DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Strengths of the Department
I - DESIGN THINKING (Need for Autonomy)
1. Infuse design thinking in curriculum to enhance
employability skills
2. Foreign University Collaboration through DT for student
exchange programme
3. Societal Problems can be fathomed through DT which
prompts entrepreneurship
4. Credit transfer for Industrial problems through DT
5. Number of patents can be increased through DT based
critical thinking technique
II - CENTRE FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING (CLT)
1. Teachers Manual for all courses – 16 Nos
Workbook for all courses - 16 Nos
2. Best Teaching Practices
Project Based Learning, Problem Based Learning
Case Based Learning, Role Plays, Content Beyond Syllabus
Students Seminar, Topic wise Interactive Power points
3. Best Outgoing Student Awards - 3 Times
4. University Ranks - 4 Nos, Graduation Rate - 80%
5. Faculty Development Programmes for increasing subject
expertise
III - CENTRE FOR CREATIVITY (CFC)
1. No of Patents filed – 6 Nos
Design Patent -5 Nos, Product Patent – 1No
2. No of Research Articles Published in Journals – 90 (SCI –
21, SJR – 14) Google Scholar Citations : 407, h- index -11
3. Number of Products Developed – 6
4. Consultancy Projects Executed – 7.24 Lakhs Industry Labs
Established – 2 Nos(Product Design and Development Lab,
SNS V Alienz Design Studio)
5. Number of Books Published – 4
IV - SKILL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT (SCD)
1. Number of Patents Filed by Students – 3
Number of Teams Participated in Smart India Hackathon –
15 teams
2. Number of Students Participated in Technical Events – 2238
Students, Number of Articles in Conferences – 114, Number
of Articles in Symposium – 190
3. Awards won by Students in Premier Institutions
IIT Madras - 12, IIT Hyderabad – 2, IIT Kharagpur – 5,
NIT Trichy – 5, NIT Calicut – 5, BITS Pilani – 2
IIST Trivandrum – 17
4. National Karting Challenge (Formula 9) Organized - 1
National Level Mini Bike Championship – 3
Events (112 Teams)
5. Number of Students Completed German Language Course –
03
IV – INDUSTRY INSTITUTE PARTNERSHIP CELL
(IIPC)
1. Number of MOUs Signed - 62
2. Internships – 137 students, Inplant Training – 885
Students, Industrial Visits - 137 students
3. Number of Companies offered Placement – 116
Number of Students Placed – 719
(Maximum Salary – 3.24Lakhs,Average Salary- 1.5
Lakhs)
4. Entrepreneurs Produced – 35
5. Start up Grant from MSME- 4.88 Lakhs
V – SOCIAL RESPONSBILITY INITIATIVES (SRI)
1. Number of Outbound Training Programs Organized –
03 (150 beneficiaries)
2. Number of Skill Development Programs Organized
for School Students - 2 Nos (500 Beneficiaries),
FDP for School Teachers - 01
3. Number of Extension Activities Conducted – 15
(Flood Relief – 3, Blood Donation Camp 5,
Awareness Programs – 7)
4. SNS SANTA 365 – 7 Wishes, Awareness Program on
Green Environment through Cyclothon – 112
Participants
5. Number of Orphanage Visited for Service :2
VI – INFRASTRUCTURE
1. Laboratories – 9, Department Library – 301 Books,
NPTEL CDs – 43 Research Articles Volumes – 3Nos
,Class Rooms – 10 Nos (Equipped with ICT and Wi Fi
facilities )
2. Smart Board - 1 No
3. Company on Campus – V Alienz (SNS Product
Design Studio) , Product Design and Development
Centre
4. Piston Factory – 3 Karts Fabricated
5. Tech Clinics for Hands on Training – 312 Students
VII – IQAC, Feedback system, Best Policies and
Benefits
1. Faculty Awards for Research article publications
(21 SCI, 14 SJR Publications)
2. Corporate Training and Development for Faculty in
Industries – 30 Faculty Members,
Sponsorship for Faculty Members attending
Conference, Workshops – 15 Members
3. Best Researcher award from IASTE, Award for
Research and Administration – 2 Faculty Members
4. Incentive Benefits for Faculty Members successfully
completing PhD – 5 Faculty Members
5. Scholarship for Students under Various Categories –
90.19 Lakhs