IIT ISM Dhanbad

Research Degrees

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) :

The Department offers Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. Admission to this program is through an All India Examination conducted by IIT(ISM) and/or based on GATE score followed by a separate interview/examination decided by concerned department. After getting admission, students are required to complete course work (minimum 6 subjects, based on condition) and comprehensive examination suggested by DSC committee constituted by competent authority. Details of the Ph.D. rules are available in the following link. After successful completion of comprehensive examination students continue their own work in an area of interest under the guidance of faculty members.

Course Structure:

Course Structure & Detail Syllabus (Doc)

Course Structure & Detail Syllabus (pdf)

Year Awarded 2021

Sl No.	Name of the Candidate	Date of Awardee	Title of Thesis	Guide(s)
1	Satyajit Mahato 2013/DR/1099	18.02.2021	A CRITICAL STUDY AND PRACTICAL PROPOSITION FOR OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES	Prof. Amit Rai Dixit (Guide) Dr. Rajeev Agarwal (External Guide), MNIT, Jaipur
2	B. Shivadayal Rao 2016/DR/1002	18.02.2021	FIBER LASER CUTTING OF FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC (FRP) COMPOSITES AND OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS	Prof. Alok Kumar Das (Guide)
3	Deepak Kumar 2015/DR/0129	18.02.2021	FLOW AROUND STATIONARY AND FREELY OF IN0LINE CYLINDER	Prof. Subhankar Sen (Guide)
4	Mr. Nandan Kumar Jha 2014/DR/0036	15.01.2021	INVESTIGATION OF PERFORATED SCREECH LINER AS AN ACOUSTIC ABSORBER IN JET ENGINE	Prof. Rabindra Nath Hota (Guide)

Year Awarded 2020

Sl No.	Name of the Candidate	Date of Awardee	Title of Thesis	Guide(s)
1	Mr. Rajeev Kumar 2014/DR/1032	16.12.2020	CRITICAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE WELDABILITY OF SUPER DUPLX STAINLESS STEEL USING VARIANTS OF GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING	Prof. Somnath Chattopadhyaya (Guide); Dr. Sanjeev Kumar (External Guide),Deptt. Of Mechanical Engg., Krishna Engg. College, Gaziabad,UP
2	Mr. Mohammed Shariq 2015/DR/0220	16.12.2020	SYNTHESIS, CHARRACTERIZATION OF GOLD NANO PARTICLES BASES INK AND ITS APPLICATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING	Prof. Amit Rai Dixit (Guide); Prof. Somnath Chattopadhyaya (Co-Guide); Prof.Rebeka Rudolf (External Guide), University of Maribor, Slovenia
3	Mr. Uday Kumar 2014/DR/0242	11.11.2020	EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF TEMPERATURE FIELDOF LASER WELDED JOINTS AND ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AT DIFFERENT ANNEALING TEMPERATURES	Prof. Somnath Chattopadhyaya (Guide); Prof. Alok Kumar Das (Co-Guide)
4	Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Manjhi 2015/DR/055	11.11.2020	DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF COAXIAL THERMOCOUPLES FOR TRANSIENT HEAT FLUX	Prof. Rakesh Kumar
5	Mr. Rishikesh Goswami 2014/DR/0100	14.10.2020	TRANSIENT THERMAL ANALYSIS BY USING THIN FILM HEAT TRANSFER GAUGES	Prof. Rakesh Kumar
6	Mr. Kumar Saurav 2015/DR/0042	14.10.2020	FREE VIBRATION OF SQUARE AND ELLIPTIC CYLINDERS AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBERS	Prof. Subhankar Sen
7	Mr. Nitish Kumar Gautam 2013/DR/0235	04.02.2020	MODELING OF WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE NETWORK FOR INDIAN SEMI-URBAN AREA	Prof. Shibayan Sarkar
8	Mr. Ravi Kumar Prasad 2011/DR/0136	04.02.2020	NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF NATURAL CONVECTION AND SURFACE RADIATION IN CAVITIES	Prof. S. N. Singh
9	Mr. Rahul Kumar 2015/DR/0232	04.02.2020	COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF RAYLEIGH STEP BEARING OPERATING UNDER ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION	Prof. S. K. Ghosh
10	Mr. Utkarsh Chhiber 2014/DR/0186	27.08.2020	DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A COMPACT ACOUSTIC FILTER FOR BROADBAND NOISE ATTENUATION IN PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS	Prof. R. N. Hota
11	Mr. Hemant Kumar 2013/DR/0214	27.08.2020	EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ACTIVATED FLUX TIG WELDING OF INCONEL 718 SUPER ALLOY	Prof. N. K. Singh
12	Mr. Ashif Perwez 2014/DR/0128	27.08.2020	THERMAL PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATIONS OF A DIMPLE COOLING CHANNEL AND ITS APPLICATIONS	Prof. Rakesh Kumar
13	Mr.Subodh Kumar 2014/DR/0065	17.09.2020	FREE VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED RECTANGULAR PLATES USING DYNAMIC STIFFNESS METHOD	PProf. S. K Singh (Guide) Prof V. Ranjan (Co-Guide) Prof Prasun Jana (Co-Guide)

Year Awarded 2019

Sl No.	Name of the Candidate	Date of Awardee	Title of Thesis	Guide(s)
1	Mr. Sunil Kumar Chaudhary 2013/DR/1045	9.12.2019	DEVELOPMENT AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIWALL CARBON NANOTUBES DOPED GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES	Prof. K. K. Singh (Guide) Prof. R. Venugopal, Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering (Co-Guide)
2	Mr. Anand Gaurav	9.12.2019	AN EXPERIMENTAL AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF MWCNT BASED GFRP NANOCOMPOSITES	Prof. K. K. Singh
3	Mr. Pranab Kanti Roy 2013/DR/1079	3.10.2019	HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF LONGITUDINAL FINS WITH MULTIPLE NON-LINEARITIES	Prof. Ashis Mallick
4	Mr. Ashwini Kumar 2014/DR/0149	3.10.2019	HEALTH MONITORING OF HEAVY EARTH MOVING MACHINERY THROUGH USED OIL ANALYSIS	Prof. Subrata Kumar Ghosh
5	Mr. Abhinav Gautam 2014/DR/0195	18.09.2019	ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DAMAGE GROWTH STUDIES ON AISI 1020, AISI 1030 STEELS AND AL 2024 ALLOY DURING LARGE DEFORMATION AND LOW CYCLE FATIGUE	Prof. P.K. Sarkar
6	Kumari Bimla Madri 2013/DR/0226	13.08.2019	MECHANICAL AND MACHINING CHARACTERIZATION OF Mg-BASED NANOCOMPOSITES	Prof. A. R. Dixit (Guide) Prof. Ashis Mallick (Co-Guide)
7	Mr. Rabesh Kumar Singh 2014/DR/0203	1.04.2019	INVESTIGATION ON THE EFFECT OF NANO-PARTICLE MIXED CUTTING FLUID ON METAL CUTTING PROCESS	Prof. A. R. Dixit

Year Awarded 2018

Sl No.	Name of the Candidate	Date of Awardee	Title of Thesis	Guide(s)
1	Mr. Naveen Kumar Gupta 2014/DR/1045	1.12.2018	THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF HEAT PIPE USING NANOFLUIDS	Prof. Subrata Kumar Ghosh (Guide) Prof. A. K. Tiwari (External Guide), IET Lucknow
2	Mr. Shantanu Dutta 2014/DR/1063	16.11.2018	DETECTION OF BLOCKAGE LOCATION IN PIPE NETWORK	Prof. Shibayan Sarkar
3	Mr. Manish Kumar Mishra 2013/DR/0124	16.11.2018	COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS OF PIPE NETWORK	Prof. Kailash Jha
4	Mr. Sarnendu Paul 2014/DR/1110	09.10.2018	FAULT IDENTIFICATION AND FAULT TOLERANT CONTROL USING RECEDING HORIZON FOR A HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM WITH PUMP LOADING	Prof. S. K. Ghoshal (Guide) Prof. Subrata Samanta (External Guide), Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur
5	Mr. Rajiv Ranjan 2013/DR/0232	09.10.2018	THERMAL STRESS DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS OF ANNULAR FIN USING HOMOTOPY PERTURBATION METHOD	Prof. Ashis Mallick
6	Mr. Ashish Narayan 2014/DR/0061	17.09.2018	INVESTIGATIONS OF HYPERSONIC FLOW PAST DIFFERENT NOSE CONE CONFIGURATIONS: AERODYNAMIC-DRAG AND HEATING CHARACTERISTICS	Prof. Rakesh Kumar (Guide) Prof. S. Narayanan (Co-Guide)
7	Mr. Ganesh Shankar 2013/DR/0218	04.06.2018	VIBRATION ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF DELAMINATED SMART COMPOSITE PLATES IN HYGROTHERMAL ENVIRONMENT	Prof. P. K. Mahato
8	Mr. Anil Kumar Shrivastava 2014/DR/0210	05.05.2018	NOVEL METHODS FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION	Prof. S. K. Ghoshal (Guide) Prof. A. K. Samantaray, IIT Kharagpur (External Guide)
9	Mr. Anil Chandra Mahato 2010/DR/0217	05.05.2018	STUDY OF TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE REINFORCED WITH SiC UNDER DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS STUDY OF TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE REINFORCED WITH SiC UNDER DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS	Prof. K. K. Singh (Guide) Prof. A. R. Dixit (Co-Guide)
10	Mr. Ravi Kumar 2014/DR/1039	04.04.2018	CHARACTERIZATION OF FRICTION-SURFACED COATINGS PRODUCED BY AN AISI 316 CONSUMABLE ROD ON A HIGH-SPEED-STEEL SUBSTRATE	Prof. Somnath Chattopadhyaya (Guide) Prof. A. Ghosh, G.C.E.T.T., Berhrampore (External Guide)
11	Mr. Prashant Rawat 2014/DR/0127	04.04.2018	IMPACT BEHAVIOR OF CNT BASED NANO COMPOSITES	Prof. K. K. Singh
12	Mr. Brajendra Nath Tripathi 2011/DR/0141	20.03.2018	INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE INTEGRITY AND OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS OF CYLINDER LINER OF IC ENGINE BY HONING PROCESS USING RSM TECHNIQUE	Prof. N. K. Singh
13	Mr. Gagan Kumar Gupta 2014/DR/1031	26.02.2018	CRITICAL RELIABILITY AND FAILURE ANALYSIS OF SUPERHEATER TUBES OF COAL-BASED BOILER	Prof. Somnath Chattopadhyaya
14	Mr. Ramesh Prasad Sah 2013/DR/1034	26.02.2018	COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERFORMANCES OF ADSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM WITH SILICA GEL/WATER AND SILICA GEL/METHANOL AS ADSORBENT/ADSORBATE PAIRS	Prof. Randip K. Das (Guide) Prof. Biplab Choudhury (External Guide)
15	Mr. Ashish Kumar Srivasatava 2013/DR/1051	15.02.2018	SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND MACHINABILITY OF HYBRID ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE	Prof. Amit Rai Dixit (Guide) Prof. Sandeep Tiwari , KEC, Ghaziabad (External Guide)
16	Mr. Sandeep Agrawal 2010/DR/0126	15.02.2018	WEAR AND FRICTION CHARACTERIZATION OF FRP COMPOSITE LAMINATES UNDER DIFFERENT SLIDING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS	Prof. K. K. Singh (Guide) Prof. P. K. Sarkar (Co-Guide)
17	Mr. Animesh Biswas 2010/DR/0110	12.01.2018	EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF GM TYPE DOUBLE INLET PULSE TUBE REFRIGERATOR	Prof. Subrata Kumar Ghosh
18	Mr. Manowar Hussain 2014/DR/0125	20.03.2018	FABRICATION OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES THROUGH DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING PROCESS AND THEIR CHARACTERIZATION	Prof. Alok Kumar Das
19	Mr. Bhupal Kumar 2013/DR/0018	20.03.2018	THERMAL AND HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A CHEVRON TYPE GASKETED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER	Prof. S. N. Singh
20	Mr. Jay Prakash Srivastava 2013/DR/0101	12.03.2018	MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF RAIL MATERIAL RESPONSE UNDER ROLLING-SLIDING CONTACT	Prof. P. K. Sarkar (Guide) Prof. Vinayak Ranjan (Co-Guide)
21	Ms. Vidhika Tiwari 2012/DR/1049	12.03.2018	DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS CAPABILITY INDEX AND ITS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION	Prof. N. K. Singh
22	Mr. Purushottam Kumar Singh 2013/DR/0237	26.02.2018	PRODUCTION OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES THROUGH ELECTROCHEMICAL SPARK EROSION PROCESS, THEIR CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS	Prof. Alok Kumar Das

Year Awarded 2017

Sl No.	Name of the Candidate	Date of Awardee	Title of Thesis	Guide(s)
1	Mr. Madan Lal Chandravanshi 2012/DR/1007	11.10.2017	INVESTIGATIONS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGES IN VIBRATORY FEEDER USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD AND MODAL TESTING	Prof. A. K. Mukhopadhyay
2	Mr. Dinesh Kumar 2012/DR/1007	11.10.2017	INVESTIGATIONS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGES IN VIBRATORY FEEDER USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD AND MODAL TESTING	Prof. A. K. Mukhopadhyay
3	Mr. Vikas Kumar 2014/DR/1026	10.8.2017	EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF NANOFLUIDS IN A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER	Prof. Subrata Kumar Ghosh (Guide) Prof. Arun Kumar Tiwari, IET, GLA University, Mathura (External Guide)
4	Mr. Jai Prakash Tripathi 2013/DR/0116	04.09.2017	FAULT DIAGNOSIS OF A HYDRAULIC LIFTING SYSTEM USING ANALYTICAL REDUNDANCY	Prof. S. K. Ghoshal (Guide) Prof. K. Dasgupta (Co-Guide)
5	Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma 2012/DR/0161	04.09.2017	PERFORMANCE AND EMISSION ANALYSIS OF DIESEL ENGINE BY USING JATROPHA BIODIESEL AND TYRE PYROLYSIS OIL MIXED WITH NANO ADDITIVES	Prof. Randip K. Das
6	Mr. Dhiraj Kumar 2013/DR/0010	10.8.2017	EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CONVENTIONAL AND LASER DRILLING OF FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE LAMINATES	Prof. K. K. Singh
7	Mr. Nishant Kumar Singh 2013/DR/1048	29.3.2017	EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS OF AIR ASSISTED ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING WITH PERFORATED TOOL	Prof. K. K. Singh (Guide) Prof. Pulak M. Pandey (External Guide), IIT Delhi
8	Mr. Anuj Kumar Sharma 2013/DR/1072	29.3.2017	AN INVESTIGATION ON PERFORMANCE OF HYBRID NANOPARTICLE ENRICHED CUTTING FLUIDS IN TURNING OPERATION	Prof. Amit Rai Dixit (Guide) Prof. Arun Kumar Tiwari (External Guide), GLA University, Mathura
9	Mr. Rajen Kumar Nayak 2012/DR/1033	29.3.2017	EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF FLOW AND GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF JET PLATE SOLAR AIR HEATER	Prof. S. N. Singh
10	Mr. Vikram Sharma 2013/DR/1030	14.3.2017	EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF LEAN PRODUCTION PRACTICES IN INDIAN MACHINE TOOL INDUSTRY	Prof. A. R. Dixit (Guide) Prof. Mohd. Asim Qadri, GCET, Noida, (Co-Guide)
11	K. Priya Ajit 2013/DR/1006	14.3.2017	DUCTILE AND FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR CHARACTERIZATION OF STEELS THROUGH CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS - AN EXPERIMENTAL EXPLORATION	Prof. P. K. Sarkar
12	Mr. Ankit Kotia 2013/DR/0083	21.2.2017	EXPERIMENTAL AND MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF NANOLUBRICANT FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION	Prof. Subrata Kumar Ghosh
13	Mr. Shinde Prakash Sonyabapu 2010/DR/0114	21.2.2017	OPTIMUM DESIGN OF COMPOSITE PATCHES TO ARREST A CRACK IN THIN PLATES	Prof. K. K. Singh (Guide) Prof. P. K. Sarkar (Co-Guide) & Prof. V. K. Tripathi, College of Engineering, Pune (External Guide)
14	Mr. Anirban Sur 2010/DR/0124	8.2.2017	NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF ACTIVATED CARBON-METHANOL ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM	Prof. Randip Kumar Das
15	Mr. Trinath Sahoo 2008/DR/0120	8.2.2017	OPTIMIZATION OF CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE DECISION WITH APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – OPPORTUNITY FOR PETROLEUM INDUSTRY	Prof. P. K. Sarkar
16	Mr. Ratnesh Kumar 2014/DR/0239	14.1.2017	EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THERMO-MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FRICTION STIR WELDED JOINTS	Prof. Somnath Chattopadhyaya

Year Awarded 2016

Sl No.	Name of the Candidate	Date of Awardee	Title of Thesis	Guide(s)
1	Md. Ehtesham Hasan 2012/DR/0012	02.12.2016	PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF ENERGY EFFICIENT HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM	Prof. S. K. Ghoshal (Guide) Prof. Kabir Dasgupta (Co-Guide)
2	Mr. Mayukh Sarkar 2012/DR/0098	04.11.2016	THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF WEAR IN MINE EXCAVATOR BUCKET	Prof. S. K. Ghosh (Guide) Prof. P. S. Mukherjee (Co-Guide)
3	Mr. Bipin Kumar 2012/DR/0134	07.10.2016	VIBRO-ACOUSTIC BEHAVIOUR OF THIN PLATE WITH ATTACHED DISCRETE PATCHES AND POINT MASSES WITH VARIABLE THICKNESS	Prof. Vinayak Ranjan
4	Mr. Dwesh K. Singh 2012/DR/0160	31.03.2016	NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF COMBINED FREE CONVECTION WITH SURFACE RADIATION IN CAVITIES	Prof. S. N. Singh
5	Mr. Pankaj Kumar 2012/DR/0004	31.03.2016	DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A MICRO-ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINE	Prof. A. K. Das
6	Mr. Mukul Kumar 2008/DR/0026	31.03.2016	NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM UTILIZING WASTE HEAT OF ENGINE EXHAUST GAS	Prof. R. K. Das
7	Mr. Nand Kishore Singh 2012/DR/0063	1.03.2016	IMPACT ANALYSIS OF SYMMETRIC AND ASYMMETRIC FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER LAMINATES	Prof. K. K. Singh

Year Awarded 2015

Sl No.	Name of the Candidate	Date of Awardee	Title of Thesis	Guide(s)
1	Mr. Raju Narayanrao Ladhwe 2010/DR/0115	06.8.2015	EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF FRP JOINTS BETWEEN PIPES	Prof. K K Singh (Guide) Prof P K Sarkar (Co-Guide)
2	Mr. Atul 2012/DR/0177	09.12.2015	DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF PIEZOELECTRIC CANTILEVER BEAM AND PLATE FOR VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS	Prof Vinayak Ranjan
3	Md. Sikandar Azam 2011/DR/0150	18.11.2015	FREE VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF ISOTROPIC AND FUNCTIONALLY GRADED PLATES WITH CRACK	Prof. Vinayak Ranjan
4	Mr. Amitava Mandal 2012/DR/1044	18.11.2015	INVESTIGATION ON MACHINING OF NIMONIC C-263 SUPER ALLOY USING WIRE-EDM PROCESS	Prof. A R Dixit
5	Mr. Saurabh Dewangan 2013/DR/0096	21.09.2015	INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE OF CONICAL COAL CUTTING PICKS	Prof. Somnath Chattopadhyay
6	Mr. Umesh Kumar Vates 2011/DR/0106	09.03.2015	EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF DIE STEEL IN WEDM PROCESS USING ANN TECHNIQUE	Prof. N. K Singh

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