The Diploma in Mechanical Engineering offered by colleges in Delhi NCR, such as Puran Murti Campus, has a total course duration of three years. This three-year program is divided into six semesters, each lasting approximately six months.
The semester system is structured in a way that allows students to gradually build their knowledge and skills—starting with basic engineering concepts in the first year and progressing toward more advanced and specialized topics in later semesters. The curriculum is carefully designed by the Haryana State Board of Technical Education (HSBTE) and approved by AICTE, ensuring it meets national educational standards.
In the first two semesters, students focus on foundational subjects such as Engineering Mathematics, Applied Physics, Engineering Drawing, Workshop Practice, and Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering. These provide the core knowledge needed to understand machines, materials, and manufacturing processes.
The third and fourth semesters introduce intermediate-level topics like Strength of Materials, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Production Technology, and Machine Design. These are essential for understanding how mechanical systems behave and function in real-life situations. Lab sessions and workshop practice are integrated with theoretical subjects, ensuring hands-on learning.
By the fifth and sixth semesters, students delve into more specialized and practical areas such as Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Automobile Engineering, Industrial Management, CAD (Computer-Aided Design), and Project Work. The final semester usually includes a mandatory project or industry internship, where students get real-world exposure to mechanical engineering applications.
If a student is admitted via lateral entry (after 10+2 PCM or ITI), they join the course in the third semester, effectively completing the diploma in just two years.
This structured six-semester format helps students develop both academic knowledge and technical skills, preparing them for employment in industries such as automobile, manufacturing, power plants, railways, and construction, or for further studies in B.Tech/B.E.