Academics
The institute has various academic departments, with over 30 specialized laboratories and research centers.
- Applied Chemistry
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Mechanics
- Applied Physics
- Applied Statistics
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Architecture and Planning
- Biomehatronics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Computational Physics
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Geoscience and Technology
- Geobiology and Astrobiology
- Humanities
- Hydrologic Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Neural Engineering
- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Polymer Science and Technology
- Textile Engineering
- Urban Design & Planning
Undergraduate programs are offered in Architecture and the 8 Engineering disciplines. The Engineering programs are usually of 4-year duration, while Architecture has a 5-year program. VNIT accepts an incoming freshman class size of up to 798 students.
Graduate and research programs, leading to Master's and Ph.D. degrees, are offered by the Architecture and all the Engineering departments, except Mining Engineering. A range of special fields of study are available in graduate and research programs in each discipline. The institute is very soon going to offer Aeronautical Engineering and up to 350 students are admitted to the Master's program each year.
The institute uses relative grading on a 10-point scale.
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