Bachelor Degree: B.E. Mechanical Engineering

For B.E. First degree program, a student must fulfill the following requirements:

-Discipline Core Courses - 48 units (16 Courses min.)

-Discipline Electives - 12 units (4 Courses)

-Open Electives - 15 units (5 Courses)

-Humanities Electives – 8 units (3 Courses)

-Practice School I - 5 units

-Practice School II/Thesis - 20/16 units

Semester I	Semester II
BITS F110 Engineering Graphics	MATH F112 Mathematics II
BIO F110 Biology Laboratory	ME F112 Workshop Practice
BIO F111 General Biology	CS F111 Computer Programming
CHEM F110 Chemistry Laboratory	EEE F111 Electrical Sciences
CHEM F111 General Chemistry	BITS F112 Technical Report Writing
MATH F111 Mathematics I	MATH F113 Probability and Statistics
PHY F110 Physics Laboratory	BITS F111 Thermodynamics
PHY F111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves

Semester III	Semester IV
MATH F211 Mathematics III	ECON F211 Principles of Economics or MGTS F211 Principles of Management
Humanities Electives	Humanities Electives
ME F211 Mechanics of Solids	ME F218 Advanced Mechanics of Solids
ME F212 Fluid Mechanics	ME F219 Manufacturing Processes
ME F213 Material Science & Engineering	ME F220 Heat Transfer
ME F217 Applied Thermodynamics	ME F221 Mechanisms and Machines
BITS F225 Environmental Studies

Semester V	Semester VI
Open/Humanities Electives	Open/Humanities Electives
ME F314 Design of Machine Elements	ME F318 Computer Aided Design
ME F315 Advanced Manufacturing Processes	ME F319 Vibrations & Control
ME F316 Manufacturing Management	ME F320 Engineering Optimization
ME F317 Engines, Motors, and Mobility	ME F341 Prime Movers & Fluid Machines
Discipline Electives	Discipline Electives

Semester VII	Semester VIII
Open Electives	Practice School-II or
Discipline Electives	Thesis or Thesis with Electives

Disciplinary Electives

AN F311 Principles of Aerodynamics
AN F312 Aircraft Propulsion
AN F313 Flight Mechanics and Controls
AN F314 Introduction to Flight
AN F315 Aircraft Structures
BITS F327 Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
BITS F415 Introduction to MEMS
DE G513 Tribology
DE G514 Fracture Mechanics
DE G531 Product Design
ECE F242 Control Systems
ECON F411 Project Appraisal
INSTR F242 Control Systems (INSTR)
MATH F313 Numerical Analysis
ME F340 Introduction to Sports Engineering
ME F411 Fluid Power Systems
ME F413 Nonlinear Vibrations
ME F414 Fuel Cell Science and Technology
ME F415 Gas Dynamics
ME F416 Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping
ME F417 Advanced Metal Forming
ME F418 Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion
ME F419 Total Product Integration Engg.
ME F420 Power Plant Engineering
ME F423 Microfluidics and Applications
ME F424 Energy Management
ME F425 Additive Manufacturing
ME F426 Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing
ME F432 Computer Aided manufacturing
ME F433 Solar Thermal Process Engineering
ME F441 Automotive Vehicles
ME F443 Quality Control, Assurance and Reliability
ME F451 Mechanical Equipment Design
ME F452 Composite Materials & Design
ME F461 Refrigeration and Air conditioning
ME F472 Precision Engineering
ME F482 Combustion
ME F483 Wind Energy
ME F484 Automotive Technology
ME F485 Numerical Techniques for Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
ME G511 Mechanism and Robotics
ME G512 Finite Element Methods
ME G514 Turbomachinery
ME G515 Computational Fluid Dynamics
ME G533 Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer
ME G534 Convective Heat and Mass Transfer
MF F311 Mechatronics and Automation
MF F418 Lean Manufacturing
MF F421 Supply chain management
MF F485 Sustainable Manufacturing
MST G522 Advanced Composites

Master’s Degree: M.E. Design Engineering

The curriculum for the M.E. Design Engineering programme has been specially designed to ensure transformation of a mechanical engineering graduate into a full-fledged Design Engineer. In addition, the students will gain networked knowledge in the core and intersection areas of design, development, simulation and manufacturing. In addition, the student will carry out design projects as well as dissertation which emphasizes on developing a well-rounded education through an exposure to academic and professional traits. Students are also exposed to the design engineering software tools such as AUTOCAD, CATIA, ANSYS, MSC ADAMS, DIGIMAT, ESPIRIT, DFX, and AUTOMATION STUDIO

Semester I	Semester II
DE G631 Material Testing and Technology	BITS G540 Research Practice
ME G511 Mechanism and Robotics	ME G611 Computer Aided Analysis and Design
ME G512 Finite Element Methods	Elective
Elective	Elective

Semester III	Semester IV
DE G531 Product Design	BITS G629T Dissertation or
DE G611 Dynamics and Vibration	BITS G639 Practice School
Elective
Elective

Doctoral Degree: PhD. Mechanical Engineering

The Ph.D. program is the highest degree offered by the Mechanical Engineering department at BITS Pilani, Dubai campus. The objective of this program is to breed, nurture and produce next generation industry leaders or high quality academicians. Primary emphasis is on independent research under the supervision of a faculty member using either in house facilities or through collaborative means. The choice of topic depends on the interest of the prospective candidate, relevance in the chosen field, novelty of research and practical feasibility in terms of time and available resources. They also gain valuable experience through the teaching program requiring them to teach a topic in a related undergraduate course. A Ph.D. candidate is expected to do high quality research, present their research at various national and international conferences, publish in well-known peer reviewed journals and develop networking skills necessary for developing collaborative research. A minimum of two publications are expected in order to graduate which is through a final Ph.D. dissertation seminar in presence of an external examiner. Students graduated from the department with Ph.D. degrees are all well established in their careers.

Details of all faculty members and their areas of research interests are mentioned in the department faculty section. Please feel free to communicate with them if you are interested. Or kindly fix an appointment to discuss your interests. A comprehensive list of the available laboratory and software facilities is given in the facilities section.

Minor in Aeronautics

Aeronautics is an exhilarating field encompassing the fundamentals of aerodynamics (interaction of air with objects in motion), propulsion (power systems responsible for the generation of thrust for providing motion), structures (design of airframes and material characteristics), and flight mechanics (trajectory study and optimization), as applied to air-borne vehicles within the atmosphere, and to rockets and spacecrafts outside.

Core Courses:

AN F311 Principles of Aerodynamics
AN F312 Aircraft Propulsion
AN F313 Flight Mechanics and Controls

Elective Courses:

AN F314 Introduction to Flight
AN F315 Aircraft Structures
ME F415 Gas Dynamics
ME F418 Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion
ME F452 Composite Materials and Design
ME F482 Combustion
ME F485 Numerical Techniques for Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer
EEE F242 Control Systems
EEE F417 Computer Based Control Systems

Minor in Robotics & Automation

The Minor in Robotics & Automation aims to impart specialized knowledge and skills in robotics and automation required by engineers to the current demands of various industrial sectors. Automobile, aerospace & defense, logistics engineering and factory automation companies are currently asking for engineering graduates with add-on skills in these areas. Feedback has established that several sectors of industry need the newly recruited employees with knowledge and skills in 'automation', 'robotics', and 'mechatronics'. Currently, the need of core courses of any B.E. programme of the Institute limits sufficient coverage of these topics in the existing core and hence the only way students can complement their learning with these specialized courses is through a minor programme. This minor programme has been designed by keeping that need in focus. This minor programme consists of a fairly generic core so as to be relevant to students of any discipline and a broad set of elective courses covering application of the fundamentals of robotics and automation to various industry sectors.

Core Courses:

BITS F441 Robotics
EEE/INSTR F242 Control Systems
BITS F327 Artificial Intelligence for Robotics

Elective Courses:

BITS F312 Neural Network & Fuzzy Logic
BITS F415 Introduction To MEMS
BITS F442 Remote Sensing and Image Processing
BITS F464 Machine Learning
ECE F434 Digital Signal Processing
EEE F411 Internet of Things (IoT)
EEE F422 Modern Control Systems
EEE G512 Embedded System Design
INSTR F343 Industrial Instrumentation and Control
INSTR G611 Advanced Control Systems
ME F244 Kinematics & Dynamics of Machinery
ME F432 Computer Aided Manufacturing
MF F311 Mechatronics & Automation
MSE G511 Mechatronics

Minor in Material Science & Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering is an interdisciplinary subject that makes use of knowledge from Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Biology and Biotechnology, but which has its own special character. It is always evolving new and exciting materials such as nanomaterials, high-temperature and lightweight materials, green materials and sustainable biomaterials for tissue engineering are continually emerging. The field of Material Science combines a wide knowledge base and puts it to diverse practical and commercial use.

Core Courses: