Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Government-aided Engineering College in Madurai, India

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Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Motto| வினையே உயிர்

Motto in English

| Duty Is Life
Type| Government Aided Engineering College
Established| 1957; 68 years ago (1957)
Principal| M. Palaninatharaja (incharge)
Director| 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, Madurai.

## History

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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 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

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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 2 km from Thirupparankundram railway station and is well connected by buses with all parts of state.

## Academic programs

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

## Ranking

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College rankings

General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[2]| 151–200
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024)[3]| 101-150
Architecture – India
NIRF (2024)[4]| 25

TCE was ranked 101-150 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[5]

## Notable alumni

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This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (August 2017)

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* Padma Bhushan A. Sivathanu Pillai, Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO[6]
* Padma Shri Nagarajan Vedachalam, Scientist[7]
* Padma Shri Vasudevan Gnana Gandhi, Scientist[8]
* Karthik Subbaraj, Kollywood director[9]
* Padma Bhushan Nambi Narayanan, Scientist. The Indian film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect was based on his life.[10][11]

## References

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1. ^ "Programmes offered | Thiagarajar College of Engineering". www.tce.edu. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
2. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
3. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
4. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Architecture and Planning)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
5. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024".
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ https://www.tce.edu/sites/default/files/alumni-newsletter/Know-your-alumni-PadmaAwardees.pdf
8. ^ https://www.tce.edu/sites/default/files/alumni-newsletter/Know-your-alumni-PadmaAwardees.pdf
9. ^ "Stage shows and skits during college days". Corporate Citizen. December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019.
10. ^ Vandhana, M. (9 December 2014). "After 5 decades, TCE students come together for a reunion". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
11. ^ "TCE Padma Awardees" (PDF).

## External links

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* Official website

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