by Rishi | Jul 10, 2026 | JNTUK R23 Syllabus
| # | Category | Subject | L-T-P | Credits |
|---|
| 1 | Professional Core | Heat Transfer | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 2 | Professional Core | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Professional Core | Finite Element Methods | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Professional Elective | Professional Elective-II (choice of 4, see below) | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 5 | Professional Elective | Professional Elective-III (choice of 4, see below) | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 6 | Open Elective-II | Open Elective-II (choice of 5, see below) | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 7 | Professional Core | Heat Transfer Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Professional Core | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Skill Enhancement Course | Robotics and Drone Technologies Lab | 0-0-4 | 2 |
| 10 | Audit Course | Technical Paper Writing and IPR | 2-0-0 | – |
Total: 20-0-10, 23 credits.
Also mandatory: an Industry Internship of 8 weeks during the summer vacation — the PDF records only the 2-0-0 credit line for this with no unit-wise syllabus. Also offered as optional add-ons: a Minor Course from the specialization pool (3-0-3, 4.5 credits), a further Minor Course (3-0-0, 3 credits), and two Honors Courses (3-0-0, 3 credits each) — again drawn from a separate elective pool rather than one fixed syllabus.
Professional Elective-II options:
Mechanical Vibrations · Advanced Manufacturing Processes · Micro Electro Mechanical Systems · Sensors and Instrumentation
Professional Elective-III options:
Energy Storage Technologies · Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics · Industrial Robotics · Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning
Open Elective-II options:
Introduction to Industrial Robotics · Industrial Management · Additive Manufacturing · Vehicle Technology · Industrial Safety
Heat Transfer
teaches how thermal energy moves by conduction, convection, and radiation, giving mechanical engineers the analytical basis for designing everything from engine cooling to heat exchangers.
- Unit 1: Conduction fundamentals — the general heat conduction equation and steady-state conduction through slabs, cylinders, spheres, and fins
- Unit 2: Transient conduction (Biot/Fourier numbers) and the basics of convective heat transfer via dimensional analysis
- Unit 3: Forced convection in external and internal flows, and free convection along vertical surfaces
- Unit 4: Heat transfer with phase change — boiling, condensation, and heat exchanger design (LMTD/NTU methods)
- Unit 5: Radiation heat transfer — black-body laws, shape factors, and radiation exchange between grey surfaces
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
introduces AI/ML concepts to mechanical engineers, reflecting how data-driven methods now feed into predictive maintenance, design optimization, and smart manufacturing.
- Unit 1: AI fundamentals — intelligent agents, rationality, and logical/knowledge representation
- Unit 2: Supervised learning — regression, decision trees, support vector machines, and the bias-variance trade-off
- Unit 3: Unsupervised learning (clustering, PCA) and Bayesian/instance-based learning methods
- Unit 4: Neural networks — perceptrons, backpropagation, CNNs, RNNs — and genetic algorithms
- Unit 5: Deep learning architectures and evaluating/ensembling machine learning models
Finite Element Methods
teaches the numerical technique behind virtually all modern structural, thermal, and vibration simulation software used in mechanical design.
- Unit 1: FEM fundamentals — stress-strain relations, variational and weighted-residual methods, and 1D problems
- Unit 2: Bar element formulation, mesh generation, and truss analysis
- Unit 3: Beam element stiffness matrices and load-vector derivation
- Unit 4: 2D stress analysis with constant-strain triangles, axisymmetric problems, and isoparametric elements
- Unit 5: Steady-state heat transfer analysis and dynamic/free-vibration analysis via eigenvalue problems
Mechanical Vibrations
(Professional Elective-II) — extends vibration theory from Theory of Machines into multi-degree-of-freedom systems and measurement instrumentation used to diagnose real machinery.
- Unit 1: Mathematical modelling of single-degree-of-freedom free and forced vibrating systems
- Unit 2: Free and forced vibration of multi-degree-of-freedom systems via matrix methods and modal analysis
- Unit 3: Torsional and transverse vibrations of rods and beams, plus an introduction to non-linear and random vibration
- Unit 4: Vibration-measuring instruments and critical speeds of shafts
- Unit 5: Laplace-transform-based response analysis to impulse, step, and pulse inputs
Advanced Manufacturing Processes
(Professional Elective-II) — covers non-traditional machining and micro/nanoscale fabrication routes that go beyond the conventional processes taught earlier in the programme.
- Unit 1: Advanced machining processes — AJM, WJM, wire-EDM, ECM, LBM, EBM, and PAM
- Unit 2: Additive manufacturing methods — stereolithography, LOM, laser sintering, and FDM
- Unit 3: Surface treatment/coating methods and ceramic processing
- Unit 4: Composite processing (MMC/CMC/PMC) and nanomaterial processing techniques
- Unit 5: Fabrication of microelectronic devices, including wafer preparation and PCB technology
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
(Professional Elective-II) — introduces MEMS design and fabrication, the miniaturized sensor/actuator technology increasingly embedded in mechanical and mechatronic products.
- Unit 1: MEMS fabrication basics (lithography, etching, wafer bonding) and mechanical sensors/actuators
- Unit 2: Thermal sensors and actuators, including shape-memory-alloy actuators
- Unit 3: Micro-opto-electromechanical systems (MOEMS) and magnetic sensors/actuators
- Unit 4: Microfluidic systems and RF MEMS devices
- Unit 5: Chemical and biomedical microsystems, including lab-on-a-chip sensing
Sensors and Instrumentation
(Professional Elective-II) — covers the sensing and data-acquisition technology that underlies measurement, automation, and mechatronic control systems.
- Unit 1: Measurement fundamentals — error analysis, transducer characteristics, and sensor calibration
- Unit 2: Motion, proximity, and ranging sensors — encoders, LVDT, accelerometers, and LIDAR
- Unit 3: Force, magnetic, and heading sensors — strain gauges, Hall-effect sensors, and gyroscopes
- Unit 4: Optical, pressure, and temperature sensors, plus smart and MEMS/nano sensors
- Unit 5: Signal conditioning and data-acquisition systems for single- and multi-channel logging
Energy Storage Technologies
(Professional Elective-III) — covers the battery and storage systems central to the electric-vehicle and renewable-energy transition, an increasingly important area for mechanical engineers.
- Unit 1: Energy storage systems overview, including thermal storage and phase-change materials
- Unit 2: Chemical storage systems and electromagnetic storage (supercapacitors, SMES)
- Unit 3: Electrochemical storage — battery working principles and major battery chemistries
- Unit 4: Supercapacitors and fuel cells, including hybrid systems
- Unit 5: Battery design, thermal management, and recycling for electric vehicles
Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics
(Professional Elective-III) — covers fluid-power systems used to actuate industrial machinery, complementing the fluid mechanics taught earlier with practical circuit design.
- Unit 1: Fluid power fundamentals and the working fluids used in hydraulic/pneumatic systems
- Unit 2: Hydraulic and pneumatic elements — pumps, actuators, control valves, and FRL units
- Unit 3: Hydraulic and pneumatic circuit design, including ISO symbols and logic circuit methods
- Unit 4: Hydraulic and pneumatic devices — automotive brakes, forklifts, and pneumatic tools
- Unit 5: Installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Industrial Robotics
(Professional Elective-III) — covers the kinematics, actuation, and programming of industrial robot arms, a core automation technology in modern manufacturing.
- Unit 1: Robot anatomy, classification, and components of industrial robots
- Unit 2: Robot actuators (pneumatic, hydraulic, electric) and feedback components
- Unit 3: Motion analysis and manipulator kinematics (D-H notation, forward/inverse kinematics)
- Unit 4: Trajectory planning, path generation, and robot programming languages
- Unit 5: Image processing and machine vision in robotic applications
Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning
(Professional Elective-III) — extends thermodynamics into cooling-system design, covering the refrigeration cycles and psychrometric calculations behind HVAC and cold-chain equipment.
- Unit 1: Refrigeration fundamentals and air-refrigeration cycles (Bell-Coleman)
- Unit 2: Vapour compression refrigeration systems and an introduction to cryogenics
- Unit 3: Refrigerants, vapour absorption systems, and steam-jet refrigeration
- Unit 4: Air-conditioning psychrometrics and cooling-load calculations
- Unit 5: Air-conditioning system classification and heat pump circuits
Introduction to Industrial Robotics
(Open Elective-II) — the same robot kinematics, actuation, and machine-vision syllabus as the Professional Elective-III “Industrial Robotics” course, offered here as an open elective for students from other specializations.
- Unit 1: Robot anatomy, classification, and components
- Unit 2: Robot actuators and feedback components
- Unit 3: Motion analysis and manipulator kinematics
- Unit 4: Trajectory planning, path generation, and robot programming
- Unit 5: Image processing and machine vision in robotics
Industrial Management
(Open Elective-II) — the same industrial-engineering and management syllabus taught as a management course in II Year II Semester, offered here as an open elective.
- Unit 1: Industrial engineering fundamentals, scientific management, and plant layout
- Unit 2: Work study — method study, time study, and ergonomics
- Unit 3: Statistical quality control and total quality management
- Unit 4: Financial management and capital budgeting
- Unit 5: Human resource management and value engineering
Additive Manufacturing
(Open Elective-II) — covers 3D-printing/rapid-prototyping technology in depth, from the underlying processes to tooling and data formats used in industry.
- Unit 1: Rapid prototyping fundamentals and liquid-based systems (SLA, Solid Ground Curing)
- Unit 2: Solid-based systems — laminated object manufacturing and fused deposition modelling
- Unit 3: Powder-based systems — selective laser sintering and 3D printing
- Unit 4: Rapid tooling — direct and indirect tooling methods
- Unit 5: RP data formats (STL) and applications across aerospace, automotive, and medical fields
Vehicle Technology
(Open Elective-II) — the same advanced-engine, combustion, and electrification syllabus as the Professional Elective-I “Conventional and Futuristic Vehicle Technology” course, offered here as an open elective.
- Unit 1: Advanced engine technologies — direct injection, variable compression, and turbocharging
- Unit 2: Advanced combustion technologies (HCCI, PCCI, RCCI)
- Unit 3: Low-carbon fuel technology
- Unit 4: Hybrid and battery-electric vehicle configurations
- Unit 5: Fuel-cell technology for automotive applications
Industrial Safety
(Open Elective-II) — covers workplace safety management and fire protection, essential compliance knowledge for engineers who will work in or manage industrial plants.
- Unit 1: History and development of industrial safety management and safety organizations
- Unit 2: Accident prevention, protective equipment, and accident investigation
- Unit 3: Safety legislation (Factories Act, Boiler Act, ESI Act) and occupational health/ergonomics
- Unit 4: Fire prevention and protection systems, including extinguishing agents and equipment
- Unit 5: Building fire safety design, egress, and fire-safety requirements for high-rise buildings
Heat Transfer Lab
verifies conduction, convection, and radiation theory experimentally across a range of standard heat-transfer test rigs.
- Conduction and convection tests: composite slabs, lagged pipes, pin-fin efficiency, natural/forced convection coefficients
- Radiation tests: emissivity determination and verification of the Stefan-Boltzmann constant
- Phase-change and heat-exchanger tests: drop/film condensation, critical heat flux, and parallel/counter-flow heat exchanger effectiveness
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Lab
gives students coding practice implementing the ML models covered in the lecture course using Python’s data-science stack.
- Python data-science libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, and TensorFlow, plus data preprocessing/cleaning
- Model implementation: linear/logistic regression, ANN, CNN, RNN, decision trees, Naive Bayes, and SVM
- Advanced exercise: building an autoencoder
Robotics and Drone Technologies Lab
hands-on robot and drone building that complements the Industrial Robotics and vehicle-technology theory with maker-style prototyping.
- Robotics exercises: robot kinematic simulation, Arduino-based robot builds, obstacle-avoidance and line-following robots, and a robotic-arm/gripper build with PID control
- Drone exercises: understanding drone parts and flight dynamics (roll/pitch/yaw), sensor and battery management, and building a payload-carrying prototype drone
Technical Paper Writing and IPR
a mandatory audit course teaching academic writing conventions alongside intellectual-property fundamentals students need before filing a patent or publishing research.
- Unit 1: Planning and preparation for technical writing — structure, clarity, and avoiding ambiguity
- Unit 2: Literature review and the components of a research paper (methods, results, discussion)
- Unit 3: Nature of intellectual property and the patenting process, including PCT filing
- Unit 4: Scope of patent rights, licensing, and technology transfer
- Unit 5: New developments in IPR, including software and biological-systems patents
Industry Internship
(mandatory, 8 weeks, summer) — the PDF records only the 2-0-0 credit line for this mandatory internship in III Year II Semester; there is no unit-wise syllabus, since the content is on-the-job training defined by the host organization rather than classroom topics.
by Rishi | Jul 10, 2026 | JNTUK R23 Syllabus
| # | Category | Subject | L-T-P | Credits |
|---|
| 1 | Professional Core | Machine Tools and Metrology | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 2 | Professional Core | Thermal Engineering | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Professional Core | Design of Machine Elements | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Professional Elective | Professional Elective-I (choice of 4, see below) | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 5 | Open Elective-I / Entrepreneurship | Open Elective-I OR Entrepreneurship Development & Venture Creation (choice of 5, see below) | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 6 | Professional Core | Thermal Engineering Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Professional Core | Theory of Machines Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Skill Enhancement Course | Machine Tools and Metrology Lab | 0-0-4 | 2 |
| 9 | Engineering Science | Tinkering Lab | 0-0-2 | 1 |
| 10 | Evaluation of Community Service Internship | Community Service Internship | – | 2 |
Total: 15-0-10, 23 credits.
Also offered as optional add-ons outside the core total: a Minor Course from the specialization-minors pool (3-0-3, 4.5 credits), a Minor Course via SWAYAM/NPTEL (3-0-0, 3 credits), and two Honors Courses from the honors pool (3-0-0, 3 credits each). These minor/honors slots are drawn from a separate elective pool spanning many possible named subjects rather than one fixed syllabus, so they are not expanded subject-by-subject here.
Professional Elective-I options:
Design for Manufacturing · Conventional and Futuristic Vehicle Technology · Renewable Energy Technologies · Non-Destructive Evaluation
Open Elective-I options:
Sustainable Energy Technologies · Applied Operations Research · Nano Technology · Thermal Management of Electronic Systems · Entrepreneurship
Machine Tools and Metrology
covers how material-removal machines actually cut metal and how precision measurement verifies the result, pairing the two halves of workshop practice that every production engineer needs.
- Unit 1: Metal-cutting theory — tool nomenclature, orthogonal/oblique cutting, Merchant’s force diagram, Taylor’s tool-life equation, and tool wear
- Unit 2: Lathe construction, operations, and taper/thread cutting; shaping, slotting, and planing machine principles
- Unit 3: Drilling, boring, and milling machine principles, operations, and machining-time calculations
- Unit 4: Grinding, lapping, honing, and broaching; limits and fits, gauge design, and linear measurement instruments
- Unit 5: Angular measurement (sine bar, bevel protractor) and surface-roughness and optical measuring instruments (toolmaker’s microscope, autocollimator)
Thermal Engineering
extends first-year thermodynamics into the real machines that convert heat into work, covering engines, turbines, and compressors that mechanical engineers design and analyse professionally.
- Unit 1: Air-standard cycles (Otto, Diesel, dual, Brayton) and their comparison against actual engine cycles
- Unit 2: IC engine classification, systems, and performance; boiler principles, mountings, and draught
- Unit 3: Steam nozzles, impulse and reaction steam turbines, and steam condensers
- Unit 4: Reciprocating, rotary, centrifugal, and axial-flow compressors, plus gas turbine cycles
- Unit 5: Jet propulsion, rocket propellants, and an introduction to solar engineering
Design of Machine Elements
teaches the calculation-driven design of individual machine components under static and fatigue loading, the direct follow-on from Mechanics of Solids.
- Unit 1: Design for static loads (theories of failure) and dynamic/fatigue loads (Soderberg, Goodman criteria)
- Unit 2: Design of bolted joints (preload, torque) and welded joints under bending and torsion
- Unit 3: Design of power-transmission shafts and couplings (flange, bushed-pin, universal)
- Unit 4: Design of friction clutches, brakes, and helical/leaf springs
- Unit 5: Design of sliding and rolling-contact bearings, and spur gear design via the Lewis equation
Design for Manufacturing
(Professional Elective-I) — teaches engineers to design parts that are cheaper and easier to actually produce and assemble, rather than optimizing geometry in isolation from manufacturing reality.
- Unit 1: DFMA fundamentals and design-for-manual-assembly guidelines
- Unit 2: Design rules for machining ease, tolerances, and surface finish
- Unit 3: Design considerations for metal casting, extrusion, and sheet-metal work
- Unit 4: Design guidelines for welded and forged joints
- Unit 5: Design for assembly automation and design for additive manufacturing
Conventional and Futuristic Vehicle Technology
(Professional Elective-I) — surveys where automotive powertrains are headed, from advanced combustion in conventional engines through to hybrid, electric, and fuel-cell propulsion.
- Unit 1: Advanced engine technologies — direct injection, variable compression, turbocharging, and engine management systems
- Unit 2: Advanced combustion technologies including HCCI, PCCI, and RCCI concepts
- Unit 3: Low-carbon fuel technology — alcohol, ammonia, methane, and hydrogen fuels
- Unit 4: Hybrid and battery-electric vehicle configurations and their challenges
- Unit 5: Fuel-cell technology for automotive applications, including hydrogen storage
Renewable Energy Technologies
(Professional Elective-I) — surveys non-fossil energy conversion routes so mechanical engineers understand the systems increasingly displacing conventional thermal power.
- Unit 1: Solar radiation fundamentals and PV module/system design
- Unit 2: Battery storage for PV systems
- Unit 3: Solar collectors and thermal-energy storage/applications
- Unit 4: Wind energy fundamentals and biomass conversion
- Unit 5: Geothermal energy, ocean energy, and fuel cells
Non-Destructive Evaluation
(Professional Elective-I) — covers how engineers inspect components for flaws without damaging them, a critical quality-assurance skill in aerospace, pressure-vessel, and welded-construction industries.
- Unit 1: NDE applications across industries, and radiographic testing principles
- Unit 2: Ultrasonic testing — wave propagation, transducers, and interpretation
- Unit 3: Liquid penetrant testing and eddy current testing
- Unit 4: Magnetic particle testing — magnetization, procedure, and standardization
- Unit 5: Infrared and thermal testing techniques
Sustainable Energy Technologies
(Open Elective-I) — covers the same renewable-energy conversion landscape as a standalone open elective, aimed at students from any branch wanting a systems-level view of clean energy.
- Unit 1: Solar radiation and PV module/system design
- Unit 2: Battery storage in PV systems
- Unit 3: Solar collectors and thermal storage/applications
- Unit 4: Wind energy and biomass conversion
- Unit 5: Geothermal energy, ocean energy, and fuel cells
Applied Operations Research
(Open Elective-I) — introduces the quantitative optimization toolkit used to schedule, allocate, and plan resources in engineering and business operations.
- Unit 1: Linear programming — formulation, graphical and simplex methods, and duality
- Unit 2: Transportation and assignment problems, and job-sequencing problems
- Unit 3: Replacement theory and game theory
- Unit 4: Queuing theory and project management (PERT/CPM)
- Unit 5: Dynamic programming and simulation
Nano Technology
(Open Elective-I) — introduces materials engineered at the nanoscale, covering how their unique properties arise and how they’re synthesized, characterized, and applied.
- Unit 1: Classification of nanostructured materials and their applications
- Unit 2: Unique mechanical, magnetic, electrical, and optical properties at the nanoscale
- Unit 3: Synthesis routes — bottom-up (CVD, sol-gel) and top-down (mechanical alloying, nanolithography) approaches
- Unit 4: Characterization tools — XRD, SEM, TEM, AFM, STM
- Unit 5: Applications across electronics, sensors, medicine, textiles, and energy
Thermal Management of Electronic Systems
(Open Elective-I) — applies heat-transfer principles to the specific problem of keeping electronic components cool, an increasingly important cross-over skill between mechanical and electronics engineering.
- Unit 1: Conduction fundamentals and fin design for heat dissipation
- Unit 2: Forced and free convection, and radiation heat transfer in electronic enclosures
- Unit 3: PCB and chip-package cooling, air cooling, and single-phase liquid cooling
- Unit 4: Two-phase cooling, pool boiling, and heat pipes
- Unit 5: Thermoelectric coolers, phase-change materials, heat sinks, and micro-channel cooling
Entrepreneurship
(Open Elective-I) — gives engineering students the business-formation vocabulary to evaluate and potentially launch a venture, positioned as an alternative to a purely technical open elective.
- Unit 1: Entrepreneurial competence — personality traits and skills of successful entrepreneurs
- Unit 2: The entrepreneurial environment — business climate and support organizations
- Unit 3: Industrial policies and regulations, including international business
- Unit 4: Business plan preparation — feasibility studies, project profiles, and capital budgeting
- Unit 5: Launching and managing a small business, including incubation and venture capital
Thermal Engineering Lab
hands-on testing of engines, fuels, and compressors that verifies the thermodynamic and combustion theory taught in the lecture course.
- Engine timing-diagram determination and fuel-property tests (flash/fire point, viscosity)
- Engine performance testing: Morse test, heat-balance test, and load testing on petrol/diesel engines
- Compressor performance testing and boiler/solar-PV installation demonstrations
Theory of Machines Lab
practical verification of the kinematics, vibration, and balancing theory covered in the Theory of Machines lecture course.
- Gyroscope motion, governor characteristics, and flywheel moment-of-inertia experiments
- Damped and undamped free/forced vibration frequency determination
- Cam-follower displacement plotting, slider-crank kinematics, and gear-type demonstrations
Machine Tools and Metrology Lab
combines hands-on machine-tool operation with dimensional inspection practice, directly reinforcing the paired lecture course.
- Machine tools section: lathe, drilling, shaping, slotting, and milling operations including gear indexing
- Metrology section: calibration of verniers/micrometers, machine-tool alignment tests, and thread/surface-roughness inspection
Tinkering Lab
a hands-on prototyping course meant to build maker-space fluency (electronics, Arduino, 3D printing) alongside formal coursework.
- Basic electronics and circuit-building exercises (breadboard circuits, traffic-light and street-light simulations)
- Arduino/ESP32 microcontroller exercises — LED control, sensor interfacing, and mobile-app control
- 3D-design and design-thinking exercises, including printing a walking robot and redesigning a motorbike
Community Service Internship
(evaluation credit) — the PDF lists only the credit line for evaluating this internship in III Year I Semester; it carries no unit-wise syllabus of its own, since the internship content is fieldwork defined by the community placement rather than classroom topics.
by Rishi | Jul 10, 2026 | JNTUK R23 Syllabus
| # | Category | Subject | L-T-P | Credits |
|---|
| 1 | Management Course-I | Industrial Management | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Basic Science | Complex Variables, Probability and Statistics | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Professional Core | Manufacturing Processes | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Professional Core | Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 5 | Professional Core | Theory of Machines | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 6 | Professional Core | Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Professional Core | Manufacturing Processes Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Skill Enhancement Course | Soft Skills | 0-1-2 | 2 |
| 9 | Engineering Science | Design Thinking & Innovation | 1-0-2 | 2 |
Total: 15-1-10, 21 credits.
Also mandatory: a Community Service Project Internship of 8 weeks during the summer vacation — the source PDF lists this as a mandatory fieldwork requirement without any unit-wise syllabus, so there is nothing further to summarise here.
Industrial Management
introduces the management-science side of running a factory, from layout and productivity through to the financial and HR decisions a working engineer eventually has to weigh in on.
- Unit 1: Industrial engineering fundamentals, scientific management principles (Taylor, Fayol), plant layout types, and plant maintenance strategy
- Unit 2: Work study — method study, time study, work sampling, motion-time systems, and ergonomics principles
- Unit 3: Statistical quality control (control charts, sampling inspection) and total quality management, including Six Sigma basics
- Unit 4: Financial management — sources of finance, ratio analysis, working-capital management, and capital-budgeting techniques (NPV, IRR, payback period)
- Unit 5: Human resource management, job evaluation and wage incentives, and value engineering/supply-chain concepts
Complex Variables, Probability and Statistics
extends the maths sequence into complex analysis and statistical inference, both of which show up later in vibration analysis, signal processing, and quality-control coursework.
- Unit 1: Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, and complex integration via Cauchy’s integral theorems
- Unit 2: Taylor/Laurent series expansions, types of singularities, and the residue theorem for evaluating real integrals
- Unit 3: Probability review, random variables, and standard distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Uniform, Normal)
- Unit 4: Sampling theory, the central limit theorem, and t/chi-square/F-distributions for point and interval estimation
- Unit 5: Hypothesis testing — null/alternative hypotheses, Type I/II errors, and one- and two-sample tests
Manufacturing Processes
surveys the major ways raw material becomes a finished mechanical part, giving students a working vocabulary across casting, joining, forming, and additive routes before they specialise later.
- Unit 1: Metal casting — pattern making, moulding, gating/risers, furnace types, solidification defects, and special processes like die and investment casting
- Unit 2: Welding processes (gas, arc, resistance, friction, laser, electron-beam) and their defects, plus soldering and brazing
- Unit 3: Bulk deformation processing — hot/cold working, forging, rolling, and extrusion/wire-drawing
- Unit 4: Sheet-metal forming (blanking, deep drawing, bending) and high-energy-rate forming methods
- Unit 5: Additive manufacturing — process classification, materials, and post-processing of AM parts
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines
covers how fluids behave at rest and in motion and how that behaviour is harnessed in pumps and turbines, a prerequisite for thermal and hydraulic system design later on.
- Unit 1: Fluid statics — pressure measurement, manometry, and buoyancy/stability of floating bodies
- Unit 2: Fluid kinematics and dynamics — continuity, Euler’s and Bernoulli’s equations, and pipe-flow losses
- Unit 3: Boundary layer theory and dimensional analysis via the Buckingham Pi theorem
- Unit 4: Turbomachinery basics — force of jets on vanes, and impulse/reaction turbines (Pelton, Francis, Kaplan)
- Unit 5: Turbine and pump performance — unit/specific quantities, cavitation, and centrifugal/reciprocating pump characteristics
Theory of Machines
the kinematics and dynamics course behind every mechanism, gear train, and rotating assembly a mechanical engineer will later design or troubleshoot.
- Unit 1: Mechanism classification, degrees of freedom, Grashof’s law, and common mechanisms like quick-return and straight-line linkages
- Unit 2: Displacement, velocity, and acceleration analysis of mechanisms, including instantaneous centres and Coriolis acceleration
- Unit 3: Gyroscopic effects in vehicles and aircraft, plus gear profile theory (involute/cycloidal) and gear trains
- Unit 4: Balancing of rotating masses and cam/follower design (displacement diagrams, pressure angle, undercutting)
- Unit 5: Free and forced vibration of single-degree-of-freedom systems, plus turning-moment diagrams and flywheel design
Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines Lab
puts the turbomachinery and flow-measurement theory from the lecture course into practice on real pumps, turbines, and metering devices.
- Turbine and pump performance testing: Pelton wheel, Francis turbine, Kaplan turbine, single- and multi-stage centrifugal pumps, and reciprocating pumps
- Flow-measurement calibration: venturimeter, orifice meter, and pipe friction-factor determination
- Additional exercises: impact-of-jet-on-vanes testing and turbine flow-meter measurement
Manufacturing Processes Lab
hands-on casting, welding, and forming practice that mirrors the process theory covered in the lecture course.
- Pattern-making and sand-testing exercises: single-piece and split patterns, sieve/clay/moisture/strength/permeability tests, and mould preparation
- Joining exercises: gas cutting, manual metal arc welding, TIG/MIG welding, spot welding, brazing, and soldering
- Forming and additive exercises: injection and blow moulding, sheet-metal operations, deep drawing/extrusion, and 3D-printed parts
Soft Skills
a communication and employability-focused course meant to prepare students for interviews, teamwork, and workplace interpersonal dynamics alongside their technical training.
- Intra-personal and inter-personal skills: SWOT analysis, emotional intelligence, time/stress management, teamwork, negotiation, and leadership
- Verbal skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing (including resumes and statements of purpose)
- Non-verbal and interview skills: body language, dress code, and structured interview technique
Design Thinking & Innovation
introduces a human-centred design process so students learn to frame problems and prototype solutions, not just apply existing formulas.
- Unit 1: Design fundamentals and the history of design thinking as a discipline
- Unit 2: The design thinking process — empathise, analyse, ideate, prototype — applied to social innovation
- Unit 3: Innovation versus creativity, and building teams that sustain innovation
- Unit 4: Product design — problem framing, product strategy, and specification-writing
- Unit 5: Applying design thinking to business strategy, startups, and business-model testing
by Rishi | Jul 10, 2026 | JNTUK R23 Syllabus
| # | Category | Subject | L-T-P | Credits |
|---|
| 1 | Basic Science | Numerical Methods and Transform Techniques | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 2 | HSMC | Universal Human Values – Understanding Harmony & Ethical Human Conduct | 2-1-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Engineering Science | Thermodynamics | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| 4 | Professional Core | Mechanics of Solids | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 5 | Professional Core | Material Science and Metallurgy | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 6 | Professional Core | Mechanics of Solids and Materials Science Lab | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Professional Core | Computer-Aided Machine Drawing | 0-0-3 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Engineering Science | Python Programming Lab | 0-0-2 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Skill Enhancement Course | Embedded Systems and IoT | 0-1-2 | 2 |
| 10 | Audit Course | Environmental Science | 2-0-0 | – |
Total: 15-2-10, 20 credits
Numerical Methods and Transform Techniques
builds the applied-maths toolkit mechanical engineers lean on for approximating solutions that don’t have a clean closed form, from root-finding through to signal analysis.
- Unit 1: Iterative methods for algebraic and transcendental equations (bisection, secant, false position, iteration, Newton-Raphson), plus interpolation using Newton’s forward/backward formulae and Lagrange’s method
- Unit 2: Numerical integration (trapezoidal, Simpson’s 1/3 and 3/8 rules) and solving initial-value ODEs via Taylor series, Picard’s method, and related step methods
- Unit 3: Laplace transforms, standard transform pairs, the Dirac delta function, inverse Laplace transforms, the convolution theorem, and their use in solving ODEs and integro-differential equations
- Unit 4: Fourier series of periodic functions, Dirichlet’s conditions, even/odd functions, change of interval, and half-range sine/cosine series
- Unit 5: Fourier transforms — the Fourier integral theorem, sine/cosine integrals, properties, inverse transforms, the convolution theorem, and finite Fourier transforms
Universal Human Values – Understanding Harmony & Ethical Human Conduct
a values-and-ethics course (AICTE’s UHV-II model) that asks students to examine what a genuinely fulfilling life and a responsible professional practice actually require, beyond technical competence.
- Unit 1: Course orientation and self-exploration — distinguishing natural acceptance from social conditioning, and the basic aspiration toward continuous happiness and prosperity
- Unit 2: Harmony within the individual — the relationship between the self and the body, and what self-regulation and health actually mean
- Unit 3: Harmony in family and society — trust and respect as foundational relational values, and a vision for a harmonious social order
- Unit 4: Harmony with nature — interconnectedness across the mineral, plant, animal, and human orders of existence
- Unit 5: Putting the holistic understanding into practice — implications for ethical professional conduct, humanistic education, and institutional/management models
Thermodynamics
covers the laws governing energy conversion between heat and work, giving mechanical engineers the vocabulary and property relationships behind every engine, refrigerator, and power cycle they’ll later design.
- Unit 1: Basic concepts — systems, boundaries, thermodynamic equilibrium, state, process, and reversibility versus irreversibility
- Unit 2: Zeroth and First Laws of Thermodynamics, work and heat as path functions, enthalpy, and heat engine/heat pump performance parameters
- Unit 3: Second Law of Thermodynamics (Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements), Carnot’s principle, entropy, availability, and Gibbs/Helmholtz functions
- Unit 4: Properties of pure substances — P-V-T surfaces, T-S and h-s diagrams, Mollier charts, and phase-change behaviour
- Unit 5: Refrigeration and air-conditioning fundamentals — vapour compression cycles, COP, psychrometric properties, and human-comfort load calculations
Mechanics of Solids
the core strength-of-materials course that teaches how loaded components deform and fail, the foundation for every later design and machine-elements subject.
- Unit 1: Simple stresses and strains, Hooke’s law, composite bars, complex/biaxial stress states, Mohr’s circle, and strain energy under different loading types
- Unit 2: Shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever, simply-supported, and overhanging beams under various load types
- Unit 3: Flexural and shear stress theory — the bending equation, section modulus, and shear stress distribution across common cross-sections
- Unit 4: Beam deflection (double integration, Macaulay’s method, Mohr’s theorem) and torsion of circular shafts
- Unit 5: Thin and thick cylinders/spheres under pressure, and column buckling via Euler’s and Rankine’s formulae
Material Science and Metallurgy
explains why metals and alloys behave the way they do at a microstructural level, so students can later choose and process the right material for a given mechanical application.
- Unit 1: Crystal structures and packing, grain boundaries and imperfections, alloying theory, and equilibrium/phase diagrams including Cu-Ni and Fe-Fe3C
- Unit 2: Ferrous alloys (cast irons, plain-carbon and alloy steels) and non-ferrous alloys (copper, aluminium, titanium, magnesium, superalloys)
- Unit 3: Heat treatment of steels — annealing, normalizing, hardening, TTT diagrams, tempering, hardenability, and surface-hardening methods
- Unit 4: Powder metallurgy — powder production, compaction, sintering, and applications of sintered products
- Unit 5: Ceramics, composites (PMC/MMC/CMC), and an introduction to nanomaterials and smart materials
Mechanics of Solids and Materials Science Lab
pairs mechanical-testing practice with microstructure observation so theory from the two lecture courses gets verified on real specimens.
- Mechanics of Solids section: tensile, bending, torsion, hardness (Brinell/Rockwell/Vickers), spring, impact (Charpy/Izod), punch shear, and liquid-penetrant tests
- Materials Science section: microstructure preparation and study of pure metals, plain-carbon steels, cast irons, non-ferrous alloys, heat-treated steels, and Jominy end-quench hardenability testing
Computer-Aided Machine Drawing
moves students from manual drafting conventions into CAD, covering how joints, couplings, and assemblies are represented and toleranced in a professional drawing.
- 2D CAD exercises: thread profiles, bolted/riveted/welded joint conventions, keys, and rigid/flexible couplings
- 3D CAD exercises: solid modelling and sectional views of machine parts, plus assembly drawings such as tool posts, tailstocks, gate valves, and screw jacks
- Production drawing: translating 3D assemblies into 2D manufacturing drawings with dimensional and geometric tolerances
Python Programming Lab
a hands-on introduction to Python meant to give mechanical students a general-purpose scripting and data-handling skill they can apply to engineering computation, not just software electives.
- Core language exercises: syntax, control structures, functions/modules, lists/tuples, dictionaries/sets, string handling, and file I/O
- Applied exercises: exception handling, object-oriented programming, and using third-party libraries and packages
- Data-focused exercises: data manipulation and visualization with Pandas/Matplotlib, plus basic web-scraping, API, and database (SQLite) interaction
Embedded Systems and IoT
introduces microcontroller interfacing and internet-connected sensing, the building blocks behind smart manufacturing and mechatronic systems covered later in the programme.
- Embedded systems experiments: sensor signal acquisition, PWM generation, serial/SPI communication, and stepper-motor and accelerometer interfacing using Arduino
- IoT experiments: Raspberry Pi setup and Python-based development, distance/LED interfacing, public API/SDK interaction, and Zigbee protocol basics
Environmental Science
a mandatory audit course covering ecological literacy and environmental law, meant to instil awareness of the sustainability trade-offs engineers create.
- Unit 1: Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and the use/over-exploitation of forest, water, mineral, and food resources
- Unit 2: Ecosystem structure and function, food chains/webs, and biodiversity conservation
- Unit 3: Causes and control of air, water, soil, marine, noise, and thermal pollution, plus solid-waste and disaster management
- Unit 4: Sustainable development, water conservation, environmental legislation (Environment Protection Act, Water Act, Air Act, Wildlife Protection Act, Forest Conservation Act)
- Unit 5: Population growth, human health, and the role of information technology and value education in environmental welfare
by Rishi | Jul 10, 2026 | JNTUK R23 Syllabus
| # | Category | Subject | L-T-P | Credits |
|---|
| 1 | Internship & Project Work | Full-Semester Internship & Project Work | 0-0-24 | 12 |
Total: 12 credits.
IV Year II Semester in the R23 Mechanical Engineering structure consists entirely of a full-semester internship and project work — there are no theory subjects, electives, or a unit-wise syllabus for this semester in the source PDF; the credit is earned through the internship/project placement itself.