The Institution of Engineers (India)

In service of the Nation since 1920

35th
National Convention of
Mechanical Engineers
September 04-05, 2019
Hosted by: Hosur Local Centre
Venue : Hosur

Theme
Trends and Developments in Automotive Industry

CALL FOR PAPERS

About The Institution of Engineers (India)
The Institution of Engineers (India) or IEI is the largest
multidisciplinary professional body that encompasses 15
engineering disciplines and gives engineers a global platform
for sharing professional interest. IEI has membership strength of
above 0.8 million. Established in 1920, with its headquarter at 8
Gokhale Road, Kolkata-700020, IEI has served the engineering
fraternity close to a century. During this period of time, IEI
has been inextricably linked with the history of modern-day
engineering.
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Introduction
The Indian auto industry became the 4th largest in the world
with sales increasing 9.5 per cent year-on-year to 4.02 million
units (excluding two wheelers) in 2017. It was the 7th largest
manufacturer of commercial vehicles in 2017.The Two Wheelers
segment dominates the market in terms of voulme owing to a
growing middle class and a young population. Moreover, the
growing interest of the companies in exploring the rural markets
further aided the growth of the sector.
India is also a prominent auto exporter and has strong export
growth expectations for the near future. Overall automobile
exports from India grew at 6.86 per cent CAGR between FY13-
18. In addition, several initiatives by the Government of India
and the major automobile players in the Indian market are
expected to make India a leader in the two wheeler and four
wheeler market in the world by 2020.
Market Size
Overall domestic automobiles sales increased at 7.01 per cent
CAGR between FY13-18 with 24.97 million vehicles getting
sold in FY18. The auto industry is set to witness major changes
in the form of electric vehicles (EVs), shared mobility, Bharat
Stage-VI emission and safety norms. Electric cars in India are
expected to get new green number plates and may also get
free parking for three years along with toll waivers@. Sales
of electric two-wheelers are estimated to have crossed 55,000
vehicles in 2017-18. Premium motorbike sales in India crossed
one million units in FY18.
Investments
In order to keep up with the growing demand, several auto
makers have started investing heavily in various segments of the
industry during the last few months. The industry has attracted
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth US$ 18.413 billion
during the period April 2000 to December 2017, according to
data released by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP).
Some of the recent/planned investments and developments in
the automobile sector in India are as follows:
• Ashok Leyland has planned a capital expenditure of Rs 1,000
crore (US$ 155.20 million) to launch 20-25 new models
across various commercial vehicle categories in 2018-19.
• Mahindra & Mahindra (M & M) is planning to make an
additional investment of Rs 500 crore (US$ 77.23 million)
for expanding the capacity for electric vehicles in its plant in
Chakan.
Government Initiatives
• The Government of India encourages foreign investment in
the automobile sector and allows 100 per cent FDI under the
automatic route.
• The Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India has
shortlisted 11 cities in the country for introduction of electric
vehicles (EVs) in their public transport systems under the
FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and
Electric Vehicles in India) scheme. The government will
also set up incubation centre for start ups working in electric
vehicles space.
• Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under Ministry
for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Government of
India, is planning to procure 10,000 e-vehicles via demand
aggregation, and has already awarded contracts to Tata
Motors Ltd for 250 e-cars and to Mahindra and Mahindra for
150 e-cars.
• The government is planning to set up a committee to develop
an institutional framework on large-scale adoption of electric
vehicles in India as a viable clean energy mode, especially
for shared mass transport, to help bring down pollution level
in major cities.
Road Ahead
The automobile industry is supported by various factors such
as availability of skilled labour at low cost, robust R&D centres
and low cost steel production. The industry also provides great
opportunities for investment and direct and indirect employment
to skilled and unskilled labour.
Indian automotive industry (including component
manufacturing) is expected to reach Rs 16.16-18.18 trillion
(US$ 251.4-282.8 billion) by 2026. Two-wheelers are expected
to grow 9 % in the year 2018.
By keeping this in mind, The IEI is hosting the 35th National
Convention of Mechanical Engineers and a National Seminar on
“Trends and Developments in Automobile Industry” at Hosur
and decided to invite Papers from academicians, Scientists,
industry representatives, R& D organizations, Entrepreneurs,
PG Students embracing the principal theme and associated sub-
theme.
Sub themes
Engineering and Society
Trends and Developments in Automobile Industry
l Automobile Manufacturing and Material Science
l Noise, Vibration and Harshness Control
l Commercial Vehicle Technology
l Advances in Automobile Engineering
l Global Automobile Market
l Automobile Design
l Automotive Drive train
l Automotive Engine
l Vehicle Braking System
l Autotronics
l Electric Vehicles
l Vehicle Safety System
l Emission Pollution Control
l Unconventional Energy Sources
l Automobile role in Agricultural Sectors
l Role of Textile Industries in Automobile
Integration of Technologies
Call for Papers
We are pleased to share that Hosur Local Centre of The Institution
of Engineers (India) in association with Adhiyamaan College of
Engineering, Hosur is organising 35th National Convention of
Mechanical Engineers on the theme ‘Trends and Developments
in Automotive Industry’ during September 04-05, 2019.
Submission of Synopsis / Full Text
The authors are requested to submit the synopsis and
full text (post-acceptance of synopsis) through e-mail to
hosurlc@ieindia.org
Nodal Dates
Last date of submission of extended abstracts 25thApril 2019
Intimation of acceptance of abstracts 10thJune 2019
Last date of submission of full length Paper 25thJuly 2019
Last date of Registration 30thAugust 2019
Guidelines for Authors
The authors are requested to submit the Synopsis by e mail to
ieihlc15@gmail.com / hosurlc@ieindia.org based on original
contributions leads to innovations, plans for development,
observations, findings, critical survey and case studies, which
are invited for discussion in the National Seminar.
Based on the acceptance of Synopsis, Authors intending
to submit a manuscript for 35th National Convention of
Mechanical Engineers are advised to adhere to the guidelines
as mentioned below.
Synopsis of Paper within 500 words with maximum five key-
words have to be submitted first and after acceptance of the
same, full text of the Paper has to be submitted.
Synopsis will be reviewed by domain experts and the decision
will be communicated to those authors whose synopsis is
accepted.
Preparation of Full Text of Paper
1. Papers should be camera-ready in MS-Word format, not
exceeding 3000 words in length and should not carry more
than 5 illustrations /photographs.
2. The language of the Publication is English. The mode of
presentation should be in third person.
3. The Template for preparation of article is attached for ready
reference of the authors.
4. SI units should be used wherever possible. Other units, if
used, should be given only in parentheses preceded by SI
units.
5. Mathematical symbols should be typed and care should
be taken to differentiate between similar characters (e.g. 1
and I), upper and lower case letters and superscripts and
subscripts.
6. Lengthy mathematical proofs and derivations and extensive
test data are discouraged. If absolutely essential, they should
be given as an appendix.
7. The Templet of Paper can be downloaded from the link :
https://www.ieindia.org/webui/IEI-Activities.aspx#Call_Papers
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understanding that these have not been submitted to any other
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Centres shall lie with the Institution.
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Registration
Corresponding / Presenting Author(s) have to register
themselves for the 35th National Convention of Mechanical
Engineers, without which the paper will not be considered for
presentation.
Contact
Dr. J. ARIVUDAINAMBI, FIE
Chairman-Organizing Committee
35th NCMCE and NSTDAI,
The Institution of Engineers (India)
Hosur Local Centre
C/O Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
Hosur 635130.Tamil Nadu. India.
Mob: 9894445988/9865373358
e-mail: hosurlc@ieindia.org / ieihlc15@gmail.com