How is mechanical engineering at Nirma University?

NIRF has ranked Nirma University at 131 for Engineering. Nirma University (NU) situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is a NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade private university.

Admission:

Nirma University provides a 4-year classroom program for B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering. It costs around 7.24 lakhs and the student intake for the program is 120.

• The required eligibility is 45% in the 12th board with the science stream from any recognized university.

• Admission for state quota is made through counseling conducted by ACPC based on the rank obtained in Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) and marks obtained in 10+2, i.e. 10+2 (PCM) marks- 60, GUJCET Percentile- 40%.

• Whereas admission for All India Category is made based on the 10+2 mark and rank obtained in JEE (Main). Admissions for all International candidates are determined based on their qualifying examination.

Curriculum: The B.Tech. program in Mechanical Engineering of Nirma University is NBA Accredited under the tier I category. The laboratories and computational facilities are well developed and faculty members are highly qualified and are alumni of premier institutions in the country.

The Department excels in the core areas of Mechanical such as Design Engineering, Thermal Engineering, CAD/CAM, Robotics and Automation, Manufacturing Engineering, Energy Systems, and Materials Engineering.

• A unique facility of this department is the Thermal Insulation Testing Laboratory, established under the NAFETIC of the Central Government.

• Students of the Department excel in different competitions such as in Robotics and All-Terrain Vehicle at the national level.

• The department helps students get ready for campus placements during the final year via many initiatives that include technical preparation sessions and workshops.

Placements:

• The average salary package offered is 5.7 LPA.

• The highest salary package offered in the mechanical branch is 12 LPA in core companies like RIL, Tata, Ford, L&T, etc.

• Median Salary 4.1 LPA has been offered for the Mechanical department.

• The recruiters that come for placements are ACCENTURE, CMC, Cognizant, Deloitte Consulting, Eicher Motors, gammon, Hewlett Packard, IBM, ICICI, iFlex, Infosys, Intel, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Philips India, Reliance.

So, if you are looking for excellent academic quality, Nirma University provides great educational facilities along with decent placements.