B.E. Mechanical Engineering CBIT Hyderabad Class of 2027

Hardik Sarda

I design, analyse and build race-car components, from frame FEA and upright analysis to CFD and powertrain assembly. Most recently I led Praheti Racing SAE CBIT, an 85+ member team, through a full Formula Student season at SUPRA SAEINDIA 2026.

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Open to graduate roles and internships in automotive and motorsport engineering.

Praheti Racing PR26 Formula Student car, number ICV-02, in the pit box at SUPRA SAEINDIA 2026, with Hardik Sarda in his captain's team shirt
Fig. 1 · PR26 (ICV-02) in the pits, SUPRA SAEINDIA 2026
Praheti Racing SAE CBIT team members gathered around the PR26 car
Fig. 2 · Praheti Racing SAE CBIT with PR26
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Team led 85+ students across design, aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics, powertrain, power electronics, team management, sponsorship and social media
Competition SUPRA’26 Buddh International Circuit, 2–5 Sept 2026
CSWA score 240/240 Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate, Sept 2026
CGPA 8.85/10 B.E. Mechanical, CBIT, up to Semester 7 (degree in progress)
ToolsSolidWorks · ANSYS Mechanical · ANSYS Fluent · AutoCAD · MATLAB · Python Based inHyderabad, India
Flagship project · Aug 2025 – Sept 2026

Formula Student car PR26

PR26 is a KTM RC 390-powered combustion Formula Student car on an AISI 4130 space frame, built over one season for SUPRA SAEINDIA 2026 at the Buddh International Circuit. The case study covers the frame and upright FEA, the brake, aero and intake work, and how the car was assembled and documented.

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Analysis & build

Chassis · FEA Frame load cases Five static cases in SolidWorks Simulation at 17.77 kN impact and 6.28 kN torsion, min FOS 1.4 to 5.3 Suspension · FEA Knuckles & wheel hub ANSYS static structural on Al 6061 and Al 7075 knuckles and the hub, peak 227.86 MPa Brakes · Thermal Brake disc Steady-state temperature and heat flux on the grey cast iron disc Aerodynamics · CFD Nosecone External-flow comparison of nosecone designs in ANSYS Fluent Powertrain · CFD Intake & restrictor Venturi angle sweep and manifold flow around the 20 mm restrictor Integration · Hands-on Powertrain & assembly KTM RC 390, Drexler LSD, cooling, harness and gear linkage
Design portfolio

CAD models and drawings

Parts, assemblies and drawings from Formula Student and my own modelling practice. Click any card to see it full size.

PR26 · Formula Student

Space frame

AISI 4130 tubular frame modelled with SolidWorks weldments, then checked in five FEA load cases.

SolidWorks weldmentsSolidWorks Simulation
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PR26 · Jan 2026

Nosecone

Nosecone shell, about 610 × 593 × 1031 mm, modelled in SolidWorks and used for external-flow CFD.

SolidWorksANSYS Fluent
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PR26 · Formula Student

Brake disc

Grey cast iron disc with a curved slot pattern, laser cut by a vendor to my drawing.

SolidWorksANSYS thermalLaser cutting
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PR26 · Suspension

Front wheel assembly

Al 6061 front knuckle with steering-arm lugs, hub and brake disc, assembled in SolidWorks.

SolidWorks assemblyANSYS Mechanical
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PR26 · Suspension

Rear wheel assembly

Al 7075 rear knuckle, hub and brake disc, assembled in SolidWorks.

SolidWorks assemblyANSYS Mechanical
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PR26 · Powertrain

Air intake manifold

Restrictor venturi, plenum and runner with flanged joints, designed around the 20 mm restrictor for PETG printing.

SolidWorksANSYS Fluent3D printing
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PR26 · Powertrain

Fuel tank

Fuel tank with filler neck, cap and vent fittings, packaged for the PR26 frame.

SolidWorks
PR26 · Manufacturing

Laser-cut wishbone mount

Wishbone mount bracket designed for laser cutting, with the pickup bore through both walls.

SolidWorksLaser cuttingDXF
Assembly · Jan 2026

Gripper assembly

Gear-driven gripper: two meshing gears open and close a split clamping ring. Modelled in SolidWorks and 3D printed.

SolidWorks assembly3D printing
Assembly

Universal joint

Hooke’s joint with two yokes, a cross and keyed shafts, assembled with mates in SolidWorks.

SolidWorks assembly
Surfaces & solids

Modelling practice

A candlestick built from revolves and a swept handle, plus surfacing work: an extruded spline surface, a twisting loft, a revolved bowl and a swept tube.

SolidWorks surfacingRevolveSweepLoft
Fabrication drawing

Washing machine stand

Drawing for a steel stand: a square-tube frame, 23.62 × 22.05 × 12 in, with 3 mm corner gusset plates (150 mm sides).

SolidWorks drawingWeldments
Experience & leadership

Roles and responsibilities

Aug 2025 – Sept 2026Hyderabad

Captain & President

Praheti Racing SAE CBIT · Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology

  • Led an 85+ member team across five departments, setting and tracking deadlines from design freeze to competition.
  • Managed vendors, budgets and rulebook compliance, and prepared and presented the cost report (57 / 100).
  • Coordinated a Red Bull India collaboration that brought a Red Bull Racing F1 show car to campus, handling publicity and crowd management with my team.
Read the PR26 case study →
July 2024 · 1 monthHyderabad

Intern, Business Development (Python Automation)

Topspot Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd.

  • Built and deployed a Python LinkedIn scraper with Selenium that logs in, searches companies filtered to Hyderabad and pages through results.
  • Extracted company name, industry and employee count to CSV, updating existing rows instead of duplicating them.
  • Generated 280+ potential client leads for the company’s outreach pipeline and cut manual prospecting effort.
PythonSeleniumCSV pipeline
View the code on GitHub →

Highlight

17 July 2026 · CBIT campus · Collaboration with Red Bull India

Red Bull Racing F1 car on campus

During my term as captain, Praheti Racing SAE CBIT collaborated with Red Bull India to bring a Red Bull Racing Formula 1 show car to CBIT. It was displayed in Red Bull’s glass-sided show truck outside the auditorium, alongside the Red Bull MINI.

  • Coordinated with the Red Bull team on the day’s plan and logistics.
  • Ran the publicity that drew students across campus to the showcase.
  • Managed the crowd with my team so the event ran safely.

Outreach & events

6 Feb 2026 · CBIT Hyderabad · Social initiative

Engineering & Fundamentals of Racecars

We hosted 54 students from Kendriya Vidyalaya Golconda-1 for a day of motorsport basics and road safety. I took sessions on the powertrain and the differential, and the students examined our Formula Student car and toured the SAE workshop.

21 Feb 2026 · MIT-WPU Pune · Rulebook training

SAE SUPRA Technical Workshop

I attended the official SUPRA 2026 rulebook workshop run by technical inspectors. It covered frame tubing and welds, the impact attenuator, harness geometry, cockpit safety, SES documentation and how each rule is checked at scrutineering. I brought it back into the team’s compliance checks.

Skills

What I work with

Each skill links to the work where I used it.

CAD & drafting

Simulation (CAE)

Vehicle engineering

Manufacturing

Programming

Leadership & communication

Education

Academic record

2023 – 2027

B.E. Mechanical Engineering

Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT), Hyderabad

8.85CGPA / 10 · up to Sem 7
2021 – 2023

Class XII (TSBIE Intermediate)

Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Hyderabad

80.8%
Until 2021

Class X (TSBSE Secondary School)

Little Flower High School, Abids, Hyderabad

100%
Certifications

Credentials

Click a certificate to view it full size.

Dassault Systèmes · SOLIDWORKS

Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA)

240 / 240 · 19 Sept 2026

ID C-BGJCT8RDK3 Verify →
MathWorks

MATLAB Onramp

100% complete · 28 Sept 2026

HackerRank

Python (Basic) skill certification

Passed · 15 Nov 2024

ID 5A6AAF93FA67 Verify →
SAEINDIA · Maruti Suzuki

SUPRA SAEINDIA 2026 participation

Formula Student, national level · Sept 2026

Contact

Get in touch

I’m looking for graduate roles and internships in automotive and motorsport engineering, especially in vehicle design, CAE and vehicle integration. I graduate in 2027.

Download résumé (PDF)
Email
hardiksarda5@gmail.com
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/hardiksarda5
GitHub
github.com/HardikSarda
Based in
Hyderabad, Telangana, India