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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (AE)

The Master's degree programme in Aerospace Engineering provides education in multi-disciplinary areas involving Aerodynamics, Dynamics & Control, Aerospace Propulsion and Aerospace Structures.

Eligibility Criterion for Admission

Candidates having First class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) in Bachelor's degree ( B.E. / B.Tech. or equivalent) are eligible. Candidates with degree in Aeronautical or Aerospace and valid GATE score in any discipline are are eligible for admission to any of the four specializations (AE1, AE2, AE3 & AE4).

Candidates with degree in other branches of Engineering (i.e. Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation or allied branches) are eligible for admission to specific specializations of Aerospace Engineering, if they have valid GATE score in disciplines as shown in the table below:

Specialization Eligibility

Aerodynamics (AE1) Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engg./ Cvil Engg. with valid GATE score in ME/CE

Dynamics & Control (AE2) Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engg,/ Electrical / Electronics/Instrumentation Engg. with valid GATE score in ME / EE/ EC / IN.

Aerospace Propulsion (AE3) Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engg. with valid GATE score in ME.

Aerospace Structure (AE4) Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engg./ Civil Engg. with valid GATE score in ME/CE.

Candidates having two years of relevant work experience are exempted from requirement of GATE score, provided their candidature is sponsored by the employer. Sponsored candidates wanting to take up specialisations must satisfy eligibility criteria in terms of qualifying degrees as specified above. However, they are not eligible for award of Teaching/Research Assistantship.

Areas of Research

Aerodynamics: Boundary layers stability and control, Separated flows; Bluff body wakes; Drag, Jet flow interactions with obstacles; Shockwave boundary layer interactions, CFD for compressible and incompressible with flow with heat transfer, Fluid-structure interaction, Hypersonic Flows; Particle methods for computational simulation of unsteady fluid flow problems; Finite volume time domain techniques in computational electromagnetics; Optimization in aircraft design; Aerospace vehicle stability and control analysis.

Dynamics & Control: Autonomous mini aerial vehicle, Cooperative control, HILS, Dynamics & Control of flexible Aerospace Vehicles, Spacecraft attitude control and non-linear Dynamics.

Aerospace Propulsion: Aero thermodynamic analysis and engine sizing, Axial Flow compressor design and performance analysis; cascade flow analysis; Combustion; CFD of internal flows; Microchannel cooling of gas turbine blades; Thermal signature analysis of aerospace powerplant; Aerothermal studies in hypersonics; Active and passive flow control in turbomachines.

Aerospace Structures:Mechanics of composite materials and structures; Vibration and Stability; Finite element methods of structural analysis; Aeroelasticity and Aeroservoelasticity; Structural optimization; Smart structures.