School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal vs Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

For SPA, the application fee for postgraduate programmes (sponsored candidates) in academic year 2026 is Rs. 3,500 for General category Indian nationals, paid once and non-refundable. The total general cost for that programme over 48 months is listed as Rs. 3,500.

For VNIT, the admission application fee for the online course application in academic year 2025 is Rs. 1,000 for General category, paid once. Its total general cost over 48 months is also listed as Rs. 1,000. The two figures belong to different programmes, so compare them only with the programme you plan to join in mind.

Both SPA and VNIT accept JEE Main, with admission through JoSAA and CSAB counselling.

For Architecture under JoSAA round 6 of 2025, SPA's General closing rank was 474 and VNIT's was 505. For Planning at SPA, the General closing rank in the same round was 756. For Computer Science and Engineering at VNIT, the General closing rank in round 6 of 2025 was 6,359 for the OS quota and 7,203 for the HS quota.

In CSAB round 2 of 2026, SPA's General closing rank for Architecture under the AI quota was 465, and VNIT's was 796 for the OS quota. For Computer Science and Engineering at VNIT in CSAB round 2 of 2026, the General closing rank was 9,320 under OS and 9,897 under HS.

SPA is not listed as UGC recognised and its NAAC grade is recorded as not accredited. VNIT is also not listed as UGC recognised and its NAAC grade is recorded as not accredited. Neither college is on the fake-institution list.

VNIT is ranked 44th in the NIRF engineering category for 2025. VNIT holds a Think Grads Rating of 4.7 out of 5 for B.Tech, based on 4 of 6 factors. SPA has no NIRF rank or Think Grads Rating in this comparison.

SPA is a college that offers 13 programmes across four streams: architecture, design, engineering and management. VNIT is a college that offers 23 programmes across four streams: architecture, engineering, management and science.

Both colleges are listed with the same JEE Main counselling route, so the location and campus details for each should be confirmed on the official sites before you decide.

SPA suits students who are aiming for architecture or planning at a closing rank near 474 to 985 in JoSAA or CSAB rounds, and who want a college with a focus on architecture, design and planning. It also suits students who are interested in its postgraduate programmes, where the application fee is Rs. 3,500.

VNIT suits students who are aiming for a wider range of engineering, architecture and science programmes, including Computer Science and Engineering, and who can compete at closing ranks around 505 to 9,897 depending on the programme and counselling round. It also suits students who value a college with a 4.7 Think Grads Rating for B.Tech.