All industries are investing in robotics and automation for developing interesting applications, optimize and enhance productions and industrial processes in effective and economic ways. Robots have revolutionized the manufacturing and industrial world in recent decades, and are starting to make their move into the wider world of business as well as our homes, too [Forbes].
B.Tech. ME with specialization in Robotics and Automation Engineering offers students caters to learn new and disruptive technologies and enable them to develop innovative instruments to monitor, manipulate, and control systems. Students will use fundamental concepts of theory of mechanism, microsensors, and actuators and develop humanoid robots, intelligent control systems, and flexible manipulators. The students will graduate with special skill sets and values to achieve professional goals in process automation and robotics.
Market Trends of Robotics and Automation
The robotics market was valued at USD 39.72 billion in 2019 and is expected to register a CAGR of 25% over the forecast period of 2020-2025. [Mordor Intelligence]
Unique Selling Points of The Specialization
– Candidate should have studied his/her 10th/12th class in English medium
– Candidate should not be more than 24 age on 31st Dec. 2020
– Candidate should have passed Diploma in relevant branch of Engineering granted by the Board of Technical Examination of a State Government with at least 60% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam.
College Board Designated Institution (DI) code is 9078, NorthCap, University, Candidates have to use this code number when sending SAT score reports to the university.
1) Apply with 10+2 (English Medium) examination conducted by CBSE or equivalent examination from a recognized board in Science stream with an overall aggregate of min 60%
Or min 1110 score in SAT
Or min 26 marks in IB exam
2) Candidate must write JEE/Any National Test/NCU TEST
Students will be selected as per the merit list prepared on the basis of marks in the State LEET exam and the marks obtained by the applicant in Diploma. Weightage of these scores are 80% and 20% respectively
Degree Offered | Seats |
Mechanical Engineering | |
Mechanical Engineering Specialization in Robotics & Automation | 30 |
Hostel Fee (where applicable) Rs. 65000/- per semester
% of Scholarship | Eligibility (For CBSE)** | JEE Main percentile (Jan 2020 / June* 2020) | SAT Score (Conducted by The College Board) | Scores in IB Diploma Programme |
100% | CBSE: 99% and above | 98 – <100 | 1500+ | 43-45 |
50% | CBSE: 95.1%- <99 | 90.01 -< 98 | 1400 – 1500 | 41-42 |
25% | CBSE: 85%- <95 | 85 – <90 | 1300 – 1400 | 32-40 |
Limited scholarships available in each category on first come first serve basis
* subject to announcement by NTA
** For CBSE as per percentage score in applicable subjects by program. Normalised Scores will be taken for other Boards with respect to CBSE
Vision of Mechanical Engineering Department
To inculcate innovative thinking, quest for quality and desire for improving society with its human resource (i.e. faculty, students and technical staff) by providing excellent academic and professional environment conducive for teaching, learning, research, industrial engagement and co-curricular activities.
Mission statements of Mechanical Engineering Department
The department offers following Programmes. Please click on them for more details.
In addition to many professional activities, technical festival, cultural festival, sports events and many student club activities organized by the NorthCap University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has taken following additional initiatives for the co-curricular development of our students:
The department is proud of the fact that almost all of our faculty members are from nationally and internationally reputed institutions/universities (like IITs). We ensure highest standards for our faculty and almost all our faculty members are either PhD or are pursuing PhD from intuitions/universities of national/international repute. Please click here to know more about our faculty members.
The department has 27 laboratories in total. The department ensures that all its labs are updated every year. Its labs have well equipped advanced machines and equipments that provide the facilities for conducting the experiments and training for the students as per the market requirement. For example, the department’s highly advanced computational research lab has all important mechanical engineering softwares like ANSYS, Solidworks, Matlab, Autocad, Fluent (CFD) etc. These softwares help our students in gaining designing and other relevant skills with are required by the industry. This computational lab is fully networked and can be accessed by students and faculty members through their wi-fi enabled laptops provided by the institute. Its recently developed Center of Excellence in collaboration with Daikin Air conditioners Pvt Ltd. to ensure hands-on practical exposure for the students and help them acquire the new technologies being practiced in the air-conditioning industry. Its Mechanics lab. Developed in collaboration with Beijing Wave Spectrum Science Ltd. with an investment of about 0.5 crores is an example of eagerness of industry to associate with us. Its IC Engine lab (equipped with CRDi and other technologies) and its Robotics lab. are yet another examples of department’s eagerness to always remain upgraded with recent technologies. Please click here to look at the complete details of the labs in Mechanical Engineering Department. In order to assist our students, each lab has a dedicated and qualified lab staff.
We have an unmatched campus placement record of more than 90% placements of eligible students every year in prestigious companies with superior annual packages in companies like Maruti Suziki, CB&I, Daikin Air Conditioners, Denso, Subros, JBM group, Fluor, Sona etc.
The typical salary package of our graduates is from about 4 lacs to 7 lacs.