The Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering was amongst the four branches with which the institute was initially launched in 1960, with increasing focus on :

• Materials Technology
• Foundry Technology
• Iron & Steel
• Nanotechnology
• Mineral Benefaction

and the R&D work being carried out in these fields in the metallurgical sector, Materials Engineering was included in the curriculum of the department in 1995.There are M.Tech course on Materials Technology & Foundry Technology.

Current research is going on:

• Physical Metallurgy
• Hydro Metallurgy
• Process Metallurgy
• Mineral Characterisation & Beneficiation

Head of the Department: Dr. Ranjit Prasad
Phone(HOD Office): 0657-237-4207
Phone(HOD): 0657-237-4035
Email: hod.met@nitjsr.ac.in