The Department of Mechanical Engineering was started in 1981 it has grown several folds and became the sought after department in the college. The undergraduate student intake into the department is 120. Post graduate course in M.E (CAD/CAM) has been introduced from 2001-02 with an intake of 25 students and M.E ( Machine Design & Farm Machinery ) has been introduced from 2005-06 with an intake of 18 students & PhD Research programme has started during 2007-2008.
The Department maintains a close liaison with industries and ensures that students are trained as per global requirements. The under graduate courses in Mechanical Engg has become Autonomous with effect from 2003-04 batch onwards.
The college draws the syllabus, conducts examinations etc., and the degree awarded is under affiliation of the Andhra University. With this flexibility in curriculum empowered with this course, the Board of studies intends to incorporate latest developments in the fields of Thermal, FEM, CAD/CAM, Robotics, Condition monitoring, Vision systems and other allied fields so that the students are exposed to the latest technological advancements.
The department has strength of faculty specialized in diverse fields and guided by Dr. M. R.S. Satyanarayana an authority in his own right .The faculty comprising 21 ( 2 Professors + 4 Associate Professors+15 Assistant Professors). There are five laboratories (M.E-I, M.E-II, HMT, CAD lab ,CADD lab) are fully equipped not only to cater the needs of students but also provide facility to those who are interested in pursuing their research work. These labs are supported with adequate technical (non-teaching) staff.
There are good doctorates in the department and active research work in the fields of Vibration analysis, Tool wear monitoring, Machinery faults- Diagnostic studies using various optimization techniques like Neural Networks, Fuzzy techniques, Simulated Annealing, Genetic algorithm etc., are in progress. The faculty publishes their research papers in National/International Conferences/ Seminars very frequently. The faculties are well motivated and take personal care of the students by counseling them at regular intervals and also giving feedback to the parents/guardians on regular basis about the progress of their wards regularly.
Remedial classes are conducted to ensure help to students in specific areas and to take more personal care of the students. This helps the students not only in examinations but also to face competitive exams and interviews confidently. Personality development is special attention and taken care by conducting student seminars, group discussions etc.
The extra curricular and co- curricular activities among the students and staff are encouraged and in the annual event like “G.A.M.E” (GITAM association of Mechanical Engineering) the talents are brought out. The students are also encouraged to attend and publish papers in seminars, conferences and journals.
Important national dailies in India, like “The Hindu” and The Indian Express” ranked GITAM as one of the premier institute in the nation for its overall quality in under graduate and post graduate education.
