A DISCIPLINE THAT APPLIES THE PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING INTO DESIGN, ANALYSIS, MANUFACTURING, AND MAINTENANCE OF MACHINES.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a highly integrated curriculum of education and research to keep in pace with the changing needs of educational standards. The course intends to apply the principles of materials science to the creation, design, maintenance and analysis of mechanical systems. The department has grown three folds to become one of the largest departments in the Institution.
“A warm Greetings from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KIT. Mechanical Engineering is a professional core engineering discipline that deals with the design, production and maintenance of any produce of any industry. Our department has a team of highly qualified and experienced faculty, good infrastructure and lab facilities. The core values of the department help the students to develop their overall personality and make them worthy to compete and work at global level. I am certain that our students will prove to be an invaluable asset to an organization.”
- Dr.J. Maniraj
Head of Mechanical Department
The department offers the following courses:
Course Layout
Introduces the initial designing and sizing process - Basic Design
Applications in various fields
Benefits of the Course:
Association with reputed companies / industries like CODISSA, COINDIA, CII, Rabwin Industries, Indoshell, KKM soft, Roots, Riveraa Pumps, KPM Plastics, Vishal Precision Products Private Ltd., Bull Agro Implements, ESCORTS, Coimbatore Institute of Technology and Universal Heat Exchangers to develop the professional skills of the student.
Regulation
Curriculum & Syllabi
| S.No | Name | PAN No | Qualification | Area of Specialization | Designation | Date of Joining | Date on which Designated as Professor/ Associate | Currently Associated (Y/N) | Nature of Association (Regular/Contract/ Adjunct) | If contractual mention Full time or Part time |
Date of Leaving (In case Currently Associated is “No”) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.N.Mohan Das Gandhi | AAQPG3723Q | Ph.D. | Production Engineering | Professor | 02-07-2012 | 01-07-2008 | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 2 | Dr.J.Maniraj | ASVPM1907B | Ph.D. | Manufacturing Engineering | Professor / HoD | 30-12-2013 | 01-05-2015 | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 3 | Mr.P.Ramachandran | ADCPR7478N | M.E., Ph.D. (Pursuing) | Industrial Engineering | Associate Professor | 11-06-2012 | 01-07-2015 | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 4 | Dr.V.S.Saravanan | AVDPS3372H | Ph.D. | Industrial Metallurgy | Professor | 05-07-2021 | — | Y | Adjunct | NA | No |
| 5 | Dr.P.Prabhu | AVGPP5488G | Ph.D. | Manufacturing Engineering | Associate Professor | 11-08-2023 | 02-01-2015 | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 6 | Dr.V.Suresh | DBWPS5886L | Ph.D. | Engineering Design | Associate Professor | 07-08-2023 | 11-05-2015 | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 7 | Dr.C.Ramesh | BEDPRS266M | Ph.D. | Thermal Engineering | Assistant Professor | 15-06-2012 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 8 | Dr.Arivumani Ravanan | AVQPA9039E | Ph.D. | Materials Science | Assistant Professor | 26-06-2015 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 9 | Dr.A.Felix Sahayaraj | ABEPF8468Q | Ph.D. | Manufacturing Engineering | Assistant Professor | 27-02-2017 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 10 | Dr.S.Sudhagar | FSZPS8372B | Ph.D. | Industrial Engineering | Assistant Professor | 01-07-2023 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 11 | Dr.P.Hariprasad | AFZPH0059L | Ph.D. | CAD/CAM | Assistant Professor | 24-06-2015 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 12 | Dr.R.Saravanan | FAXPS3740F | Ph.D. | Manufacturing Engineering | Assistant Professor | 24-06-2015 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 13 | Dr.R.Premkumar | CHJPP0812R | Ph.D. | Engineering Design | Assistant Professor | 01-07-2016 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 14 | Mr.M.Kannan | AVZPK6617R | M.E. | Production Engineering | Assistant Professor | 01-07-2016 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 15 | Mr.C.Ramkumar | AWSPR6194E | M.E., Ph.D. (Pursuing) | Manufacturing Engineering | Assistant Professor | 29-06-2015 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 16 | Mr.S.Dhamotharan | BHVDP9112M | M.E., Ph.D. (Pursuing) | Manufacturing Engineering | Assistant Professor | 24-02-2017 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 17 | Mr.A.Arunkumar | BWGPA0471G | M.E. | Engineering Design | Assistant Professor | 01-07-2016 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |
| 18 | Dr.C.Antony Vasanthakumar | AHXPC7969A | Ph.D. | Manufacturing Engineering | Associate Professor | 02-06-2025 | — | Y | Regular | NA | No |