Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering currently offers MS programme in Aerospace Engineering, specializing in Solid Mechanics, and Fluid Mechanics. The MS programme allows a student sufficient time after the completion of his/her mandatory 24 credit hours course work to pursue a research area at an internationally acceptable level. An MS thesis is aimed at producing work which can meet the criteria for publishing in international journals / conference proceedings. The department is launching a Bachelors programme in Mechanical Engineering commencing Fall 2009 semester. Teaching in the Department is accomplished through lectures, problem-solving sessions, tutorials, laboratory work and simulations. The Department has eight permanent faculty members, seven of whom are Ph.D.s from foreign universities of repute. In addition to the resident faculty, an appropriate number of Ph.D. qualified engineers with rich practical experience in relevant fields, have been associates as adjunct faculty members. The department boasts well equipped laboratories for conducting necessary experimental work.