The Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at Purwanchal Campus is a four-year undergraduate engineering program under the Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan University.
The curriculum moves from mathematics, science, programming, engineering drawing, mechanics, thermodynamics, and workshop technology into materials, manufacturing, fluid systems, machine design, automotive technology, control, heat and mass transfer, computational methods, energy, project work, and industrial attachment.
The program is conducted through the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dharan-8, Sunsari. Admission, curriculum, examinations, and degree award follow the academic framework of IOE and Tribhuvan University.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Course: | Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering |
| Level: | Bachelor |
| Duration: | 4 academic years |
| Institution: | Purwanchal Campus, Dharan |
| Department: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Institute: | Institute of Engineering (IOE) |
| University: | Tribhuvan University |
| Seats: | 48 |
| Admission: | IOE entrance and applicable campus admission process |
| Curriculum: | Institute of Engineering |
| Examinations: | IOE Examination Control Division |
| Degree Award: | Tribhuvan University |
| Professional Regulator: | Nepal Engineering Council |
Mechanical Engineering studies machines, mechanical systems, materials, manufacturing, motion, forces, heat, fluids, energy, design, and the processes used to produce and operate engineering equipment.
The IOE curriculum at Purwanchal Campus reflects this broad scope. Students begin with Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Chemistry, Computer Programming, Fundamental of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering Drawing, and Engineering Mechanics.
Thermodynamics, machine drawing, workshop technology, material science, manufacturing, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, instrumentation, computer-aided design, machine theory, automotive technology, machine design, energy systems, and computational engineering appear as the course progresses.
This structure means that Mechanical Engineering is not centered on one type of machine. It connects mechanical design with manufacturing, thermal systems, fluids, materials, control, automotive technology, engineering computation, project management, and industrial practice.
The course may suit students who are interested in how machines and mechanical systems are designed, manufactured, tested, operated, and analyzed.
The curriculum involves substantial mathematics and engineering analysis. It also requires students to work with technical drawings, physical materials, workshop processes, mechanical components, thermal systems, fluids, computer-aided design, instrumentation, and projects.
Students should expect study in areas such as:
The course combines analytical subjects with practical and design-oriented academic work.
The program runs for four academic years. Each year is divided into Part I and Part II.
The first year establishes engineering fundamentals. The second year concentrates more heavily on mechanical materials, manufacturing, thermodynamics, solids, fluid mechanics, instrumentation, and computer-aided design.
The third year introduces automotive technology, fluid machines, control, machine mechanisms, management, machine design, dynamics, and a Minor Project.
The fourth year moves into finite element methods, computational fluid dynamics, energy resources, advanced machine design, electives, projects, professional practice, and an eight-week industrial attachment.
| Academic Part | Main Subjects | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year I: Part I | Engineering Mathematics I, Engineering Chemistry, Computer Programming, Fundamental of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering Drawing, Engineering Mechanics I | 17 |
| Year I: Part II | Engineering Mathematics II, Engineering Physics, Engineering Thermodynamics I, Machine Drawing, Engineering Mechanics II, Workshop Technology | 18 |
| Year II: Part I | Engineering Mathematics III, Material Science, Manufacturing and Production Processes, Engineering Thermodynamics II, Metrology, Strength of Materials | 18 |
| Year II: Part II | Probability and Statistics, Electrical Machines, Mechanics of Solids, Instrumentation and Sensors, Computer Aided Design, Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications | 19 |
| Year III: Part I | Control System and Automation, Numerical Methods, Automotive Technology, Fluid Machines, Theory of Machines and Mechanism, Organization and Management, Technical English | 19 |
| Year III: Part II | Professional Engineering Economics, Industrial Engineering and Management, Heat and Mass Transfer, Machine Design I, Machine Dynamics, Minor Project, Elective I | 19 |
| Year IV: Part I | Entrepreneurship Development, Finite Element Method, Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics, Energy Resources and Technology, Machine Design II, Elective II, Project I | 19 |
| Year IV: Part II | Project Management and Professional Practice, Elective III, Project II, Industrial Attachment | 14 |
The industrial attachment in Year IV: Part II runs for eight weeks.
The first year introduces students to the scientific, mathematical, computational, drawing, and mechanical concepts required for later study.
Engineering Mathematics I and II support calculations used across mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid systems, machine design, numerical analysis, and other subjects.
Computer Programming introduces computational work, while Fundamental of Electrical and Electronics Engineering provides supporting knowledge outside the core mechanical discipline.
Engineering Drawing is followed by Machine Drawing, creating a progression from general engineering representation toward drawings more directly connected with machines and mechanical components.
Engineering Mechanics I and II establish the study of forces and mechanical behavior.
Engineering Thermodynamics I begins the thermal side of the degree, while Workshop Technology gives the first year a practical connection with engineering processes and workshop activity.
The second year moves more directly into the physical materials and processes used in Mechanical Engineering.
Material Science addresses engineering materials, while Manufacturing and Production Processes covers the methods used in producing engineering components and products.
Engineering Thermodynamics II continues the thermal sequence introduced in the first year.
Strength of Materials and Mechanics of Solids deal with how materials and mechanical members behave when subjected to loads. These subjects form an important base for later machine design and machine dynamics.
Metrology introduces engineering measurement, while Instrumentation and Sensors develops measurement further through instruments and sensing systems.
Together, these subjects connect physical materials, production, mechanical behavior, and measurement.
Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications appears in Year II: Part II. Fluid Machines follows in the third year.
The sequence connects the principles governing fluids with machines that interact with flowing liquids or gases.
The Mechanical Engineering department also has laboratory and research areas associated with turbomachinery. This gives fluid-related study a departmental setting alongside the formal curriculum.
Thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, fluid machines, heat and mass transfer, energy resources, and computational fluid dynamics create a related group of subjects across several academic years.
Students therefore encounter thermal and fluid engineering as a sequence rather than through a single isolated course.
Automotive Technology is included in Year III: Part I.
The same academic part includes Theory of Machines and Mechanism, which addresses the movement and operation of mechanical mechanisms, as well as Control System and Automation.
Machine Dynamics follows in Year III: Part II. This progression moves from mechanical motion and mechanisms toward the behavior of moving machine systems.
The department's documented technical areas also include internal-combustion engines, providing a laboratory and research connection with the mechanical and automotive side of the program.
Computer Aided Design is introduced in Year II: Part II.
Design study later becomes more specialized through Machine Design I in Year III: Part II and Machine Design II in Year IV: Part I.
This sequence places design after students have studied materials, strength, mechanics of solids, manufacturing, machine drawing, and theory of machines.
Finite Element Method is also included in the final year. It adds a computational engineering method used for studying engineering problems through numerical representation.
Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics appears in the same academic part, extending computational work into fluid-related engineering.
The final-year curriculum therefore links mechanical design with numerical and computer-based engineering methods.
Thermal engineering begins with Engineering Thermodynamics I and continues through Engineering Thermodynamics II.
Heat and Mass Transfer appears in Year III: Part II, while Energy Resources and Technology is included in Year IV: Part I.
The Mechanical Engineering department also has documented laboratory and research areas related to thermodynamics, refrigeration, heating and cooling, internal-combustion engines, and turbomachinery.
These areas show the relationship between classroom subjects and department-based technical work without treating every laboratory area as a separate academic course.
Students interested in thermal systems should expect the curriculum to involve both theoretical analysis and practical engineering contexts.
Practical work begins early through Workshop Technology and continues through several mechanical subjects with practical components in their teaching schedules.
Manufacturing and Production Processes includes practical work associated with production methods. Material Science, thermodynamics, strength of materials, instrumentation, computer-aided design, fluid mechanics, automotive technology, and fluid machines also connect theory with laboratory or practical activity where prescribed.
The department's documented technical areas include:
These areas support the broader mechanical engineering environment at the campus.
Mechanical Engineering also contains subjects connected with measurement and controlled systems.
Metrology appears in the second year, followed by Instrumentation and Sensors. Control System and Automation is taught in Year III: Part I.
These subjects add another dimension to mechanical study. Mechanical equipment often has to be measured, monitored, and controlled rather than considered only as a collection of static components.
The curriculum therefore connects conventional mechanics and machine design with instrumentation and automated system behavior.
Project work develops in stages.
A Minor Project appears in Year III: Part II. Project I follows in Year IV: Part I, and Project II is completed during Year IV: Part II.
This progression gives students three separate project stages:
The final academic part also includes an eight-week Industrial Attachment.
Industrial Attachment is a four-credit component of the curriculum. It places workplace-related exposure near the end of the program after students have completed most of their technical mechanical engineering subjects.
Project Management and Professional Practice is also included in the same final academic part, connecting project work with professional and management considerations.
Eligibility: Admission to Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering follows the applicable eligibility rules and regulations of Tribhuvan University and the Institute of Engineering.
Applicants must meet the academic requirements prescribed for bachelor-level engineering admission and complete the applicable IOE entrance process.
Eligibility, entrance requirements, merit provisions, documentation, and other admission conditions operate under the relevant TU and IOE rules.
Admission follows the IOE engineering admission framework and the subsequent Purwanchal Campus admission procedure.
The general academic route is:
The stated seat allocation for Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering at Purwanchal Campus is 48.
Mechanical Engineering examinations operate within the Institute of Engineering examination system.
Purwanchal Campus conducts classes, laboratory and workshop activities, projects, industrial attachment-related academic work, and other departmental activities.
Central engineering examination administration is handled through the IOE Examination Control Division.
Students must successfully complete the theory, practical, elective, project, industrial attachment, and examination requirements prescribed by the curriculum.
Tribhuvan University awards the academic degree after successful completion of the program.
The curriculum can support the development of abilities related to:
The level of practical ability developed in these areas depends on academic performance, laboratory and workshop participation, project involvement, industrial attachment, and later professional experience.
The curriculum connects with several areas of mechanical engineering practice, including machine design, manufacturing, thermal systems, automotive engineering, energy systems, fluid machinery, instrumentation, mechanical maintenance, and engineering projects.
Graduates may explore work in areas that match their technical preparation, project experience, and professional requirements.
The degree can also provide an academic base for postgraduate study in Mechanical Engineering and related engineering fields where the applicable admission requirements are met.
Career outcomes depend on individual skills, experience, professional requirements, available positions, and continued technical development after graduation. The academic degree does not guarantee a particular job or employment outcome.
Academic graduation and professional engineering registration are separate processes.
The Nepal Engineering Council is the professional regulator for engineering registration in Nepal.
Completing the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree does not itself complete professional registration. Graduates seeking registration must satisfy the applicable NEC requirements for their engineering discipline.
The program runs for four academic years, with Part I and Part II in each year.
The stated seat allocation at Purwanchal Campus is 48.
Admission follows the applicable IOE entrance and bachelor-level engineering admission framework, followed by the Purwanchal Campus admission process.
The curriculum includes engineering mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, manufacturing, strength of materials, instrumentation, computer-aided design, fluid mechanics, automotive technology, machine theory, machine design, heat and mass transfer, finite element methods, computational fluid dynamics, and energy-related study.
Yes. Workshop Technology is included in the first year, and practical components appear across several mechanical engineering subjects.
Yes. Computer Aided Design, Finite Element Method, and Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics are included at different stages of the curriculum.
Yes. The curriculum contains a Minor Project, Project I, and Project II.
Yes. Year IV: Part II includes an eight-week Industrial Attachment worth four credits.
Engineering examination administration is handled through the IOE Examination Control Division.
Tribhuvan University awards the academic degree after successful completion of the prescribed program requirements.
