The Department of metallurgical Engineering was established in 1981. in its 20 years of existence, the department has grown and transformed itself to keep the pace with the changes in the technological world. Along with the emphasis on the teaching of traditional metallurgical subjects, the core curriculum has been modified with the introduction of subjects on microprocessors and instrumentation technology, design and manufacturing details besides covering the whole gambit of other branches of engineering. It is gratifying to observe that students of this department are being readily absorbed by the industry and are playing major roles in the metallurgical advancement of the country.
Facilities for metallographic examination and photography, heat treatment, sand testing, casting and NDT studies, mechanical testing including 40 ton UTM, 2.5 ton Tensile tester, fatigue, creep, impact and other tests, microhardness tester, precision balance, mineral beneficiation and computation are available with the department.
The department is actively engaged in research work on structure-property correlation, development of composite and advanced materials, creep testing and software development for metallurgical applications. Presently the department is engaged in developing the laboratories under the MODROBS scheme. Minor projects like Cored alloy composites, indentation creep of Lead Free Solders, high temperature corrosion of stainless steels, metal-metal composites, sponsored by UGC involved the active participation of the students for technical paper presentations in various seminars. Under industry - institute interaction, problems on corrosion, failure analysis and casting design have been taken. Software projects on casting defects and remedial measures are also undertaken