About the department

The Department of Mechanical Engineering was started in the year 2000. The Department currently offers an undergraduate program and a doctoral program covering research areas like Smart materials, Renewable energy sources, Metallurgy, Kinematics and Manufacturing Sciences. The department is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka, Approved by AICTE, Accredited by NBA & NAAC. The Department conducts interactive workshop, seminars, conferences, intra-collegiate competitions for technical skill enhancements and many other programs, on a regular basis. In the academic year 2017-18 the department has established two Centres of Excellence (CoE): Metallurgical Sciences and Additive Manufacturing. The Metallurgical Sciences CoE is DST funded, while the Additive Manufacturing CoE deals with 3D printer prototypes, 3D printers, 3D printing techniques and latest 3D printing machineries. Furthermore, the Mechanical Engineering Department is an approved as a Research Centre under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka.