The department came into existence in 1965 as the Department of Aeronautical Engineering and renamed as the Department of Aerospace Engineering in 1988. Since its inception the department is engaged in imparting education in various aspects of aircraft and space technology. It offers B.Tech, Dual degree and M. Tech programmes in Aerospace Engineering. In addition, research programes lead to MS, jo ... Read More
Prof. Manoranjan Sinha
Head of the Department
masinha@aero.iitkgp.ac.in
+91-3222-283024 | +91-3222-282242, 255303
Welcome to the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kharagpur which offers B. Tech, Dual degree (B. Tech + M. Tech), M. Tech, joint M. Tech-PhD and PhD degrees programme in the aerospace engineering. Since its inception in 1965 the department is engaged in imparting quality education in various aspects of aerospace engineering. The Department ... Read More
The department ranks 1 and 2 in terms of citations per paper and h index, respectively in the last five years in comparison with all national peers
QS ranking by subject 2015 & 2016: Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing rank in Top 100 in the World.
QS Ranking by subject: Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing rank 1 in terms of Citations per paper and H-index citations among all national peers
5 Departments at IIT Kharagpur have featured in the top 100 list of QS Subject Ranking 2016 namely the departments of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering have been ranked in the segment of 51-100. While Civil, Mechanical and Aerospace have been ranked consecutively among the top 100 in the past 3 years, Electrical and Electronics have regained their rank among the top 100 after a decline in rank in 2015. For more details about the Departments.
The department ranks 3 (about 14%) in terms of contribution towards h-index, i.e., 57 of the institute in the last five years in comparison with other departments/centres/schools within the institute.
The department ranks 2 in terms of citations per paper in the last five years in comparison with the departments/centres within the institute across disciplines. The department ranks comparable in terms of citations per paper in the last five years in comparison with top international peers and even better than many international peers.