| In 2020 | ||||
| S.No. | Faculty Name | Topic Details | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | Professional Development Program | IIM Trichy | 20th – 22nd January 2020 |
| 2. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | "Outcome Based Education (OBE) System" | NIT Uttarakhand | 20th – 25th July 2020 |
| 3. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | Mechanics of Machining | NPTEL-AICTE (FDP) | January - April, 2020 |
| 4. | Dr. Yogesh K Prajapati | Advance Pedagogy (Online) course on Non-Fourier Heat Transfer | IIT Bombay | 11-13, 18-20 Dec 2020 |
| 5. | Dr. Yogesh K Prajapati | Online Teaching Pedagogy in higher education | NIFTEM Sonepat, Haryana | 11-14 June 2020 |
| 6. | Dr Sanat Agrawal | Outcome Based Education (OBE) System | NIT Uttarakhand | July 20-25, 2020 |
| 7. | Dr Sanat Agrawal | Writing Research Papers and Grant Proposals: Scientific, Technical and Ethical Practices, and Conduct | NIT Uttarakhand | Aug 24-28, 2020 |
| 8. | Dr Sanat Agrawal | Stress Management: A Post COVID-19 Pandemic Perspective | NIT Uttarakhand | Sep 14-18, 2020 |
| In 2019 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | Manufacturing of Composites | NPTEL-AICTE (FDP) | August – October 2019 |
| 2. | Dr. Vinod Singh Yadav | "Recent Developments in Renewable Energy Systems" (TEQIP-III) | Delhi Technological University | 25th -29th November 2019 |
| 3. | Dr. Yogesh Kumar Prajapati | Importance of Intellectual Property in Academics (FDP) | NIT Uttarakhand | 25th -26th November 2019 |
| In 2018 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Sanat Agarwal | Professional Development program | IIM Udaipur | 17th -21st November 2018 |
| 2. | Dr. Sanat Agarwal | Workshop on Disciplinary Proceedings | Institute of Good Governance, New Delhi | October 5-6, 2018 |
| 3. | Dr. Yogesh Kumar Prajapati | Faculty development Program On computer based product design and manufacturing | IIT Roorkee and NIT Uttarakhand | 09th -13th February 2018 |
| In 2017 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Yogesh Kumar Prajapati | Faculty development Program On Modern Pedagogy Techniques for Enhancing Teaching Skills | NIT Uttarakhand | 24th – 28th July 2017 |
| In 2020 | ||||
| S.No. | Convenor | Topic Details | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | Outcome Based Education (OBE) System | NIT Uttarakhand (through Online Mode) | 20th -25th July 2020 |
| In 2019 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Niraj Kumar Mishra | "Outcome Based Accreditation: Challenges and Opportunities" | Satellite Campus of NITUK at MNIT Jaipur | 11th -12th November 2019 |
| In 2018 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh | Computer based Product Design and Manufacturing | NIT Uttarakhand | 9th -13th January 2018 |
| In 2017 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | ANSYS FEA-CFD | NIT Uttarakhand | 25th -26th March 2017 |
| 2. | Dr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh | Modern Pedagogy Techniques for Enhancing Teaching Skills | 24th -28th July 2017 | |
| In 2020 | ||||
| S.No. | Faculty Name | Workshop/STC/GIAN Details | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | Five Day Webinar on "Atma-Nirbhar Bharat: Transmutation from Privation to Exuberance" | NITTTR, Chandigarh | 27th to 31st July, 2020 |
| 2. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | Online National Webinar on "Unlocking the Lockdown Through E-Examination" | IET, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya | 20th April 2020 |
| 3. | Online webinar series on "IT and IPR 2020" | S.L.R.T. College of Engineering, Maharashtra | 5th -8th May 2020 | |
| 4. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | Online Workshop on "Additive Manufacturing" | S. A. Engineering College, Chennai | 15th - 16th May 2020 |
| 5. | Online Workshop on "Awareness on Industrial Safety during COVID 19" | 23rd May 2020 | ||
| 6. | Dr. Lalta Prasad | |||
| 7. | Webinar on "Insights of INDUSTRY 4.0" | 29th May 2020 | ||
| 8. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | Online Training on "MATERIAL TESTING" | MSME-TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (PPDC). | 01st - 07th June 2020 |
| 9. | Dr. Lalta Prasad | Leadership talk with Ms. Ashwini Deshpande (Co-Founder & Director Elephant Design) | MHRD's Innovation Cell online | 6th June 2020 |
| 10. | Dr. Yogesh Kumar Prajapati | Faculty Awareness Programme on "Online Teaching Pedagogy in Higher Education" | Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, NIFTEM Sonepat, Haryana | 11th -14th June 2020 |
| 11. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | Faculty Awareness Programme on "Online Teaching Pedagogy in Higher Education" | National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management, Haryana | 11th -14th June 2020 |
| 12. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | Short Term Course on "Essential Tools in Optimization" | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab. | 25th -29th June 2020 |
| In 2019 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | Computer Based Product Design and Manufacturing | MNIT Jaipur | 8th -12th April 2019 |
| 2. | Intellectual Property Rights & Technology Transfer | NITUK Satellite Campus MNIT Jaipur | 11th -15th May 2019 | |
| 3. | Dr. Lalta Prasad | |||
| 4. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | GIAN Course on “Fundamentals and Modelling of Micro/Nano Machining Processes” | NIT, Calicut | 24th – 29th June 2019 |
| 5. | Intellectual Property Rights & Technology Transfer | NITUK Satellite Campus MNIT Jaipur | 11th -15th May 2019 | |
| 6. | STTP on “Emerging Topics in Fluid Mechanics” | 14th – 18th October 2019 | ||
| 7. | Dr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh | Intellectual Property Rights & Technology Transfer | NITUK Satellite Campus MNIT Jaipur | 11th -15th May 2019 |
| 8. | Dr. Dungali Sreehari | |||
| 9. | Mr. Hitesh Sharma | |||
| 10. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | Workshop on Additive and Advanced Manufacturing | BIT, Bengaluru | 29th – 30 July 2019 |
| 11. | Dr. Lalta Prasad | PDT (Professional Development Training) | IIM, Trichy | 25th – 31st August 2019 |
| 12. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | Short Term Course “Advances in Materials Characterization Techniques” | IIT Roorkee | 07th – 11th October 2019 |
| 13. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | Outcome Based Accreditation: Challenges & Opportunities | NIT Uttarakhand | 11th -12th November 2019 |
| 14. | Dr. Lalta Prasad | GIAN Course on “Fatigue of Composite Materials” | NIT Jalandhar | 11th – 15th November 2019 |
| 15. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | |||
| 16. | Mr. Prashant Tiwari | Seminar on “ Inflatable Structure and Materials for Space Applications” (ISMSA-2019) | IIT Roorkee | 07th – 08th November 2019 |
| In 2018 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | Computer Based Product Design and Manufacturing | IIT Roorkee | 9th -13th February 2018 |
| 2. | Mr. Hitesh Sharma | Short Term Course on "Advances in Machining Processes" | NIT Kurukshetra | 26th -31st March 2018 |
| 3. | Dr. Yogesh Kumar Prajapati | Professional Development training (PDT) | IIM Kashipur | 21th -25th May 2018 |
| 4. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | Short Term Course on "Excellence in marine materials: Advanced processing, characterization & application" | IIT Roorkee | 21st -25th May 2018 |
| 5. | 10th Summer School in Tribology | IIPM Gurgaon | 18th -22nd June 2018 | |
| 6. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | Short Term Course on "Innovative Products: Conceptualisation to Commercialisation" | IIT Roorkee | 25th -29th June 2018 |
| 7. | Mr. Hitesh Sharma | |||
| 8. | Dr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh | |||
| 9. | Mr. Gaurav Kumar | |||
| 10. | Dr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh | GIAN Course on "Advances in Reliability Engineering" | NIT Jalandhar | 31st July – 04th August 2018 |
| 11. | Dr. Sanat Agrawal | Workshop on "Disciplinary Proceedings" | Delhi | 04th – 07th October 2018 |
| 12. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | GIAN Course on "Dynamic Response of Advanced Composites" | NITK Surathkal | 10th -14th December 2018 |
| 13. | Dr. Apurba Mandal | |||
| 14. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | |||
Expert Talk delivered by the Department Faculties
| S.No. | Faculty Name | Topic | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 2024 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Dungali Sreehari | Understanding importance of AI in Manufacturing | Gayatri Vidya Parishad, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam | 20 March 2024 |
| 2. | Dr. Hitesh Sharma | Use of Artificial Intelligence To Predict Drilling Induced Damage in FRPs | Gayatri Vidya Parishad, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam | 20 March 2024 |
| In 2023 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Hitesh Sharma | Processing & Characterization of Green Composites | GMR Institute of Technology Rajam, A.P | 25 April 2023 |
| 2. | Dr. Vinod Singh Yadav | Future of Vehicles | IEI RSC, Jaipur | 7-9 April 2023 |
| 3. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | Recent advances in polymer composites for defence applications | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) | 28 Feb. 2023 |
| 4. | Dr. Hitesh Sharma | Secondary manufacturing of polymer matrix composites | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) | 27 Feb. 2023 |
| In 2022 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Yogesh Kumar Prajapati | Mini/Microchannel heat sink as cooling device | Indian Institute of Technology Indore. | 22 Feb. 2022 |
| 2. | Dr. Vikas Kukshal | Advancement & Innovation in Materials and Manufacturing Techniques For Industry 4.0 | Arya College of Engg. & Technology, Kukas, Jaipur | 7th -11th March 2022 |
| 3. | Dr. Niraj Misra | "Development of energy-efficient devices" | NIT Rourkela (Online) | 24th June 2022 |
| In 2021 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Vinod Singh Yadav | “Future of Drive-Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicles” | JEC Kukas, Jaipur | 7th January 2021 |
| 2. | Dr. Vinod Singh Yadav | “Alternate Fuels: Perception vs Reality” | SKIT Jaipur | 2nd March 2021 |
| 3. | Dr. Yogesh Kumar Prajapati | Heat transfer enhancement using mini/microchannels | Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering IITRAM Ahmedabad – 380026, Gujarat | 20th March 2021 |
| 4. | Dr. T Sudhakar | Introduction to CFD and Numerical Techniques based on the Scale Approaches | Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Rajampet (Online) | 07th June 2021 |
| 5. | Dr. Sanat Agarwal | "Additive Manufacturing: Introduction and applications” | Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India. | 28th June 2021 |
| 6. | Dr. Hitesh Sharma | “Processing & Characterization of PMCs” | IIT BHU | 21st September 2021 |
| 7. | Dr. Hitesh Sharma | “Primary and Secondary Processing of PMCs” | IIT BHU | 23rd November 2021 |
| 8. | Dr. Sanat Agarwal | "Polymer-based 3D Printing" | Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India. | 16th December 2021 |
| In 2020 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | Solid State Welding Processes | NITTTR, Chandigarh | 9th July 2020 |
| 2. | Dr. Anshul Sharma | Computer Aided Design and Demonstration of CAD Software | NIT Uttarakhand | 23rd July 2020 |
| 3. | Dr. Yogesh Kumar Prajapati | Theory of two-phase flow and its demonstration using commercial CFD tool | Online | 8th August 2020 |
| 4. | Dr. Hitesh Sharma | Food Waste based Sustainable Composites: Processing & Characterization | GEC Raipur (Online) | 17th September 2020 |
| In 2019 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Sanat Agarwal | "Introduction to 3D Printing" | NIT Uttarakhand | 17th October 2019 |
| 2. | "Applications of Additive Manufacturing" | 18th October 2019 | ||
| 3. | "Medical Applications of Additive Manufacturing" | 19th October 2019 | ||
| 4. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | Finite Element Method | GNDEC, Ludhiana | 14th June 2019 |
| 5. | Friction Stir Welding and Processing | NIT, Manipur | 2nd September 2019 | |
| 6. | Dr. Vinod Singh Yadav | Expert talk on "Recent Developments in Renewable Energy Systems" | DTU, Delhi | 25th - 29th November 2019 |
| 7. | Dr. Sanat Agarwal | "Application of Additive Manufacturing" | SLIET Longowal | 10th December 2019 |
| 8. | ATAL Academy program on "3D Printing and Design" | 11th December 2019 | ||
| In 2018 | ||||
| 1. | Dr. Gurinder Singh Brar | Application of Finite Element Method in Biomedical Field | QIP Course at GNDEC, Ludhiana | 20th November 2018 |
| 2. | Mr. Hitesh Sharma | Processing of Polymer Matrix Composite (PMC) | YCET Jammu | 2nd March 2018 |
| 3. | Green Composites: Processing and Joining | NIT Kurukshetra | 30th March 2018 | |
Expert Talk Organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering
| In 2021 | |||||
| S.No. | Expert Name | Designation | From | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mr. M. Murlidharan | Chief Manager (TPF) | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. R&D Centrel | “Introduction and Significance of Engine Testing for Fuel Quality” | 13th March, 2021 |
| 2. | Mr. Ankesh Kumar, | Assistant Manager, | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | “Oil industry: refineries and marketing” | 14th March, 2021 |
| 3. | Ayon Bhadra, | Manager (Sales), | Maruti Suzuki | “Scope in automobile industry" | 14th March, 2021 |
| 4. | Alok Raj | Assistant Manager | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | “Oil and Gas Industry: An Overview” | 12th March, 2021 |
| 5. | Mr. Surinder Thakur | Assistant Professor | SLIET Longowal | Online Mode (Elementary Mechanical Engineering) | 1th – 5th March, 2021 |
| 6. | Dr. Dharmendra Kumar | Chief Engineering & Project, Tata Steel | Jamshedpur | The Landscape for Mechanical Engineers | 23th January, 2021 |
| 7. | Mr. Siddhant Mukherjee | Sr Design Engineer, | Pune | Career prospects in the automotive industry | 31st January, 2021 |
| 8. | Mr. Vikram Sing Dhaka | Scientist-C | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi | “Renewable energy: Need or Choice” | 17th February, 2021 |
| In 2019 | |||||
| 1. | Mr. Arun Bansal | Assistant Professor | SLIET Longowal | "Mechanical Measurement" | 04th – 06th November 2019 |
| 2. | Mr. Surinder Thakur | Assistant Professor | SLIET Longowal | "Elementary Mechanical Engineering" | 06th – 08th November 2019 |
| In 2018 | |||||
| 1. | Dr. Apurba Kumar Sharma | Associate Professor | IIT Roorkee | "Mechanical Behavior of Materials and Non Traditional Manufacturing Processes" | 09th -10th February 2018 |
| 2. | Dr. Inderdeep Singh | Associate Professor | IIT Roorkee | "Non-Traditional Machining of Composites" | 13th February 2018 |
| 3. | Dr. I V Singh | Associate Professor | IIT Roorkee | "Finite Element Method" | 18th March 2018 |
| In 2017 | |||||
| 1. | Dr. Inderdeep Singh | Associate Professor | IIT Roorkee | "Secondary processing of Composite materials" | 09th April 2017 |
| 2. | Dr. P.K Jha | Associate Professor | IIT Roorkee | "Casting Welding and forming" | 17th August 2017 |
| 3. | Dr. Manabendra Pathak | Associate Professor | IIT Roorkee | "Heat and Mass Transfer and Fluid Mechanics" | 21st -22nd September 2017 |
| 4. | Dr. Om Prakash Kathri | Senior Scientist | CSIR-IIP Dehradun | Lubrication (MEL407) & Tribology in Design (MEL433) | 06th -07th October 2017 |
| 5. | Dr. Apurba Kumar Sharma | Associate Professor | IIT Roorkee | "Mechanical Behavior of Materials and Non Traditional Manufacturing Processes | 09th -10th February, 2018 |
| 6. | Dr. I V Singh | Associate Professor | IIT Roorkee | "Finite Element Method" | 18th March, 2018 |
Every year Department of Mechanical Engineering organizes Industrial Visit to the students at various Industries such that they can have good exposure with practical problems.
- M/s Volkswagen Pvt. Ltd. Pune on 7th May 2019.
- M/s Pranit Engineering Works. Pune on 7th May 2019.
- M/s Pranit Engineering Works. Pune on 7th May 2019.
- Industrial Visit at Ashok Leyland Pvt. Ltd. Pantnagar on 23rd April, 2018.
- Industrial Visit at GVK Hydro-Power Plant, Srinagar (Garhwal) on 12th February, 2018.
Faculty Achievements/Awards
- Dr. Deepak Kumar got Best Paper Award in International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy (iCoFT, 2021)Dr. Anshul Sharma is awarded “Best Research Paper Award” in the International Conference on Aspects of Materials Science and Engineering (ICAMSE2020), organizDr. Anshul Sharma is awarded “Best Research Paper Award” in the International Conference on Aspects of Materials Science and Engineering (ICAMSE2020), organized by Punjab University (UIET), Chandigarh, India from May 29-30, 2020.ed by Punjab University (UIET), Chandigarh, India from May 29-30, 2020. organized by NIT Puducherry.
- Best paper award in the session in the International Conference on Latest Trends in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (LTCMEE- 2021), held online during April 12-13, 2021, jointly organized by the Department of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal for the paper titled “Additive fabrication of 3D physical maps with Braille legends for geographical education of visually challenged persons” by Dr Sanat Agrawal and Mr Vikas Khoj.
- Dr. Vinod Singh Yadav received Innovative Technological Researcher & Dedicated, Excellent Professional Achievement Award by The society of Innovative Educationalist & Scientific Research Professional Accredited with Innovative Scientific Research Professional Malaysia Sdn Bhd. in year 2020.
- Dr. Hitesh Sharma got ELITE+Gold online rating in the NPTEL course on "Processing of Polymers and Polymer Composites" funded by MHRD(2020).
- Dr. Hitesh Sharma got Best Paper Award in International Conference on Advances in Material Processing and Manufacturing Applications (iCADMA 2020) organized by MNIT Jaipur Nov 5th – 6th 2020.
- Dr. Apurba Mandal is awarded “Best Paper Presentation Award” in the International Conference on Innovative Engineering Design (ICoIED-2020), 18-19 January, 2020, Dehradun, India.
- Dr. Anshul Sharma is awarded “Best Research Paper Award” in the International Conference on Aspects of Materials Science and Engineering (ICAMSE2020), organized by Punjab University (UIET), Chandigarh, India from May 29-30, 2020.
- Dr. Anshul Sharma is awarded "Best Paper Presentation Award" in the International Conference on Aspects of Materials Science and Engineering (ICAMSE2020), organized by Punjab University (UIET), Chandigarh, India from May 29-30, 2020.
- Dr. Hitesh Sharma is awarded "Best Paper Award" in International conference on Materials and Manufacturing Methods - 2019 held at NIT Trichy during 5th-7th July 2019 (MMM-2019) for paper titled "Evaluation of dynamic properties of citrus limetta peel based epoxy composites".
Students Achievements/Awards
- Navjyot Bijarniya, B.Tech (2015-2019) achieved all India rank of 52 in GATE 2022.
- Best paper award in the session in the International Conference on Latest Trends in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (LTCMEE- 2021), held online during April 12-13, 2021, jointly organized by the Department of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal for the paper titled “Additive fabrication of 3D physical maps with Braille legends for geographical education of visually challenged persons” by Dr Sanat Agrawal and Mr Vikas Khoj, M.Tech student of batch 2019-21.
- NIT Uttarakhand SAE India Collegiate Club has successfully completed in Phase-I evaluation in the Hero E-bike Challenge organized by Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers from Feb 27 to Mar 2, 2020 at K L University, Vijayawada.
- Students of SAE club participated in SHELL ECO-MARATHON INDIA 2019 competition from 18-23 November, 2019 and got the fifth rank all over India in battery operated vehicle section.
- Manoj Kumar Gupta successfully defended PhD entitled "Development and Characterization of Aluminum Matrix Surface Composites" on 02 August 2019 in the Mechanical Engineering.
- Parth Kharti, B.Tech (2015-19) Mechanical Engineering student, got selected in BARC July, 2019.
- Top Five students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in GATE 2019 are:
| S.No. | Student Name | Mark Secured | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Parth Kharti | 80.26 | 268 |
| 2. | Shubham Kashyap | 72.32 | 1171 |
| 3. | Mayank Rawat | 71.98 | 1216 |
| 4. | Saurav Kumar | 71.76 | 1256 |
| 5. | Sahil Garg | 68.92 | 1900 |