Dr. A Raveendra is a Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Malla Reddy Engineering College. He received his B.Tech. in 1994 from Kakatiya University, his M.Tech. in 2003 from VTU-Belgaum and a PhD in 2017 from JNTUH. He has over six years of experience as a PPC Engineer for Hind High Vacuum Co. Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore. Thereafter, he worked for two years as an Assistant Professor in Dr. S.G.I.E.T at Markapur.

Since 2005, Dr. Raveendra has been working with Malla Reddy Engineering College and has guided more than 30 UG (B.Tech) projects and PG (M.Tech) projects, respectively. He has served in various positions at Malla Reddy Engineering College (head of the department, controller of examinations, canteen committee member). He regularly attends and organises workshops, conferences (national and international), FDPs, STTPs and guest lectures. Moreover, he has published a book in his area of expertise has attended more than 30 webinars during the year 2020 and attended more than 10 online FDPs.

Malla Reddy Engineering College [MREC]

What are your interests and what are the special practices that you have observed while working with this organization for 18 years?

Malla Reddy Engineering College fosters the pursuit of international quality standards of excellence in Academics, Research and Consultancy, Administration, and Extension Services. MREC offers students services like counselling placement training support, personality grooming, and industry visits, corporate lectures, summer training, seminars, project reports, continuous evaluation, publication, and pre-placement talk for final placement. The institute undertakes to publish all the research articles presented at the conferences in the form of books. The institute conducts an international conference and three national conferences. furthermore, we have the student information bulletin that familiarizes them with various activities like the rules and regulations of the institute, the academic calendar, the alumni club, and sports.

Technology is going through a lot of dynamic changes these days, what steps are you taking in order to be updated with the latest trends and incorporate them into the curriculum at MREC?

To meet the latest trends, the department regularly conducts seminars, workshops, and internship program for the students. The department’s board of studies committee also comprises industry personnel and guest professors. Based on the recommendations of committee members and student requirements, the department includes the latest technology-related subjects in the curriculum of Mechanical Engineering.

What are the current biggest challenges in the field of Mechanical Engineering domain in general, and how do you plan to address them as a HOD?

Mechanical Engineering is an evolving field with the advent of newer and better technologies, so the faculty members of the department must stay updated on their knowledge of the latest technologies. It is a very important and challenging job, so to overcome this problem, as a HOD, we conduct faculty development programs in the latest trends and technologies held by industry people and expert academicians.

How do you collaborate with industries and other academic institutions to provide practical exposure, internships & placement facilities for your students?

The department's senior faculty members regularly visit the industries to convince them to be part of the institution's activities, like conducting student- industry-oriented projects, and internships for students with the help of industry professionals. Based on the requirements of a specific industry the department trains the students to get placement in that industry through workshops and dedicated training sessions.

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Can you explain us about the infrastructural facilities available with respect to Mechanical department at MREC?

The department has full-fledged infrastructural facilities with regards to classrooms, laboratories, a library, computing facilities and visual training programs. We have a team of highly qualified teaching and non-teaching staff and technical staff who carry out the academic programmes and assist us with daily tasks. There are sufficient well-planned laboratories with numerous pieces of equipment for the students, and excellent practical training is imparted to them.

How do you support and encourage the students at the Mechanical department towards innovation?

MREC has an innovation and incubation centre that conducts many programs like smart hackathons, and project expos. The department imparts design thinking and social innovation-related concepts and executes social innovation projects with students.

We can observe many students opting for specializations like CSE more, compared to core branches. What is the scope of Mechanical engineering in the coming years both domestically and internationally?

Nowadays most students opt for the CSE branch because of the higher placements in software engineering. However, mechanical engineering is an ever-green subject in the field of engineering. Globally, many opportunities are available for mechanical engineering students and there is a bright future for students in new technologies like additive manufacturing, nanotechnology, and electric vehicles. Specifically, there is a lot of demand for mechanical engineering students in new technologies-related industries.

What is your vision as a HOD of Mechanical engineering for the coming years at MREC?

As a HOD of Mechanical Engineering, my vision is to strive continuously to impart quality Mechanical Engineering Education to students and make the MREC Mechanical Department a centre for excellence in mechanical engineering education, entrepreneurship and innovation. I want to attract the best talents in the country and generate batches of trained engineers who are job-ready.