The Department of Mechanical Engineering was
established in the academic year 2004. The Department presently offers
Under-graduate study program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Mechanical
Engineering and Post Graduate program M.Tech CAD/CAM. The initial intake of the
department is 60 in UG Programme. Then the Department got approval for additional
intake of 30 in 2008 another 30 in 2009, latter 60 more seats were added in 2015
with approval from AICTE for UG Programme. PG Programme - M.Tech. (CAD/CAM) is
started in 2009 with an intake of 18. The present intake is 120 in UG and 18
in PG Programmes.
The department was accredited by National Board of
Accreditation (NBA) in 2013 and was recognized as research centre by Jawaharlal
Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK) in 2016. The Department has 31
faculty members, 2 research scholars and 16 supporting staff. The department is
having highly qualified and experienced faculty in all streams of Mechanical
Engineering. 5 faculty members have doctoral degrees and 2 members are pursuing
their Ph.D’s. The faculty has been active in offering consultancy services to
industries and conduct courses regularly to facilitate the continuing education of
practicing engineers. About 80 research papers have been published in various
International and National Journals/Conferences. The department is very well
equipped with computational facilities and resources both in terms of hardware and
software. Department has more than 180 computing systems and workstations loaded
with wide range of software products covering all areas of mechanical engineering.
The department having DASSAULT System Lab associated with APSSDC. Experimental and
computational facilities are being continuously upgraded. The Department has
Association of Mechanical Engineering which is a forum for students to develop their
professional skills. Students are also encouraged to take part in awareness
campaigns that have social relevance. Alumni of the department have occupied very
high positions at National and International level.