About the Institute
Conforming to its motto ‘SIDDHIRBHAWATI KARMAJA’ Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad is churning out engineers, entrepreneurs and social scientists of sterling worth. Today MNNIT stands as an epitome of excellence, knowledge and achievements. The foundation stone of the Institute was laid by Late Pd. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India on May 3, 1961 and inaugurated by Late Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India on April 18, 1965. Situated at the confluence of three mighty Indian rivers: Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, MNNIT boasts of a rich and diverse cross-cultural environment with students coming from across the national and around the globe for various undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral programmes. The Institute’s lush green campus spreads over 222 acres with the development of an impressive infrastructure.

About the Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the oldest departments of the Institute. It offers several programmes that include: four-year full time Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in two disciplines i.e. Mechanical Engineering and Production and Industrial Engineering, two-year full time / three-year part time Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in five disciplines i.e. Production, Design, Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing, Product Design and Development and Thermal Engineering along with the Ph.D. programme. Till date around 85 PhD thesis have been successfully awarded in the department.