M.Tech / M.E (First Class with eligible degree)

3 Years, Full Time, Doctorate Degree

The Department of Mechanical Engineering started in the year 1962 with an intake of 40 students. The department has grown strong over the last 52 years and today has an intake of 180 students and 48 teaching staff. All the faculty members are well qualified. The Department offers research program which includes PhD degree from VTU and at present 24 researchers are pursuing PhD. The department received software grants from Autodesk a leading Computer Aided Design multinational company and has been using them in the curriculum. The faculty members have taken up number of research projects funded by external agencies like DRDO, DST, AICTE and VTU and received funding to the tune of 1 Crore. In view of the golden jubilee celebrations, the department has conducted a national level project exhibition and an International Conference on “Challenges and Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management Studies” – ICCOMIM. Faculty members from the department have published books on different domains of Mechanical Engineering and are recommended by VTU Board of Studies as reference text books.

Dr. N Venkatarathnam Naidu Dr. V Ravi Dr. T.N. Tulasidas Dr. A. Sathaya Narayana