Welcome to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Department was established in
1958 and, with a legacy of 60 plus years, it has shaped thousands of mechanical engineers till
this day. The department offers one undergraduate (B.Tech Mechanical Engineering), two
postgraduate (M.Tech Industrial Refrigeration & Cryogenics and M.Tech Artificial
Intelligence) and Ph.D. programmes. The department is committed to accomplishing its
vision of ‘excellence in mechanical engineering with a perspective of sustainable
development’, through its programmes. The department has been continuously adapting itself
to imbibe the latest industry-driven knowledge and skills for its students through industry-
based curriculum, innovative teaching-learning practises, enriched student-faculty
relationship, close academia-industry linkages and research.
The department emphasizes experiential learning to cultivate the skills and competencies that
can position students for professional success. Through hands-on learning in workshops,
internships, student clubs, add-on skill courses and other out of class experiences, students
can gain the practical experiences that complement their classroom learning. The state-of-the-
art infrastructure of the department including well-developed laboratories for core courses
like Thermal Engineering, Fluid Mechanics & Machinery, Internal Combustion Engines,
Machine Tools, Manufacturing, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, etc. along with full-
fledged workshop facilities which can hone hands-on skills of students’ related to
manufacturing. There are laboratories where students can learn modern software related to
drafting, modelling and analysis, which are nowadays added skills to many industries.
Additionally, considering the current demand for skilled engineers in industry, the students
have special facilities for advanced skill acquisition like IDEA-Lab, Language Lab, Central
Computing Facility, Robotics Centre and so on. The professional student chapters of the
department like SAE, ASME, ISHRAE, etc. are vibrant and exemplary in their activities and
demonstrate how people-assets can be leveraged to create value for the individual as well as
the department.
The industry-based curriculum of the B. Tech programme in mechanical Engineering equips
the students to face challenges in core areas such as thermal engineering, material science,
fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, product design, manufacturing and many more. The
students acquire a foundation of key concepts of mechanical engineering and skills through
the curriculum and the co-curricular and extracurricular activities of the department equip
them with the augmented skills required for their dream career paths. The nationally-reputed
postgraduate programme in ‘Industrial Refrigeration and Cryogenics’ prepares students to be
leaders in the upcoming fields like cryogenics, vacuum technology, superconductivity, etc.,
putting them on the path towards international research and career opportunities. A key
component of the programme is one-year thesis work where the students get the chance to
work closely not only in the various research projects of the department but also in its
national and international collaborative activities. Recent international internships have led
many postgraduate students to work in the advanced laboratories of renowned universities in
Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. The objective of the department
is to make its graduates ready to contribute back to society from day one itself through their
acquired knowledge and skills, with high confidence and ethics.
The faculty of the department are not just teachers, but leaders, mentors, and scholars. They
are committed to student success by being positive role models. Faculty members have
excellent academic credentials and are highly regarded in their speciality. They are advancing
in their fields of expertise, regularly publishing their research in the leading academic
journals and conferences. Bringing leading-edge research to the classroom means that
students benefit from recent advances in knowledge and insights of faculty at the forefront of
their profession. The faculty of the department are actively involved in internationally visible
research through collaborative and interdisciplinary research. The department has state of the
art research facilities to support the academic programmes and research. Excellent funding
for research helps the department to maintain high standards in research infrastructure.
This page provides an overview of the academic programmes, student activities, research
projects, laboratory and research facilities, profiles of faculty members, and details of
technical and support staff of the department. I hope that whether you are a prospective
undergraduate, postgraduate or Ph.D. student, or industry personnel, or another university
staff, or a visitor, you will find this webpage to be informative.
