Thiagarajar College of Engineering

College rankings
College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)	101-150
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)	64
Outlook India (2019)	34

Thiagarajar College of Engineering
தியாகராசர் பொறியியல் கல்லூரி
Motto	Vinaiye Uyir
Motto in English	Duty Is Life
Type	Private Engineering College
Established	1957; 64 years ago
Principal	Dr. M. Palaninatharaja (incharge)
Director	Dr. V. Abhaikumar
Location	Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	Suburban, 143 acres
Affiliations	Anna University, Chennai
Website	www.tce.edu

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

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[]

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^{[citation needed]}^[16]
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.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Programmes offered | Thiagarajar College of Engineering". www.tce.edu. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "India's Top 150 Engineering Colleges In 2019". Outlook India. 6 June 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Stage shows and skits during college days". Corporate Citizen. December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Programmes offered | Thiagarajar College of Engineering". www.tce.edu. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[Rankings_NIRF_O_2020-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

[Rankings_NIRF_E_2020-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

[Rankings_OUTLOOK_E_2019-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "India's Top 150 Engineering Colleges In 2019". Outlook India. 6 June 2019.

[:0-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[6] "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[:1-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[8] "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[:2-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[10] "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[:3-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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.

[:4-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[:5-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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.

[16] "Stage shows and skits during college days". Corporate Citizen. December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019.

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தியாகராசர் பொறியியல் கல்லூரி

Motto	Vinaiye Uyir
Motto in English	Duty Is Life
Type	Private Engineering College
Established	1957; 64 years ago (1957)
Principal	Dr. M. Palaninatharaja (incharge)
Director	Dr. V. Abhaikumar
Location	Madurai , Tamil Nadu , India
Campus	Suburban, 143 acres
Affiliations	Anna University, Chennai
Website	www.tce.edu

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