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The School of Mechanical Engineering is amongst the premier schools of VIT...

School of Mechanical Engineering(SMEC)

The School of Mechanical Engineering is amongst the premier schools of VIT started functioning right from 1984. The school has got a team of highly qualified faculty members, many holding PhDs from the elite institutes across the globe, to teach and train the best minds of this country. The pride of the school lies in the significant research funding received from several Government agencies such as DST, DRDO, MNRE, CSIR, CVRDE, CPDO, IE, AR&DB, CVRDE, BRNS, ISRO, UGC, NRB, AICTE etc., Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with various Industry Research Organisations...

Programmes Offered

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UG

Apart from a generic Undergraduate programme in Mechanical Engineering, the School offers specialized UG programmes in all core areas of Mechanical Engineering.

PG

At the Masters level, the school offers programmes in CAD/CAM, Manufacturing, Mechatronics and Automotive Specializations.

Ph.D

The school has active research groups in almost all areas of Mechanical Engineering including Composite Materials, Welding, Metal Cutting, Surface Engineering.

Funded Projects And Consultancy

The school is the recipient of two FIST projects of DST, GoI. The first project was for the development of Automotive Research Centre in the year 2003 with an outlay of Rs. 0.57 cr. The second project was for the establishment of Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Research in 2011 with a total outlay of Rs. 2.57 cr. The school takes up funded research projects under the broad areas of Welding, Surface Engineering, Alternative Fuels, Composite Materials, MEMS and IC Engines. The school is currently carrying out a total of 32 research projects of total outlay of 10.70 crores. The funding is being provided by various agencies like DST – SERB, AR&DB, ISRO, DAE–BRNS and DRDO-NRB.

Publications

The school has a very competitive and healthy publishing culture. The number of Scopus indexed publications of the faculty members of the school in the year 2017 is 315. The published journals include wear measurement, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Fuel, Renewable energy, Progress in Materials Science, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Materials and Design, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Ceramics International, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Heat and Mass Transfer, Composite Structures and Corrosion Engineering and Technology.

Patents

One of the areas of focus of the School is on New Product Development and the generation of intellectual wealth. The faculty members of the school had filed over 12 National parents over the last 5 years. The list of patents filed include Eco Board, Rotating radiator for improved heat transfer in motor vehicles, Special Anode for Aluminium – Air batteries, Anodic Coating for Aluminium – Air batteries and Mobile Vehicle Garage.

Approval of Erasmus + Funding to Establish a New Master Course in Applied Computational Dynamics

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Number of Students

9

Number of Programmes offered

165

Events Conducted

31

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SMEC has been growing from strength to strength every year, bringing laurels to VIT and is a major Resource Centre in South India.

The school enjoys active collaboration with many Industries, Research Institutions and International Universities. Some tangible outcomes of such collaborations are

M. Tech Automotive Engineering Programme in collaboration with ARAI Pune
Semester Aboard Program to Universities including Cranfield University, UK., University of West, Sweden and Wenzhou University - China.

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Classrooms - 38
Seminar Halls- 1
Laboratories - 32

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Events

The school regularly organises various programs like

International/National Conferences
Seminars,Workshops and Symposia
Faculty Development programs
Value added programs for students and Professionals
Makathons and Designathons

The school also has vibrant Clubs Chapters of Professional Bodies such as ASME, SAE, ISHRAE & IEEE and they organise various competitions and workshops for students.

Event Calendar

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International Virtual Conferen

The aim of the International Virtual Conference on Advances...

27/03/2020

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13/03/2020

A Three Day National Symposium

ASME-VIT, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore is...

13/03/2020

3 Day International Workshop o

This Workshop aims to provide the opportunity for the...

31/01/2020

Workshop on Standardization in

This workshop is intended to provide a broad overview on the...

08/01/2020

International Workshop on Inte

07/01/2020

International conference on De

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06/01/2020

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Expert Lecture on Moore’s Law and Opportunities in Semiconductor Fabrication

School of Mechanical Engineering (SMEC) conducted an Industry Expert Lecture on “Moore’s Law and Opportunities in Semiconductor Fabrication”. Dr. Seshu Sattiraju, Director, Thin films and Diffusion, Non- Volatile Memory Technology development, Intel Corporation, Portland, USA was the resource person.

Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Rajkumar. E, for winning the ‘Teaching Excellence Award’ from - IBAE 2019

Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Rajkumar. E, Associate Professor in School of Mechanical Engineering (SMEC) for winning the ‘Teaching Excellence Award’ from International Business and Academic Excellence - IBAE 2019, held in Dubai, UAE.

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Dean's Message

School of Mechanical Engineering(SMEC)

Programmes Offered

UG

PG

Ph.D

Research

Funded Projects And Consultancy

Publications

Patents

4790

9

165

31

Academic Experts

Insights

Events

Event Calendar

International Virtual Conferen

VALUE ADDED TRAINING PROGRAM O

A Three Day National Symposium

3 Day International Workshop o

Workshop on Standardization in

International Workshop on Inte

International conference on De

Student Achievements

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SHIRISH K

ATULPATHAK

R HARSHITHA

Expert Lecture on Moore’s Law and Opportunities in Semiconductor Fabrication

Hearty Congratulations to Dr. Rajkumar. E, for winning the ‘Teaching Excellence Award’ from - IBAE 2019

Dr. Vasudevan R

Senior Professor & Dean

School of Mechanical Engineering

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