M. Tech. in Automotive Engineering

Academics

Automobile engineers have quite a good demand in India because of the fast growth rate of the automobile sector. India is ranked as one of the largest producers in the world with an average annual production of more than seventeen million vehicles.  Automotive industry contributes to the 7% of GDP as per the data. According to a report released recently by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, our country is also one of the largest automotive markets. Automobile exports are growing annually with the support of the policies taken by the government to attract multinational companies to invest in India.

All these set a potential platform for automobile engineering market and jobs in this sector. With the government’s ‘The Automotive Mission Plan’ (AMP) II 2016-26, a plethora of job opportunities in this industry is expected. The sector currently needs educated professionals with innovative ideasin design and manufacturing of such advanced automobiles and machines.

Automobile Engineers are in demand not only in India, but also in foreign countries. Automobile Engineering has opened up great employment opportunities in private and multinational automobile companies, service stations, defence services as well as in entrepreneurship.

Job Roles

The industry offers many challenging and interesting roles to skilled professionals. Some of the common job roles include:

Designing, development and manufacturing of vehicles
Creating blueprint of vehicles and its components
Maintenance and Servicing in automobile workshops, aircraft industries, aviation, marine vessels, and diesel power stations

Amrita has an array of opportunities waiting for the potential students.

Duration : Two years

Highlights of the Specialisation

Amrita Automotive Research and Technology Center (AARTC) established with industry support to provide state of art facilities for students to work on live projects.
AARTC is the only University laboratory providing comprehensive facilities to the tune of 20 crores in the automotive domain in India.
The program provides an opportunity for the students to pursue internships in automotive/allied companies and organizations such as Mercedes Benz, CVRDE, Volvo, NAL, JCI, BOSCH, Mahindra, Renault, Altair, Greaves-Cotton, Ashok Leyland etc. and European Universities under Indo-European initiative.
Automotive Engineering students get an opportunity to work on collegiate design series programs which facilitate designing and prototyping of vehicles.

Thrust Areas in Research

Engine and Emission Studies
Combustion Analysis
Performance and Emission Studies with Bio Fuels
NVH and Refinement
Vehicle Simulation
Multi Body Dynamics
Vehicle Handling
Structural and CFD Simulation
Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Automotive HVAC
Cabin Comfort and Ergonomics
Light Weighting
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Refrigeration and Air- Conditioning
Fluid Dynamics and Fluid Structure Interaction

Placements

Best Student Projects

Design of a digital audio filter for reproduction of In-cabin audio response
Stability analysis on a multi body system model for couples slosh vehicle dynamics
Design and Analysis of Engine Mount System for a Formula Student Vehicle

Rotex engine integration in a small formula car: Vehicle Design and optimization of transmission system.
Investigation on Performance & Emissions of RCCI combustion on Diesel - Bio diesel in a Light Duty Engine.

Curriculum

First Semester

Course code	Type	Subject	L	T	P	Credits
16MA601	FC	Numerical Methods, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	3	0	0	3
16AT601	FC	Automotive Chassis and Transmission Systems	3	0	0	3
16AT602	FC	Internal Combustion Engines	3	0	0	3
16AT603	FC	Automotive Materials and Manufacturing Techniques	3	0	0	3
16AT611	SC	Vehicle Dynamics	3	0	0	3
16AT621	SC	FEA/Computational Tools Lab	0	0	1	1
16AT622	SC	Vehicle Simulation lab	0	0	1	1
16AT623	FC	IC Engines Laboratory	0	0	1	1
16AT624	SC	Programming Using MATLAB	0	0	1	1
16HU601	HU	Cultural Education*				P/F
Credits						19
* Non-credit course

Second Semester

Course code	Type	Subject	L	T	P	Credits
16AT612	SC	Automotive Electronics	3	0	0	3
16AT613	SC	Automotive Emissions and Control	3	0	0	3
16AT614	SC	NVH and Refinement	3	0	0	3
16AT615	SC	Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer	1	0	1	2
	E	Elective I	3	0	0	3
	E	Elective II	3	0	0	3
16AT625	SC	NVH Lab	0	0	1	1
16AT626	SC	Automotive Electronics Lab	0	0	1	1
16EN600	HU	Technical writing*				P/F
Credits						19
* Non-credit course

Third Semester

Course code	Type	Subject	L	T	P	Credits
16AT616	SC	Modelling, Simulation and Analysis of Vehicle Systems Design	3	0	0	3
	E	Elective III	3	0	0	3
16AT798	P	Dissertation				10
Credits						16

Fourth Semester

Course code	Type	Subject	L	T	P	Credits
16AT799	P	Dissertation				12
Credits						12

Total Credits: 66

Foundation Core

Course code	Type	Subject	L	P	Credits
16MA601	FC	Numerical Methods, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	3	0	3
16AT601	FC	Automotive Chassis and Transmission Systems	3	0	3
16AT602	FC	Internal Combustion Engines	3	0	3
16AT603	FC	Automotive Materials and Manufacturing Techniques	3	0	3
16AT623	FC	IC Engines Laboratory	0	1	1

Project

Course code	Type	Subject	L	T	P	Credits
16AT798	P	Dissertation				10
16AT799	P	Dissertation				12

Subject Core

Course code	Type	Subject	L	P	Credits
16AT611	SC	Vehicle Dynamics	3	0	3
16AT621	SC	FEA/ Computational Tools Lab	0	1	1
16AT622	SC	Vehicle Simulation lab	0	1	1
16AT624	SC	Programming Using MATLAB	0	1	1
16AT612	SC	Automotive Electronics	3	0	3
16AT613	SC	Automotive Emissions and Control	3	0	3
16AT614	SC	NVH and Refinement	3	0	3
16AT615	SC	Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer	1	1	2
16AT625	SC	NVH Lab	0	1	1
16AT626	SC	Automotive Electronics Lab	0	1	1
16AT616	SC	Modelling, Simulation and Analysis of Vehicle Systems Design	3	0	3

List of Electives:

Course code	Subject	L	Credits
16AT701	Hybrid Electric Vehicles	3	3
16AT702	Special Topics in Advanced Engineering Application	3	3
16AT703	Design for Manufacturing, Assembly and Environment	3	3
16AT704	Vehicle Body Engineering	3	3
16AT705	Automotive Safety	3	3
16AT706	Automotive Infotronics (Prerequisite 16AT612)	3	3
16AT707	New Product Development	3	3
16AT708	Automotive HVAC, Cabin Comfort and Ergonomics	3	3
16AT709	MEMS(Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems), Sensor and Technologies for Automotive Applications ( Prerequisite AT 706)	3	3
16AT710	Off-Highway Mobility	3	3
16AT711	Testing and Validation	3	3
16AT712	Tribology	3	3