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From Gears to Glory: Growth Mindset Secrets from SRMIST’s ICAME-2026
Skills Open Doors, Mindset Conquers Worlds – ICAME-2026 Highlights
Author – Ritesh Ranjan: Imagine stepping into a room buzzing with 700+ engineering minds tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals, that’s ICAME-2026 for you! Hosted by SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) in Kattankulathur on March 18, 2026, this powerhouse event united global minds to supercharge mechanical engineering. Partnered with Croatia’s University of Split, it spotlights innovation in clean energy, AI automation, and climate tech. For aspiring engineers eyeing Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat, here’s why this conference is your career blueprint. Two Decades of Mechanical Engineering Evolution
Kicking off its sixth edition since 2006, ICAME-2026 drew over 700 abstracts – 600 accepted, 300+ papers presented after tough peer reviews. Selected works head to top journals, blending academia with real impact.
Dr. S. Ponnusamy, SRMIST Registrar, nailed it: Mechanical engineering powers everything from EVs to green factories. Dr. M. Leenus J. Martin, Dean of Engineering, pushed interdisciplinary magic – fusing AI, smart tech, and patents into industry gold. Think: Research-to-product pipelines that scream NEP 2020 innovation.
Industry Titans Drop Leadership Bombs
Chief Guest Muthu Kumaran Pitchai, Director at Rockwell Automation India, stole the show: “Technical excellence gets you in, but a growth mindset takes you ahead.” He urged emotional smarts, collaboration, and lifelong learning to birth engineering leaders amid chaos, pure gold for fresh grads chasing Rockwell-like roles.
Guest of Honour Dr. Shankar Venugopal, VP at Mahindra Research Valley, mapped mech eng’s glow-up: From gears to AI-electronics hybrids. Ditch papers for purpose-driven products solving India’s sustainability puzzles.Bridging Academia, Industry, and National Dreams
Industry-academia hookups shone bright – Rockwell, Mahindra pros swapped war stories on tech transfer. Sessions dissected real challenges: automation for Atmanirbhar factories and smart manufacturing for Viksit Bharat.
Over 300 parallel talks fostered collaboration and aligned with UN SDGs, such as clean energy. SRMIST stars like Dr. K. Suresh Kumar (HoD Mech) and Dr. M. Cheralathan steered the ship, proving Chennai’s a global eng hub.
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Why ICAME-2026 Matters for Your Future
This isn’t just a conference; it’s a launchpad. Students networked with leaders, sparking internships and ideas. For mechanical engineering aspirants, it screams: Master tech + mindset = unstoppable. SRMIST’s Kattankulathur campus, with its cutting-edge labs, embodies this – home to robotics and EV research, and boasting a 100% placement record.
Missed it? Dive into proceedings or gear up for ICAME-2027. In a world craving innovative engineers, events like this turn dreamers into doers.