School of Mechanical Engineering (SMEC)

Dean's Message

Welcome to the School of Mechanical Engineering!

The School of Mechanical Engineering is amongst the premier schools of VIT, started functioning in 1984. The School has a team of elite faculty members, many holding PhDs from institutes of repute across the globe, to teach and train this country's best minds. The School of Mechanical Engineering offers 3 undergraduate and 5 post-graduate programs. The programs are designed to cater to the requirements of the aerospace, defence, manufacturing, energy and automotive sectors.

The school has sophisticated infrastructure, industry-sponsored centres of excellence, and state-of-the-art lab facilities to impart and ensure knowledge centric ecosystem. I am elated to inform you that our school is the pioneer in promoting interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary areas of research including Additive Manufacturing Technology, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology, Composites and Nano-composites, Hydrogen storage, Advanced Materials and Processing, Material Characterization, Robotics, Mechatronics and Automation, Industry 4.0 and few more.

The interdisciplinary approach to engineering education and research uniquely positions this school to educate future engineers and prepare them to work in a variety of fields and disciplines. This has enabled our students to pursue higher studies in leading Institutes in India and abroad. The Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and collaborations with renowned industries and top-notch universities enable our students to carry out internships (industry/research) and semester abroad programs respectively. These MOUs enable our students to carry out their research internships through renowned fellowships such as MITACS, DAAD-WISE, etc.

Two of the undergraduate degree programmes offered by the school namely B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, and B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering [Automotive Engineering] is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. In Engineering and Technology, "Mechanical Engineering" specialisations are ranked within the top 501-600 in the world as per THE World University Ranking by Subject 2021. Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering are ranked within the top 9 in India and top 301-350 in the world as per QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.

The pride of the school lies in the significant research funding received from several National and International agencies such as DST, DRDO, MNRE, CSIT, CVRDE, CPDO, AR&DB, BRNS, ISRO, NRB, Royal Academy of Engineering, British Council etc. The Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India has recognized the school for its research activities and supported it in 2003, 2010 and 2022 under the Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) Program. The school has also received institutional funding from DST under the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) scheme in 2021 for fostering research in additive manufacturing.

We are deeply committed to higher education that leads to a more diverse and inclusive scholarly community.

Once again, I welcome you to the elite school of Mechanical engineering!