The Department of Industrial and Production Engineering introduced undergraduate programs in 1997. Starting with 20 students, currently it has an annual intake of 50 students. The Department also offers postgraduate programs. Since the establishment, the department has been conducting vigorous researches emphasizing manufacturing engineering, production technology, establishing expert systems, development of machines and instruments from locally available resources, development of local industries, improvement of efficiency and productivity, elimination of waste, quality control management etc., making the study of IPE a successful amalgamation of engineering and management science