About Department
Degrees Offered: BE Mechanical
Duration: UG 4 years
Intake: UG 60 seats
Vision
Emerge as a globally recognized provider of Mechanical Engineering education and solutions
Mission
M1: Provide an environment for developing intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual quotients that are essential to produce total quality engineers
M2: Establish a platform that fosters a culture of creativity, research, innovation and life-long learning
M3: Become a centre of excellence that creates technology leaders and entrepreneurs committed towards sustainable development of society
The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
PEO1: Provide sound foundation of mechanical engineering fundamentals to formulate, analyze and solve engineering problems
PEO2: Enable students to lead and work as part of teams engaged in multi disciplinary research and projects
PEO3: Instill integrity, ethics and life skills in students to take on diverse roles
Program Outcomes (POs)
PO1: Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems
PO2: Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences
PO3: Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations
PO4: Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions
PO5: Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations
PO6: The Engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice
PO7: Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development
PO8: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice
PO9: Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings
PO10: Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions
PO11: Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one's own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments
PO12: Lifelong learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change
Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
PSO1: Ability to identify, formulate and solve real world engineering problems in three core streams of Mechanical Engineering namely, Design engineering, Thermal-fluids engineering and Manufacturing engineering
PSO2: Ability to design, develop and test a cost effective and efficient system(s) for engineering application from concept to manufacture
PSO3: Utilize industry oriented software tools using Virtual and Robust engineering methods to design, optimize and develop product
PSO4: Provide a platform to generate interest in futuristic areas such as Electrical Vehicles, Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Energy Management, Additive Manufacturing and Automation
Salient Features
- Department is NBA accredited
- Received grant of Rs 5,10,000 from BCUD
- Received grant of Rs 25,00,000 from AICTE under MODROBS
- SAE (India), AIT Chapter involved in BAJA/SUPRA Automotive Competitions
Faculty Contribution
- Faculty involved in restructuring Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Curriculum
- Faculty members contribution in SPPU Syllabi development
- Five doctoral faculty members and seven pursuing PhD
- Participation in workshops, seminars, consultancy, conferences,...
Infrastructure
- Well equipped laboratories
- Project Innovation laboratory sponsored by 3DPLM (Dassault Systemes)
- 3DExperience Training and Certification centre
- Video Conferencing facility with interactive and remote class conduction feature
- All classrooms with modern teaching aids and internet connectivity
- Faculty rooms with computing and internet facility
- State of the art computing facilities with globally popular software
Students Centered Activities
- Student internships and interface with industry
- Value added courses beyond curriculum
- Project based learning, Extra Tutorials, Flipped classrooms,...
- Participation in national and international level competitions such as SAE(India) BAJA/SUPRA, Robocons, Hackathons,...
- Workshops, seminars and guest lectures
- Skill development, employability, soft skills, aptitude training and assessment
Laboratories and Software
- Fifteen well equipped labs
- All labs with modern test rigs, trainers and software
- Well staffed and equipped Workshop complex with CNC capability
The department has following laboratories:
- Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) I & II
- Strength of Material
- Thermal Engineering
- IC Engines
- Theory of Machines
- Dynamics of Machinery
- Fluid Engineering and Mechatronics
- Heat Transfer
- Machine Shop
- Metallurgy
- Measurements and Quality Control
- Research and Projects
- Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
- Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
- Drawing Halls
- SAE-AIT Fabrication Facility
Software
- CAD: CATIA, Pro/Engineer, AutoCAD, CADIAN
- CAE (FEA): SIMULIA (ABAQUS), NASTRAN, ANSYS, Pro/Mechanica
- Kinematics: ADAMS, Pro/Motion, SAM
- CAE (CFD): Star CCM+, ANSYS (Fluent)
- CAM: MasterCAM
- Suites: CREO, HyperWorks, 3DExperience
Achievements
- University Rank Holders
- Winner of Inter and Intra collegiate Technical and Cultural events consistently .
Results and Placement
- Consistent excellent results and University rankers
- More than 85% Campus Placement
MOUs
- CD-Adapco
- Mahasainik Estate
- 3DPLM (Dassault Systemes)
- SKF
- CADCAMGURU
Laboratories
Thermal Engineering II
Area of Laboratory: 90 sq. m.
Laboratory In-charge:
Dr P M Purohit (Associate Professor)
Lab /Technical Asst: Mr A G Jirgale
Equipment/Hardware: Multi-cylinder petrol engine test rig, Single cylinder diesel engine test rig (Computerized), Reciprocating air compressor, Bomb Calorimeter, Orsat apparatus, Cut-section of multi-cylinder engine
Practicals Conducted: Thermodynamics, Applied Thermodynamics, Energy Engineering
Utilization of Laboratory: Second and Final Year
SAE-AIT Fabrication Facility
Teams from this club work on All Terrain and Formula type vehicles designed and fabricated by them for SAE BAJA/SUPRA competitions
Club has been active since 2009
Area of Laboratory: 60 sq. m.
Faculty In-charge: Mr Pankaj Dorlikar (Assistant Professor)
Computer Aided Manufacturing
CNC machine (2-axis) used for manufacturing and demonstration of Computerized Numerical Control in machine tools
Area of Laboratory: 60 sq. m.
Laboratory In-charge: Mr Pankaj Dorlikar (Assistant Professor))
Equipment/Hardware: HMT CNC Lathe
Software: In-built G-code, M-code constructor, Abaqus software, Mastercam X18, MSC University Bundle, Hyperworks 17, Matlab 18, SAM 7.0,Catia V6, Star CCM+, Scilab, Anaconda Navigator (Python)
Practicals Conducted: CAD/CAM and Automation, Workshop Practices and Basic Mechanical Engineering
Utilization of Laboratory: First and Final Year
Fluid Engineering & Mechatronics Lab
Area of Laboratory: 181 sq. m
Faculty In-charge: Dr J D Patil (Associate Professor)
Lab /Technical Asst: Mr E R Gargote
Equipment/Hardware: Pelton wheel turbine, Francis turbine test rig, Kaplan turbine test rig, Variable speed centrifugal pump test rig, Gear pump test rig, Advanced pneumatic trainer, Impact of jet apparatus, Electrical analog apparatus, Bernoulli's apparatus, Reynolds's apparatus, Pipe friction apparatus, Advanced hydraulic trainer, Advanced Electro-Pneumatic trainer
Software: PLC
Practicals Conducted: Turbo Machinery, Mechatronics, Fluid power control Lab and Fluid Mechanics
Utilization of Laboratory: Second and Final Year
Heat Transfer and Basic Mechanical Engineering Lab
Area of Laboratory : 80 sq. m
Faculty In-charge : Mr. S M Gaikwad (Assistant Professor)
Lab/Technical Asst: Mr E R Gargote
Equipment/Hardware: Thermal conductivity of insulating power, Parallel flow counter flow heat exchanger, Emmisivity apparatus, Pin fin loosing heat in natural convection, Forced convection apparatus, Natural convection apparatus, Critical heat flux apparatus, Heat conduction from composite wall, Thermo couple calibration set up, Stefan Boltzmann apparatus, Thermal conductivity of metal rod apparatus
Practicals Conducted: Heat Transfer, Basic Mechanical Engineering
Utilization of Laboratory: First (All Branches) and Third Year
