About
Automobile department at the Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Institute of Technology & Engineering Polytechnic, Loni was awarded the “Excellent” grade by MSBTE’s External Monitoring Committee in 2017.
Starting from 60 students and 4 teachers in 2007-08, we have expanded to 6 teachers and 124 students in 2018-19.
Our project, “Helmet Assisted Ignition System” was selected for research at the Design Innovation Centre at Loni in 2017.
As many as 16 of our students are placed through campus interviews in 2018-19 and the figure jumps to 104 over the past 5 years. Impressed by our efforts, Bajaj Auto, Chakan awarded us 2 equipment pieces under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Our Vision
To train technicians in the field of Automobile Engineering for the empowerment of rural society and ever-growing industrial needs.
Our Mission
To provide quality education to the students by developing skills through competent faculty and infrastructure.
To educate students for creative thinking.
To enhance career opportunities for students through exposure to higher education, industry and entrepreneurship.
Goal
The goals of the Automobile Engineering Department are to provide the opportunity for students to develop:
Awareness of the safety and environmental concerns related to the industry.
Critical thinking skills in technical problem solving.
To broad exposure in the design, development and testing of automobiles.
To provide an experiential learning environment for outcome based teaching-learning process.
Faculty
| Name | Qualification | Area of specialization |
Designation |
Currently Associated(Y/N) |
| E.R.Ghogare | M. E. | Manufacturing Process Engg. |
HOD | YES |
| R.M.Kanse | M. E. | Design | Lecturer Auto | YES |
| M.B.Thorat | M. E. | Design | Lecturer Auto | YES |
| A.V.Gavhane | B.E. | Mechanical | Lecturer Auto | YES |
| R.G.Janunkar | M. E. | Design | Lecturer Auto | NO |
| D.V.Pathare | M. Sc. | Mathematics | Lecturer Science | YES |
| B..R.Durgude | M.Sc. | Physics | Lecturer Science | YES |
| B.P.Kale | M. Sc. | Chemistry | Lecturer Science | YES |
Facilities
- Automobile Engine System
- Vehicle Layout & Transmission Systems
- Automobile Systems
- Automotive Electrical & Electronic Systems
- Computer aided Drafting
Co-curricular Achievements
- Mahesh Ponde
Second Prize for “Helmet Assisted Ignition system,”
State Level Project Competition March 2017
SND COE, Yeola
- Gaurav Gore
Second Prize for “Clutch Brake Dwell Operating Mechanism,”
State Level Project Competition March 2018
Pravara Polytechnic, Loni
Sports Achievements
- Akshada Shinde
Gold Medal for Karate at Indo Bhutan Championship 2017-18
- Kaushik Maralikar
Member of Winning team for Basketball at IDESSA 2017
Papers Published
- Prof. R. M. Kanse (2017).
“An Investigation on Effect of welding Speed on Strength of Welded joint using Tig Welding Process.” (IJRET, Volume-4 Issue11).
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Prof. M. B. Thorat (2017).
“Study Tribological properties of mineral oil with addition of NIO Additives.” (IJSRD, Volume 5, Issue 4, pp. 1425-29)
| Sr.No. | Name of faculty | Name of journal | Title of paper |
| 1 | Prof. E.R. Ghogare | IJESRT | An investigation of TribologicalBehavior of Lubricatingoil with the addition of Nanoparticle Additives |
| 2 | Prof.R.M.Kanase | IJA-ERA | Tribological Behavior on nano-coating piston ring. |
| 3 | Prof. M.B.Thorat | IJESRD | An investigation of TribologicalBehaviorOf Lubricatingoil with the addition of Hbn Nanoparticle Additives |
| 4 | Prof. M.B.Thorat | IJRASET | A Review on investigation of TribologicalBehaviorOf Lubricatingoil with the addition of Nio Nanoparticle Additives |
DIGNITARY QUOTES
Distinguished Alumni
Mahesh Gagare
2010 Batch
Asst. Manager, Volkswagen, Pune
Avinash Bhor
2010 Batch
Junior Engineer, John Deere, Pune
Atul Waghchaure
2010 Batch
Tooling Incharge, Right Tight Fastener Pvt. Ltd. Nashik
Placement
104 students placed in last 5 years.
16 students placed in 2018-19
Recruiters
- Tata Motors
- Bajaj Auto Ltd, Chakan
- Spaco Carburettors, Chakan
- Eaton , Ahmednagar
- Jai Hind Industries Ltd, Pune
