Review of mechanical engineering at Nirma University.
Placements: In mechanical engineering last year, 110 students applied for placement, in which there was 92% placement ratio. The average salary offered was 7.5 LPA and the highest package offered in mechanical was 14 LPA. The lowest package offered was 6 LPA. Top recruiting companies for mechanical are:
Bosch, Tata Motors, Adani, Reliance, Torrent, Power, Tata Power, Mahindra, Amazon, Google, TCS, etc. The roles offered in our college are in IT companies; mostly the roles are managerial roles to lead the team. In power sector and energy sector, mainly the roles of engineer is to design and improve the performance and efficiency of machines. In the manufacturing industry, it is to see and lead the workers and to apply cost-cutting operations. The internships are offered after 6 semesters at the college. Currently, I am studying in the 5th semester, so I have not much idea about it. But companies like ISRO, Adani, BIS, etc. give the projects and internship very much to NIRMA UNIVERSITY. Currently I am also working on project funded by BIS (bureau of Indian standards) in which I have to analyze the design and strength of materials used in transmission lies.
Infrastructure: Infrastructure of Nirma: sports ground (badminton, cricket, table tennis, volleyball, racing track, tennis), 4 hostels (h1, h2, h3, h4), auditoriums, 3 canteens, medical block, bus facility, computer labs, sitting areas, vending machines, etc. For my department: Wi-Fi, Cad software labs, CAM machines like CNC and VMC, vmc conventional machines in workshop, all core thermodynamics subjects labs, auditorium, non-AC classrooms, mechanical library, centre for robotics lab. In the hostel, the basic facilities were given, like bed, AC, tables and washrooms, induction, fridge, etc. The quality of food in mess and canteen is average only. Once my friend got food poisoning also eating food of mess, so hygiene wise it is poor.
Faculty: Most of the teachers are not at all friendly and they also do not have much knowledge, They only know how to shoot and sell at the students and not know how to teach the subject. Also, the head and teachers will not understand the problems of the students and the new rules made in college are always in the benefit of faculty only. The course curriculum is relevant as we are learning all the core subjects of mechanical. Also, there is a facility to opt for minors, so you can also learn CS law and management subjects even if you are doing mechanical. Yes, there is always a barrier between theoretical engineering and practical engineering, but it is reduced somehow by students of GTU colleges. The end-of-semester exams are moderate, out of which 70% paper is always easy and rest 30% is always difficult, thus you can easily score at least 50-60 marks and get passed. The pass ratio is 85%, so 10–15 students fail the end-of-semester exams and have to give a supplementary exam.
Other: The best things about mechanical is that it is easy and once you know the concepts, you can clear it. Also, manufacturing is more practical and needed in every sector. The main thing all engineers love of mechanical is designing the component and Thermodynamics. Now a days you can analyse where your component will be failing and the critical points using FEA and computational fluid dynamics. Things I wish to get improved are that instead of learning all department subjects in the first year, rather software like SolidWorks, CATIA, and Ansys should be taught in the first year more deeply. Events in Nirma are held most from Jan to April. Main events are vaudeville, ashwamedha, praveg, Kalp, etc. Campus is big and lush green campus. The public coming to Nirma is decent and coming from well-settled families. There are two main scholarships, MYSY and NIRMA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME; more details you will get on website about it.
Which is a better college to pursue B.Tech, new IIIT, LPU, LNMIIT, VIT, SRM or Nirma University?