Kongu Engineering College, [KEC] Erode

Kongu Engineering College, [KEC] Erode was established in the year 1984. It is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. It is approved by All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE]. The college is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council [NAAC] as ‘A’ Grade. The word 'Kongu' represents the region of the southern state of India and the term 'Kongu Vellalar' means the agricultural community which was deprived of educational facilities in those days.

In order to achieve technical excellence in their rural areas, 41 philanthropists realized the need for technical education for their region's economic strides. For this purpose, they formed collectively a Trust named as "The Kongu Vellalar Institute of Technology Trust" which aims at developing and promoting equality of opportunity for the rich and the poor.

KEC Erode is one of the top technical colleges in South India. The college was established to impart quality based education. The college envisions to be a centre of excellence for the development and dissemination of knowledge in Applied science, Technology, Engineering, and Management. The college spreads over an area of 150 acres of land richly endowed with beautiful greeneries.

The college has earned recognition as one of the reputed educational institutions for men and women in India because of its state of art infrastructural facilities and excellent academic records. In order to promote and nurture the Industry linkages, the industry-institute partnership cell was established by the KEC Erode in the year 2002 with Grant- in- aid from All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE], New Delhi and was awarded ‘A’ Excellent grade in 2003 by the review team.

The mission of the cell is to facilitate Industry visits, In-plant training, Industry Projects and Internships for students and training for faculty. The mission of the college is to provide value-based quality education for developing the students as a competent and responsible citizen and contribute to the nation and beyond through the state of the art technology. Kongu Engineering College Admission is offered for undergraduate and postgraduate level in Applied Science, Technology, Engineering, and Management.

Kongu Engineering College Highlights:

The most attracting features of the institution including address, affiliation, programs, etc. are given below as major highlights.

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Kongu Engineering College Rankings:

Kongu College has earned many great achievements in the field of education so far. In 2018 the institution has Ranked 68 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework. KEC has also got the National Award for Technology Business Incubators given by the Department of Science and Technology's National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board.

Kongu Engineering College Courses:

Listed below are the major courses and their respective specializations offered by the institution.

Kongu Engineering College Facilities:

KEC has an infrastructure that keeps good standards. The infrastructure of the institution comprises of many best features. The college library has a collection of books, research materials, and journals of nearly one lakh. The library has become smarter by using bar code tech and has the facility of Web OPAC-online and has digital surveillance. The college has an auditorium with a good intake capacity for conducting programs and events. There are well-equipped laboratories and computer labs with updated computer software on the campus for practicals.

The physical education department of the college has a riot of different sports activities like football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, hockey, athletics, etc. The college even offers free education and accommodation for 15 students who are good at sports and games.  Medical dispensary of the institution has the availability of two doctors in every working hours and necessary medicines and first aid facilities. Ambulance service is also available on the campus. Transportation facilities for the students are offered by the college, for this there are about more than 40 buses are there on the campus.

Hostels are provided by the institution for the students with all requirements including transportation. The college canteen serves healthy-good food and drinks to the students at a reasonable rate. The college has many other interesting facilities in its infrastructure for providing a better environment for education for the students.

Kongu Engineering College Clubs and Activities:

Under different clubs, various activities take place in the college every year. students are more active on the campus due to the different clubs and activities. The club activities include curricular as well as extracurricular activities, where it is a platform for the students to develop their skills and learn new things. Being a member of a certain club and take part in various events, students will learn the importance of teamwork and leadership and these will help the students in their future careers. Listed below are the major clubs and societies if the institution.

1. NSS
2. NCC
3. Yoga and Meditation club
4. Photography Club
5. Cultural Club
6. Rotaract Club
7. Ravi Varma Creative Club
8. Android Application Development Club
9. Citizen Consumer/ Legal Literacy Club
10. Aero Modelling Club
11. Energy and Environment Conservation Club
12. English Proficiency Club
13. Radio Control Club
14. Mathematics Club
15. IGNOU
16. Youth Red Cross
17. Robotics Club
18. Yuva College Engineering Chaupal
19. Tamil Mandram
20. Pasumai Vanam
21. Indian Geo-Technical Society
22. Student Forum
23. Society Of Automotive Engineers.

Kongu Engineering College Departments:

Various departments are there in the college corresponding to the different specializations opted by the students. Excellent, efficient and well-experienced faculties are the assets of each department. Students are free to ask and interact with the faculties and they will be happy to give the required information and advice to the students. Various activities are conducted in the college under different departments. There will be faculty as well as student representatives for each department. The major departments of the institution are listed below.

1. Civil Engineering
2. Mechanical Engineering
3. Automobile Engineering
4. Mechatronics Engineering
5. Chemical Engineering
6. Food Technology
7. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
8. Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
9. Electronics and Communication Engineering
10. Computer Science and Engineering
11. Information Technology
12. Management Studies
13. Computer Applications
14. Computer Technology
15. Mathematics
16. Physics
17. Chemistry
18. English

Kongu Engineering College Research Centres:

The research center of the college has made for conducting the various research activities. The research programs are offered by Anna University.  Research and development will evaluate and monitor the candidates who have joined for the research programs. The college has 16 research centers. Listed below are the various research centers of the campus

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Information Technology
• Chemical Engineering
• Food Technology
• Management Studies
• Computer Applications
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• English

Kongu Engineering College Placements:

The placement cell of the institute is outstanding, hence many of the good and well-known companies visit the campus for recruitment. The training and placement cell act as an interface between the students and the industries. The college assists the students in getting promising Kongu Engineering College Placement opportunities. In order to arrange campus interviews for placement of final year students, the cell interacts with reputed national and international organizations and arrange an internship for students in industries.

The placement cell of the campus Conducts soft-skills training program for all pre-final year students and Cambridge ESOL-BEC Training of 70 Hrs & Certification for the overall personality development of the students. In order to improve the  Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and Verbal Ability, the placement cell conducts the online test and mock interviews

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