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

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

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

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.

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

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

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:

• CHE F243/ME F213 Materials Science and Engineering
• MST F331 Materials Characterization
• MST F332 Materials Processing

Elective Courses:

• BITS F416 Introduction to Nanoscience
• CHE F433 Corrosion Engineering
• CHEM F223 Colloid and Surface Chemistry
• CHEM F326 Solid State Chemistry
• CHEM F336 Nanochemistry
• ME F452 Composite Materials and Design
• MST F333 Introduction to Biomaterials
• MST F334 Materials for Catalytic Applications
• MST F335 Coating and thin film technology
• MST F336 Glass Technology
• MST F337 Materials for Energy Applications
• MST F338 Metals and Alloys
• MST F339 Polymer Materials
• PHY F379 Thin Film Technology
• PHY F414 Physics of Advanced Materials
• PHY F416 Soft condensed Matter Physics