Kongu Engineering College

Kongu Engineering College is an autonomous engineering college located at Perundurai, Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[1] It is affiliated to Anna University and accredited 'A' Grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.[2]

Kongu Engineering College
TypeAutonomous
Established1984 (1984)
Academic affiliation
Anna university
PrincipalDr. V.Balusamy
Undergraduates5,000
Postgraduates150
Location
Perundurai, Erode district
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

11.2739°N 77.6071°E / 11.2739; 77.6071
Academic termSemester
Websitewww.kongu.ac.in

Courses

There are 11 courses offered in B.E./B.Tech. and 14 in M.E.[3]

  • B.E. Civil Engineering
  • B.E. Mechanical Engineering
  • B.E. Computer Science Engineering
  • B.E. Automobile Engineering
  • B.E. Mechatronics Engineering
  • B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • B.E. Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
  • B.Tech. Chemical Engineering
  • B.Tech. Information Technology
  • B.Tech. Food Technology

In the Applied Science category, there are three undergraduate and four postgraduate degrees offered.

There Applied Science Courses are:

  • B.Sc. Software Engineering
  • B.Sc. Information Technology
  • B.Sc. Computer Technology
  • M.Sc. Software Systems
  • Master of Computer Application
  • Master Of Business Administration

Co-curricular and extracurricular activities are run through associations, clubs, societies and students' chapters of professional bodies. They are managed by representatives of students and are monitored by the faculty.

Campus

The institution is situated on a campus measuring 150.25 acres (60.80 ha).

Library

The college library was established in 1984. Beginning in a classroom, then a lecture hall, it now has its own building - the C.D Memorial Library, named for founder Thiru. C. Duraisamy.

Placement

The Placement Cell was established in 1998. The cell arranges campus interviews with organizations for placement of final year students, and arranges in-industry training for students. Campus placement training (HR, Technical, GD, Written Test) is given in the pre-final year for all eligible candidates. Kongu ENgineering College has recently signed an MoU with CoreEL Technologies that helps conduct various training activities.[4]

Accommodation

The college has an on-campus guest house, alumni guest house, six boys' hostels and five girls' hostel.

Awards

In 2012 the Technology Business Incubator at Kongu Engineering College won the National Award for Technology Business Incubators, an award given by the Department of Science and Technology's National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board.[5]

Rankings
College rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[6]135

Kongu Engineering College was ranked 135 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.[6]

References
  1. "Kongu Engineering College". www.kongu.ac.in. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "NAAC Accrreditation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Kongu Engineering College". www.kongu.ac.in. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Kongu Engineering College signs an MoU with CoreEL Technologies". CollegeSearch.in.
  5. "DST-sponsored technology business incubator bags national award". The Hindu. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
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