MITE-FIRST Incubated startup "YAASKA AGROTECH LLP". Their outstanding performance at ELEVATE 2024 has earned them a significant grant of Rs. 21,00,000/- from the Government of Karnataka, marking a major milestone.
Mr. Pradhyumna Murthy, Department of Mechanical Engineering
First Prize at ANVESHANA 2024-25
A student team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering (MITE) won First Prize at ANVESHANA 2024-25, a National- level project exhibition organized by Agastya International Foundation in association with Synopsys, Bangalore. The event was held from February 27 th to March 1 st , 2025, at Shikshakara Sadana, Bangalore. The winning team received a cash prize of ₹30,000.
The competition saw over 500 innovative project submissions from across the state, with 51 teams from various engineering colleges in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu qualifying for the National-level finale. Four teams from MITE, representing the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering, was selected for the finale.
Anveshana is a Science & Engineering National-level Project Competition for undergraduate engineering students across the country, featuring multiple elimination rounds. Engineering student teams are required to collaborate with government high school students, mentoring them in model creation while fostering knowledge and confidence. The teams follow hands-on learning practices and research-oriented methodologies to develop models based on engineering science concepts.
The project "Smart Locking Mechanism for Agricultural Sprinkler System, developed by Mechanical Engineering students of MITE—Mr. Prakyath, Mr. Manoj Kumar B.V.,
Mr. Dhanush, and Mr. Deekshith K. Gowda—along with high school students Mr. Prayag and Mr. Darshith from Shri Subramanya Swamy Govt. High School, Kadandale, Moodabidri, won First Prize. The project was guided by Dr. Shivaramu H. T. and Dr. Vignesh Nayak U. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, MITE BAGS GRASSROOT INNOVATION FUNDING of Rs. 4 Lakh from
Department of IT, BT and S&T Government of Karnataka 2024
Students: Mr. Pradhumnya Murthy, Mr. Pranam, Mr. Prasanna, Mr. S. Murali Krishna, Mr. Krithik, and Mr. Rohith
Guide: Dr. Mohan Kumar
ANVESHANA 2024 : 3rd Prize
Project Title: PINE POD TRANSPLANTER
Project Guide: Dr. Mohan Kumar
Students: Pradhyumna Murthy, Rohith kumar, S Murali Krishna
ANVESHANA 2024 : 4th Prize
Project Title: TWO MOTION ACCELERATOR GRIP FOR SCOOTERS
Project Guide: Dr. Shivaramu H T
Students: Sayyed Afnan, K Athul Bhat
ANVESHANA 2024 : Consolation Prize
Project Title: BINE CRAFTER
Project Guide: Dr. Shivaramu H T
Students: Pranam, Prasanna, Krithik
Students team from Department of Mechanical Engineering of Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering (MITE) won the First Prize at ANVESHANA 2023, A National level Project Championship organized by the Agastya International Foundation in association with Synopsys held during 02 nd to 04 th March 2023 at Shikshakara Sadana, Bengaluru. The winning team also received a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/-. Two teams from Mechanical Engineering also secured a consolation Prize. The event witnessed over 440+ innovative projects submissions from across the state, 47 teams from various Engineering colleges of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were selected for the grand finale. Seven teams from MITE were selected for the finale from the Department of Mechanical, Civil, Electronics & Communication and Mechatronics Engineering. The project "Semi Automatic Areca Nut Collector" developed by Mechanical engineering Students of MITE Mr. Pradhyumna Murthy, Mr. Pranam and Mr. Prasanna Kumar along with High School Students Mr. Vitesh and Mr. Prashant M A Gondi from Shri Subramanya Swami High School, Kadandale, Moodabidri won the First Place. The Project team was guided by Dr. Mohankumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Also, two projects from the Mechanical Engineering that won the consolation prizes are -"Chicken Feather Eco-Composite & Project developed by MITE Students Mr. Sushanth, Mr. Merwyn Pinto and Mr. Rithic Lobo along with Mr. Vignesh and Mr. Manvith from Jyothi Aided High School, Ajekar, Karkala, guided by Dr. Shivaramu H T, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and project entitled & "Automated Ration Vending Machine " by Mr. Raeid, Mr. Mohammed Munnawar and Mr. Numaan Ahmed along with Mr. Manvith and Mr. Harshakanth from Govt. High School, Kinnikambla and the team was guided by Dr. Shivaramu H T and Mr. Madhusudhan, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Image: Students receiving First Prize from Anveshana Team-2023
KSCST-SPP BEST PROJECT AWARD 2021-22
Mechanical Engineering students project has won the "Best Project of the Year Award" at a state-level 45th Series KSCST SPP 2022 Project Exhibition & Seminar organized by the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), Bangalore in association with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi held during 12th and 13th of August 2022 at VTU, Belagavi. The project titled "Converting Scrap Vehicle to a Low-Cost Eco-Friendly Two Wheeler using Universal Conversion Kit" was carried out by Mr. Gagan Gunakar, Mr. Girish, Mr. Hasheel Ismail Abdul, and Mis. Megha B H under the guidance of Mr. Swaroop G, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering, Moodabidri. Vice Chancellor Dr. Karisiddappa presented the best project award to the team. The event witnessed around 332 innovative projects selected for the grand finale from various streams of engineering colleges across the state.
VTU 9th rank holder
KSCST SPP(44S) - Projects approved for Sponsorship for the Academic Year 2020-21
MITE wins 1st Prize in VTU State Level Project Competition ‘AVISHKAR-2020’
A team comprising of pre-final year Mechanical Engineering, Electronics& Communication Engineering and Information Science &Engineering students of Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering, Moodbidri, has won 1st Prize in State level Project Competition ‘AVISHKAR 2020’ sponsored by TEQIP cell of VTU, Belagavi, for their innovative work on “Medical Emergency Drone” was adjudged the best among 350 projects. The team comprised of Mr. Lanston P. Fernandes, Mr. Darren M. Menezes, Mr. Nishal K.,Ms. Rashmitha and Ms. Nishanka B. guided by Dr. C. R. Rajashekhar.
KSCST Best Project Award-2020
A team comprising of final year Mechanical Engineering students of Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering, Moodbidri, has won the ‘Best Project Award-2020’ in the State level Project Competition conducted by Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) for their innovative work on ‘Remote operated Arecanut plucking and spraying Machine’. The team comprised of Mr. Pramith Shetty, Mr. Venkatesh Prabhu N,Mr. Rakesh and Mr. Aswin K. guided by Mr. Purandara Naik and Mr. Bhanuprakash H S.
VTU First rank holder
Ms. Sanmati Shrikant Patil has scored 9.45 CGPA and stood top in university and bagged 11 Gold Medal.
Honored with 11 Gold Medals
1. VTU Gold Medal
2. Jain University Gold Medal
3. Hirasugar Institute of Technology Gold Medal
4. Squadron Leader S.S Chaitanya Memorial Gold Medal
5.Late Sri Chandrashekhar S. Bilundi Gold Medal
6. Sri Sanjay Keshavrao Agarkhed Memorial Gold Medal
7. Sri Leo Muthu-Founder Sairam Institutions Gold Medal
8. Jyothi Gold Medal
9. Murty's Medal of Excellence
10. Smt. Jayalaxmi & Sri A V Dasappa Memorial Gold Medal
11. H H Jagadguru Late Dr. Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamigalu of Suttur Mutt Gold Medal
The department students are actively building racing cars. The team ALTIMAS Racing participated in INDIAN KARTING RACE 2020 organized by ISIE-INDIA from 21st -25th January 2020 at RPM circuit Bhopal. The vehicle named Garuda V 6.0 Awarded “FUTURE AWARD” and received cash prize of ₹10K in the event.
Pramith Shetty, Ashwin K, Rakesh and Venkatesh Prabhu’s project titled "Arecanut Plucking machine" was selected as Innovative project to serve the society. The project work carried out under the guidance of Mr. Bhanuprakash K S, Assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
KSCST Best Project Award 2018-19
Final year Mechanical Engineering students have won KSCST sponsored State level “Best Project of the year” award for their innovative work on “Design and Development of Agricopter Drone”. The team comprised of Mr. Ashrith, Mr. Bhargava K., Mr. Satwik Poojary andMr. Kadabageri Manjunath guided by Prof. Rueben Obed D’Souza.
National Champions at 5th ISIE Formula Imperial Hybrid Vehicle Championship 2019
TEAM ARVANS is a team of 42 enthusiastic engineers of various branches from Mangalore institute of technology and engineering lead by Manjunath S and Rohan. The team was dedicated to design and fabricate a formula style student Hybrid racing car. The team was started in January 2018 and after a sleepless effort of one year we have successfully fabricated the vehicle from scratch.
The team was functioning under the guidance of Dr. C R Rajashekhar.
Prizes Bagged:
1. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
2. BEST ACCELERATION
3. BEST CROSS PAD
4. BEST DRIVER
5. BEST ENDURANCE
6. THE OVERALL CHAMPIONS TROPHY and overall cash prize of 1.5 Lakh Rupees.
REPUBLIC DAY PARADE CAMP
KSCST Best Project Award 2017-18
A team comprising of final year Mechanical Engineering students of Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering, Moodbidri, has won Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology sponsored State level Best Project of the year award in the 41st SERIES: 2017-18.
The team comprised of Mr. Harsha Rahul Crasta, Mr. Manjunath Shet, Mr. Sawood Sharief S and Mr. Vishal M Suvarna guided by Mr. Elton Dylan Nazareth. The title of the project is “Multi-nozzle Manually Operated Sprayer”.
Platinum Award of KPIT SPARKLE-2017
A team of Mechanical Engineering students: Sharafath Shashu, Nandu J Krishanan, Sayuj Vijayan and Md. Asif Abdulla guided by Mr Saviraj received “Platinum Award” with cash prize of Rs. 10 Lakhs for their projec “Frictionless Gear Transmission using Poly Magnets” from Union HRD Minister Mr. Prakash Javadekar
SAE BAJA AUTO CLUB - TEAM NITROX RACING
Mechanical students designed, and developed a “All-Terrain Vehicle” (ATV) and participated in Baja SAE 2016 at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida. Ashwin Balaram is the captain of the team and the project was guided by Mr. Rahul Sanjiv.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Awarded the MOST POPULAR CAR by JK TYRES
Design – 16th place
Acceleration – 7th place
Overall Position – 8th place
Student Publication
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2017-18 click here