VNIT Nagpur

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, named after the eminent engineer, planner, and statesman of the country Sir M. Visvesvaraya, is one of the thirty National Institutes of Technology in the country. It has nine undergraduate, Twenty four postgraduate programs with a total student strength of 5000, which includes about 500 PhD scholars. A lush green VNIT campus is sprawled over 214 acres, located centrally in the city of Nagpur, with residential facility for about 3500 students. Present NIRF ranking of VNIT is thirty two and is amongst top five NITs of the country. Historically, this institute started as a Government Engineering College in 1956, got converted into Regional Engineering College in 1960 and eventually got the status of National Institute in 2002. Today, VNIT is Institute of National importance and has ascended itself from a teaching-oriented campus to a blend of research and teaching. Institute has many R&D projects funded through Government and private agencies. Faculty, research scholars, and students are actively involved in the research activities which is reflected in the increased number of publications, research funds, and many national and international events being arranged on the campus.

Condition Monitoring Society of India
Condition Monitoring Society of India (CMSI) was established in 2003 with an intention to promote and emphasize the importance of condition monitoring among professionals/ practicing engineers plant engineers by way of conducting conferences and workshops from time to time. The society also intends to be a common platform for condition monitoring professionals to share their experience and expertise. The society publishes a newsletter to keep members abreast of the developments in the field. The society has grown rapidly by setting up local chapters at different locations all over India.

About the Nagpur city:
Nagpur is the third largest city and the winter capital of Maharashtra State. Nagpur lies precisely at the centre of the country with the Zero Mile Marker indicating the geographical centre of India. In the latest rankings of 100 developing smart cities given by the Union Ministry of Urban Development, Nagpur stood first in Maharashtra state and second in India. Nagpur Metro has entered Guinness Book of World Records for being the longest double-decker viaduct metro measuring 3.14 km on Wardha Road. Known as the “Orange City”, Nagpur has officially become the greenest, safest and most technologically developed city in the Maharashtra state. Nagpur is also known as the, “Tiger Capital of India” as it connects many Tiger Reserves in India to the world. It is well connected to all the major cities of the country by air and has also international connectivity. Needless to say, Nagpur is a major railway junction of North-South and East-West railway lines.