Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) is an Government-aided autonomous institution located in

Thiruparankundram Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tirupparankundram or Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is about from Periyar Bus Terminus, the centre of the city and constitutes the southwest part of the Madurai cit ...

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. It is affiliated to

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History

Thiagarajar College of Engineering is one of several educational institutions founded by the late philanthropist and industrialist Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar. TCE was established in 1957 under the

University of Madras The University of Madras is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in India, incorporated by an ...

. The courses offered in TCE are approved by the

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. TCE was granted autonomy in the year 1987.

Location

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

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, 8 km from the Madurai Railway station and 2 km from Thirupparankundram 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.

Ranking

TCE was ranked 101-150 among engineering colleges in India by the

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(NIRF) in 2024.

Notable alumni

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A. Sivathanu Pillai, Honorary Distinguished Professor at

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Nagarajan Vedachalam, Scientist *

Vasudevan Gnana Gandhi, Scientist *

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, Kollywood director *

Nambi Narayanan, Scientist. The Indian film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect was based on his life.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiagarajar College Of Engineering All India Council for Technical Education Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu Engineering colleges in Madurai Colleges affiliated to Anna University Colleges in Madurai Universities and colleges in Madurai Science and technology in Madurai Universities and colleges established in 1957 1957 establishments in Madras State Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras