Brief History of the Mechanical Department
The department of Mechanical Engineering is a part of BLDEA’s V.P. Dr. P.G. Halakatti College of Engg. & Tech., Bijapur since its inception and was established in 1980 with intake strength of 40. In 1994, the programme was first approved by AICTE for an intake strength of 60 (letter No. F. 41-43/B 111/RC-MB/93/16239) subsequently, the programme is approved every year. The Department has grown tremendously over the years and is now recognized as the major engineering department of the Institute with present intake strength of 90 and quality teaching and instruction at UG level. This programme has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for Engineering and Technology, New Delhi for a period of three years from 31st March, 2006 (letter No. F. No. NBA/ACCR-499/2004 Dated 07-04-2006). The Department has strength of 22 multifaceted faculties and is homogeneous blend of experienced and junior faculty members. The average experience of teaching faculty is about 13 years. The department has enough infra-structure required to cater the needs of mechanical degree aspirants.