Academic
Overview
Industrial Engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, installation, and improvement of integrated systems of people, material, information, equipment, and energy by synchronizing specialized knowledge and skills in the mathematical, physical, and social sciences, together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design to specify, predict and evaluate the results for such systems. Industrial Engineering is providing analytical skills and educational training to analyze, solve and optimize the complex real world problems encountered in different sectors of our economy. Manufacturing, Logistics, financial and insurance, health care and many other service sectors employ industrial engineers to address their problems and gain their efficiency, productivity, and market share. All modern tools and techniques such as optimization, simulation, stochastic modelling, system dynamic, statistical modelling, and computational intelligence are considered in minute details to solve real world problems. Linear and non-linear interactions observed during development of decision support model through analytical tools, are interlinked with recent information and communication tools (ICT) to simplify the implementation of decision making process for the benefit of industry in particular and society in general.
Academic programs
Listed below are the various academic programs offered by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Duration: 4 years
This four-year B.Tech program in Industrial Engineering focuses on developing efficient and cost effective work systems and business processes leveraging on technology and management, and on industry-focused academic programs blending theory with prevailing best practices and real-life problem solving. The courses are designed to give emphasis on analytical modeling, simulation and computer applications. How to join?
Duration: 5 years
This is a unique program conceived at IIT Kharagpur to inculcate in students an enhanced awareness of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Quality issues related either to Mechanical Engineering Products such as Automotive Systems or to Electronic Products such as Real-time Embedded Systems. The academic contents of the program are accordingly designed to expose the students to major engineering aspects related to products including Product Modelling & Development, Design for Quality, Manufacturability and Assembly. Students are taught by leading academicians in India with significant experience in industries. The curriculum was developed in close interaction with academia and industry. This course is offered in two verticals – Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Electronics.
How to join?
Duration: 5 years
This dual degree course provides an in-depth background on various areas of Industrial Engineering during the first four years of the program. Thereafter, the students will be exposed to the integrative concepts of Industrial Engineering and Management by going through advanced courses on production planning, system analysis, neural and fuzzy modelling, financial management, and others. During the course of the study, the students will address a variety of industrial problems through business gaming, case studies and projects.
How to join?
Duration: 5 years
Duration: 2 years
The compulsory subjects include: Decision Modelling, Work System Design, Production Planning and Inventory Control, Systems Modeling and Analysis, Advanced Decision Modeling. In addition, a large number of elective subjects are offered in the areas of Operations Management, Information Technology, and Quality and Productivity that includes Supply Chain Management, Technology Management, Software Engineering and Management. After the completion of two semesters course work, a student carries out a project work leading to a thesis on a live industrial problem. Seminars and group discussions on various topics are some of the regular features of the course. How to join?
Industrial and Systems Engineering
