M.Tech: Industrial Automation & Robotics
The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore-08
(Established in 1946)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
About our Institute and the Department
The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore was established in the
year 1946 on the threshold of India’s independence. It is one of the premier
educational institutions in India, offering 8 undergraduate, 11 post graduate and
Doctoral programmes in engineering and technology.
The NIE is an autonomous institute affiliated to Visvesvaraya
Technological University (VTU) Belgaum, Karnataka. It has the distinction of
having among its alumni personalities in high positions, academicians, successful
researchers, industrialists, entrepreneur and leaders of world renown with their
contributions to the development and economic prosperity of our country. The
department has highly qualified faculty, with strong research background.
The Institute emphasizes on bridging gap between academics and industry
through development of centres of excellence in several areas of engineering field
with the support of industry partners and relevant state of the art facilities.
Presently NIE has 14 centers of excellence.
The Mechanical Engineering department was established in the year 1958,
and is designed to provide broad competence in basic Mechanical Engineering
stream and provide deeper knowledge of major selected areas of current interest.
The highly qualified faculties are actively engaged in research and consultancy
works in the areas of Automation, Composite Materials, Fuels and Lubricants and
Energy systems engineering.
The Mechanical Engineering Department started M.Tech program in
“Industrial Automation and Robotics” (IAR) in the year 2011, which is an
interdisciplinary course. This course is designed to inculcate knowledge and skills
to meet the demands of Automation industries.
M.Tech: Industrial Automation & Robotics
SCORBOT-ER 4u at NIE Automation lab.
Introduction of M.Tech-Industrial Automation & Robotics
Programme
Industrial Automation is the process of following sequence of operations with
little or no human labour using specialized equipment and the devices that perform
and control manufacturing processes. It is the science that deals with designing,
creation and maintenance of robots which includes electronics, mechanical and
computer science engineering whose blend is called Automation & Robotics.
Opportunities
Career opportunities can open up in many an area ranging from automated appliances construction,
automobile industry, building materials industry environmental engineering, traffic management &
maintenance, medical engineering field, power and process industries, project engineering houses, system
integration houses, real time software development, communication software development etc. The
following are a few distinct career opportunities which open up on successful completion of this curriculum.
Printing Technology
Paper and Cement industries
Wind and Solar Energy
Process Plants
Food and Packaging
Press Shop and Injection Moulding Machine
Machine Tool Industry
Automobile
Marketing and Sales of Automation Systems and Field Instruments
Consultancy Services for Plant and Process Automation
Design and Engineering of Automation Systems
Automation System maintenance in Industries
Process maintenance
Installation & Commissioning of Automation Systems
Real time software development and maintenance
Plant Administrator / Automation System Administrator
Annual maintenance Contracts and Servicing on Turnkey basis
Course Outline
Degree: M. Tech., in Industrial Automation & Robotics (IAR)
Duration: Two Years (4 Semesters, last semester is for project work)
No. Seats: 18 seats
Eligibility Criteria:
B.E./B.Tech. Or Equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial
Production, Automobile Engineering, Industrial Engineering
Management, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communication,
Computer Science Engineering, Instrumentatation Engineering or
related branches.
Objectives of M.Tech (Industrial Automation & Robotics) Programme
To produce quality engineers with multidisciplinary skills to cater the
needs of automation industry.
To provide the students with opportunities to work with ongoing research
and consultancy projects.
The M.Tech (IAR) program is supported by state of the art, hardware and
software.
Scope and Career Opportunities:
The scope of Industrial Automation is very wide which will lead to higher degrees
of centralization. Now Automation is used in each and every company where machines
are involved and some or other process is involved. It is done through PLC, SCADA,
HMI, DRIVES etc. The following are a few distinct career opportunities which open
up on successful completion of this M.Tech-IAR curriculum.
Printing Technology
Paper and Cement industries
Wind and Solar Energy
Process Plants
Food and Packaging
Press Shop and Injection Moulding Machine
Machine Tool Industry
Automobile
Teaching / Academics
Marketing and Sales of Automation Systems and Field Instruments
Consultancy Services for Plant and Process Automation
Design and Engineering of Automation Systems
Automation System maintenance in Industries
Process maintenance
Installation & Commissioning of Automation Systems
Real time software development and maintenance
Plant Administrator / Automation System Administrator
Annual maintenance Contracts and Servicing on Turnkey basis
Product Engineering; Etc.
NIE Developments towards Automation Industries
The NIE is in the process of establishing “Centre for Automation
Technology” (CAT) with funding to the tune of Rs. 4crore, to support students of
M.Tech-IAR to develop skills in the field of Automation Technology. Also, this
centre has been identified as one of the competency development centre by the
Automation Industry Association (AIA). NIE has already signed MoUs with the
below mentioned companies for starting CAT at NIE.
MOUs Companies:
Bosch Rexroth
• Fanuc India
• Siemens
• Festo Controls
• Felsomat India
• Schunk
• Pepperl and Fuchs
NIE is one the prestigious college selected by AIA to develop competency
development center in the field of Automation. This will enable the M.Tech (IAR)
students of NIE to get exposure by directly linking with industry experts & obtain the
practical guidance in their course and project areas. Automation Industry Association
(AIA) is in the phase of standardizing curriculum at National Level for all automation
related courses in country. The NIE has been selected by the AIA to develop
“Competency Development Centre” (CDC) with the mandate to facilitate Campus
Connect Programs and provide world class education in the field. This initiative has
been taken, keeping in view the need of Indian Manufacturing Segments growth. The
initiative to develop CAT has been started with funding by TEQIP –II, FIST-DST.
The facilities planned under CAT are:
PLC & SCADA Laboratory
Sensorics Laboratory
Robotics Studio
Drives & Controls Laboratory
FMS Laboratory
Software Laboratory
Automation Industry Association
KCTU, Govt. of Karnataka has allocated Rs 50 Lakhs towards Robotic
Research Centre to develop facilitates such as Articulated Robotic plat form, Robotic
studio, and other necessary software’s to build light weight through able robots for
defense / security, e-Vidya for teaching learning and vaidya for old age support and
medical areas.
The Main four pillars of CAT are shown in the figure below
NIE developments towards higher studies with foreign universities:
NIE has signed co-operative agreement with leading foreign universities,
namely, University of McMaster, Canada; OelWerme Institut (OWI), affiliated to
University of Aachen, Germany; and University of Kassel, Germany. These
collaborations provide opportunities for M.Tech students to take up academic
visits and higher studies in these universities. Following below students who have
visited Germany during 2012-14.
NIE VISION N.I.E. will be a globally acknowledged institute providing value based
technological and educational services through best in class people and infrastructure.
NIE MISSION Emphasis on transferring knowledge to aspiring students in the area of
Automation technology
Emphasis on updating knowledge through training to middle Management
personnel
Promoting Competency Development Centre (CDC) in line with guidelines
provided by National level industry associations
To bridge the gap between formal education and the demand of industries for
personnel at supervisory level
Introduce short term & long term job oriented courses
Introduce distance learning courses.
The Specific Objectives of the CDC. 1. Develop courses and standardize curriculum in automation technology in its
capacity as a CDC
2. Improve facilities in the relevant field to improve teaching learning process with
laboratories.
3. To offer affordable technology to small and medium scale industry to increase
productivity
4. To scale up Post graduate education at NIE with increased enrolment in masters and
Ph.D programs.
5. To promote, support and assist education and training to help students in developing
practical skills and to mould them as successful leaders, who can achieve results that
have the potential to transform organizations
6. To support student projects and build competency in core automation areas.
Other Significant Collaborations 1. OelWaermeInstitut(OWI), affiliated to Aachen University, Germany
- In the areas of renewable energy, automation technology and automotive
technology
2. McMaster University, Canada
- In the areas of materials technology, nanotechnology & water resource
management
3. Volvo-Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd.
- Automobile technology
Major Facilities for M.Tech (IAR) students at NIE
Flexible Manufacturing System with Robot (Make-Felsomat)
Mechatronics kit (Make- Christiani Sparpline)
Internship & Project Companies
Students of M.Tech (IAR) branch have undergone Internship / Project work in
the following companies.
Pepperl+Fuchs,
SCHUNK, FANUC,
Siemens,
FELSOMAT,
Adarsha Control and Automation,
Intent Design,
L&T,
Titan Industries,
i-Logicon Control Automation,
Bangalore Integrated System,
Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers Federation,
M-Tab Technologies,
ABB,
Rane(Madras),
ACE-Designers,
XNG-Automation,
B.E.M.L,
Bosch and many more.
The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore-08
(Established in 1946)
For Further Details Contact
Dr.Prakash.K.R.
Professor & PG-Coordinator
NIE-Mechanical Engineering
Mysore-570008 [email protected]
Dr.N.V.Raghavendra
Professor &
Head of the Department
Mechanical-Engineering
NIE-Mysore-570008 [email protected]
Dr.G.L.Shekar
Principal
NIE-Mysore-570008 Email – [email protected]