PSG College of Technology
பூ. சா. கோ. தொழில்நுட்பக் கல்லூரி | |
| Type | Government Aided Autonomous Institution Engineering Technology Education Research Institution |
|---|---|
| Established | 1951 |
| Principal | Dr. R. Rudramoorthy |
Academic staff | 750 |
| Undergraduates | 4,000 |
| Postgraduates | 1,250 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | FYIB Building |
PSG College of Technology also called PSG Tech or Tech in common, is an ISO 9001:2000 certified institute located in Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is regarded as one of the best Engineering institutions in India in par with the IITs. It was founded in 1951 by the Managing Trustee Sri G.R. Govindarajulu and the founder Principal Dr. G.R. Damodaran. It is named after Poolaimedu Sama Naidu Govindsamy Naidu (PSG). Under the leadership of Dr. G.R. Damodaran, the college nurtured the early entrepreneurs that ushered in the industrial revolution in Coimbatore. It was the first private engineering institution in Tamilnadu.It has been rated constantly among one of the top 10 colleges of India (engineering)[1].
The founders located it in the same campus as the PSG Industrial Institute. Thus, today PSG College of Technology and PSG Industrial Institute are examples of industry institution interaction. PSG College of Technology is often referred to as a Teaching Company.
Accreditation
Among the various Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate programmes offered by the college, as many as 18 programmes were accredited in the year 1997 by the National Board of Accreditation of the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The college was conferred the autonomous status by the University of Madras in the academic year 1978-79, which is continued by the Bharathiar University and subsequently by Anna University. This enables the college to frame its own curricula, update syllabi and introduce new courses as and when needed. The college is empowered to administer its own evaluation system.
The current Principal of the institution is Dr.R. Rudramoorthy. The various departments benefit from the expertise of more than 15 visiting faculty from other renowned institutions. Each department annually conducts at least one National / International Conference / Seminar / Workshop for effective dissemination of the latest technologies and research findings for the benefit of teaching faculty and the industries. On an average, five short term programmes on current topics of interest are conducted for the teaching faculty from other colleges with funding from AICTE / ISTE and other agencies.
The programmes of the college are recognized all over India and abroad. The college maintains close interaction with several R&D Institutions and institutions of higher learning in India and abroad, through institutional network programmes and collaborative research programmes. It also has close collaborative links with industries in the fields of Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Textile, Machine Tools, Software Development and Consumer durables.
Rankings
The college has consistently been ranked among top engineering schools in India. The following are some of the recently published rankings by major Indian magazines:
- DataQuest T-School Survey 2008 - Engineering College with Best Industry-Institute-Interface - All India Rank 1.
- Outlook Magazine Survey - Best Private Engineering College in India in 2008 - Rank 2.
- Outlook Magazine Survey - Best Private Engineering College in India in 2009 - Rank 3.
- AICTE-ISTE - Best Engineering schools in India - Rank 7 in 2004.
- Outlook Magazine Survey - Best Engineering Schools in India in 2007 - Rank 12(overall).
- India Today - Best Engineering Schools in 2009 - Rank 14.
Infrastructure
The infrastructure available in the institution for the pursuit of engineering education has been lauded with equal enthusiasm by alumni, prospective employers, educationists and policy makers. PSG Tech boasts of one of Tamil Nadu's finest libraries with rare volumes and technical journals that are updated every month/week. The library block is 3 floors and commands an awe inspiring infrastructure.
Academic Departments
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Automobile Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Energy Engineering
- Information Technology
- Biotechnology
- Management Sciences PSG Institute of Management
- Mathematics and Computer Applications
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Physical Education
- Production Engineering
- Textile Technology
- Fashion Technology
- Instrumentation and Control Engineering
- Master of Computer Applications
Research Laboratories
The advanced research laboratory and industry centers include:
- Bioinformatics Laboratory
- Genetic #PSG Siemens Center of Excellence in Automation.
- PSG Rockwell Center of Excellence in Industrial Automation
- ERP Center.
- PSG-Infineon Embedded Systems Laboratory
- RF Laboratory.
- Festo-PSG Center for Control Engg. And Pneumatic Automation
- School of Energy.
- Lean Manufacturing Laboratory
- Fiber Optics Laboratory.
- Sensor Laboratory.
- Fluid Research Laboratory.
- Textile CAD Center.
- GIS Laboratory.
- Thin Film Center.
- Jute Diversified Production & Training Center.
- Virtual Instrumentation Center.
- Jute Particle Board Plant.
- Virtual Reality Center.
- Laser Material Processing Center.
- VLSI Design Center.
- PROJECT IMPACT Centre (a project funded by the World Bank, Swiss Development Corporation and the Government of India).
- UNDP Jute Project Centre.
- TIFAC CORE Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Centre.
- Metals Testing and Research Centre.
- Industry Institute Partnership Cell and CII TDB TNET Centre.
- PSG Computer Center.
- PSG - TCS Software Engineering Lab (A project funded by Tata Consultancy Services Ltd)
- Mathematical Computing Lab.
- Multilingual Computing Lab.
- Soft Computing Lab.
- Object Computing Lab.
- DST-FIST Sponsored PDM Lab
- Center for Supply Chain Management
- Multimedia lab
The college has signed MoU with research organizations and industries in order to promote closer interaction with other institutions in the areas of technology development, training of students, curriculum updating and development of the state-of-art centres.
Departmental Activities
Various departments in PSG Tech organize year long academic activities in the campus. Most of the departments organize two day national conferences every year or every second year. Seminars and summer schools are also conducted.
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering - National Level Conference on Signals, Systems and Security, (NCSSS)
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering - National Conference on VLSI Design And Testing (NCVDAT)
- Department of Automobile Engineering - National Conference on Automotive Manufacturing, (NCAM).
- Department of Biotechnology[1] - National Symposium on Biosciences,and Biosensors (NSB).
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering - National Conference on Advanced Computing, (NCAC).
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering - National Conference on Convergence of Computer and Information Engineering, (NCCCIE).
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering - International Conference on Global Software Development (ICGSD)
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering - National Conference on Intelligent and Efficient Electrical Systems, (NCIEES).
- Department of Mechanical Engineering - International Conference on Logistics and Supply Chain Management, (ILSCM); National Conference on Precision Engineering, (NCOPEN).
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Applications - International Conference on Mathematical and Computational Models, (NCMCM).
- Department of Information Technology - National Conference on Innovations in Information and Communication Technology, (NCIICT)[2].
- Department of Production Engineering - National Conference on IT enabled Product Development, (NCIPM)
Campus Life
PSG College of Technology has always been a beehive of activity all year round, opening up opportunities for students to showcase their technical as well as cultural progress. Cultural events conducted by the clubs like Dramatix, Tek Music, English Literary Society, Youth Red Cross Society, provide the students with the much needed break from the monotony of continuous classes.
Placements
The name PSG is synonymous with good placements. The institution achieves almost 100% placement all the years. It boasts of being the institution being visited by the most number of companies in India. The visiting companies include international majors Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Nokia-Siemens, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Nokia, Reckitt Benckiser and other majors like Ashok Leyland, Larson and Toubro, Volvo, Renault, Nissan, Bosch, Motorola, HP, Cisco, Juniper, Oracle, IBM, Commvault, Analog Devices, De Shaw, Deloitte, Emc2. Software majors like Tata consultancy services, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro and HCL also visit the campus.
Extracurricular Activities and Student Clubs
The apex of the hierarchy of student clubs at PSG Tech is occupied by the Students Union. Comprising a team of student office bearers, the Students Union represents the student community in official interactions with the college management. Apart from this, the Students Union organizes events of interest to the students all year round, including the intra and inter college cultural and technical festivals. Under the umbrella of the Students Union, there are several clubs catering to the interests of the student community.The clubs individually have club secretaries to manage the club with the help of Staff Advisers. The various other clubs are
- Association of Serious Quizzers(ASQ)
- Entrepreneurs Club
- Team Dramatix
- Rotaract Club
- SME
- Character & Personality and Nature Club
- Fine Arts Club
- Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE PSG Tech)
- Youth Red Cross Society
- Tamil Mandram
- English Literary Society
- Martial Arts Club
- Tek Music
- ASME
- ISTE (Students chapter)
- Paathshala
- ACM
- Astronomy Club
- The Institution of Engineers(I)Student Chapter
All these clubs conduct regular events for the benefit of the student fraternity.
Notable alumni
Several alumni have made a mark in various industries. Well known PSG alumni include:
Government
- Dr.Mylswamy Annadurai,Project Director of Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2
- Dr.Sivathanu Pillai, DRDO, CEO and MD of BrahMos Aero space Corporation
- Padmashree Dr.R M Vasagam, Project director of APPLE
Industry
- Shiv Nadar, the Chairman and CSO of HCL Technologies
- Natarajan, the Executive Director of Ashok Leyland
- Srinivasan Gopalakrishnan, Managing Director,Hydrodrive Systems And Controls Pvt.Ltd.
- Anand Chandrasekaran, entrepreneur; Co-founder of Aeroprise Inc.
- Vijaya Mohan, Managing Director, Pricol
- K.Pandiarajan, Managing Director, Mafoi
- Madhusudhan Rao, Managing Director, Lanco Group
Entertainment
- Gnanamani Gunasekaran, Actor
References
PSG Tech Alumni Associations
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