Thiagarajar College of Engineering
| Thiagarajar College of Engineering | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Vinaiye Uyir - Duty is Life |
| Established | 1957 |
| Type | Govt.Aided |
| Principal | Dr.V. Abhai Kumar |
| Location | Madurai, Tamilnadu, India |
| Campus | Suburban, 143 acres |
| Website | http://tce.edu |
Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai, is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Autonomous institution located in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. It is one of the several educational and philanthropic institutions founded by Philanthropist and Industrialist Late. Shri. Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar. Established in the year 1957, TCE is funded by Central, State Governments and the Management. The courses offered in TCE are approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. TCE was granted Autonomy in the year 1987 and has since been accredited by National Board of Accreditation. The institution offers the prestigious Masters in Industrial Engineering among others.
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[edit] Location
The institution & hostels are located near Thiruparankundram in outskirts of Madurai, 8 Km South-West of Madurai City. The college is quiet retreat, ideal for concentrated study,away from the distractions and disturbances of the city. The campus is located on a sprawling area surrounded by hillocks (heaven beneath the hill) and farm lands. The college looks a fine prospect of exquisite beauty, the towering tirupparankunduram hill in the background, the verdant of pasumalais in front, vast expanse of green fields on the right and the lofty towers of Shri Meenakshi Amman temple in the distance.
[edit] Academic Programs
TCE offers Under-Graduate Programs and Post-Graduate Programs under both Engineering and Science Streams.
Under Graduate Degree Programs
- B.E. - Civil
- B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
- B.E. - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- B.E. - Electronics & Communication Engineering
- B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering
- B.Tech. - Information Technology
- B. Arch.
Post Graduate Degree Programs
- M.E. - Structural Engineering
- M.E. - Power System Engineering
- M.E. - Communication System
- M.E. - Production Engineering
- M.E. - Industrial Engineering
- M.E. - Computer Science and Engineering
- M.E. - Wireless Technologies
- M.Tech. - Environmental Engineering
- M.Tech. - Control and Instrumentation Engineering
- M.Sc. - Applied Mathematics
- M.Sc. - Applied Chemistry
- M.Sc. - Material Science
- Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
The College also had B.E. degree courses in Mechatronics Engineering, and Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering departments till the year 2008.
[edit] Patent(s)
Dr.R.Vasudevan,Dean,Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College of Engineering has developed and patented the "Plastic Tar Road Technology".[1][2]
[edit] Visits by eminent personalities
Dr.A. P. J. Abdul Kalam visited the college in connection with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the college and gave the Golden Jubilee Lecture of Eminence on 20 January 2008.[3]
Dr. Eric A. Cornell - Nobel Laureate in Physics visited the college in September 2009 and delivered Honeywell - Nobel Laureate Lecture Series at TCE during 23rd and 24th. September, 2009.[4]
[edit] Notable activities
- The institute provided space for setting up the first MNC in Madurai, Honeywell technology solutions lab. The 2 facilities have also set up an incubation centre.[5][6]
- The institute is funded by TIFAC-CORE as a center of excellence for wireless technologies in India.
- In July 2009, the institute signed an agreement with Yahoo's research division to do collaborative research for three years in Cloud Computing. This is the first time Yahoo has set up a long term collaboration in India.[7]
- In November 2010, IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) recruited 618 students from various UG and PG programmes, which is a record placement in Engineering Colleges in South Tamilnadu by a single company.[8]
- Thiagarajar College of Engineering was ranked 34th in "India's Top 50 Engineering Colleges 2011" ranking by Careers 360 Magazine (June 2011 Special Issue) among various IITs and NITs.[9]
- In August 2011, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) recruited 702 students, breaking its record placement in the previous year.[10]
[edit] Student Activities
Self interest clubs
- Society of Automotive Engineers - SAE
- Institute of Engineers - IE
- Aero Club (Faith In Flying)
- Indian Society for Technical Education - ISTE
- Robotics Club
- Micro-Satellite Club
- Software development
- Personality development
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers- IEEE
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell- IEDC
[edit] Corporate Relationship
The college has corporate relationship with various industries and MNCs like:
- HONEYWELL, India
- EMC Data Storage Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
- IBM, India
- HP, Bangalore
- Microsoft, India
- CISCO
- Yahoo! India, Bangalore
- Intel India,Bangalore
- AmadaSoft India, Bangalore
- National Instruments
- Agilent Technologies
- Altera Corporation
- Freescale Semiconductors
- Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore
- Wipro Technologies
- Infosys Technologies
- Cognizant Technologies Ltd.
- HCL,Chennai
- RedHat, Salem
- Oracle, Bangalore
- Sun Microsystems, Bangalore
- TVS InterConnect, Bangalore
[edit] Open Source Projects
TOSS (TCE Operating System Services) is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution and as claimed by the developer TOSS was developed targeting the student developer’s community. It offers build-essential, OpenSSL, PHP, Java, gEda, xCircuit, KLogic, KTechlab and a variety of essential engineering software for engineering students and developers. Currently, TOSS has reached version 2.0 with major updates.
[edit] See also
Thiagarajar School of Management
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Patent
- ^ Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalaam Speaks about Plastic Road Technology developed by TCE
- ^ Golden Jubilee Celebrations at TCE
- ^ HONEYWELL-NOBEL LAUREATE LECTURE SERIES TO BE HELD AT THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
- ^ "Honeywell, TCE tie up for incubation unit". Hindu Business Line. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/08/25/stories/2007082551982100.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Honeywell to execute its “critical projects” from Madurai centre". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2007-08-25. http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/25/stories/2007082559210100.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "College signs MoU with Yahoo!India". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2009-08-02. http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/02/stories/2009080256860100.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "TCS recruits a record number of students from TCE". Madurai, India: The Hindu. 2010-11-05. http://tce.edu/?q=node/458. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ "India's Top 50 Engineering Colleges 2011". Madurai, India: Careers 360. 2011-06-03. http://www.careers360.com/news/6113-India-s-top-50-engineering-institutions. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "Record campus placement at TCE". Madurai, India: Business Line:The Hindu. 2011-08-21. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2379561.ece. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
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