ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

  • Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test. They deal with anything that moves, from components to machines to the human body. It is the career center on creating technologies to meet a wide range of human needs.
  • Our Mechanical Department was started in 2011. Our Department was accredited by the NBA in 2017 and got permanent affiliation in 2021 from Anna University. Anna University has recognized it as a research centre for its collaborative research programme that leads to a Ph.D. by research.
  • The department comprises highly qualified and experienced faculty members from various fields of Mechanical Engineering. We have seven doctorates, of which 4 are research supervisors and all other faculties are pursuing their Ph.Ds. The department is actively involved in research and consultancy work funded by a variety of funding sources like TNSCST, DST, etc.
  • We have six Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with reputed industries, which enhances the students learning about the latest practices going on in Industries. The Department has well-developed laboratories equipped with the latest equipment. Our faculties and students published their research findings in more than 150 SCIE and Scopus-indexed Journals. Our departments have granted seven patents, and 30 patents have been published so far.
  • Students are actively participating in the activities conducted by professional bodies like SAE, ISHRAE, and IEI and have won many prizes. The department is vibrant and keeps organizing various events like workshops, seminars, and FDPs around the year for faculty and students. Also, we have a unique Innovention club for our department to nurture our student’s ideas and develop them into products.
  • We motivate and train our students to get higher salary placements, and they are well placed in reputed industries throughout the country and abroad. Many of the students are pursuing their higher studies at prestigious institutions in India and abroad. Also, our college Entrepreneurship development cell motivates and equips students to identify their business ideas.