B.E. (Automobile Engineering) Vehicle Performance and Testing Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Vehicle Performance and Testing
Module 1: Introduction
- Technical Specification of Vehicles, Classification of Vehicles, Homologation, Vehicle Rules and Regulations (CMVR), Standards, Overview of the Type Approval process, Vehicle Testing Instruments and Lab Setups, Test Tracks.
Module 2: Engine Tests
- Engine Testing set up Requirement and Installations, Chassis Dynamometer, Driving Cycles, Power Test, Emission Measurement Devices and Lab Setup, Mass & Evaporative Emission, Testing of CNG & LPG vehicles, Requirement of CNG & LPG retro-fitment kit.
Module 3: Vehicle Level Tests
- CMVR Requirements, Photographs, Angle & Dimensions Measurement of Vehicle, Arrangement of Foot Controls, Requirement of Temporary Cabin Tyre Tread Depth Test, Vehicle Weightment, Gradeability Test, Steering Test, Vehicle Noise Measurement, Fuel Consumption Test, Brake Test, Velocity and Acceleration Measurement Test.
Module 4: Component Level Tests
- Requirement, Installations and Testing of Various Vehicle Components such as Tyre, Windscreen, Horn, Rear View Mirror, Fuel Tank, Bumper, Lighting devices, Signaling devices and Reflectors.
Module 5: Vehicle Crash Tests
- Requirements of the Restrained System (seat belt and airbag), Vehicle Crashworthiness, Crash Test Setup/Instruments, Dummies, Injury Evaluation, Frontal Impact Test, Lateral Impact Test, Rear Impact Test, Pedestrian Safety Requirement and New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP)
Module 6: xEV Test
- Constructional and Functional Safety Requirements of Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles, Requirement and Testing of Battery, Motor and e-retro fitment kit and chargers (AC & DC), EMI and EMC.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Automobile Engineering) under REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
The complete syllabus
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