Welcome to the

Department of Mechanical
Engineering
PES University
Bangalore

About the Department of

Mechanical Engineering
Programs Offered
B. Tech.: Mechanical Engineering
M.Tech.: Mechanical Engineering
Thermo-Fluids Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Manufacturing Science &
Engineering
Machine Design

M.Sc. Engg (by Research)

Ph. D.

About the Department of

Mechanical Engineering
Research Domains
Thermo-Fluids Engineering
Advanced Composites Research Centre
Centre for Machine Design and
Automation
Centre for Automotive Research and
Engineering (CARE)

Faculty Members
Professors
: 08 (7 Ph.Ds)
Chair Professors
: 3 ( 3 Ph.Ds)
Associate Professors : 6 (4 Ph.Ds)
Assistant Professors : 30

Faculty Members
PROFESSORS
1. Dr. K. S. Sridhar : Ph.D. Bangalore University,
Professor & Principal,
Dean T&P,
2. Dr. V. Krishna: Ph.D. VTU, Belgaum, Professor &
Head
3. Dr. V. P. Raghupathy: Ph.D. IITM: Dr G V Memorial
Award for Life time achievement, by Indian Institute of
Metals
4. Dr. C.V. Chandrashekara, Ph.D. IITD, Professor
5. Dr. Suresh Nagesh, Professor, Ph.D. University of
Pennsylvania
6. Dr. S. Ravichandran, Professor, Ph.D. IISc
7. Prof. V. Srinivasan, Retd. Deputy Director of Foreman
Training Institute
8. Dr. Rajesh Mathivanan N, Ph.D.- NITT

Faculty Members
A few illustrious people..Chair Professors
1. Padmashree Dr. T.S. Prahlad
(Ph.D IISc, Former Director
NAL, Bangalore), Chair Professor, Fluid Mechanics
2. Dr. K.N. Seetharamu
(Ph.D. - IITM, Former
Professor IITM), Chair Professor, Thermal Engg.
3. Dr. T.R. Seetharam
(Ph.D. IITB, Former Principal, NIE),
Chair Professor, Thermal Engg.

Faculty Members
Associate Professors
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Dr. D. Sethuram, Ph.D. VTU, Belgaum

Dr. Amit Thakur, Ph.D. University of Florida
Dr. Sunil Motru, Ph.D. University of Liverpool
Dr. Shrikanth Venkoba, Ph.D. IISc, Bangalore
Mr. Rammohan, M.Tech - BITS, Pilani
Mr. C.N. Harish,
M.Tech NIE, Mysore, General Manager (Retd.)
Bosch

Faculty Members
Assistant Professors

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Mr. C.K. Shanbhag

Ms. Jyothsna K Moorthy
Mrs. Chandra R Kinnal
Mr. Sangamesh M
Mr. Jyothi Prakash KH
Mr. Harshavardhan
Shetty
7. Kiran M

Faculty Members
Assistant Professors

8. Balesh Babali
9. Rajendra Prasad K S
10.Chaitra Rao R
11.Karthik B K
12.Shravani Srisailam
13.Sunil Ananda
Theertha

Faculty Members
Assistant Professors

14.Ullas M
15.Diwakar Reddy
16.N Rekha
17.Ajay Nayar
18.Sowjanya VK
19.Meghana
Athadkar
20.P Babu Rao
21.Shivakumar
Hiremath
22.Sachidananda M
H

Faculty Members
Assistant Professors

23.Vijay Vittal
24.Tejas PG
25.P P Krishnaraj
26.R
Bharathi
Shankar
27.Lohith S K
28.Supriya B
29.Nandakumar
30.N Padmapriya

INFRASTRUCTURE
Laboratories
Computerised Heat Exchanger test rig
Wind Tunnel and Water Tunnel
Race logic vehicle motion measurement
system
Small capacity UTM
200 T Hydraulic press
Falling weight impact tester
Experimental modal testing facility

Co and Extra Curricular

activities

Team HAYA Formula Racing

Won the 1st Prize for Marketing Presentation

and a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- at SUPRASAE
2016 at Buddh International Circuit, Greater
Noida, July 2016
Won Overall 2nd Prize, Autocross 1st Prize and
Go Green Car Award and a total of Rs.
1,60,000/- at SUPRASAE 2015 at MMRT,
Chennai, July 2015
Won the 1st Prize for Engineering Design and
a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- at SUPRASAE 2014
at MMRT, Chennai, July 2014
Placed 5th in Engineering Design at SUPRASAE
2013 at Buddh International Circuit, Greater
Noida, July 2013

Co and Extra Curricular

activities
AEOLUS Aero Design Team (regular
class) of 9 students was ranked 9th in a
group of 90 institutions Dallas, USA
ICARUS Aero Design Team (micro
class)
PACE Partners for Advancement of
Collaborative Engineering Education,
GM. Student team of 6 members
presently in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Co and Extra Curricular

activities

Samkaran Hybrid car project

Pixels: Photography Club
Samarpana: Remembering Martyrs - Tribute to the
Defence Forces
CSR: Collegiate Social Responsibility
SAE India Chapter, FPSI Student Chapter
EWD activities
Ninaada Forum for classical arts
Yamini (all night classical music and dance festival
in October)
Monthly music programs
Atmatrisha National level techno-cultural festival
Alumni Association: Bi-annual meet 26th January
and 15th August

Student Achievements
GS Abhishek, 2015 pass out, interned at IITM
June - July 2014 and completed his final year
project at IITB Jan Apr 2015
Ramakrishna Gwat, presently in 6th Semester,
interned at IITM June - July 2015
Rohit Srikanth Rao, 2015 pass out, was sent
to University West, Sweden for a summer
internship in June - July 2014
Sushanth MP and Sourjya Chaudhury,
presently in 6th Semester, are presently in
Imperial College, London, UK working on a
research project as part of student exchange
program
Harshvardhan Poddar, Harshvardhan G
Naik and Anakha Suresh travelled to US for a

Student Achievements
Annual Meritor Scholarships of Rs. 20,000
awarded in 2015 to

Sharma Priyadarshini
Amogh B Shetty
Varun Bharadwaj
Rohith Kumar
Hari Mohan Chandran

What after B.Tech.: Higher Study

Options
M.Tech. / M.S (by Course Work / Research):
IITs / NITs etc: through GATE
PESU: through PGCET / PESSAT
Overseas through GRE / TOEFL / etc

Ph.D.:
Directly after B. Tech in IITs (Gate qualification), IISc
(Gate qualification), PESU (PESSAT)

MBA:
IIMs need CAT qualification
PESU: PGCET / PESSAT
Overseas: GMAT

What after B.Tech.:

Prospective Job Profiles
Core Industry
Software industry core and others
Defence Services
Government: UPSC, IES, IAS, IFS, IRS
Banks
Academic Institutions and Research
Laboratories

Job Profiles - Industrial

Research and Development
(R&D)
Design
Production
Analysis and Testing
Installation & Maintenance
Consultancy
Sales and Service

Job Profiles
Top Companies campus placements
1. Automobile and auto part
manufacturers
2. Aerospace / Aviation industry
3. Various Government sector
undertakings
4. Manufacturing Industries
5. Steel and process plants
6. Thermal plants and gas turbine
manufacturers
7. Air conditioning and refrigeration
industry

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COMPANIES

VISITING PES FOR PLACEMENTS
CORE COMPANIES
Volvo, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, TVS motors, General Motors, Mercedes
Benz, Robert Bosch, Safran Engineering, Caterpillar, GenPact, Hero
Motor Corp., Hycom Engineering, L&T Technology Services, Quest
Global, Rolon Seals, Atkins Global, Weir Ensci, Adani Power Plant,
Hawe Hydraulics, Kennametal

OTHERS
Bharat Electronics, Buhler, UL India, HCL, GMR, TICO Connectivity
SOFTWARE COMPANIES
TCS, Wipro, Cognizant, Infosys, Accenture, IBM, Mu-Sigma, AIG, Atos,
Capgemini, Century Link, Expicient Software Pvt. Ltd., Future First, Price
Water Coopers, Stellium Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. Neudesic Pvt. Ltd., KPMG