
The Department of Mechanical Engineering came into its existence right from the inception of the then Regional Engineering College Hamirpur (now National Institute of Technology Hamirpur) in the year 1986 and served as catering department to other disciplines. The discipline of Mechanical Engineering started offering undergraduate programme leading to four year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Mechanical Engineering in the year 1994. The first batch was started with an intake of 30 students which has now been enhanced to 60 students by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India from the session 2006-2007 which has further been enhanced to 90 students. Since its existence, 21 Batches of Undergraduate students with B.Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering, 14 batches of Postgraduate programme i.e. M.Tech. (Thermal Engineering) and 7 batches of M.Tech. (CAD CAM Engineering) have passed. Apart from this about 20 students have got their PhD in various areas of specialisation i.e. Thermal, Production, Materials and Design. The department has a separate building housing the various laboratories viz : Strength of Materials, Theory of Machines, Dynamics of Machinery, Mechanical Measurements and Control, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Turbo Machines, Production, CAD/CAM, Metrology & Heat Engines, lecture rooms, seminar room, faculty chambers and office. The major advanced equipments available in these labs are: Computerized two stroke petrol engine test rig, Gas analyzer, Vibration exciter, Dynamometer, Four ball tester (computerized), Sound level meter, Hardness tester (Rockwell & Brinell), Impact tester, Sophisticated metrology equipment, FFT analyzer machine condition monitoring equipment, Journal bearing test rig, Refrigeration tutor, Air conditioning tutor, Ice plant tutor, Various hydraulic turbines (Kaplan, Francis, Pelton wheel) and pumps, Centrifugal blower & Heat transfer equipments, Universal Testing Machine (Computerized), Plasma cutting machine, Pollution checking equipments, Projection manometer, Flaw detector, Computerized vertical machining centre, Robot etc.
The computer lab of the department is well equipped having PCs of P III and P IV configuration, Printers, scanner facilities and engineering softwares like - NISA FINITE ELEMENT, FLUENT, FLOW LAB and ANSYS ADVANCED MULTIPHYSICS for the use of students and the faculty as well for academic and research purposes. More softwares for CAD/CAM are being procured. The department has started a Postgraduate programme leading to M. Tech. Degree with specialization in Computational Methods and Experimental Techniques in Fluid Flow & Heat transfer, admitting students from the session 2005-2006 and offering a Ph.D programme in the areas of Design, Thermal, Production/Industrial. Research scholars have registered and are pursuing their Ph.D work. The department has also submitted proposals to start new PG programmes on CAD/CAM and MBA (Industrial Management). The department has seventeen faculty members fourteen of which hold Ph.D degrees. Rest of our faculty members possess M. Tech. Degrees and are pursuing their Ph.D. degrees. The faculty members are experienced having expertise in Design/Thermal/Industrial/Production and are engaged in research work in the areas of Solar Energy, Heat Transfer, Material Science, Quality and Reliability, Air pollution control, Tribology and Mechanism Design etc apart from teaching. The faculty members have got projects on MODROBS, TAT and R&D from various funding agencies like MHRD, DST, AICTE and TEQIP. A few more projects proposals have recently been submitted for consideration to these agencies. Our graduates are well placed through on-campus and off-campus placement and are holding responsible positions in different organizations viz. ITC, Godrej Consumers, Hero Motocorp., Maruti, Saint Gobain, Future First, Infosys, Wipro, DRDO, ISRO to name a few. Department of Mechanical Engineering is alive to the needs of coming times. Accordingly more facilities and expertise are being developed in the areas of Energy, Materials, Reliability, Robotics, CFD, CAD/CAM etc.
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| Name | Designation | Phone No. (01972) | Complete Profile | |
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| Dr. Vinod Yadava | Professor | 254001 (O) |
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| Dr. Rakesh Sehgal | Professor (Presently Director,NIT Srinagar) | 254722 (O) 254723 (R) |
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| Dr. Sunand Kumar | Professor | 254724 (O) 254730 (R) |
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| Dr. Anoop Kumar | Professor | 254726 (O) 254727 (R) |
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| Dr. Rajesh Sharma | Associate Professor | 254730 (O) 254731 (R) |
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| Dr. Rajiv Kumar Sharma | Associate Professor | 254738 (O) 254739 (R) |
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| Dr. Somesh Sharma | Associate Professor | 254732 (O) 254733 (R) |
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| Dr. Sant Ram Chauhan | Associate Professor | 254734 (O) 254735 (R) |
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| Dr. Prashant Kumar Dhiman | Associate Professor | 254736 (O) 254737 (R) |
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| Dr. Siddharth | Assistant Professor | 254744 (O) |
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| Dr. Varun Goel | Assistant Professor | 254742 (O) 254923 (R) |
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| Dr. Debasish Das | Assistant Professor | 254752 (O) |
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| Dr. Mohit Pant | Assistant Professor | 254754 (O) |
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| Dr. Santosh B. Bopche | Assistant Professor | 254740 (O) |
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| Dr. Deepak Sharma | Assistant Professor | 254702 (O) |
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| Dr. Param Singh | Assistant Professor | 254702 (O) |
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| Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha | Assistant Professor | 254702 (O) |
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| Dr. Ajoy Debbarma | Assistant Professor | 254702 (O) |
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| Dr. Santhosh Kumar Gugulothu | Assistant Professor | 254702 (O) |
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| Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Chaudhary | Assistant Professor | 254702 (O) |
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| Dr. Dilshad Ahmad Khan | Assistant Professor | 254702 (O) |
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| Dr. Vinod Yadav | Assistant Professor | 254702 (O) |
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| Name | Designation | Phone No. (01972) | |
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| Sh. P. C. Bhardwaj | Superintendent | 254702 | |
| Mr.Tilak Raj | Attendant | 254702 |
| Name | Designation | Phone No. (01972) | |
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| Sh. Partap Chand Dhiman | Technical Assistant | 254704 | partapchand@nith.ac.in |
| Sh. Dev Raj Thakur | Technical Assistant | 254705 | |
| Sh. Rakesh Kumar | Sr. Technician | 254707 | |
| Sh. Surinder Gautam | Sr. Technician | 254706 | skgautam@nith.ac.in |
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT Hamirpur is renowned for imparting state of the art undergraduate education and preparing its students for real world challenges. We attract the brightest students from the country who score very high ranks in the Joint Entrance Examination Mains (JEE-Main). Our alumni are doing extremely well in managing top companies, designing revolutionary products, and contributing to fundamental research, and the list of their achievements is too big to be listed.
The 4 year B. Tech. programme in Mechanical Engineering is offered to 90 students (every year) who are interested in advanced learning and research in any area of Mechanical Engineering. Since its inception, 21 Batches of Undergraduate students with B.Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering, have passed.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT Hamirpur is renowned for imparting state of the art postgraduate education and preparing its students for real world challenges. We attract the brightest students from the country who score very high ranks in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). Our alumni are doing extremely well in managing top companies, designing revolutionary products, and contributing to fundamental research, and the list of their achievements is too big to be listed.
The 2 year M. Tech. programme in Mechanical Engineering is offered to students who are interested in advanced learning and research in some areas of Mechanical Engineering. The department started a Postgraduate programme leading to M. Tech. Degree with specialization in: Thermal Engineering (CFD & Heat Transfer) admitting students from the session 2005-2006, another stream with specialization in CAD-CAM was started from the session 2008-09. Since its inception, 7 Batches of Postgraduate students with M.Tech Degree in either of these fields, have passed.
The doctoral programme in Mechanical Engineering offers students the possibility of doing intensive research in the areas of Design, Thermal, Manufacturing, Production/Industrial Engineering, etc. We currently have a total of 30 students(part time and full time) in this programme and it has been our constant endeavour to provide the best facilities and work environment to our research students. All full time students receive MHRD fellowship. The Department makes all possible efforts to support the travel of students to national/international conferences. Each research student is provided a cabin with his/her desktop PC and 24*7 Internet access. Research students have unrestricted access to all laboratories in the Department. Our students regularly publish in leading international conferences and reputed journals.
Proposals to start new PG programmes on Automation & Manufacturing and MBA (Environmental Management) have also been submitted which may also be offered in near future.
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| Thermal Engineering (CFD & HT) | CAD-CAM |
The Mechanical Engineering department is well equipped with various laboratories for training of UG/PG students. The facilities offered are in the fields of -
| S. No. | Duration | Sponsor | Project Title | Principal Investigator(s) | Grant Awarded | Status |
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| 1 | 2 years (1995-1997) |
MHRD (Govt. of India) | Design & fabrication of journal bearing test rig to study the thermal behaviour of circular journal bearing(FIP) | Dr. Rakesh Sehgal | ₹ 1.40 Lakhs | Completed |
| 2 | 6 months (28/03/2001-30/09/2001) |
MHRD (Govt. of India) | Studies on machining characteristics of Al-Si based alloys | Er. Dheerendra Kumar Dwivedi | ₹ 5 Lakhs | Completed |
| 3 | 3.5 years up to (2004) | MHRD (Govt. of India) | Study of application of re-engineering in an industry | Dr. Somesh Sharma | ₹ 1 Lakhs | Completed |
| 4 | 2 years (2004-2006) |
MHRD (Govt. of India) | Experimental Investigation of The Thermal Behaviour of Elliptical & Offset Halves Journal Bearing (TAT) | Dr. Rakesh Sehgal | ₹ 10 Lakhs | Completed |
| 5 | 1 year (2004-2005) |
MHRD (Govt. of India) | Influence of vibration & magnesium on grain refinement | - | ₹ 0.20 Lakhs | Completed |
| 6 | 2 years (2005-2007) |
MHRD (Govt. of India) | To investigate the technical feasibility of using air cooled solar assisted vapour absorption system | Dr. Prashant Kumar Dhiman | ₹ 7 Lakhs | Completed |
| 7 | 2 years (2007-2009) |
UGC (Govt. of India | Analysis of reliability & maintainability aspects in process industries | Dr. Rajiv Kumar Sharma | ₹ 0.75 Lakhs | Completed |
| 8 | 1 year (2008) |
CHE (IIM Ahmedabad) | Solar water purification system | Dr. Varun Goel | ₹ 0.65 Lakhs | Completed |
| 9 | 2009 | Dept. of Science & Technology (Govt. of India) | Development of short fiber reinforced hybrid composites & study of their erosion characteristics | Dr. Amar Patnaik | ₹ 1.80 Lakhs | Completed |
| 10 | 2 years (2009-2011) |
UGC (Govt. of India | Iso-viscous & thermal studies of some non-circular journal bearing profiles | Dr. Rakesh Sehgal | Salary For 2 years + 3.00 Lakhs(₹23 Lakhs ) | Ongoing |
| 11 | 3 years (2012-2015) |
Dept. of Science & Technology (Govt. of India) | Effect Of Apex Angle On Heat Transfer & Friction Characteristics Having Roughness Element On Triangular Duct Used In Solar Air Heater | Dr. Varun Goel | ₹ 6.48 Lakhs | Ongoing |
| 12 | 3 years (2012-2015) |
Dept. of Science & Technology (Govt. of India) | Strategic role of quality in offering competitive positioning in MSMEs | Dr. Rajiv Kumar Sharma(PI) Dr. Rajesh Sharma (Co-PI) | ₹ 9.32 Lakhs | Ongoing |
| 13 | 2 years (2012-2014) |
Dept. of Science & Technology (Govt. of India) | Investigation on development mechanical characterization & wear performance estimation of polymer based functionally graded material for possible utilization as gears in small appliances | Dr. Siddharth | ₹ 16.5 Lakhs | Ongoing |
| 14 | 2 years (2015-2017) |
Dept. of Science & Technology (Govt. of India) | Researching High Technology System: Scope of Functional Optimization | Dr. Somesh Sharma | ₹ 12.5 Lakhs | Ongoing |