About the
Department

The Mechanical Engineering department at Vishwakarma University was established in 2017 to provide programmes that are designed to develop highly desirable and industry-relevant skill sets in the students. The department adopts a holistic approach towards the development of fundamentals of design, analysis, and manufacturing.

The focus is on developing the necessary analytical skills and diagnostic problem-solving skills through the high-quality and interactive teaching-learning process along with integrated practical experience.

The B.Tech (Mechanical) programme at VU ensures the readiness of the students in a true multi-disciplinary spirit by offering specializations with Honors in Robotics and Electric Vehicles and specializations with minors in cyber security, Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual and Augmented Reality, Data Science, Product Design, Web and Mobile Application Development and Design Thinking and Innovation.

To expand and assimilate human knowledge and benefit society at large through quality education to become a leader in education and research in Mechanical Engineering, preferred by students, industry and the community.

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Mr. Sandip Kulkarni

Programme Details

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B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Undergraduate Programmes


Full Time
4 Years
Student Intake: 30


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M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)

Postgraduate Programmes


Full Time
2 Years


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Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral Programmes


Full Time
5 Years


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Academic Infrastructure

Faculty

Dr.Nitin_Satpute
 
Ph.D Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Nitin Satpute
Assistant Professor
Dr.Chetan_Kapadnis
 
Ph.D Chemical Engineering
Dr. Chetan Kapadnis
Assistant Professor
Mr.Pranav_Dhaneshwar
 
Ph.D (Pursuing) M.S. Aeronautics
Mr. Pranav Dhaneshwar
Assistant Professor
Mr.Sandip_Kulkarni
 
Ph.D (Pursuing) M.Tech Design
Mr. Sandip Kulkarni
Assistant Professor
Mr.Abhijeet_Mali
 

Mr. Abhijeet Mali
Assistant Professor
Mr.Kaustubh_Utpat
 
M.Tech
Mr. Kaustubh Utpat
Assistant Professor
Mrs.Swati_Patil
 
M.Tech (CAD/CAM)
Mrs. Swati Patil
Assistant Professor
Mr.Nikhil_Shinde
 
M.Tech (CAD/CAM)
Mr. Nikhil Shinde
Assistant Professor
Mrunmai_Ranade
 
ME Electrical
Mrs. Mrunmayi Ranade
Assistant Professor
Ms. Sanika Bam
 
M.Com CA Intermediate (IPCC)
Mr. Pranav G. Kanitkar
Visiting Faculty
Ms. Sanika Bam
 
PhD, Chemistry
Dr. Prabuddh Ganguly
Professor Emeritus

Departmental Achievements


Students Achievements

  • Team Overdrive participated in an international online competition of FSEV (Formula Student Electric Vehicle) organized by Formula Bharat.
  • Team Overdrive secured its first win ever at eFKDC (Electric Formula Kart Design Challenge) organised by FMAE. Due to this the team secured a direct entry for FKDC to be held at Kari Motor speedway.
  • The Team secured its first podium a high 2nd rank in e-GKDC (Electric Gokart Design Challenge) organized by ISNEE Motorsport. It was the first trophy secured by the team in only its second competition.

Industry Connect


Project Title

Industry/ Institute Name 

Nature of Collaboration

(Student Project/ internship/ research project/ consultancy etc.  

No.of Students/ Faculties involved

Design of optimization of the Oil containing vessel in Mono-block with smart cooling medium .

Philips

Research Project

Faculty- 5 | Students – 3

Design and Development of Semi-Active Torsional Vibration damper based on smart materials.

Hodek

Research Project

Faculty- 1 | Students – 3

Industrial consultancy: Design and Development tube coning machine.

Maximator India Pvt. Ltd

Consultancy Project

Faculty- 1

Industry Training at Carraro India.

Carraro India

Consultancy Project

Faculty- 4

Collaborations & MOUs



NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE


BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY NEW YORK


Asian Institute of Technology




Hof university


Board of Studies


Name of the member

Affiliation 

Designation 

Mr. Sandip Kulkarni

Assistant Professor, VU

Chairman

Mr. Rocky Alvares

Thermax Ltd., Pune, Deputy General Manager at Thermax Ltd Pune

External Member

Dr. P.J.Guruprasad

IIT-Bombay, Associate Professor in the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Bombay

External Member

Dr. Prasanna Bhat

Deputy Director, ARAI, Pune

External Member

Dr. Chaudhari M. B.

Professor, Head Mechanical Engineering Dept. VIT, Pune.

External Member

Mr. Nitin Sahastrabuddhe

Associate Professor (Rtd) Mechanical Engineering Dept. VIT, Pune.

External Member

Dr. Atul Kulkarni

Associate Professor VIIT, Pune

External Member

Dr. Nitin Satpute

Dean, S&T VU

Member

Mr. Pranav Dhaneshwar

Assistant Professor, VU

Member

Mr. Kaustubh Utpat

Assistant Professor, VU

Member

Mrs. Swati Patil

Assistant Professor, VU

Member

Mr. Nikhil Shinde

Assistant Professor, VU

Member

Mrs. Mrunmayi Ranade

Assistant Professor, VU

Member