Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering
Motto	Vidhya para devta
Motto in English	Science is the supreme divinity
Established	1985
Type	Private
Chairman	Dr. A. C. Muthiah
Principal	Dr. R. Ramachandran
Academic staff	250
Admin. staff	210
Students	3500
Undergraduates	3260
Postgraduates	340
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 12°59′12″N 79°58′19″E
Campus	Suburban, 95 acres (0.4 km2)
Affiliations	Anna University
Website	www.svce.ac.in

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE) is a premier institute located in Pennalur, Sriperumbudur near Chennai.

SVCE was founded by the Sri Venkateswara Educational and Health Trust (SVEHT) in 1985. The Trust was founded on August 1, 1984 at the behest of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal. The college, established in the city of Chennai by the SPIC group, a prominent petro-chemical corporation in India, is said to be among the top colleges in Tamil Nadu, and a Tier-I institution among self financing colleges.

SVCE's founding objective was to implement a programme of education in engineering and allied sciences, to promote research, disseminate knowledge and to foster the cooperation and exchange of ideas between the academic community and industrial organizations and to develop entrepreneurship skills among students.

History

Inauguration of the old college campus, April 8, 1985

Initial years

In November 1984 the college was granted permission to conduct engineering courses in the disciplines of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science Engineering, awarded by the University of Madras.

The college complex at Nazarathpet (near Poonamallee) was inaugurated on April 8, 1985 by Sri S.L Khurana, former Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Expansion

The entrance to the college

In 1991, the college shifted into its new campus at Pennalur, near the town of Sriperumbudur. The buildings were designed by the architect P.T. Krishnan. The inaugural function of the new Campus was performed on July 25, 1991 in the presence of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal; was inaugurated by Shri R. Venketaraman (former President of India) on January 5, 1992; and received approval from the All India Council for Technical Education the same year. Courses in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Chemical Engineering Courses were started in 1994. ^[3]

The college celebrated its decennial in March 1995 in the presence of former Minister of State for Commerce and present home minister of the Government of India Shri P. Chidambaram. In 1996 the college began a course in Information Technology and was the first college in the country to do so. The college obtained an ISO 9001:2000 certification in 2002.^[3] The Principal of the college is Dr.R. Ramachandran who is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, having previously served as Professor and Head of the Departments of Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Facilities

Library

SVCE has a 1,338-square-metre (14,400 sq ft) computerized library spanning three floors with over 21,000 titles covering major fields of science and engineering, a conference room, a study space and a seating capacity of over 200. The ground floor is air-conditioned, with conferencing, multimedia, internet, reprography facilities, a CD-ROM collection and a book bank for deserving students.

The central library

The college subscribes to most major technical journals including those by the IEEE, ACM and ASME. Over 59,000 volumes and 200 CDs are available and around 400 print and online journals are subscribed.

Apart from the central library, all departments maintain their own libraries. SVCE is an institutional member of The British Council Library, IIT Madras, American Council Library, DELNET and MALIBNET. The library uses multimedia computers with internet connectivity, CBT, CDs, e-books and e-journals to promote e-learning.

A library committee headed by the Principal, composed of all the heads of departments and student representatives, meet every semester to discuss the functioning of the library.

Placement Cell

The Training and Placement Cell helps get students placed in multinational companies (MNCs) and Indian Companies. The college has an average 90% placement every year.

Map of the campus

Notable companies that have recruited / are expected to recruit engineers from the college: Google Microsoft Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd., Chennai. IBM Infosys Ericsson Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited, Manali, Chennai. TVS Electronics Ltd., Chennai. Ramco Systems Limited., Chennai. Sundaram Clayton Limited., Chennai. Sundaram Fasteners Limited., Chennai. Murugappa Group of Companies, Chennai. Ashok Leyland Limited., Chennai. L&T, Chennai Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, Chennai Caterpillar Inc.

Sports and athletic facilities

The cricket ground

The 15 acres (653,400.0 sq ft) facility has a swimming pool, synthetic and clay tennis courts, turf cricket ground, basketball, football grounds, ball badminton, volley ball courts and a 400 meter track for athletics.

350-square-metre (3,800 sq ft) is dedicated to a table tennis hall, gymnasium, and carom and chess rooms.

Students participate in intramural, extramural and the Tamil Nadu Inter Engineering Sports (TIES) competitions. The college conducts inter-college tournaments in basketball, volleyball, cricket and ball badminton.

Medical Center

The campus houses a medical center near the hostel blocks, with a nurse and doctor available round the clock to attend to emergencies. There is an emergency Ambulance van available round the clock.

Entrepreneurship Development Cell

The Entrepreneurship Development Cell was formed in 1996, and has organized awareness camps to motivate students to become entrepreneurs. This Development cell is one of its kind in Tamil Nadu and one among 20 in the country.

The objective of the cell is to motivate and train students towards science and technology so that students become job creators rather than job seekers.

Transport

A panoramic view of the svce bus fleet

Since the campus is located 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) away from Chennai city, transportation is provided between Chennai city and the college. The college started out with eight buses, and now runs over 65. Buses are operated on Saturdays and Sundays for special classes, NCC, Sports etc. On special occasions buses are sent for industrial visits and social service activities. The College owns four of the buses, one ambulance and a van. A transport committee headed by a convener takes care of the smooth operation of buses. A staff member in charge of the bus (one teaching and one supporting) also ensure the smooth functioning of the buses.

The campus is located close to the Hyundai manufacturing plant and Caparo Aluminium.

Student life

Housing

Buildings inside the college

The SVCE dormitory housing comprises five independent blocks. The first block was built and inaugurated in 1998. The second in December 1999, the third in August 2001 and the fourth block in August 2003. All the four blocks together accommodate 500 boys. A block for girls was built and inaugurated in October 2002, and another in 2008, together housing 200 girls.

Scholarships and awards

In 2004, the Chairman and governing council initiated a scheme that would distribute 5% of the total college tuition fee income to students as a full semester scholarship,and as prizes to top scorers in college tests and university examinations. Gold medals are awarded to the top 10 university rank holders,and a silver medal is awarded to the college first rank holder. The college also awards Cash Prize to the Best Student Project of the Department. Other notable awards include the Outstanding Undergraduate student Award, Outstanding Sports person Award and the Best Student Award by the Indian Society for Technical Education.

Students are given a full semester scholarship on the basis of: Merit Merit and Economic Means Economic Means Sports NCC

Societies and extra-curricular activities

With the aim of technical skill and personality development, societies, clubs and forums, headed by members of the faculty, have been formed.

Societies of the college: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Students Branch Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD) Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) - Student Chapter Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Associations of the college: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (svceacm) Association of Chemical Technologists (ACT) Students Biotechnology Forum (SBF) Society of Mechanical Engineers (SME) Association of Marine Engineers (AME) Association of Automobile Engineers (AAE) Association of Computer Engineers (ACE) Association of Information Technologists (AIT) Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (AEEE) Electronics and Communication Engineers Association (ECEA) Civil Engineers Association (CEA) MCA Students' Association Association of Bio-Technology Engineers Forum for Economic Studies by Engineers (FORESE) Clubs and forums: Youth Red Cross Rotaract Club NCC-Army NCC-Air Wing NCC-Naval NSS The speakers forum Leo Club Tamil Mandram

Academics

Academic departments

The Technology Innovation Center

Under-graduate programmes:

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Automobile Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Information Technology
• Biotechnology
• Civil Engineering

Post-graduate programmes:

• Power electronics and Drives
• Communication systems
• Computer Science and Engineering
• masters of engineering in computer aided design by students of svce the best placements and third top college in chennai
• Master of Computer Applications
• Master of Biotechnology

Research

The Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electronics and Communication Engineering departments have been recognized by Anna University as collaborative research centers for PhD degrees. R&D is aided by a technology innovation Center, which also houses SPIC's research center.

Forum For Economic Studies by Engineers

The Forum For Economic Studies by Engineers (FORESE) ( /ˈfɔərsiː/) was created to equip engineering students with management skills and to help develop team management and interpersonal skills; to nurture young professionals into tomorrows leaders.

FORESE is a pioneer in having a national level management symposium(Kapital) in an engineering college. FORESE also conducts Mock Placements and several expert lectures.

Alumni

The first batch of students graduated in 1989. The alumni of the institution have been placed in companies across the globe, and its students have completed Masters and PhDs from universities that include MIT, Stanford University, The Pennsylvania State University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, University of Oklahoma, Harvard Medical School, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Georgia State University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Washington, Rutgers University, State University of New York, Buffalo, University of California, Irvine and University of Minnesota .