of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs). In 2015, over 1,300,000 candidates appeared for the JEE exam for admission to 28,000 undergraduate engineering seats (B.Tech.) in 68 centrally-funded technical institutes that included all 19 IITs (10,000 seats), 31 NITs (15,500 seats) and 18 IIITs (2,500 seats). For B.Tech. at VNIT Nagpur in 2015, the acceptance rates were as following: Computer Science and Engineering: 0.33 percent Electronics and Communication Engineering: 0.58 percent Mechanical Engineering: 0.67 percent Electrical and Electronics Engineering: 0.82 percent Civil Engineering: 1.23 percent Chemical Engineering: 1.50 percent Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: 2.18 percent Mining Engineering: 2.61 percent Undergraduate admissions for foreign students and NRIs are done through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme which considers SAT scores. Eighty percent of students to the postgraduate programs (M.Tech.) are admitted based on performance in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). These students receive stipends and tuition assistance from the institute and the Indian government. Another 20% of students are admitted based on industry or other research organization sponsorship, with full tuition typically paid by the sponsoring institution. The institute invites applications for PhD degree admissions in all departments every academic year. Rankings VNIT Nagpur has been ranked 30th among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2021, among government engineering colleges by Outlook India in 2021 and by India Today in 2020. Student life Cultural and non-academic activities The annual Science & Technology festival of VNIT Nagpur, AXIS is every year and is one of the largest Science and Technology festival. The Entrepreneurship Cell of VNIT Nagpur (also known as E-Cell, VNIT), organizes several activities throughout the year in order to promote entrepreneurship. Consortium is an entrepreneurship conclave organized in the campus of VNIT Nagpur by E-Cell to bring together all the stakeholders of the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Aarohi is the annual cultural festival of VNIT Nagpur. Lasting three days, it is the largest youth event organized in the Octobers of Central India. It was started in 1989 by the pioneer batch of VNIT. These college festivals are organised, financially managed and conducted entirely by the students of this institute. All these festivals and organisations are sponsored by private enterprise. Apart from these festivals, various other engineering streams based festivals are