| Session | Type of the Activity | Details of the Activity | Number of students attended / participated | |
| 2020-2021 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a session on “Attributes of a Successful Engineer” on 17th August 2021. The session was delivered by Mr. Anil Bhasin, Former President, Havells India Ltd. for the Corporate-Academia interaction session. Mr. Anil Bhasin has over 38 years of extensive experience in Business Development, Sales & Marketing and Project Management. It was been an inspiring session and he spoke on different qualities and preparations that contribute in making one realise one’s dreams. He also discussed different ways of sharpening the skills | 17th August, 2021and 118 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1437177043313432&set=pcb.1437181043313032 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | An exploratory and wonderful session on "Digital Manufacturing" by Mr Krishna Prasad, Digital Manufacturing expert, Siemens Centre of Excellence, NIT Kurukshetra for Mechanical Engineering students was conducted on 10th August 2021. The speaker discussed about the new learning opportunities in the field of manufacturing by using Technomatix Plant simulation software. The session was organised by SAE Collegiate Club in association with Department of Mechanical Engineering. | 10th August 2021 and 105 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1432512333779903&set=pcb.1432519590445844 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with SAE-OPJU Collegiate Club, Team VIDYUT, and Skill Shark organized a session on “E-MOBILITY IN INDIA-Future of Sustainable Transportation” on 31st July 2021. The session was delivered by Mr. Ashhar Ahmed, Co-founder, and Director, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. The speaker discussed the automotive industry, the electric vehicle ecosystem, and different aspects of designing, manufacturing, simulation, electronics of electric vehicles. The talk was attended by 100+ participants and they gathered a crisp knowledge on E-Mobility. | 31st July, 2021 and 110 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1426370101060793&set=pcb.1426373317727138 |
| 2020-21 | MoU with AWPM | The Centre of Excellence in Welding Technology (COEWT), a vertical of the Centre for Steel Technology and Product Development (#CSTPD), #OPJindalUniversity has signed an MoU with Association of Welding Products Manufacturers (AWPM) today. The MoU will help the OPJU and Mechanical students in terms of their Training, Placement, Paid and Unpaid Long Term Internships, and Industry Expert Lectures. | 16 July 2021 | https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1424896374541499&set=pcb.1424897211208082 |
| 2020-21 | Skill Based Training | The Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with the Department of Civil Engineering and SAE OPJU Collegiate Club organised a one week online certificate course on “Basics of AUTOCAD” for the 5th and 6th semester students of Diploma Engineering from 12th-17th July 2021. | 12th July t0 17th July, 2021 and 174 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1413436272354176&set=a.127333367631146 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with SAE-OPJU Collegiate Club, organised a session on "Design of Mechanical Systems Using CFD" on 11th July 2021. Dr. Satish Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur stressed the fact that CFD is becoming nowadays an important design and research tool in the field of mechanical engineering to test and improve the design of different mechanical systems. The session was attended by 80+ participants comprising of students and industry personnel | 11 July 2021 and 85 Participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1412723295758807&set=a.127333367631146 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with centre of Excellence in Welding Technology (A vertical of Centre for Steel Technology & Product Development) organised a session on "Advances in Arc Welding" on 09th July 2021. Dr. Ramkishor Anant, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MANIT Bhopal discussed in detail the importance of welding in the manufacturing sector and said that the future of welding holds even greater promise as methods are devised for joining dissimilar and non-metallic materials, and for creating products of innovative shapes and designs. It was a very engaging session and was attended by 90+ participants. | 09th July, 2021 and 95 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1410344235996713&set=a.127333367631146 |
| 2020-21 | International Yoga Day | Department of Mechanical Engg celebrated "International Yoga Day" with their members and wished everyone a healthy and peaceful life. | 21 June 2021 and 98 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1399933970371073&set=pcb.1399934107037726 |
| 2020-21 | Alumni Talk | Team Vidyut-OPJU in association with SAE-OPJU Collegiate Club and the Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a talk on 'Role of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning projects for placements' on 20th June 2021. The speaker of the session was OPJU alumni Mr. Raj Kapish Gupta, Assistant System Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services. The overall session focused on 'Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning' in inter-discipline areas and especially on Automotive Technology. The session was attended by 100+ participants from different departments of the School of Engineering. | 20th June 2021 and 100+ participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1399918353705968&set=pcb.1399916613706142 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | The SAE OPJU Collegiate club in association with the Center for Industry-Academia Collaboration on "How to be a Company Fit – A guide to discover the right career path" on 12th June 2021. The session was delivered by Mr. Venkatesh Neelam, Volvo Group Recruitment, Volvo Group India Private Limited, where he gave an insight to "How to discover the right career path? and how to attract potential employers?" He said information is at your fingertips but how you leverage and use it, decides the success you achieve in your life. The session was attended by 90+ participants. | 12th June 2021 and 95 participants | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/pcb.4104784289638555/4104783662971951 |
| 2020-21 | Inauguration of OPJU-SAE collegiate Club and Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering, OP Jindal University, Raigarh in association with Institutional Innovation Council (IIC) and SAEINDIA inaugurated the OPJU-SAE collegiate Club through online mode on 10th June 2021.The inaugural session was bolstered by the presence of Mr. K Venkatraj, Deputy Director-General SAE-INDIA, Dr. Arun Sampath, Chief Engineer & Head Innovation & Global Technology Centre, Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited, Bengaluru, Dr. Vivek Kaundal, Specialist – Technical Education Global Engineering Academy, L&T Technology Services Limited, Mysore and Mr. Bhavesh Kumar, Director-Dassault System, Chennai. The inauguration was followed by a talk on "Role of Simulation in Electromobility Innovation" by Mr. Bhavesh Kumar. The sessions were attended by 100+ participants and SAE Collegiate Club members. |
10th June 2021 and 100+ Participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1392221261142344&set=a.127333367631146 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering, OPJU organized a webinar in association with Entuple technologies on 18th May 2021 to demonstrate the Research Capabilities of ANSYS Mechanical & CFD Modules and the latest enhancements on the software. Two sessions of 1.5 hrs each were conducted between 10 AM - 1 PM. The 1st session was on ANSYS (structural, thermal, etc) and 2nd Session was on CFD Module. | 18th May 2021and 88 participants | |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering, OPJU organized a very interactive online session on Thermal Power Plant conducted by Mr. Gajendra Rawat, AVP and Operation Head, Jindal Power Limited, Tamnar for the 8th Semester students of the department on 13th May 2021. He discussed in detail the importance of technical and professional skills for the overall development of the students. | 13th May 2021and 105 particpants | https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1374217146276089&set=pcb.1374217479609389 |
| 2020-21 | Skill Based Training | Department of Mechanical Engineering, OPJU organized an "Online One week CNC & 3D Printing Certificate Course' in association with Indo-Danish Tool Room Jamshedpur, during 10-14 May 2021. This course was specially designed for Diploma (Polytechnic) final year Mechanical, Production, and Metallurgy students. The key topics covered during the course were CAD/CAM, CNC Technology, CNC Programming Techniques on Lathe, CNC Lathe & 3D Printing Technology (Additive Manufacturing). | 10th-14th May 2021 and 182 participants | https://youtu.be/aWLzoS1S9L8 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1372730456424758&set=pcb.1372733353091135 |
| 2020-21 | Quiz Competition | The Department of Mechanical Engineering, OP Jindal university successfully organised an Online National Level Quiz on "Green Technology" for the students of class 11th and 12th, in association with ZYPP, CREDA, SESI, SAE India Collegiate Club, and IEE OPJU Chapter. The quiz received an overwhelming response and nearly 450+ students from the different states of India participated in the quiz. | 25th April 2021 and 450+ particpants | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/a.764469760336708/3961232567327062/ |
| 2020-21 | Placement Preparation Training | One Month Placement Preparation Training for the 8th semester students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering was organized at JSPL Raigarh. Training included different sessions by the plant experts and visits to different departments of JSPL. | 23th Feb 2021- 22nd March 2021, 30 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1322076428156828&set=pcb.1322084098156061 |
| 2020-21 | GD, PI, Aptitude Test for 8th semester students | GD, PI, Aptitude Test and area wise technical sessions were conducted by the Faculty members of the Department of Mechanical Engineering OPJU Raigarh for the 8th semester students, to prepare them for placement drives. | 16th Feb 2021 | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1317853175245820&set=pcb.1317853651912439 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | The Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Science in association with the Institution's Innovation Council at OP Jindal University, Raigarh organised a webinar on 30th January 2021 where Dr. D.R. Peshwe, Professor at Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engg., VNIT Nagpur shared his thoughts on “Identifying Intellectual Property Component at the Early Stage of Innovation”. Dr. Peshwe delivered a very informative presentation and explained in detail what we mean by an idea, invention, and innovation. He explained many innovative ideas by giving several examples used in daily life including fields of agriculture, medical, machinery, automobile, and transportation. The webinar was attended by 100+registered participants from industries, students, and faculty members from the University. | 30th Jan 2021 and 108 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1306376506393487&set=pb.100010634506719.-2207520000..&type=3 |
| 2020-21 | Pinacle 2020 (HR Summit) | PINNACLE 2020 came to its enormous Valedictory session on 10th Dec 2020, setting a paradigm for Virtual HR summits and industry-academia collaboration. Reveal the best beneficiary tips, insights and information from various industries in the imminent panel discussion. Reap the most of the critical views of experts to share in discussion and enable to make a better precise decision for future. | 05th Dec 2020 – 10th Dec 2020 | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/a.697010850415933/3561273373 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | The Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with Instituion's Innovation Council at OP Jindal University, Raigarh organised a webinar on 25th November 2020 where Mr. Vishal Pillai - Innovation SIG Head, KPIT, Pune shared his thoughts on “Process of Innovation Development” . He discussed in detail about the key steps involved in innovation along with the different tools and techniques used at different stages of innovation. The webinar was attended by 150+ registered participants from industries, students, and faculty members from the University. | 25th Nov 2020 and 158 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1261561970874941&set=pb.100010634506719.-2207520000..&type=3 |
| 2020-21 | Establishment of Centre of Excellence in Advanced Welding | The Department of Mechanical Engineering established a Center of Excellence in Advanced Welding under Centre for Steel Technology and Product Development (CSTPD). The installation work has started and the centre will surely add to our initiatives towards Weld 4.0, major placement opportunities for students, research work, easiness in fabrication and projects, consultancies and training facility to industries. | 20th Nov 2020 | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/pcb.3539663896150600/3539663319483991/ |
| 2020-21 | Alumni Talk | The Department of Mechanical Engineering organised its 3rd Alumni talk series on 6th November 2020, where Mr. Devopam Dasgupta (2011-2015 batch) presently working as the Compliance Specialist at Platform.sh, Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, discussed in detail the opportunities available for higher education in the Foriegn Universities with the existing students of the department. He also showed some light on the employment opportunities available abroad after completing the higher studies | 06th Nov 2020 and 89 participants | |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | An excellent session on Overview of Rebar in Steel Industries with a special focus on technological advances made by JSPL delivered by Mr. Krishna Ballabh Singh, JSPL Patratu to seventh semester Mechanical students on 3rd Nov 2020. It was a real great learning experience for seventh semester students | 03rd Nov 2020 and 33 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1243477346016737&set=pcb.1243479299 |
| 2020-21 | Alumni Talk | During the Alumni talk series organized on 30th October 2020, it was an excellent experience listening to our Mechanical Alumni-Batch 2014, Mr Pranjal Soni, Zonal Manager, Saint Gobain, Mumbai. He shared his valuable experiences with the young budding engineers. | 30th Oct 2020 | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1240532702977868&set=pb.100010634506719.-2207520000..&type=3 |
| 2020-21 | Skill based training | O.P. Jindal University and Dept. Of mechanical engineering in association with IDTR, JAMSEDHPUR, and CREDA organized a Design Challenge 2020 so that the students can come up with 3D CAD skills through models and win attractive exciting prizes along with a chance to undergo CAD, CAE software courses. | 07th November 2020 and 78 participants | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/pcb.3458505987599725/3458505494266441/ |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | The Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with Centre for Industry-Academia Collaboration at OP Jindal University, Raigarh organised a webinar on 10th October 2020 where Mr. Anurag Tiwari - Director & Vice President, Vedanta Group, BALCO shared his thoughts on “Industry 4.0 in Metals and Mining Industry”. He stressed on the importance of implementing Industry 4.0 and discussed the opportunities in processing, mining and suggested an exclusive pathway for successful implementation of it in metals and mining industry. The webinar was attended by 150+ registered participants from industries, students, and faculty members from the University. | 10th Oct 2020 and 126 participants | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/pcb.3425927077524283/3425926517524339/ |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | The Department of Mechanical Engineering organized an expert talk on the topic “Development of Solar Energy in India” on 26th September 2020. Dr Arun K Tripathi Director General, National Institute of Solar Energy (An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India), Gurugram, Haryana delivered the talk. | 26th September 2020 and 110 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1211001822597623&set=pcb.1211003172597488 |
| 2020-21 | Placement preparation | To hone the skills of final year students of Mechanical Engineering department a series of Technical and aptitude tests, Presentations, and GD sessions were organized on the online mode. | 24th September 2020 and 30 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1209205182777287&set=pcb.1209207346110404 |
| 2020-21 | Alumni Talk | During the Alumni talk series organized on 19th September 2020, it was an excellent experience listening to our Mechanical Alumni-Batch 2013, Mr Ashish Khairkar, Module Lead- Persistent Systems Private Limited, Nagpur. He discussed in detail the different career paths for Mechanical Engineers in the field of Artificial intelligence and how they can be easily picked by software and Automation industries. | 19th September 2020 and 85 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1205530406478098&set=pcb.1205529213144884 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering organised a webinar on “Design, Development and Testing of a Modern Combat Aircraft from Structural Dynamics & Aeroelastic Point of View” on 10th September 2020. Mr. T.M Naidu, Ex. Director, ADA and Advisor NAL Bangalore was the resource person. His team was responsible for design, development, testing and airworthiness clearance of the entire structure of Tejas aircraft. It was a wonderful technical session attended by 120+ participants. | 10th September 2020 and 127 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1198330557198083&set=pcb.1198335730530899 |
| 2020-21 | National level competition | Team SOLARIC of OPJU participated in India's largest SAE India Efficycle 2020 ( https://www.effi.saenis.org/) and successfully encountered the first round with the generality of the team. | 6th September 2020 | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1195174674180338&set=a.127333367631146 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with the Centre for Industry-Academia Collaboration (CIAC) organized an interesting session on "Future workforce" by Mr. Sanjay Chandel, Senior Vice President & Head HR- Sterling India on 29th August. The takeaway from the session was the need for continuous learning, growth through new experiences, and gaining the ideas for the foundation of a new workforce. Over 350+ participants registered for the webinar and attended by 157 participants from industries, student fraternity, faculty members, and other interested ones. | 29th August 2020 and 157 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1188113874886418&set=pcb.1188114624886343 |
| 2020-21 | Faculty Development Program | Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a 5 Days Online Faculty Development Program on Mechatronics, Automation & Robotics in association with IEEE Bombay Section and All India Council for Robotics and Automation (AICRA).August 3-7 2020 witnessed a vibrant and dynamic exchange of knowledge and experience during the Five-Day Online Faculty Development programme on “Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics” organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, OP Jindal University, Raigarh in association with IEEE Bombay Section and AICRA. The patron of the FDP was Dr R.D. Patidar (Vice-Chancellor, OPJU), Chairman of the FDP was Dr Siddharth S Chakraborty (Director of Centre for Industry-Academia Collaboration; Professor and Head-Department of Mechanical Engineering, OPJU); Convener of FDP was Dr Mahesh Bhiwapurkar, (Professor, Mechanical Engineering OPJU) and the Organizing Secretary was Dr. Satish Kanhed (Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering OPJU). Many eminent speakers from institutes of national repute and leading industries shared their views and expertise to make the participants aware of the state-of-the-art, new research results, perspectives of future developments, and innovative applications relevant to mechatronics, robotics, automation, industrial electronics, and related areas. The course was aimed at industry persons, faculty members, entrepreneurs, and research scholars. With over 900+ participants and 16+ renowned speakers, the programme was a huge success and helped the participants to identify the future research needs in this interdisciplinary emerging field. | 3rd-7th August 2020 | https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1167565546941251&set=pb.100010634506719.-2207520000..&type=3 |
| 2020-21 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering organised a webinar on “Online Teaching Methodology” on 23rd July 2020. Dr. Rajib Kumar Panda, Associate Professor & Head, School of Management @NIT, Rourkela discussed in detail about the various tools and techniques that are available to make the learning more impactful and interesting. | 23rd July 2020 and 112 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3142825675764770&set=a.533781800002517 |
| First private university in India to be associated with Jindal Stainless Ltd. in introducing Stainless steel course in the B.Tech curriculum. A great value added to the experiential learning for Batch 2019, 2020, and 2021, ESVC Solaric team of OPJU. | 18TH JULY 2020 | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1155073414857131&set=pcb.115507426152371 | ||
| 2020-21 | Quiz Competition | Department of Mechanical Engineering organised a national level online quiz on " Power Generation Technologies" in the month of July 2020. The quiz received an overwhelming response and more than 4000 participants from different states of India attempted the quiz. | 7th July 2020 and 4000 participants | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/a.697010850415933/3142298679220459/ |
| 2019-2020 | Expert Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with IEEE Bombay Section, and Center for Industry Academia Collaboration conducted "OPJU IEEE Tech Web Series" to connect industry professionals, academia and students together to get an insight of the future technological trends. Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, Scientist and Professor, Maryland United States and Mr. Mritunjay Singh, Sr. VP Infosys, Pune discussed in detail about the 5G Technologies and it’s impact. |
27th June 2020 and 155 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1138509736513499&set=a.127333367631146 |
| 2019-2020 | Skill based training | Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with Indo-Danish Tool Room organized an online internship for OPJU students on ANSYS 16.0. | 25th May – 20th June 2020 and 55 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1116600122037794&set=a.635897976774680 |
| 2019-2020 | Expert Talk | A webinar on "Electric Vehicles and the Way Forward" was conducted by OP Jindal University, Raigarh in association with IEEE-Mumbai Section and IEEE@OPJU on 20th June witnessed more than 150 participants. The esteemed Panelist for the webinar were Mr. Atul Arya, Head Energy System Division, Panasonic India, Gurgoan, and Mr. Bhavesh Kumar, Director- SIMULIA, Dassault Systems, Chennai. They gave a great insight to most of the aspects of Electric vehicles including battery system, safety issues, and their solutions, policies, framework, simulation, and the way it reduces testing and prototyping, AI and ML in the EV segment. | 20th June 2020 and 150 participants | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/pcb.3100252693425058/3100250666758594/ |
| 2019-2020 | Expert Talk | The Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a Webinar on “Vision 2030, Challenges and Opportunities in Realizing Transition to Full EVs”. The session was conducted by Dr. Arun Kumar Sampath, Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited, Chief Engineer & Head, Innovation & Global EV Tech Center, Bengaluru on 19th June 2020. He gave a clear picture of strength, opportunities, and challenges to adopting the EV technology and further push to make India Atamnirbhar Bharat (Self- Reliant India). | 19th June 2020 and 112 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1133845200313286&set=pcb.1133845440313262 |
| 2019-20 | Quiz Competition | Mechanical Engineering Department, OP Jindal University, Raigarh- An initiative of JSPL Group conducted an international level online quiz on "Digital Manufacturing" | 14th June 2020 – 24th June 2020 | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeR0e-vkCcWVi5DLFkE-LtMYwEDzehlzxDpcS9XaHvq4sBJOA/alreadyresponded |
| 2019-20 | Expert Talk | The Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a webinar on the topic " 3D Printing- A revolution in Manufacturing Technology". The session was delivered by Dr Surya S, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, IIT Hyderabad. | 06th June 2020 and 95 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1123203634710776&set=pcb.1123205714710568 |
| 2019-20 | Expert Talk | The Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a webinar on the topic “Impact of post Covid-19 on Industry 4.0” Mr. Sabyasachi Biswas, Executive Director, IBM, Kolkata gave an excellent coverage of basics with fruitful insights over the accelerated future of Industry 4.0 | 16th May 2020 and 115 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1107495539614919&set=pcb.1107500362947770 |
| 2019-20 | Expert Talk | A fruitful and informative panel discussion held in the webinar on "COVID-19 could be an accelerant to the adaption of digitization in Manufacturing " organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at OP Jindal University, Raigarh. It was a real pleasure to hear all the esteemed panelists from renowned industries. | 12th May 2020 and 124 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1104984443199362&set=pcb.1104985036532636 |
| 2019-20 | Alumni Talk | Department of Mechanical Engineering OPJU organized an expert talk on "Importance of Non-Conventional Energy Sources". The external speaker was Mr. Ranadeep Sarkar, M.Sc.(Wind Energy), Oldenburg University, Germany an OPJU Alumni. Students understood the importance of Renewable energy resources and the career opportunities available in this field in India as well as outside India.The Course duration was 2 hrs. and students were benefited from it. | 19th April 2020 and 85 participants. | https:// www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2900115896702417&set=pcb.2900116013369072 |
| 2019-20 | Skill based training | A Certification program on "Machine Learning using Python” was launched on 5th Feb 2020 for OPJU Students in order to Make the students ready for a great career ahead and getting good exposure on Machine learning and Artificial intelligence along with project building. |
05th 2020 35 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1042248502806290&set=pcb.1042252716139202 |
| Students with their innovative mind coming with new ideals - Hybrid Electric Cycle Visit- Tech Model Exhibition @Technorollix 2020 with more than 80+ Models by OPJU students |
18TH FEB 2020 | https:// www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1039845133046627&set=a.635897976774680 | ||
| 2019-20 | Student placement preparation | A series of Technical and aptitude tests, Training Presentation, GD Preparation, and mock PI were organized for the final year students of Mechanical Engineering department. The initiative was taken by Mechanical departmental placement coordinator, faculty and staff members accompanied with support from career development cell. | 03rd-07th February 2020 and 40 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1031881213843019&set=pcb.1031887977175676 |
| 2019-20 | Industry Visit | 4th semester and 6th semester- Mechanical Engineering Department visited both DCPP, Dongamahua, and JSPL Raigarh on 31st Jan and 7th Feb, 2020 and got good exposure to the processes. | 31st Jan 2020 and 07th February 2020 and 71 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1031864747177999&set=pcb.1031868457177628 |
| 2019-20 | GATE Preparation | Mock GATE Exam conducted in the Department of Mechanical Engineering for the final year students on 22nd Jan 2020 to boost their confidence. | 22nd Jan 2020 and 35 participants | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1027168307647643&set=pcb.1027169764314164 |
| 2019-2020 | Skill Development Training | The Department of Mechanical Engineering in association with the Department of Electrical Engineering organized the Electric Bike Racing Championship 2020 (EBRC) Season – 5 during the period 13th to 16th January 2020 in collaboration with AMT MotoCorp. Students from different universities participated in the event and also learned the fundamentals of electric bike. | 13th Jan – 16th Jan 2020 | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1013072532390554&set=pcb.1013077589056715 |
| 2019-20 | Expert Talk | Students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering had an opportunity of interacting with Mr. Karan Sandhu, Chief Learning Officer, JSPL. He guided the students to make the best out of the resources and about future-advancement in the steel industry. | 09th Jan 2020 and 175 participants | https://www.facebook.com/OPJURaigarh/photos/pcb.2728465237270474/2728463040604027/ |
| 2019-20 | Plantation Drive | One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." ― William Shakespeare To protect the nature earth the Mechanical Team members actively participated in the plantation drive organized by the Admin team of OPJU. |
01st Jan 2020 | https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1001715680192906&set=pcb.1001720890192385 |
Develop and upgrade the Skills of the youth in the field of Welding.
To promote World Class Standards.
To Add Quality in “Make in India” initiative.
To bridge the technological gap between industry requirement and academic curriculum.
The center will impart training to Undergraduate, Post Graduate, Polytechnic and Vocational school students to meet industry requirements, and enhancing the competency levels of students for better employability.
The Centre will focus on Training and Research programs which will help in catering to the growing demand from Engineering and Manufacturing Industries in India, with a focus on Steel.
This Centre of excellence will provide the necessary ecosystem for aspiring candidates to develop and fine-tune their welding skill. This will facilitate in overall skilling of the workforce not only to meet the current but also the future requirements of the entire society as a whole.
The center will broadly focus on creating a competitive work force by conducting training, research and development in the area of advanced welding technologies conforming with international standards.
Innovation and automation in the existing processes and development of new welding technologies.
Development of innovative power sources for welding equipment.
Research in stretching modelling and simulation software to multi-pass welds and large components.
The understanding of metal transfer, study of spatter control, generation of fumes are all aspects that would need advanced studies.
Use of welding simulators help reduce the arcing hours in the initial phase of training of a welder, these are promising tools for the welder trainers.
CoEWT at OP Jindal University conducted a one week (4th to 8th Oct, 2021)-training Program on “Metal Joining Technology” for the final year diploma holders to develop basic skills in Welding processes. The training includes, Introduction to Welding Processes, Evaluation and selection of welding processes, Use Safety Equipment’s in welding, Practice on Virtual welding Machines, discussion on power source and consumables.
Catalysing innovation and growth through industry-academia collaborations- OPJU Advanced Welding Centre featured in National Skills Network (NSN)
“In my view, the robust industry-university collaboration will have a multi-fold impact on reducing unemployment, social upliftment, and the nation’s progress by ushering in skill development, innovation, and entrepreneurship”, says Dr. R D Patidar, Vice-Chancellor, OP Jindal University.
As the University is surrounded by several steel industries including our parent organization Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL), a Centre for Sustainable Technology and Product Development (CSTPD) has been established at the campus, to impart our students all the skills which can cater to the needs of the steel industry.
Academicians Conclave: Fronius India organised meeting of great minds to understand the COVID-19 scenario
Fronius India has organized “Academicians Conclave 2020” and on 25th June, 2020. For this conclave stalwarts like Dr. R K Agarwal, Director General, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad; Mr. Sanjib Kumar Rout, Founder President, CV Raman Global University, Bhubaneshwar; Dr. R.D. Patidar, Vice-Chancellor, O.P. Jindal University, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh; Dr. Niranjan Chiplunkar, Principal, NMAM Institute of Technology, NITTE, Karnataka and Dr. Murugaiyan Amirthalingam, Head Joining and Additive Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Technology Chennai were the Panellists. The moderator for this meeting was Mr. V V Kamath, Managing Director, Fronius India Private Limited.
This “Academicians Conclave 2020” focused mainly on the current measures taken by the institutes and the way students’ community is evolving with the time and responding to the current measures of learning. This conclave also helped the attendees to understand how the education sector is gearing up for the change. There were a total of 550 + participants who attended the program.
A Webinar on "Advances in Arc Welding"
OP Jindal University in association with centre of Excellence in Welding Technology (A vertical of Centre for Sustainable Technology & Product Development) has organised an interactive webinar titled as "Advances in Arc Welding" on 9th July at 4 PM .
Five-Day Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics”
Five-Day Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics” in association with IEEE Bombay Section, Centre of Excellence in Welding Technology and All India Council for Robotics and Automation (AICRA) from August 3-7, 2020.
It was a really a wonderful experience for us to host selected 792 participants and every day 400+ participants in zoom with esteemed speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise in different topics related to Advanced manufacturing.
Electric Solar Vehicle Championship 2019 & 2020: OPJU student team- Solaric has fabricated two vehicles for the event
OPJU participated in prestigious 'Electric Solar Vehicle Championship' EVSC-2019 Season 6.0 & 7.0- Asia’s biggest solar event aimed at making a new generation Solar Electric Vehicle. The championship was started in year 2013, with an aim to create awareness among future engineers about renewable energy, resources and its uses. OPJU students fabricated the vehicles using advanced welding techniques and won the “Hero Electric Spirit Awar” at ESVC 2019
Pune facility of Fronius India Private Ltd, Pune
Centre team visited the world-class facility of Fronius India Private Ltd, Pune - the partner for Center for Excellence in Welding at OP Jindal University, Raigarh.
Centre members visiting Centre of Advanced Welding at CVRCE, Bhubhaneshwar established by Fronius India Private Limited
5th International Congress (IC 2020), Weld 2020 and exhibition
Centre member visited Mumbai (6th to 8th Feb, 2020) attending 5th International Congress (IC 2020), Weld 2020 and exhibition. The event was attended by around 500+ delegates and having maximum from industries with around 40+ industries showcase their products in the Weld 2020 exhibition.
Signing of MoU between OP Jindal University, OPJU and The Indian Institute of Welding (IIW)
The Center of Excellence (COE) in Welding Technology under the Centre for Sustainable Technology and Product Development (CSTPD), OP Jindal University, Raigarh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Indian Institute of Welding (IIW) Kolkata on 5th Feb, 2020. The partnership has been made for promoting and strengthening academic excellence in various areas of welding science education and certified training by mutual exchange of information and technological development, putting joint efforts in conducting technical sessions, workshops, industry-oriented training programs, seminars and conferences, training and certification schemes, welding research & development activities and disseminating technical information.
Signing of MoU between OP Jindal University, OPJU and Association of Welding Product Manufacturers (AWPM)
The Centre of Excellence in Welding Technology (COEWT), a vertical of the Centre for Steel Technology and Product Development (#CSTPD), #OPJindalUniversity has signed an MoU with Association of Welding Products Manufacturers (AWPM) today. The MoU will help the OPJU and Mechanical students in terms of their Training, Placement, Paid and Unpaid Long Term Internships , and Industry Expert Lectures.
Prospective Welding Centre partners
A) Discussions with National Skill Development Council(NSDC)
MoU signing ceremony to establish centre of Excellence in Welding Technology (CoEWT)- OP Jindal University at INDIA STEEL 2019.
Welding is an integral part of the steel industry, so it becomes an important vertical of the Centre for Sustainable Technology & Product Development. So, a MoU has been signed with Fronius India Private Limited (FIPL) to establish a centre of Excellence in Welding Technology (CoEWT) at MoU signing ceremony of INDIA STEEL 2019. The ceremony was held under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India along with other dignitaries from the Ministry and Industry (https://www.indiasteelexpo.in/pdf/2019/PostShow2019.pdf).
Weld 4.0 : Intelligentized Welding in India
A white paper on “Weld 4.0 : Intelligentized #Welding in India” prepared by OP Jindal University has been released by Confederation of Indian Industries (#CII) at the 2nd conference on #WeldingTechnology-2017 held on 29th November at #Mumbai . (https://www.cii.in/ResourceDetails.aspx?enc=g/PQTg848IxIfTFD0dEKpUxvX5O3CBTvzCnmW6El5dJ4/T1iLwogEwKFSfkS2fkwXxW7u7qJjIbemMtFS78m4A==) White Paper: https://www.mycii.in/KmResourceApplication/58283.WhitePaperWeld40.pdf
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| 1 | Welding Technology | Dr Siddharth S Chakrabarti Dr Umesh Kumar Vishwakarma Prof Jitesh Singh Dr Satish Kanhed Dr Mahesh Bhiwapurkar Dr Mukesh Desai Prof. Neeraj Verma | Dr. R. Selvaraj, BHEl, Tiruchirapalli Dr. Krishnan Sivaraman, Sr. DGM, Welding and Quality, L & T Limited, Mumbai Mr. Vishal Chakral, M&M Pvt. Ltd. Dr. Ramkishor Anant, MANIT Bhopal Dr C K Biswas, Professor, NIT Rourkela Dr Prince Singh, Professor, IIT Mandi Dr. Santanu Das, Chairman, Welding Education Committee and Chief Editor, Indian Welding Journal |
