MESA is Mechanical Engineering Students Association which is coordinated by students voluntarily. Every semester MESA organizes many activities related to student’s development and welfare. Activities conducted this semester were as follows,

Mechanical Engineering department students celebrated Teachers Day

Every year 5th September is celebrated as Teachers' Day in the country. A day dedicated to teachers and their contributions to shaping one's life. On Tuesday, 05^th September 2023 Mechanical Engineering Students Association (MESA) of the Mechanical Engineering department organized a Teachers Day Function to felicitate teachers. The function began with the worship of a photo of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. During the function, Prof. (Dr.) V. R. Naik Head of the department expressed his views about future opportunities, entrepreneurship, and challenges to be faced due to changing industrial needs. The faculties from the Mechanical department were present at this event. Students shared their love and affection towards teaching and non-teaching faculties from the department. The event was coordinated by student advisor Prof. (Dr.) B. B. Kabnure.

Mechanical Engineering department students celebrated Engineers Day

DKTE Mechanical Engineering Students Association (MESA) celebrated Engineer’s Day on 15^th September 2023, in honor of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya as a tribute to one of the greatest engineers of the country for his outstanding contribution to society. The function began with the worship of a photo of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. The faculties and students from the Mechanical department were present at this event. The event was coordinated by student advisor Prof. (Dr.) B. B. Kabnure under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.) V.R. Naik.

The Mechanical Engineering Department, in association with the Mechanical Engineering Students Association (MESA), organized an expert session on “Entrepreneurship Development” on Friday 15^th September 2023 on account of Engineers Day for the students of Mechanical Engineering. The session was conducted by Mr. Ikhalas Patel, Director of Adroit Engineers, Shiroli. The important aspects of entrepreneurship were elaborated during the session. Also, various thrust areas in the manufacturing sector with skills requirements for entrepreneurship development were shared with students. The outcomes of the session will be helpful for students to start a business. The session was coordinated by Prof. (Dr.) B.B. Kabnure under the direction of Prof. (Dr.) V.R. Naik.

“Paper Presentation” @ Mastermind 2K23

DKTE’s Mechanical Engineering Students Association (MESA) organized Mastermind 2K23. This event comprised a Technical Paper presentation. The events got a huge response from the students. More than 45 students actively participated in this event. The theme for the paper presentation was ‘Solution for Sustainability and Development. More than 10 teams actively participated in this event. Prof. S.R. Patil, Prof. R.D. Patil, and Prof. R.R. Kolhapure were the judges for the event.Prof. (Dr.) B.B. Kabnure coordinated the event under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.) V.R. Naik.

International Youth skillday

On 15thJuly 2016, Mechanical department of textile and engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji organized a workshop on Youth skill day. During the workshop students were taught skills such as how to tie a tie knot, team working and time management. Prof. S.A. Soundattikar delivered lecture on team work, Prof. Dr. V.R. Naik and Prof. D.A. Chougale addressed on time management and Prof. Rathod impart training on tie knot. The response of students wasoverwhelming.

1. Fresher’s Welcome, Teachers Day & Engineers Day organized byMESA

Mechanical Engineering Students Association – MESA organized Teachers Day & Engineers Day on 26thSept. 2016 in Mechanical Engineering Dept. In the same event, Fresher’s Welcome function was also organized. The Chief Guest for the program was Mr.Ikhlas Patel, Director, Adroit Engineers Kolhapur, who happens to be Senior Alumnus. The program started by worshiping Dr. SarvapalliRadhakrishnan and Dr. M. Visveswaraya photo. On this occasion, students honored the professors in  the  department by offering flowers. They also expressed their gratitude towards the teachers and also felicitated the class toppers. Mr. Patel shared his experiences and role of alumni for development of department and institute. At the event HOD, Dr. V.R. Naik addressed students and offered best wishes. The program was coordinated by MESA student coordinators and Prof. D.A.Chougale.

DKTE-ISHRAE Student Chapter:

The DKTE-ISHRAE (Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji and Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) Student Chapter was inaugurated on Monday, 03rd October, 2016 at Mechanical Engineering Department of the Institute. Mr. Bhingarde, President, ISHRAE Kolhapur-Sangli Sub Chapter discussed the significance and benefits of the chapter to the students. He also guided the students from the view point of job opportunity through the ISHRAE activity‘JobJunction’in the field of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. Expert lecture was delivered by Mr. Sanjay Ranade. The Charter Certificate was handed over to the office bearers of DKTE-ISHRAE chapter. The office bearers of the chapter are: Mr. DnyaneshwarJadhav (President), Mr. Shubham Bodhale (Vice President), Mr. Rahul Hukkeri (Treasurer) & Mr. SuhasJadhav (Secretary). The activity was co-ordinated by Prof. A. D. Patil.

Second times DKTE stood second in Konnect a soft skills programme by Learning Matters Private Limited

Konnect, a soft skills programme by Learning Matters Private Limited (LMPL), a training partner of the Ready Engineer Program by Tata Technologies Limited for Mechanical Engineering students. LMPL organized Konnect 30 days challenge to all students. It was all about motivating students to just complete all modules and acquire knowledge through different  modules, which include Professional development, Personal development, Career building, Proficiency in communication, Mastery in communication and various Project management tools. Konnect 30 days challenge was started on 1^st March 2023 and ended on 30^th March 2023. Total 33 colleges from different universities participated in this challenge. DKTEs Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji secured 2^nd rank amongst these 33 colleges. This was coordinated by Prof. R.R. Kolhapure, Prof. G.C. Mekalke, Prof. B.B. Kabnure and Prof. A.V. Sutar & HOD Mechanical Dr. V. R. Naik.

Advanced Automobile Engineering

Mr. Junaid Momin, a student from the Mechanical Engineering Department, stood first in the Ready Engineer Advanced Automobile Design (RE 2) exam among 1942 students from 33 different colleges.

Mechanical Engineering Department - Silver Jubilee Celebration(1992 - 2017)

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has been the spirit of this Premier Institution. This Department is the Alma mater of several Technocrats and Researchers in India and Abroad. The Silver Jubilee celebrations were started on 28th July, 2017 with the inaugural function at the auspicious hands of Hon’bleShri.K.B.Awade, Chairman of DKTES..Dignitaries who were present on this occasion includes, Shri. Prakash Awade, Vice-Chairman , Dr. Sou. S. U. AwadeHon.Secretary, Mr. R.V. Ketkar Treasurer, Trustees Mr.AshokSoundattikar, Mr. S.D.Patil and Adv.S.M.Kulkarni. Dr.P.V.Kadole Director of D.K.T.E, Dr.V.R.Naik H.O.D. Mechanical Department, all Teaching and Supporting Faculties and Students were present for this Ceremony.

Many events have been planned to celebrate Silver Jubilee of the department.

Engineers’ Day Celebration & Silver Jubilee Monument was inauguration

On this auspicious occasion of Engineers’ Day, a Silver Jubilee Monument was inaugurated at the hands of Mr. Muller, Senior Expert Services, Germany and Director of our Institute Dr. P.V. Kadole. As a part of Silver Jubilee of Department of Mechanical Engineering, a Monument contest was organized in the department. Overwhelming response to this context was received from students. The best monument design was selected for installation.

“Silver Jubilee Celebration Mechanical Monument Competition”

As a part of Silver Jubilee of Department of Mechanical Engineering, a Mechanical Monument Designing Competition was organized in the Department. Overwhelming response to this competition was received from students. The designs for monument were evaluated based on concept, creativity and practical relevance. The First Prize was bagged by S.Y B.Tech. Mechanical students namely, Mr. ShubhamBanne, Mr.SarangLokhande&Mr.SwapnilSangar. •Second Prize Winner students were Miss ShrutiPardeshi, Miss Aishwarya Mahajan & Miss RevatiTodkar, from S.Y.B.Tech Mechanical. •Third Prize Winners were from T.E. Mechanical namely Mr.ShubhamPatil, Mr.NishantSangave, Mr.TirthrajPatil& Mr. SushantPatil. The first winner monument design was selected for installation. This competition was coordinated by Prof. U.S.Bongarde and Prof. R.D,Patil under the guidance of Head of the Mechanical Department Prof. (Dr.) V. R. Naik.

Engineers’ Day was celebrated in the Department of Mechanical Engineering on 15th Sept 2017. As a tradition, photo of Vishweshwaraya was worshiped at the hands of Alumnus Mr. TusharSultanpure. During his interaction with students, he elaborated the skills needed for the engineering graduates, for having better employability. He also motivated students for Entrepreneurship.

The National Level ‘Go-Kart’ Contest is scheduled in the month of October 2017 at Bhopal. Two teams of Mechanical Engineering Department. namely DKTE DRIFTERS and EAGLE ACE are participating in this event. These two teams have designed two Carts, eventually to be participated at GO CART contest @ Bhopal. These cards were worshiped and inaugurated at the hands of Mr. Muller, Senior Expert Services, Germany. Mr. Muller appreciated the efforts taken by the students for such contest.

TECH-QUIZ, Technical Event conducted by Mechanical Department

As a part of Silver Jubilee Celebrations, Mechanical Engineering Department (Student Chapter of ‘The Institution of Engineers (India)’ - SE/416115/TEI/MC), organized an event entitled “Tech-Quiz” held on 27th January 2018. This event consisted of three stages, namely Gear up, Quick Buzzer and Rapid Fire round. Total 22 students participated in this event. In first round 50 MCQ type questions were given to the participants that were required to be solved within 45 minutes. The questions were based on S.Y. B.Tech First semester subjects. For the second and third round technical questions were asked for the participants and they were require answering correctly, and based on the answers given by participants evaluation was done by judges. Top three scorer participants were declared as winner for this event. The objective of this event was to improve technical knowledge and self evaluation of students. This event was successfully co – ordinated by Prof. M. R. Rawal, , Prof R. R. Kolhapure, Prof.R. Balwan, Prof. B. B. Kabnure and Prof R. D. Patil. The event was judged by Prof. Dr. V. D. Shinde and Prof. V. A. Kamble from Mechanical Engineering Department. The winners of this event are, 1. NetrajSurnis (Winner), 2. Swapnil Mali (First Runner up), 3. SohelMujawar(Second Runner up)

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Ready Engineer program with Tata Technologies Limited.

A MOU has been signed between DKTE’s Textile and engineering institute,

Ichalkaranji and Tata Technologies limited, Pune. Under this Tata Technologies limited is going to impart quality online training in Design Engineering domain to 3rd and 4th year mechanical engineering students through a program called as “Ready Engineer Program”.This training consists of domain training which consists of Reverse engineering, FEA, Free style, Forming, fixture design etc. and CATIA software training. A batch 125 of students from BE mechanical has undergone this online training from 1st august 2016 to 30^th December 2016 The main intention behind this is to better equip young engineers to increase awareness and industry connect. Prof. Dr.V.R.Naik, Prof. D.A.Chougale, Prof.G.C.Mekalke, Prof. R.R.Kolhapure, Prof. B.B.Kabnure, Prof. V.B.Magdum and Prof.M.R.Rawal are coordinators for this program.

Automotive part design using CATIA

Every semester Department Mechanical department of DKTE's Textile and engineering

Institute conduct a certificate course, “Automotive Part Design Using CATIA” in association with Hoyt Engineering Solutions, Pune. This course is conducted in the month of May and December when the students are on vacation after their semester exams. Uptil now 321 students, faculty members from various institutes and working professionals have been benefited by this course. In this semester it was conducted during from 5th December 2016 to 30th December 2016. This is 20th successful batch of the course. The resource person for the course are, Prof D. A. Chougale from DKTE for part design, assembly design and reverse engineering, Mr. UmeshSawant from HOYT Pune, for surface design and drafting. Dr. S. S. Patil for automotive part terminology and Mr. Girishof HOYT for plastic molding processes, G.D.&T. (Geometric dimensioning and Tolerancing). Faculty coordinators for these activities are Prof.D.A. Chougale& Prof. Dr. V.R. Naik.

Industrial Automation training at BOSCH Rexroth Lab.

Mechanical department conducted certification workshops on Industrial Automation

for TE Mechanical students from 28th November 2016 to 30th November 2016 and 1st

December 2016 to 3rd December 2016. 75 students from TE Mechanical were enrolled for Basic Course on Hydraulics and Pneumatics. Three consecutive batches of Basic course consisted of basic concepts of Hydraulics and Pneumatics, components, circuits, applications and introduction to Automation and PLC. The workshop had lecture sessions and effective hands-on sessions along with a mini project conducted by faculty members of Mechanical department. Such workshops would help students to get well acquainted with new concepts and technologies used in industries and also carry out their project work in a better fashion. Prof. Dr. V. R. Naik, HOD, Mechanical Department, Prof. S. A. Soundattikar, Prof. B. B. Kabnure, Prof. M. A. Bote, Prof. V. R. Balwan and Prof. U. S. Bongarde delivered expert lectures during the workshop. Prof. S. A. Soundattikarco-ordinated the workshop.

Basic Training in Power Plant Engineering

Thermax Ltd. Pune and DKTE have jointly organized four month training course in

Power Plant Engineering. A MOU between Thermax Ltd, and DKTE was done for successful organization of the course. The course consists of lectures by faculty from DKTE and experts from Thermax Ltd. and training at thermal power plants. The course started from 7th Nov. 2016 and continued upto Jan. 2017. Twenty eight students from DKTE and YashwantraoChavan Polytechnic were enrolled to the course. After successful completion of the course, the students have a good opportunity in the power sector. Under the Thermax power plant course, Mr. Shankar Kulkarni, Head-Operation and Maintenance and Mr. RajuJadhav, Site Manager, Warana Plant had conducted lectures for the students. The faculty who delivered lectures for the course was trained at the plants maintained by Thermax. Also the students also undergone training at Thermax Plant for 18 days at various locations like Warana, Shirol, Kurnulin A.P. and Mudhol in Karnataka in the area of power plant engineering.

Industry Sponsored Laboratories provides students as well as faculty members to perform practicals on current technologies running in the market which encourages them to carry out industry-sponsored research-oriented projects.

The department has the following Industry sponsored Laboratories

• Engine and Fuel Research Lab
• AICTE IDEA Lab @ DKTE
• BOSCH Rexroth Industrial Automation Lab
• “SMART FOUNDRY”

The following table gives details of different numbers of Kit/Board received from respective industries with an approximate cost

To build good rapport between the industry and the institute, department have Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the industries. This provides industry support to department in regards to industrial training, curriculum designing, conducting guest lectures, sponsoring projects and other related to academic.