ME-603 (C) RGPV B.Tech
Product Design (PD)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
4 papers, latest Jun 2025
- ME-603 (C) paper, Jun 2025
- ME-603 (C) paper, May 2024
- ME-603 (C) paper, Nov 2023
- ME-603 (C) paper, May 2022
Syllabus, notes and important questions for ME-603 (C)
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Introduction to product design 5 topics
- Product life-cycle
- Product policy of an organization
- Selection of a profitable product
- Product design process
- Product analysis
Unit 2 Value engineering in product design 7 topics
- Advantages and applications in product design
- Problem identification and selection
- Analysis of functions
- Anatomy of function
- Primary versus secondary versus tertiary/unnecessary functions
- Functional analysis using Functional Analysis System Technique (FAST)
- Case studies
Unit 3 Introduction to Product design tools 7 topics
- Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
- Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Robust design
- Design for X (DFX)
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
- Design for Assembly (DFA)
- Ergonomics in product design
Unit 4 DFMA guidelines 4 topics
- Product design for manual assembly
- Design guidelines for metallic products
- Design guidelines for non‑metallic products
- Manufacturing processes such as casting, machining, injection molding, etc.
Unit 5 Rapid Prototyping 5 topics
- Needs of rapid prototyping
- Advantages of rapid prototyping
- Working principles of Stereolithography (SLA)
- Working principles of Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM)
- Working principles of Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
Exam insights
Counted from 4 past ME-603 (C) papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Introduction to product design 42 marks
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Unit 2 Value engineering in product design 16 marks
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Unit 3 Introduction to Product design tools 18 marks
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Unit 4 DFMA guidelines 10 marks
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Unit 5 Rapid Prototyping 19 marks
Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.
Asked again and again
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Explain the different stages of the Product Life Cycle with suitable examples.
Asked 3 times: 2024, 2023, 2022
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Explain the product design / new product development methodology and process
Asked 3 times: 2024, 2023
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What is Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and explain its process including powder material handling during layer-by-layer construction?
Asked 2 times: 2025, 2022