Name: Dr. Ranjan Kumar

Designation: Head , Department of Mechanical Engineering

It gives me immense pleasure in welcoming you all to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Swami Vivekananda University. The Department of Mechanical Engineering, was established in the year 2019 along with the inception of the University. The department offers Diploma, B. Tech, M. Tech and PhD in Mechanical Engineering to cater the overall anticipation of industry and academia. We at Swami Vivekananda University offers state of the art education, well equipped classroom, high end laboratories and cutting-edge research facilities for the students to create, enable, apply and spread knowledge in the advanced field of Mechanical Engineering. In addition to curriculum courses, the department contributes to hands on skill based training, value added courses, guest lecture by industry experts, industrial visits and various add on activities for the students to make them future ready technocrats of academia & industry. The department has highly dedicated & qualified faculties passed out from IITs and NITs with proper blend of industry and academic experience.

The department has record of placing all the eligible students of its diploma, graduate as well postgraduate batch passed out in the past years. Pre-placement offer in reputed companies has also been offered to many of the students. At present, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has a Center of Excellence in partnership with Bosch Rexroth and has set up a state-of-the-art research laboratory known as the Material Development and Characterization Lab, equipped with NABL-certified instrumentation. Our department boasts a team of dedicated Master's and Ph.D. scholars, along with esteemed faculty members, actively engaged in research pursuits spanning a range of fields, including Hydrogen Engine technology, Biomaterial development, battery technology, vibration analysis, additive manufacturing, and gas turbine research. Several of these research endeavors involve collaborations with renowned institutions such as Rowan University in the USA, Jadavpur University, BITS Pilani, Aliah University, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Dhanbad, CMERI, and NIT Durgapur. We are constantly enhancing our research infrastructure and facilities, aiming to position ourselves as a distinguished center for research in the near future. I thank all our students and faculty members for their contribution and countless effort. We are committed to pursue excellence and work in emerging areas and to develop sustainable technologies & innovations pertaining to mechanical engineering and its allied sectors. We aim to emerge as an excellent center of skill-based learning to develop professionals who are technically competent, ethical and capable of addressing societal needs, in-line with the motto of this esteemed university excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurship.