Anish Hirithik N

St Joseph College of Engineering - BE Mechanical Engineering

College Info:

We, at St. Joseph College of Engineering, are committed to impart quality and value based education that develops our students, as professionals of excellence, so that they evolve as responsible citizens who promote industrial progress, growth, and social transformation. We pursue continual improvement to promote innovation in all spheres of functioning.

Course Info:

The Department of Mechanical Engineering in our college was established in the year 1998, with an annual intake of 40 students. 10 faculty members were discharging the duties then. The subsequent year the intake was increased to 60. The department had a phenomenal growth in the past decade. The annual intake has shot up to 180 students. A post-graduation programme has been initiated in Manufacturing Engineering. There are 49 highly qualified faculty members imparting technological knowhow in to the student community, catering to the perpetual changes in the industrial sector. The presence of 4 PhD holders in the department exemplifies the fact that the department is focused towards instilling an everlasting thirst in to the students to pursue a carrier in research and development. The doctoral degree holders in the department are also guiding several research scholars. We have also obtained 4 Research projects funded by Naval Research Board (NRB) and AICTE, with a total grant of around Rs. 40 lakhs. The state of the art laboratory facilities in the department enable the students to innovate on the lines of their technical learning in the classroom. The students are motivated to organize symposiums and seminars to hone their organizing and leadership skills. There is motivation for the faculty members as well. The department helps and encourages the faculty members to take up research programs, on account of which almost all the staff members are doing their research.