Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT) was established in 1983. The institute is spread over a campus of 18 acres. VIT Pune has a total faculty of 242 members. The college offers a total of 25 courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. The streams in which these engineering courses are offered are: Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Industrial & Production Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering. VIT Pune offers a variety of facilities and infrastructure to its students. The institute offers scholarships to meritorious and needy students. The college also provides placement opportunities for students. As per the NIRF ranking 2021, VIT Pune has been ranked 122 among engineering institutions with an overall score of 36.82. This ranking is based on various parameters such as graduation outcomes; teaching, learning, and resources; perception; outreach and inclusivity; research and professional practice. 

The vision of the institute is to become a globally recognized institute for technical education and research that promotes holistic socio-economic development. The mission of VIT Pune is to ensure that all students are employable and work in industries, higher education, become entrepreneurs, or get civil/defence services/government jobs, and other fields such as sports and theatre. 

The institution has been ranked 142nd in the NIRF ranking and scores about 37.28  in the NIRF ratings, spanning over 17 acres of land space as the overall course fee stands at INR 7,37,396.