Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) is a government-aided autonomous institution located in Thiruparankundram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai.

Thiagarajar College of Engineering
MottoVinaiye Uyir
Motto in English
Duty Is Life
TypePrivate (Government-Aided)
Established1957 (1957)
PrincipalDr. S. Mercy Shalinie (incharge)
DirectorDr. V. Abhaikumar
Location
Madurai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusSuburban, 143 acres
AffiliationsAnna University, Chennai
Websitewww.tce.edu

History

Thiagarajar College of Engineering is one of several educational institutions founded by philanthropist and industrialist Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar. TCE was established in 1957 under the University of Madras. The courses offered in TCE are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. TCE was granted autonomy in the year 1987.

Location
Thiagarajar College of Engineering

The institution and hostels are located near Thirupparankundram on the outskirts of Madurai, 8 kilometres south-west of the city of Madurai.

The campus is located 10 km from the Madurai Airport, 8 km from the Madurai Railway station and is well connected by buses with all parts of state.

Academic programs

TCE offers 9 undergraduate,9 postgraduate programs and research programs (MS and PhD) in all Engineering and Science streams.[1]

Ranking
College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[2]101-150
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[3]64
Outlook India (2019)[4]34

TCE was ranked 64 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020[3] and 101-150 band overall in 2020.[2] It was ranked 34 by Outlook India in 2019.[4]

NIRF Ranking Statistical Data
Year Overall Engineering

(India)

 Architecture

(India)

 Engineering

(Tamil Nadu)

 Architecture

(Tamil Nadu)

2016 - 29[5] - 5[5] -
2017 101-150[6] 37[7] - 9[7] -
2018 95[8] 39[9] - 9[9] -
2019 101-150[10] 56[11] - 10[11] -
2020 101-150[12] 64[13] 17[14] 11[13] 2[14]

Notable alumni
  • A. Sivathanu Pillai, Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO[15]
  • Karthik Subbaraj, Kollywood director
  • Nambi Narayanan, S. Nambi Narayanan is an Indian scientist. As a senior official at the Indian Space Research Organisation, he was in-charge of the cryogenics division. In 1994, he was falsely charged with espionage and arrested.

References
  1. "Programmes offered | Thiagarajar College of Engineering". www.tce.edu. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  3. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  4. "India's Top 150 Engineering Colleges In 2019". Outlook India. 6 June 2019.
  5. "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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  11. "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  12. "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  13. "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  14. "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  15. "APJ Abdul Kalam tried to merge ISRO and DRDO: Sivathanu Pillai". The Times of India. Times News Network. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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