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Courses offered

Intake of students

1

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering

120

2

M.E.  in CAD/CAM

25

3

M.E. in Industrial Safety Engineering

18

4

M.Tech in Nano Science & Technology

18

5

Ph.D. (Full Time & Part Time)

Distinct facilities like Computerized IC engine Test rig, Computerised Multi Cylinder Diesel Engine Test Rig, and Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) engine test rigs, etc., are available.

Unique facilities like Friction tester (BAM), Ignition Temperature Apparatus, Infra Red Thermo Meter, High volume sampler, Bursting Strength Tester, Sound level meter, Temperature & Humidity Data Logger, Flue Gas analyzer are available

CAD Lab has equipped with more thatn 85 Computer Systems with high end latest Configuration hardware.

The software available include AutoCAD 2006, SolidWorks 2012, SolidEdge, Pro/Engineer wildfire 3.0, ANSYS 14, LS-DYNA, Materials Studio, MATLAB & Simulink, E Yantra (Design Software), Factory CAD, AutoCAD Mechanical 2000, MDT, NISA Display III with all modules, I-DEAS, CATIA V5R10, etc,.

CAM laboratory is equipped with CNC production Lathe, CNC trainer Lathe, CNC Milling machine and CADEM Software.

Mechatronics lab is equipped with HYDROSIM, FLUIDSIM software, Basic Pneumatic trainer kit, Computerized Data Logging System, Design & Testing of Fluid Power and Speed Control of AC Servo Motor.

Workshop is provided with High Precision Centre Lathe, Gear Hobbing machine,Shaping, Milling, Planner, Surface Grinder and other conventional machines.

Model Room containing more than 60 models.  More than 50 wall charts and nearly 300 slides are available. The students are encouraged to work with the model to get practical training.

Nano Science and Technology lab has equipped with latest testing and analysis facilities like Electronic Balance, Glove box workstation, RF/DC Sputtering unit, Wire chamber Furnace, Electro Chemical Workstation, Spin coater, UV/Vis Spectrophotometer, Planetary mono mill, Ultrasonic processor, Zeta Sizer, FT-IR, Scanning Probe Microscope, ICP Spectrometer,Scanning Electron Microscope,  Hall Effect Instrument, Inert Vacuum Furnace, Vacuum spin coater.

Carpentry Shop, Fitting Shop, Smithy & Foundry shop, Welding & Sheet metal shop, Fluid Mechanics lab, Heat transfer lab Industrial Engineering lab, Instrumentation & Dynamics lab, Metallurgy and NDT lab, Metrology lab, Refrigeration & A/C lab, Solar and Energy lab, Steam lab  are equipped with conventional machines and equipments

Faculty Strength

• Dr.P.Nagaraj, the person in command of the Department, continues to lead and expands its activities in various directions and new dimensions. He has rich experience in teaching and his specialisations are Operation Research, Fuzzy logic, Inventory control.
• All our faculty are highly qualified, experienced and powerfully motivated. They have a great deal of expertise in their relevant field of specialization.
• 7 of the faculty members are having doctorates and 6 more others are pursuing their  Ph.D. degree.
• The average total experience of the faculty is 14years and the average experience in MSEC is 9.3 years.

Publications by our faculty in Journals and Conferences (Last 5 Years)

 Honours and remarkable achievements of our faculty

Ø  Research supervisor for guiding Ph.D candidates

Ø  Reviewer in various reputed International Journals and Books

Ø  Member of the Board of Studies in Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Ø  Ph.D Doctoral Committee Member

Ø  "Best Faculty Advisor" of IE(I) Students’ Chapter

TEACHING & RESEARCH

• The broad range of specialization of our faculty members includes CAD/CAM, Safety Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Solar Engineering, Metallurgy, Production, Thermal Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Machine Design.
• All the faculty members will be preparing the course schedule and course file for the approaching semesters.  The course schedule and the lesson plan will be distributed to the students during the first lecture itself.  The course file will consist of extensive study material collected from different sources, previous University Question Papers and many other supporting materials. To the satisfaction of Students, the entire syllabus is covered and students are exposed to the current trend of mechanical engineering through video clippings and technical shows.
• Every year, students with research aptitude are given small modules as project work from these sponsored research projects.  So, students have a variety of opportunities to investigate a broad range of research in about a dozen thrust areas.
• The faculty has been active in offering consultancy services to industries and training &testing services to local fireworks industries and nearby Institutions.

 
Students Achievement

University Ranks

• The Institution of Engineers (India) has awarded "Best Engineering College Students' Chapter Award" to IE (I) Students Chapter (MECH) of Department of Mechanical Engineering. The award was given during the Inaugural function of the 12th IEI Convocation and Technicians' / Students' Convention held at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 16th Oct. 2004.
• IE (I) Students Chapter (MECH) Won Dr. A. Battacharya National Award for the consecutive  years 2001, 2002 & 2003
• Many UG & PG projects were undertaken from the local industries.
• More number of students are getting placements through campus recruitment, with very high salary every year.
• A Team of SAE club students Participated in BAJA 2009 held at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh
• Two awards from Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology (TNSCST) were bagged by our students  for their  projects
• More than 200 papers won prizes in National, State level seminars, Workshops and Symposiums from the inception of the department.
• Cash award of Rs.60, 000 has been received as First and Second Prizes from the above.
• At a National Level Competition held at MIT, Chennai, our student’s project “Design and Fabrication of a mini motor cycle for kids” has won the first prize.
• At a National Level Competition held at SASTRA, Tanjore, our student’s project “Design & Fabrication of PC Based Continuity and reliability test rig for productivity improvement” has won second prize along with a cash award of Rs. 10,000.
• The students receive hands on training in various Mechanical Engineering Software packages other than their regular curriculum.  This helps them to have a cutting edge over other students during placement.
• Industrial visits are organized periodically, apart from the Educational tour.
• The department is having two associations viz Institution of Engineers (India) – Students chapter (Mechanical) and Society of Automotive Engineers (India) – Student Branch.  Through Video Clippings, documentaries and other activities students get exposed to the current trend and challenges in Mechanical Engineering. Besides, students take seminar on different topics that would help them to excel in knowledge and communication skills.
• Department has organized training programs in the latest software for the benefit of students.
• Our students are recruited by the leading enterprises like by Wipro, CTS, L&T, Titan, Elgi Equipments, HCL Infosys, Honeywell, TVS Tyres and Tubes, Sundaram Fasteners, Cethar Vessels, Avery India, Brakes India, Lucas TVS, TVS-Delphi, Addisons, Igarishi Motors, Alstom, HPCL, Tarapore & Co., Orchid chemicals, etc.
• Society of Automobile Engineering has been awarded with best innovation award in 2006 at a convention held at crescent engineering college, Chennai.

TIFAC-CORE in Industrial Safety

Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi, has recognized the department of Mechanical Engineering as a CENTRE OF RELEVANCE & EXCELLENCE  (CORE)    in INDUSTRIAL SAFETY. A MoU / agreement was signed between Department of Science and Technology and our college on 04-10-2000. The TIFAC-CORE was launched by Bharat Ratna Dr.APJ.Abdulkalam, then Principal Scientific  Adviser to Government of India on 8-11-2000. Under TIFAC-CORE a safety lab has been established at a cost of Rs.2 Crores. The college has spent more than 36 lakh rupees to construct a building for safety laboratory, classrooms and a permanent exhibition hall.

Inauguration of CORE project by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

• TIFAC-CORE in Industrial Safety is conducting M.E. degree program in Industrial Safety Engineering since 2002. The course is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai and approved by AICTE, New Delhi. It has been recognized as a qualification for the post of Safety Officer by the Labor and Employment (M2) Department, Government of Tamilnadu as per the G.O. M.S. No.291 dated 26.10.2004.
• With the help of the mobile safety van in-plant training programmes are conducted in the industry premises enabling transfer of learning to the working place immediately. In all over 13,500 people have been benefited through 82 programmes. The objectives of the above programmes are to create awareness among the workers on safety, accident prevention, clean working environment, productivity improvement, waste reduction, etc.
• TIFAC-CORE has completed research projects of worth 26.46 lakhs sponsored by government organizations like DRDL, Hyderabad and PESO, Nagpur.
• A state-of-the-art facility with high end research equipments like ICP Spectrometer, Atomic Force Microscope, UV Visible Spectrophotometer, Particle size analyser, Scanning Electron Microscope etc. is available to take up any research work in Industrial Safety Engineering.
• The Metal Powder Company, Thirumangalam, along with their allied units ALCO and NALCO have come forward as industrial partners of TIFAC-CORE.
• Every year TIFAC-CORE is celebrating National Safety Day on 4th March.
• TIFAC-CORE has been extended with a financial aid of 3 crore from DST, India