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MECHANICAL, MATERIALS & ENERGY ENGINEERINGIndian Institute of Technology Ropar

School of

MECHANICAL, MATERIALS & ENERGY ENGINEERINGIndian Institute of Technology Ropar

About IIT Ropar 1

School of Mechanical, Materials & Energy Engineering (SMMEE) 2

Undergraduate & Ph.D. Programs 2

Faculties & their Research Areas 3-4

Design & Analysis 5

Manufacturing & Materials 5

Thermal & Fluids 5

Bio-Engineering 5

Special Areas 6

Central Facilities 7-8

SMMEE Laboratories 9-11

List of Facilities Available in Laboratories 12-13

Research Publications & Patents 13

Placements & Internships 14

Academic-Industry Interaction 14

Other Initiatives 15

Funding Facts 15

Contact Us 16

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Indian Institute of Technology Ropar is one of the eight new IITs set up by the Ministry of

Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India in the year 2008, to expand

the reach and enhance the quality of technical education in the country. This institute is

committed to providing state-of-the-art technical education in a variety of fields and also for

facilitating transmission of knowledge in keeping with latest developments in pedagogy.

These two areas of focus enable students to gain exposure to recent trends in their chosen

domains of study and gain practical experience through a wide variety of activities the

institute facilitates in its own campus and arranges for in collaboration with industry and

other institutes. At present, the institute offers Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) program in

Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

This program is spread over a period of eight semesters and the institute admits forty

students in each branch, selected through IIT Joint Entrance Examination conducted every

year. In addition, the institute offers doctoral program in several disciplines.

About IIT Ropar

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School of Mechanical, Materials & Energy Engineering (SMMEE)

Undergraduate and Ph.D. Programs

Established with the inception of IIT Ropar in 2008, the Department of Mechanical Engineering was re-organized

as the School of Mechanical, Materials and Energy Engineering (SMMEE) in 2010 to encourage interdisciplinary

research. The school currently offers UG and Ph. D. programs in Mechanical Engineering. The school has a

dedicated faculty in all the major areas of mechanical engineering such as design and analysis, fluids and

thermal engineering, materials, and manufacturing. In addition to the conventional core courses, the school

offers state-of-the-art courses and research opportunities in areas such as product design and realization,

sustainability for engineers, continuum mechanics, medical devices and equipments, biomechanics, control

engineering, noise and vibration, finite element analysis, energy science and technology, robotics and

mechatronics, micro-manufacturing, and tribology. Various laboratories have been set up with modern facilities

for strengthening teaching and research.

Students' Strength at SMMEE Faculty Strength at SMMEEB.Tech. : 161 (40 each year), Ph.D. : 20 Total strength: 16

The School of Mechanical, Materials & Energy Engineering currently offers Bachelors of Technology (B.Tech.) in

Mechanical Engineering and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering. Its current intake is

about 40 students in B.Tech. program every year. In addition, several Ph.D. students are admitted every year. The

first undergraduate batch of students completed their degrees in 2012.

The School focuses on teaching and research in all the core research areas of mechanical engineering,

specifically design, manufacturing, materials, and thermal sciences. Apart from the courses that are traditionally

taught as a part of mechanical engineering, as included in the GATE syllabus, the School also encourages

students to credit advanced level courses such as, finite elements, biomechanics, tribology, micro-

manufacturing and optimization methods.

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Faculties and their Research Areas

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Prof. M K SurappaProfessor & DirectorPh.D. (IISc Bangalore)

[email protected] +91 1881-24-2100

Prof. Surappa's research interests include processing, characterization and application development of micro and nano aluminium and magnesium based metal matrix composites.

Dr. Himanshu TyagiPh.D. (Arizona Sate University, USA)


Dr. Himanshu Tyagi works in the broad area of thermo-fluids engineering and specializes in the study of heat transfer aspects of various applications such as nanofluids, solar energy, biological systems, energy storage and micro-electronic devices. He worked extensively in these areas in industry in India and USA and has ongoing collaborations in the field of nanofluids and solar energy with academia and industry. He is interested in developing technologies to efficiently harness clean and sustainable energy resources.

Dr. Jitendra PrasadPh.D. (Michigan Sate University, USA)

[email protected]+91 1881-24-2104

Dr. Jitendra Prasad has been leading the Biomedical Engineering Program at IIT Ropar in collaboration with PGIMER, Chandigarh. His research and teaching interests include biomechanics, bone fracture healing, mechano-transduction, clinical engineering (medical devices and equipment), structural and multi-disciplinary design optimization, computational mechanics, and agent-based modeling.

Dr. Harpreet SinghCordinatorPh.D. (IIT Roorkee)


Dr. Ekta SinglaPh.D. (IIT Kanpur)


Dr Ekta's research focuses at customized design of robotic arms. Maintaining a grasp in this field, her research works diverge into the related areas of redundant manipulators, performance measures and motion planning of robotic arms. Incorporating the concepts of modular design and evolutionary robotics, she is working for the integration of design and fabrication features into the evolutionary development of robotic structures, at micro level. Her teaching interests include robotics, design opt imizat ion, optimization techniques, mechatronics and CAD.

Dr. Ravi Mohan PrasadPh.D. (Techische University at Darmstadt, Germany)


Dr. Ravi Mohan Prasad works in the field of “Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications.” His current research areas include polymer-derived porous ceramics and nano composites, Ceramic membranes for hydrogen purification, chemiresistor gas sensors, photocatalysts for wastewater decontamination, and hydrogen storage materials.

Dr. Ranjan DasPh.D. (IIT Guwahati)


Dr. Ranjan Das works mainly in the area of inverse optimization related to thermal and fluid flow problems. His current research is aimed at predicting performance parameters of various practical equipments such as fins, solar collectors, wind turbines, fuel cell and cooling towers.

Dr. Ramjee RepakaPh.D. (IIT Kharagpur)

ramjee.repaka @iitrpr.ac.in+91 1881-24-2135

Dr. Ramjee works in the areas of heat transfer, bioheat transfer and energy. His research activities mainly focus on early detection of cancer using different modalities. This includes numerical and experimental investigations to detect the early traces of cancer in the skin and in the breast. His main interest is to introduce a novel methodology to medical industries and practitioners for (a) early detection, (b) staging and (c) subsequent treatment / irradiation of underlying skin cancer with minimal thermal damage.

Dr. Singh's research areas include surface engineering-degradation of materials, high temperature corrosion and its prevention, slurry erosion of hydraulic turbines and its control, bio-medical coatings for bio-implants, and coatings for several other wear and corrosion related applications. He is also working in the area of modulation-assisted machining of difficult-to-machine materials with an aim to enhance the tool-life and produce machining scrap with desirable properties. He is also working on grain-size refinement of alloys through friction-stir processing.

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Dr. Rakesh K. MauryaPh.D. (IIT Kanpur)

rakesh.maurya @iitrpr.ac.in+91 1881-24-2275

Dr. Maurya works in the areas of internal combustion engines, alternative fuels and sustainable energy utilization. His specific research areas include biofuels, HCCI and low temperature combustion for IC engines, engine emission control, engine management systems, engine instrumentation and combustion diagnostics, particulate characterization and control, engine endurance and long term durability studies, new engine designs. He is interested in development of advanced high efficiency and ultra-low emission engines.

Dr. Vishwajeet MehandiaPh.D. (IISc Bangalore)


Dr. Vishwajeet works on rheology and dynamics of complex fluids, particle suspensions (active and passive), and granular materials. Other research areas include biophysics (such as active cellular processes, and dynamics of shape transformation in cells and tissues).

Dr. Satwinder Jit SinghPh.D. (IISc Bangalore)


Dr. Satwinder works on applied mechanics and numerical methods.

Dr. Varun SivakumarPh.D. (IISc Bangalore)


Dr. Varun works on biomass gasification and combustion, aerospace propulsion - combustion instability in solid rockets, chemical kinetics-simplified reaction mechanism for CO/H2 flames.

Dr. Sarkar mainly works in product design. His specific research areas include design creativity, bio-mimicry, sustainable design and manufacturing, design methods, and design research. He is interested in supporting companies by helping them design new products, assess sustainability of products, make products compliant with international standards, create suitable tools and design methods, improve product aesthetic and ergonomic aspects, and research on design process.

Dr. Prabir SarkarPh.D. (IISc Bangalore)


Dr. Anshu Dhar JayalPh.D. (University of Utah)


Dr. Jayal's research interests are broadly related to advancement of sustainable manufacturing, with an emphasis on dry, near-dry and cryogenic machining. His specific research areas include: development, modeling and optimization of sustainable manufacturing processes and systems; metrics development for sustainability evaluation, tribological and thermo-mechanical issues in manufacturing processes, and microstructure alteration in engineering materials for improved surface integrity and life.

Dr. Anupam AgrawalPh.D. (IIT Kanpur)


Dr. Anupam Agrawal work in the area of experimental and numerical studies of various manufacturing processes: machining, traditional and advanced material forming processes, CAD/CAM. He is involved in developing new material forming processes for creating monolithic free form objects, applicable for aerospace, automobile and other related industries.

Dr. Navin Kumar Ph.D. (IIT Delhi)


Dr. Navin Kumar's research interests are related to both theoretical and experimental aspects of mechanics and dynamics of nano and bio materials and structures, biomedical engineering, biomedical instrumentation, smart structures and materials, fault diagnosis and condition monitoring. In particular, he is interested in the areas of biomaterial and biological materials characterization, experimental and computer simulation of nano materials and structures, active vibration control and fault diagnosis.

Noise and Vibration Dr. Navin Kumar Robotics Dr. Ekta Singla Optimization Dr. Jitendra Prasad, Dr. Ekta Singla, Dr. Satwinder Jit Singh CAD/CAM Dr. Anupam Agrawal, Dr. Prabir Sarkar, Dr. Ekta Singla,

Dr. Jitendra Prasad FEM Dr. Jitendra Prasad, Dr. Satwinder Jit Singh Applied Mechanics Dr. Satwinder Jit Singh

Machining Dr. Anshu Dhar Jayal, Dr. Anupam Agrawal, Dr. Harpreet Singh, Dr. Prabir Sarkar

Tribology Prof. M. K. Surappa, Dr. Harpreet Singh, Dr. Anshu Dhar Jayal Metal Forming Dr. Anupam Agrawal Corrosion Dr. Harpreet Singh Welding Dr. Harpreet Singh Materials Science Prof. M. K. Surappa, Dr. Harpreet Singh, Dr. Ravi Mohan Prasad

Thermal Sciences Dr. Himanshu Tyagi, Dr. Ramjee Repaka, Dr. Ranjan Das, Dr. Varun Sivakumar

Optimization Dr. Ranjan DasEnergy Storage Dr. Ravi Mohan Prasad Propulsion Technology Dr. Varun Sivakumar Bio-mass Gasification Dr. Varun Sivakumar, Dr. Himanshu Tyagi Fluid Dynamics Dr. Vishwajeet Mehandia

Bio-medical Dr. Jitendra Prasad, Dr. Navin Kumar, Dr. Himanshu Tyagi, Dr. Harpreet Singh, Dr. Ramjee Repaka, Dr. Prabir Sarkar

Bio-materials Dr. Jitendra Prasad, Dr. Navin KumarBio-mechanics Dr. Jitendra Prasad, Dr. Vishwajeet Mehandia Bio-mechanical Devices Dr. Jitendra Prasad, Dr. Navin Kumar, Dr. Prabir Sarkar Bio-mimicry Dr. Prabir Sarkar

Design & Analysis

Manufacturing & Materials

Thermal & Fluids

Bio-Engineering

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Sustainable Manufacturing Dr. Anshu Dhar Jayal, Dr. Prabir Sarkar, Dr. Harpreet Singh

Eco-design Dr. Prabir Sarkar, Dr. Anshu Dhar Jayal

Energy Dr. Himanshu Tyagi, Dr. Navin Kumar, Dr. Ravi Mohan Prasad, Dr. Ramjee Repaka

MEMS and Nano-Technology Dr. Navin Kumar, Dr. Himanshu Tyagi, Dr. Jitendra Prasad, Dr. Anupam Agrawal

Product Design Dr. Prabir Sarkar, Dr. Harpreet Singh, Dr. Ekta Singla, Dr. Navin Kumar, Dr. Jitendra Prasad

IC Engines Dr. Rakesh K. Maurya

Mechanism Design Dr. Jitendra Prasad, Dr. Navin Kumar, Dr. Prabir Sarkar, Dr. Harpreet Singh, Dr. Ekta Singla

Aesthetics, Ergonomics, Design Dr. Prabir SarkarResearch, Design Creativity

Materials Degradation and Control Dr. Harpreet Singh

Composite Materials and Tribology Prof. M.K. Surappa, Dr. Harpreet Singh, Dr. Ravi Mohan Prasad

Gas Purification and Sensors Dr. Ravi Mohan Prasad

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Special Areas

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Central Library

The Central Library functions as the primary information resource centre, and repository of all printed and e-resources for teaching and research activities at the institute. Apart from textbooks and recommended reading material prescribed for each course offered at the institute, the library houses a growing collection of research monographs, reports, multi-volume reference works, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and so on. The library facilitates access to a number of journals through its participation in consortia, such as INDEST, UGC-INFLIBNET. The library also subscribes to several e-journals directly from publishers as well as through reputed subscription agencies. At present, users can consult more than 9000 books (available on shelves) and thousands of electronic books and journals. Online access is also provided to citation and scientometric databases such as Scopus, MathSciNet and ASTM.

Central Facilities

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X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Laboratory

Nano-Indentor Laboratory

The X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) laboratory of the institute has a PANalytical X'Pert PRO MPD X-ray diffraction system, which is a basic platform for a wide variety of applications in analytical X- ray diffraction, in both scientific and industrial research environments. XRD is a non-destructive analytical technique used for analyzing various materials and surface properties, especially at the atomic and molecular level. The institute offers XRD analysis services to various industries and institutions on nominal charges.

Nano indenter is one of the state-of-the-art comprehensive bio and nano mechanical characterization systems. IIT Ropar is the pioneer institute to have such unique facility in the entire North India. Nano indenter can be used to determine modulus of elasticity, hardness, yield strength, fracture toughness, scratch hardness and wear properties. It can be used for almost all types of hard and soft materials including biomaterials.

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) / Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) LaboratoryAnother sophisticated research tool that IIT Ropar houses is the SEM, which produces details of the surface of a given material through sample scanning with a focused beam of electrons. SEM is used for studying surface characteristics of materials, while EDS can give compositional (elemental) details. It is a very useful equipment for industrial, as well as, scientific community. Industry can use it for failure analysis. SEM / EDS services are also available for industry

SMMEE Laboratories

Bio-Nano-Mechanical Characterization (BNMC) Laboratory is dedicated to the area of Bio and Nano materials' engineering with a focus on the combined experimental characterization, as well as, computational analysis of mechanical properties, stress / strain, and micro-structure of engineering and biological materials and their applications in advancing manufacturing and materials processing technologies, engineering design analyses, and biomedical sciences and engineering.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Navin Kumar

Cell Culture & Tissue Engineering Laboratory will cater to the needs of researchers working in bio-mechanical engineering. The lab is planned to have CO incubator, bio-2

safety cabinet, fluorescent microscope etc. The current needs are fulfilled by IIT Ropar's collaboration with various institutes around Chandigarh.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Jitendra Prasad

Control Engineering Laboratory is an interdisciplinary laboratory. Main area of work is feed back control systems design and analysis, control system for biomedical applications, sensors, actuator, signal processing and various type of transducers.


Design Studio Laboratory is essentially a lab for exploring products, creating new products and displaying them to the public. It houses drafting facility, product realization facility and has a set of computers for research and design products. The lab is a focal point for academic and industry collaboration in product development.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Prabir Sarkar and Dr. Harpreet Singh

Design Research Laboratory aims at the development of methodologies, tools, and techniques for better, robust, and inclusive product design to achieve success in New Product Development (NPD). Design research investigates the process of designing products, processes, and services. It aims to help designers design better products and processes. The lab is planned to be equipped with sketching tools, collaborative design tools and design research tools.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Prabir Sarkar

Bio Materials & Nano Materials Characterization Laboratory

Cell Culture & Tissue Engineering Laboratory (Up-coming)

Control Engineering Laboratory

Design Studio Laboratory

Design Research Laboratory

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The main aim of the Indoor Environment Control Laboratory is to give practical insights and hands-on experience to the undergraduate students of mechanical engineering in developing their understanding in various air-conditioning and refrigeration processes, encountering in real life situations. Facilities available in the lab include refrigeration test rig, air-conditioner test rig, heat pump test rig, vapor absorption refrigeration setup and ice plant test rig.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Ramjee Repaka

Machine Design Research Laboratory (MDRL) contributes to educate the undergraduate students, as well as, the research related to Mechanical Design. The mission of MDRL is innovative mechanical component design, improve design quality, shorten design time, and enhance design education. This also includes machine components design, static and dynamics analysis of machine components, stress and strain analysis, computer assisted modeling and design, and component design using FEM approach.


This laboratory is equipped with several basic material engineering equipments and instruments, along with some highly sophisticated equipments such as CETR tribometer and planetary ball mill. Material testing equipments are also available, which include UTM, micro- and macro-hardness testers. Some tribological test rigs are also developed in-house by the students. The laboratory is also capable of catering to the material testing needs of industry.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Harpreet Singh

Mechatronics with Robotic Applications Laboratory endeavors to be a platform for the students interested in developing their skills in electro-mechanical aspects. The basic aim of the laboratory is to render both the thinking and the creative capabilities of the students. Facilities available in the lab include robotic arm and related tools from KUKA and SIMPRO. Building systems from LEGO and TETRIX are available to build robotic mechanisms and prototypes. Basic electronics components and practice kits are also made available for practice.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Ekta Singla

Indoor Environment Control Laboratory

Machine Design Laboratory

Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory

Mechatronics with Robotic Applications Laboratory

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Product Design and Realization Manufacturing Laboratory is equipped with both manual, as well as, CNC machines, along with a non-conventional (EDM-Wire Cut) machine and a 3-D printer. A high-end Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) is also available, which is open for services to industry and other institutions. State-of-the-art tool dynamometers and modulation-assisted machining set-ups are also used for conducting R&D in the machining areas. The students are encouraged in this laboratory to manufacture their designed products, which they showcase during “Design Fair” at the of each semester.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Harpreet Singh

Sustainable Product Design and Manufacturing (SPDM) Laboratory started with the intention of conducting research, teaching and consultancy in the area of sustainable design and sustainable manufacturing. The laboratory is equipped with expertise, tools, and systems for sustainability assessment of products, standard analysis, and sustainable manufacturing.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Anshu Dhar Jayal and Dr. Prabir Sarkar

The laboratory is equipped with several heat transfer and fluid mechanics experimental setups, such as, centrifugal pump, gas turbine, convective heat transfer and boiling apparatus.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Himanshu Tyagi and Dr. Ramjee Repaka

Vibration and Acoustics Research Laboratory (VARL) is equipped with the necessary expertise and the state-of-the-art instrumentation required for measurement, analysis, and control of undesired motion and noise in structures and machinery. In addition, short courses can be designed in the field of noise and vibration control to meet the needs of industry. Presently, VARL is focusing on investigating and developing advanced methods for active and passive noise, and vibration control systems.


Product Design & Realization Manufacturing Laboratory

Sustainable Product Design & Manufacturing Laboratory

Thermo-fluids Laboratory

Vibration & Acoustics Research Laboratory

Product Design and Realization Computer Laboratory is equipped with 16 high end and 17 medium end workstations with the latest CAD modeling/analysis software, viz. Catia V6 and Solid Works 2013, Abaqus/CAE 6.11-1, and AutoCAD 2013. This laboratory caters to the needs of UG and PG students for regular course work, final year B. Tech. projects, and research work.

Faculty Co-ordinator : Dr. Anupam Agrawal

Product Design & Realization Computer Laboratory

SMMEE Laboratories

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Laboratory Major Facilities / Expertise Available

List of Facilities Available in Laboratories

Bio Materials and Nano

Materials Characterization

Laboratory

Cell Culture and Tissue

Engineering Laboratory

Control Engineering Laboratory

Design Research Laboratory

Design Studio Laboratory

Indoor Environment Control

Laboratory

Machine Design Laboratory

Materials Science and

Engineering Laboratory

Mechatronics with Robotic

Applications Laboratory

Material properties such modulus of elasticity, hardness, yield strength, fracture toughness, scratch hardness and wear properties by computer simulation or by experimental techniques. It can be used for almost all types of hard and soft materials including bio-materials.

Upcoming

Feed back control systems design and analysis, control system for biomedical applications, sensors, actuators, signal processing, and various type of transducers.

Product design, understanding design process, design methods, aesthetics and ergonomics of products, sketching, and collaborative design facilities.

Product design, engineering design, and drafting.

Air conditioning test rig, refrigeration test rig, heat pump test rig,ice plant test rig, and vapor absorption test rig.

Machine components design, statics and dynamics of machine components, stress and strain analysis, computer assisted modeling and design, and component design using FEM approach.

Microstructural analysis, hardness measurement, universal testing machine for stress evaluation, metal casting, high temperature furnaces for heat treatment and oxidation / corrosion studies, electrochemical corrosion testing of materials including bio-implant materials, synthesis of nano-powders, surface characterization, and tribo-testing.

Robotic arm and related tools from KUKA and SIMPRO. Building systems from LEGO and TETRIX.

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Laboratory Major Facilities / Expertise Available

Product Design and Realization

Computer Laboratory

Product Design and Realization

Manufacturing Laboratory

Sustainable Product Design and

Manufacturing Laboratory

Thermo-fluids Laboratory

Vibration and Acoustics

Research Laboratory

CAD modeling using Solid Works and Catia.

Product manufacturing, CNC machining, rapid prototyping, EDM and CMM.

Sustainability assessment, sustainable design, eco-design and standards compliance.

Centrifugal pump setup, gas turbine rig, and natural and forced convection heat transfer.

Vibration testing and measurement, active and passive vibration control, structure vibrations, noise control, noise barrier design, fault diagnosis and condition monitoring, and vibration sensors and actuators.

Research Publications & Patents

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IIT Ropar students who graduated with B.Tech degrees in Mechanical

Engineering are now pursuing careers in several well-known organizations,

such as, HPCL, Indian Oil, DRDO, Tata Motors, L&T, BPCL, and ONGC.

Additionally, several of our graduates are pursuing higher education and

research at world-renowned institutes in India and abroad.

Thirty-eight current UG students from SMMEE have recently completed

summer internships from organizations such as Zeus Numerix, Aston

University UK, Bloom Energy, AECOM India, Max India, NFTDC, TimeTooth

Technologies, National Fertilizer, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki, DCM

Engineering, Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, Alstom and foreign universities in

Germany through DAAD support. The feedback about our students from

these organizations has been overwhelmingly positive.

The School of Mechanical, Materials, and Energy Engineering is keen to

collaborate with industries and other academic partners, both within India and

outside, to develop new products, processes, and services for society. In

particular, we invite industries to contact us for any possible collaboration or

working on technical issues. IIT Ropar, being one of the Government of India

funded institutes, is mandated to aid companies to help them grow and thus

support the Indian economy. With expertise ranging from nano-technology,

manufacturing, thermal, automobile, design to biomechanics, SMMEE is

equipped with highly qualified faculties, who are eager to take up challenging

problems. Additionally, the faculties have good access to both internal and

external funding, faculties of other departments such as computer science,

electrical, physics, humanities, mathematics, chemistry, and local and

national companies. Moreover, IIT Ropar currently has active collaborations

with many national (such as, IIM Lucknow, IIT Delhi) and international (such

as, Aston University, University of Cambridge, Imperial College and Simon

Fraser University) institutes and research labs/centres (such as, DRDO, CSIO

and PGIMER) to work on high-impact research areas. In addition, the

students of the institute are highly inspired, intelligent and hard working, who

always look forward for some exciting and challenging industry-based

projects.

Placements and Internships

Academic-Industry Interaction

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Other Initiatives

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Funding Facts

INR 1.3 Crore of Internal Grants

More than INR 1 Crore budget of the department

for the last year

INR 2.46 Crore of External Funding

INR 17 Lakh from Consultancy Funding

The National Knowledge Network

(NKN) is a revolutionary state-of-

the-art multi-gigabit pan-Indian

resource-sharing network aimed

at digitally connecting all national

un ivers i t ies, co l leges and

research establishments to create

country-wide virtual classrooms. To begin with 1,200 major

institutions including the IITs, CSIR laboratories, space research

and atomic energy institutions will be connected digitally. The

infrastructure bandwidth will facilitate high speed classroom

sessions. One can even transmit satellite television programmes

using the facility. With just 4 megabit connectivity an institution

can simultaneously conduct up to 250 classroom sessions.

The vision of the Rural Technology

Action Group (RuTAG) Centre is to

become an innovative rural

technology development group

compr is ing academic ians ,

scientists, personnel from NGOs,

governmental agencies and

technical institutes, traditional craftsmen and artisans, farmers

and social entrepreneurs with a passion to serve the rural people.

Its mission is to develop state-of-the-art science & technology

resources, equipments, human resources and research facilities

to innovate rural technologies by utilizing the existing and creative

know-how with the involvement of people from rural areas and

NGOs. Several projects are in-progress under this scheme at IIT

Ropar.

NKN

RuTAG Centre

For possible Collaboration, Consultancy, Joint

Collaborative Funding, Research and Teaching

Opportunities:

Office SMMEERoom No. 103, School of Mechanical,

Materials & Energy Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Rupnagar - 140001 (Punjab) INDIA Phone: +91 1881-242227Email: [email protected]

To know more about the Department, Facilities and Expertise available:

Co-ordinator, SMMEE Harpreet Singh, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Room No 103, School of Mechanical,

Materials & Energy Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Rupnagar - 140001 (Punjab) INDIA

Phone: +91 1881-242226

Mobile: +91-98557-09052

Email: [email protected]

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Alternatively, you can directly contact individual

faculty members: Visit us @ SMMEE website:

http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/smmee

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