to year-wise trends, admission to the VNIT Nagpur B.Arch program in 2025 was closed at the 505 rank , whereas in 2024, the closing rank was 1002 across all categories. Catgories Cutoff rank 2025 Cutoff rank 2024 General 398 803 SC 169 276 ST 69 143 EWS 171 271 OBCNCL 315 427 GeneralPwD 126 102 OBC NCLPwD 87 83 According to the latest available placement reports of 2024, the average package for B.Arch at VNIT Nagpur is 5 Lakhs. The median package reported is 5 Lakhs. The highest package reported is 5 Lakhs. Check VNIT Nagpur Placement Based on the latest NIRF Reports 2024 of VNIT Nagpur, about 84% of the B.Arch students were placed during the placement drive. The median package reported was 5 Lakhs. Before this, the median package reported was 5 Lakhs. According to an external review site Ranking 2026, VNIT Nagpur ranks 10 out of 200 colleges in India and 1st in state Maharashtra for its B.Arch program. 10 out of 40 under NIRF Architecture Ranking 2025. 11 out of 48 under IIRF Architecture Ranking 2025. Read more on VNIT Nagpur Rankings here
