Bachelor of Technology in
Mechanical Engineering
Programme Level Under Graduate
Year of Commencement 2009
Minimum Duration 4 Years (8 Semesters)
Maximum Duration 6 Years (12 Semesters)
Mechanical Engineering program at IIT Mandi
Academic courses offered by IIT-Mandi for the B.Tech./B.Tech. (Honours) program are
classified as Institute Core (IC), Discipline Core (DC), Discipline Elective (DE) and Free Elective (FE)
courses. Hierarchically, IC courses provide a broader view of all engineering disciplines and IIT Mandi
believes in making this learning process instrumental. Here, students are conceptualized with the
fundamentals of these essential courses via theoretical approach and by conducting methodically
structured experiments for same. These IC courses are offered during 1st – 4th semesters of B. Tech.
program.
The DC courses are focused more towards mechanical engineering subjects where the students
explore core concepts in further depth. These DC courses are well structured and cover wide range of
areas in mechanical engineering. They are offered between 3rd – 7th semesters of the B. Tech. program
along with few IC & DE courses. From the 4th semester onwards, discipline elective (DE) courses are
offered to the students giving them the option to choose from a long list of courses based on their
interest; the list is presented in the latter part of this document. These course help the student gain more
width into peripheral areas of mechanical engineering or attain further depth into advanced topics.
In the 4th semester, students are offered with the design practicum course which is a flagship
source offered by IIT Mandi. The students solve real-world engineering problems through product
design and development in this practicum-based course. In this era of interdisciplinary technology,
students are encouraged to credit courses apart from the core mechanical engineering subjects. These
free electives (FE) are offered from the 6th semester onwards. The students have full freedom choosing
and registering for the FE courses.
Interactive Socio-Technical Practicum (ISTP) is offered during the 6th semester. This course
provides an opportunity for the students to explore deeper into the social problems of surrounding
regions and propose socio-technical solutions to the same. The students can pursue an optional major
technical project (MTP) in the final two semesters to utilize their engineering education for pursuing
industry-relevant projects, with the guidance of faculty members.
In a nutshell, the mechanical engineering program of IIT Mandi offers state-of-the-art
interdisciplinary education in the field, providing significant freedom to the candidates to pursue
ancillary interests with options of minor degrees. With the vision of training the future mechanical
engineers of India, the Mechanical Engineering program of IIT Mandi is designed, and regularly
updated, to ensure that the students stay top on the technology and are ready to take up the challenges of
the future.
Semester wise distribution of all courses
(Minimum credit requirements for B.Tech. degree 160 credits)
Semester I
Course Code Course Name Credits
IC110 Engineering Mathematics (Maths 1) 3
IC152 Data Science 1 (Basic computing - Python) 4
IC160 Electrical Systems 3
IC160P Electrical Systems Lab 2
IC140 Graphics for Design 4
IC101P Reverse Engineering 2
HS10X HSS - Creative Understanding Basket 1
Total 19
Semester II
Course Code Course Name Credits
IC111 Linear Algebra (Maths 2) 3
IC141 Product Realization Technology 2
IC141P Product Realization Technology Lab 2
IC161 Applied Electronics 3
IC161P Applied Electronics Lab 2
IC252 Data Science 2 (Probability and Statistics) 4
IC142 Engineering Thermodynamics 3
HSXX1 HSS - Language Competence Basket 3
Total 22
Semester III
Course Code Course Name Credits
Science 1 Applied Chemistry / Material Science / Mechanics of Particles and Waves 3
IC240 Mechanics of Rigid Bodies 3
IC272 Data Science 3 3
IC 230 Science 2 Environmental Science / Biotechnology 3
ME 205 Machine Drawing 3
DE Discipline Elective 1 3
HSXX2 HSS 3
Total 21
Semester IV
Course Code Course Name Credits
IC201P Design Practicum 4
IC 221 Electrodynamics 3
IC 222P Physics Practicum 2
Engineering Sciences Measurement and Instrumentation/Signals and Systems/Continuum Mechanics 3
ME 210 Fluid Mechanics 3
DE Discipline Elective 2 3
HSS HSS 3
Total 21
Semester V
Course Code Course Name Credits
ME 206 Mechanics of Solids 3
ME 303 Heat Transfer 3
ME 308 Manufacturing Engineering 3
ME 311P Design Lab 1 1
DE Discipline Elective 3 3
HSS HSS Elective 3
HSS HSS Core/Elective 3
FE Free Elective 3
Total 22
Semester VI
Course Code Course Name Credits
ME 309 Theory of Machines 4
ME 307 Energy Conversion Devices 3
ME 312P Design Lab 2 1
DP 301P / FE ISTP (or Discipline Elective + Free Elective) 4
DE Discipline Elective 4 3
HSS HSS Core / Elective 3
ME 310 System Dynamics and Controls 3
Total 21
Semester VII
Course Code Course Name Credits
MEXXX Internship 2
ME 305 Design of Machine Elements 4
ME 310P Thermo-fluid Lab 2
DP 401P_ME Major Technical Project 1 (or DE) 3
FE Free Elective 3
FE Free Elective 3
FE Free Elective 3
Total 20
Semester VIII
Course Code Course Name Credits
DP 401P_ME Major Technical Project 2 (or DE + FE) 5
FE Free Elective 3
FE Free Elective 3
FE Free Elective 3
FE Free Elective 1
Total 15
Overall total credits: 161
List of Core courses for Mechanical Engineering Program
(Total Credits for discipline core = 33)
S.No. Course code Course Title Total Credits Semester
1 ME 205 Machine Drawing 3 III
2 ME 210 Fluid Mechanics 3 IV
3 ME 206 Mechanics of Solids 3 V
4 ME 303 Heat Transfer 3 V
5 ME308 Manufacturing Engineering 3 V
6 ME 307 Energy Conversion Devices 3 VI
7 ME 309 Theory of Machines 4 VI
ME 310 System Dynamics and Controls VI
8 3
(Approved in 39th BoA)
9 ME 311P/312P Design Labs 1 and 2 2 V and VI
10 ME305 Design of Machine Elements 4 VII
11 ME310P Thermo-Fluid Laboratory 2 VII
List of Elective courses for Mechanical Engineering Program
(Discipline elective + free elective)
S. No. Course Code Course Title
1 ME 352 Finite Element Methods in Engineering
2 ME 353 Electronic Materials and Their Applications
3 ME 355 Internal Combustion Engines
4 ME 356 Principles of Energy Conversion
5 ME 451 Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
6 ME 501 Materials Science for Failure Analysis
7 ME 504 Numerical Methods for Engineering Computation
8 ME 505 Applied Finite Element Method
9 ME 506 Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics
10 ME 507 Micro and Nano-Scale Fluid Mechanics
11 ME 509 Nano Manufacturing
12 ME 510 Advanced Manufacturing Processes
13 ME 513 Finite Element Method in Engineering
14 ME 601 Finite Element Methods in Engineering
15 ME 602 Mechanical Vibration
16 ME 603 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
17 ME 604 Experimental Methods In Thermal Engineering
18 ME 605 Air Conditioning and Ventilation
19 ME 606 Advanced Solid Mechanics
20 ME 607 Materials Science for Failure Analysis
21 ME 609 Functional Materials
22 ME 610 Advanced Thermodynamics
23 ME 611 Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems
24 ME 613 Thermal Radiation
25 ME 614 Compressible Flow and Gas Dynamics
26 ME 615 Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics
27 ME 616 Convective Heat and Mass Transfer
28 ME 617 Mechanics of Composite Materials
29 ME 618 Stealth Technology: Infrared Signatures
30 ME 619 Experiments in Materials Science
31 ME 620 Modelling and Simulations
32 ME 621 Aircraft Propulsion
33 ME 622 Biomechanics of Muscoskeletal Systems
34 ME 625 Introduction to Turbulence and its Modelling
35 ME 626 Acoustics
36 ME 631 Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow In Energy Systems
37 ME 632 Mechanics for Energy Systems
38 ME 633 Design of Energy Systems
39 ME 634 Thermodynamics of Energy Systems
40 ME 635 Manufacturing for Energy Systems
41 ME 636 Combustion Technology
42 ME 637 Wind Power Plant
43 ME 638 Solar Thermal Power Plant
44 ME 639 Thermal Power Plant Engineering
S. No. Course Code Course Title
45 ME 640 Solar Power Utilization
46 ME 641 Finite Element Method
47 CS 508 Introduction to Heterogeneous Computing
48 EE 305 Digital Signal Processing
49 EE 509 Linear Dynamical Systems
50 EE 516 Biomedical Systems
51 EN 501 Energy Source and Power Plants
52 EN 502 Emerging Energy Sources
53 EN 503 Energy Storage Technologies
54 EN 504 Energy Environment Policy and Law
55 EN 613 Creep-Fatigue Interaction
56 MA 521 Functional Analysis
57 MA 522 Partial Differential Equations
58 MA 605 Statistical Data Analysis
59 MA 608 Computational Fluid Dynamics
60 MA 609 Numerics of Partial Differential Equations
61 PH 512 Classical Mechanics
62 PH 513 Quantum Mechanics
63 PH 522 Statistical Mechanics
64 PH 603 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
65 PH 701 Introduction to Molecular Simulation
