Trichy Engineering College (TEC) is a

College of Engineering Engineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles to the professional practice of engineering. It includes an initial education (bachelor's and/or master's degree), and any advanced education and specializations that ...

located in Konalai, a village on the

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national highway, in

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. It was established in 1998. It is affiliated with

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. it offers five

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courses. It is one of the two colleges in Tiruchirappalli which has a department of Mechatronics. TEC was founded by Annai Santhiya Educational Health & Charitable Trust, Woraiyur, Tiruchirappalli with the permission of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The Trust, which is dedicated to the cause of promoting technical education as part of its philanthropic scheme, purchased 41.7 acres of land in Konalai Village and established the college. The college was started by Mr. S. Subramaniam, Chairman, Mookambigai College of Engineering, who is also the Secretary of this college. Its main aim is to provide the best engineering education under a disciplined culture to the minority students of Tamil Nadu and the neighbouring states.

Affiliations

TEC is approved by the

All India Council for Technical Education The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in 1 ...

(AICTE) and affiliated with

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. It was previously affiliated with

Bharathidasan University Bharathidasan University (BDU) is a university in the city of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on Tiruchirappalli- Pudukkottai National Highway 336. It has affiliated colleges in the districts of Ariyalur district, Karur, Na ...

Departments

The college has seven Departments: *Department of

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. *Department of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, ...

. *Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. *Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. *Department of

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*Department of Civil Engineering.

Facilities

TEC facilities include a library of nearly 25,000 books, separate hostels for boys and girls and a canteen inside the campus. Computer resources include nearly 500 computers.

References

External links

* Private engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu Colleges affiliated to Anna University Education in Tiruchirappalli district Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Tamil Nadu {{TamilNadu-university-stub