Mechanical Engineering

About Department

We, Mechanical Engineering Department started functioning in 1963 with an initial intake of 40 seats. Later in 1966 the intake was raised to 60. Department was given autonomy by Government of Maharashtra in 1994.

We offer three years diploma which is divided in six semesters. The curriculum is designed as per the feedback of stake holders. The conducive environment at Somaiya Vidyavihar, excellent indoor and outdoor facilities supplemented by industrial visits and expert lectures help our students to develop their overall personality. Greenery in campus, sports facilities help in shaping overall personality of students.

Mechanical Engineering Department has been the preferred choice of students over the years in Mumbai region

Vision and Mission

Vision of Department:

To develop excellent Mechanical Diploma Engineers by shaping their overall personality

Mission of Department:

Developing the curriculum to enhance skills and capability of students to make them competitive.
Making students aware of industrial safety practices.
Providing sustainable environment for over all faculty development.
Giving exposure to foreign language and creative arts.
To develop entrepreneurial attitude through curricular and co-curricular activities.
Using ICT for more effective teaching learning throughout the course.
Prepare the students to pursue life-long learning, serve the profession and meet intellectual, ethical and career challenges.
To prepare the students for diverse careers in mechanical engineering and related fields.
To provide students with a sound mechanical engineering education and application of mechanical engineering principles.
To prepare students to be immediately productive and able to adapt to and lead in a rapidly changing environment and to create and apply knowledge for the benefit of society.

Goals

Short Term Goals

Modernization of Laboratories.
Improvement in End Examination Results
Emphasis of ICT for improvisation of Teaching –Learning Methodology
Motivating all the faculty for creating learning resources.
Internal resource generation.

Long Term Goals

Development of e-classrooms
Motivate every student for studies and get promoted to higher class.
Embed the quest for gaining more knowledge amongst faculty.
Resource generation through Consultancy & Research.
Comprise of Counseling and Mentoring Cell for students & faculty.
To maintain higher level of academic performance.
To arrange Guest Lectures and Industrial visita.

Board of Studies

BOS Members - Diploma In Mechanical Engineering
Sr.No.	Member's Name, Designation and Organization	Governing Body Designation
1	Shri. Satish K. Joshi Vice President, Godrej & Boyce Ltd.	Mentor
2	Dr. Santosh G.Taji HOD, G.P. Mumbai	Member- MSBTE Representative
3	Shri. Prakash Chawla Proprietor, Precicam Pvt Ltd, Mumbai	Member- Industry Expert
4	Dr. Sudhakar Umale HOD ((Mechanical), Thakur College of Engineering, Mumbai	Member- Academic Expert
5	Shri. S. S. Mane HOD (Mechanical), K. J. Somaiya Polytechnic, Mumbai	Chairman
6	Dr. J. R. Jadhav Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department K.J. Somaiya Polytechnic, Vidyavihar, Mumbai	Member
7	Shri. Shri. C. R. khaire CDC I/c KJSP, K.J. Somaiya Polytechnic, Vidyavihar, Mumbai	Invited Member
8	Shri.N.P Chaudhary Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department K.J. Somaiya Polytechnic, Vidyavihar, Mumbai	Member Secretary
9	Sahil Gunjal VI Sem (Mechanical)	Member - Student Representative
10	Sonia Patil VI Sem (Mechanical)	Member - Student Representative

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Laboratories

Diploma In Mechanical Engineering
SrNo	Name of the Laboratory	Name Of laboratory Incharge	Names of the Important equipment (Alt+Enter for next line)	Technical Manpower support
SrNo	Name of the Laboratory	Name Of laboratory Incharge	Names of the Important equipment (Alt+Enter for next line)	Name and Designation	Qualification
1	Hydraulic s & Pneumatic s Lab	Shri. C. R. Khaire	Determination Coefficient discharge of Orificemeter Determination Coefficient of Venturimeter Determination Coefficient of discharge Venturimeter Determination Coefficient of traingular notch Determination Hydraulic Coefficients of orifice Majour losses in pipe Minor losses in pipe Trial on cenrifugual pump Trial on reciprocating pump ( shows errors in reading ) Impact of jet	Shri.Harshad Chavan	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
2	Metrology & Quality Control (MQC) Lab	Dr. J. R. Jadhav	Tool Maker Microscope Optile Profile Projector Floating Carriage Diameter Measuring Machine Slip Gauges Set Monochromatic Interference Unit & Optical Flats Thread Gauge Micrometer Gear Tooth Vernier Calliper Gear Tooth Micrometer Dial Gauge With Stand & Fixture Sine Center Diagimatic Micrometer	Shri.Harshad Chavan	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
3	CAD Lab	Shri. U. N. Plalve	PC , 11 Numbers	Shri.Harshad Chavan	Diploma in Computer Engineering
4	Theory of Machine Lab	Shri. N.P. Chaudhary	Working Model- Synchromesh gear box Cut section of single cylinder disel engine Cut section Four cylinder petrol engine Cut section two stroke petrol engine compressor (Reading not correct) heat exchanger (Reading not correct) Electromagnetic clutch model for driving mechanis	Shri.Harshad Chavan	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
5	Heat Engine Lab	Shri. N.P. Chaudhary	Four Stroke petrol engine model Say bolt Viscometer Two- stroke petrol Model Vertical twin cylinder Four Stoke -Diesel engine (Kirloskar Make ) Cut model of gear box for four stroke Petrol engine Cut models for various parts of engines Display model for various turbine rotor blades. Heat Exchanger equipment for calculating LMTD for counter flow Heat exchanger Kirloskar make 6 cylinder double acting reciprocating type Air compressor (Shows error in reading)	Shri.Harshad Chavan	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
6	Engineering Thermodynamics Lab	Shri. N.P. Chaudhary	Model- Locomotive Engine Model- LaMont Boiler Model- Cochran Boiler	Shri.Harshad Chavan	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
7	Machine Shop	Shri. Kaustubh Saptashwa	Lathe Machines Qty 15 +3 Lathe Machine 1 m Bed HMT Qty 1 Milling Machine qty 1 Radial Drilling Machine Qty 1 shaper qty 3 Tool and cutter grinder Qty 1	Shri. S.S.Chandane	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
8	Welding Shop	Shri. Kaustubh Saptashwa	Arc Welding setup	Shri. Rahul Borse	ITI (Welder)
9	Fitting Shop	Shri. Kaustubh Saptashwa	Sensitive drilling machine Qty 1 Radial Drilling Machine qty 1	Shri. K S Chandane Shri. Ritesh Wargaonkar	ITI (Turner) ITI (Fitter)
10	CNC Lab	Shri. Kaustubh Saptashwa	CNC Lathe	Shri. S.S.Chandane	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

HOD and Faculty Profile

Satish Sheshrao Mane

Head of Deprtment (Mech)

Department : Mechanical Engineering

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Sr.No.	Name	Designation	Profile
1.	Chandrakant Raghunath Khaire	Lecturer(Mech)	View
2.	Jagdish Rajaram Jadhav	Lecturer Senior Grade(Mech)	View
3.	Udhav Namdeo Palve	Lecturer(Mech)	View
4.	Nitin Pundalikrao Chaudhary	Lecturer(Mech)	View
5.	Pravin Rupchand Patil	Lecturer(Mech)	View
6.	Kaustubh Anant Saptashwa	Lecturer(Mech)	View
7.	Sunita Yashwant Kolekar	Lecturer(Chemistry)	View
8.	Vibhavari Jagdish Koyande	Lecturer(Physics)	View
9.	Supriya Pramod Khapre	Lecturer(Mech)	View
10.	Swapnali Mehul Patil	Lecturer(Mech)	View
11.	Neeraj Bhimrao Kamble	Lecturer(Mech)	View
12.	Gitesh Bhagvan Patil	Lecturer(Mech)	View

Achievements

Department Achievements

Installed CNC Lathe in 2016.
Maharashtra Board of Technical Education awarded “Excellent” Grade in 2018 in External Academic Monitoring and consequently was exempted from Monitoring in 2018 – 19 academic year.
CNC machine purchased from the institute development fund is installed and training of students is in progress.
Total renovation of Hydraulics laboratory is almost completed with newly purchased equipments and will be fully operational soon.

Faculty Achievements

Dr. J. R. Jadhav was invited as resource person to provide training on Lean Six Sigma Green Belt at TUV SUD office, Delhi/ Gurgaon From 17.01.2019 To 20.01.2019 through Business Excellence Consulting Group (BECG), Bhandup.
Twelve Days Training on Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Pvt. Ltd. Dharwad, Karnataka, from 01.08.2018 To 04.08.2018
From 03.09.2018 To 06.09.2018;and From 03.10.2018 To 06.10.2018. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training Program at TUV Office, Delhi between 14.03.2019 to 17.03.2019;
Resource person to deliver lecture on " Business Idea Generation and Evaluation Technique" at Start-Up Conclave 2019 under twinning activities with Mentee, Government College of Engineering, Rewa, M.P. under TEQIP III from 23rd January to 25th January 2019 at Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Bhavan's Campus, Munshi Nagar, Andheri West, Mumbai - 400058.
Shri. Pravin Patil, Shri. Uddhav Palve and Shri. Nitin Choudhary published a paper on “A New Assessment Method” at the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development (ISRD) 2016 at NITTTR Chandigarh on 1 – 2 December 2016.
Shri. U. N. Palve & Shri. S. S. Mane attended one week ISTE STTP on “Internet of Things and Applications from 2^nd January to 6^th January.
Shri. S. S. Mane attended one week AICTE (QIP sponsored) STTP Programme at VJTI, Matunga between 5^th February to 10^th February 2017 on the subject “Project Management for National Development”.
Dr. J. R. Jadhav conducted session on “NBA-Evaluator’s Perspective” on 23.12.16 at MSBTE sponsored one week Faculty Development Training Programme on “Outcome Based Education System of NBA and SAR writing Techniques” at M.H.Saboo Siddik Polytechnic.
Dr. J. R. Jadhav delivered a guest lecture on & Enjoy the Learning" for Polytechnic students on 5th January 2017 at Father Agnel Polytechnic, Bandra.
Dr. J. R. Jadhav was invited as Chief Guest and Judge for case study competition “Mindspace-2017” organised by Institute of Management & Computer Studies, Thane on 4th Feb 2017. The theme of the event was “Raise an Exclamation to Full Stop”.
Dr. J. R. Jadhav invited to conduct pre-conference workshop on Blooming In Turbulent Business Environment : Sustainable Lean Implementation at International conference jointly organized by Quality Circle Forum Of India (QCFI) and Institute of Technology Management ( ITM) at Kharghar on 17th Feb.

Students Achievements

Date of Award	Name of Award	Award Details	Class Name	Participants Names (Alt+Enter for next line)	Awarded By
24th Sept. 2024	First Prize	Secured 1st prize (INR 15,000) for paper: "Innovations in Renewable Engineering focusing on Hydrogen Production from Sea Water."	Third Year	Sivash Tharmalingam Aayush Mhatre	MSBTE / Govt. Polytechnic, Thane
21st March 2025	First Prize Rs.5000 Cash & Trophy	Vision X – Tech & Trade” - A State Level Quiz Competition	Third Year	Sivash Tharmalingam Kadir Khan	KJSP Computer Engineering Department
28st March 2025	Third Prize	“Innovate Fest – 2025” - A State Level Project Competition	Third Year	Pranav Umesh Shreyash Utekar Omkar Dalvi Nilesh Tiwari	Saraswati Polytechnic, Kharghar
28th Sept. 2024	Third Prize	A State Level Technical Quiz Competition on AI	Third Year	Kadir Khan Aayush Mhatre	Vidyalankar Polytechnic, Mumbai
Aug 2025	Scholarship	Awarded Scholarship for Academic Year – 2025-26	Second Year	Nakul Chaudhari	MTA (Blue Star Foundation)
Aug 2025	Scholarship	Awarded Scholarship for Academic Year – 2025-26	Second Year	Sarthak Vichare	MTA (Blue Star Foundation)
9th October 2025	Silver Trophy	Presented online case study on “AI-Driven Virtual Process Optimization in CNC Machining.”	Second Year	Kalaiselvam Kundar Mahesh Shahu	Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) Mumbai Chapter
9th October 2025	Silver Trophy	Presented online case study on “Virtual Prototyping in Automotive Design.	Second Year	Sumit Khatua Apurva Bhagwa	Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) Mumbai Chapter
9th October 2025	Bronze Trophy	Presented online case study on “Uses of AI in Virtual Quality Inspection.”	Second Year	Malhar Bendori Vignesh Sherga	Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) Mumbai Chapter

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