Adhiyamaan College of Engineering

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering (ACE) is an Autonomous Engineering college located south of the "Electronic Capital of India" (Bengaluru) at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
Main building
TypeAutonomous
Established1987
ChairmanBanumathi Thambidurai
PrincipalG Ranganath
Location
Hosur
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

CampusSemi Urban
NicknameACE and AERI
AffiliationsAnna University Chennai, Council of Architecture, New Delhi
Websitewww.adhiyamaan.ac.in

History
Main entrance to the college

The college, started in 1987–88, is one of the educational institutions developed by Adhiyamaan Educational and Research Institution Trust. It is the first engineering college to be started in the most backward Dharmapuri District of the State of Tamil Nadu. It was originally affiliated to University of Madras. When Periyar University was carved out from the University of Madras, the colleges affiliation was changed to it. When the government of Tamil Nadu brought all the engineering and technical institutions in the State under one technological university in 2001, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering was affiliated to Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore. It is now affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. This college is the first private college to introduce the five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree course in Tamil Nadu, in the Name School Of Architecture.

Location

The college is housed on the Adhiyamaan Educational and Research Institutions campus, Dr. M.G.R Nagar, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India. The campus is spread over 255 acres (103 ha) abutting National Highway NH-7. The institution is six kilometres (3.7 mi) from Hosur K. Appavu Pillai Bus Stand and railway station. It is 42 km (26 mi) from Bangalore. The nearest airport is Bengaluru International Airport.

Institution

The college is approved by the University Grants Commission as an autonomous institution and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) as B+ grade.[1] The college is certified with ISO 9001:2008. It is also accredited by AICTE, NBA, New Delhi. The college has student chapters in ISTE, IE(I), IIPC, CSI and IET(UK).

Infrastructure
Cauvery Hostel(Men) - Seniors
Hostel View - Athletic Ground

There are three hostels namely Pennar, Cauvery and Bhavani. The Pennar and Cauvery hostels are for the boys; Pennar is for the junior students and Cauvery for the senior students. The Bhavani hostel is for the girls. The hostels have kitchen to provide wholesome food to the students. There are three canteen running inside the campus namely mgr canteen, main canteen, kamadhenu canteen. The college has library sections with books for all departments as well as technical and non-technical magazines. Computer labs, recreation rooms and sports facilities are also available. The College library is one of the biggest of its kind. It is one of the zonal leaders in sports.

Examination system

Each academic year is divided into two semesters. Each semester has three internal exams and one final exam (semester exam) for all theory subjects. For laboratory courses there is usually one internal exam followed by the final exam. Most of the exams are theoretical and have practical exams like most other engineering colleges in India.

Alumni

This college has a strong Alumni Background with over 30 years. The Alumni include IAS officers, Lawyers, Architects.

  1. Mr. Rathan V Moorthy, Principal, Kongu School of Architecture
  2. Yogesh S, Founder, Skill Skool,
  3. Tharun, Co-Founder, Ottha Sevuru, Musical Band
  4. Pravekha R, Co-Founder, Otha Sevuru, Musical Band.
  5. Vignesh, Entrepreneur

References
  1. "Adhiyamaan college of Engineering, Hosur". Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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