TCE: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, [TCE] Madurai is a private government-aided educational institute established in the year 1957. The campus of TCE Madurai is located in Thiruparankundram area in the outskirts of Madurai city of Tamil Nadu and  has an area of 143 acres. TCE Madurai is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with ‘A+’ grade and is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. TCE Madurai is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) as an autonomous institute, and is also approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). TCE Madurai offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate level courses in the fields of engineering, architecture and science. Some of them are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

Table of contents

• Highlights
• Why Choose TCE Madurai?
• Ranking
• Courses
• Eligibility Criteria
• Departments
• Admission
• Results
• Cut Off
• Campus
• Hostel Details
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaborations
• Alumni

TCE Madurai Highlights

Some of the key highlights of TCE Madurai are given below, including the courses and their programme levels offered, accreditations, recognitions, infrastructure etc.

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, [TCE] Madurai Highlights
Year of Establishment	1957
Type of institute	Private
Accreditations	NAAC ‘A+’, NBA
Recognitions	Anna University
Approvals	UGC, AICTE
Courses Offered	BE, ME, Ph.D, M.Sc, B.Arch
Infrastructure Facilities	Laboratories, Gym, Cafeteria, Sports facilities, Hostel
Campus Area	143 acres
Program levels Offered	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctorate

Why Choose TCE Madurai?

One may choose TCE Madurai for pursuing various levels of programmes for the following reasons.

• Many scholarships are provided to the deserving and needy students of TCE Madurai by the institute, government and the alumni.
• International and national industrial collaborations significantly contribute to improving the overall quality of education being imparted at TCE Madurai.
• Top quality facilities are offered to the students and faculties of TCE Madurai, thereby creating a good learning environment.

TCE Madurai Ranking

TCE Madurai has secured impressive ranks from some of the top ranking institutions in India, like the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Outlook, The Week and India Today. These ranks show how good the overall value of education is at TCE Madurai in the fields of engineering and architecture. All the excellent infrastructure facilities and industrial collaborations on national and international levels have come a long way in helping TCE Madurai secure these ranks. Major ranks scored by TCE Madurai are as follows.

• TCE Madurai is ranked at 64th place among engineering colleges in India in 2020 by the NIRF.
• TCE Madurai is ranked at 17th place among architecture colleges in India in 2020 by the NIRF.
• TCE Madurai is ranked at 43rd place among engineering colleges in India in 2020 by Outlook.
• TCE Madurai is ranked at 45th place among engineering colleges in India in 2020 by The Week.
• TCE Madurai is ranked at 55th place among engineering colleges in India in 2020 by India Today.

TCE Madurai Courses

TCE Madurai offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate level courses in the fields of engineering, architecture and science. Some of them are accredited by the NBA. Some of the major courses and their specializations at TCE Madurai are given below.

TCE Madurai Engineering Courses

Courses	Specializations
BE	Civil, Mechanical, Electronics and Communication, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics, Information Technology, Mechatronics, Computer Science and Business Systems
ME	Structural, Power System, Communication Systems, Industrial, Computer Science, Infrastructure Engineering & Management
Ph.D	Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical, Electronics and Communication
MS	Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical, Electronics and Communication

TCE Madurai Science Courses

Courses	Specializations
M.Sc	Data Science
MCA	Computer Applications
MS	Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics
Ph.D	Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics

TCE Madurai Architecture Courses

Courses	Specializations
Ph.D	Architecture
MS	Architecture

TCE Madurai Eligibility Criteria

The following eligibility criteria have to be satisfied before applying for admission into courses of TCE Madurai.

TCE Madurai BE Eligibility

• Candidates must have appeared for TNEA.
• Candidates must have completed 12th standard with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

TCE Madurai B.Arch Eligibility

• Candidates must have 50% marks in 12th standard with Mathematics subject.
• Candidates must have 80/ 200 marks in NATA.

TCE Madurai ME Eligibility

• Candidates must have appeared for GATE/ TANCET.
• Candidates must have a relevant BE/ B.Tech degree.

TCE Madurai Ph.D Eligibility

• Candidates must have completed a relevant master’s degree.

TCE Madurai MCA Eligibility

• Candidates must have appeared for TANCET.
• Candidates must have completed a bachelor’s degree.
• Candidates must have studied Mathematics in 12th standard or Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.

TCE Madurai Departments

All the academic activities at TCE Madurai are segregated into the following departments.

Civil Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Electronics and Communication Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering	Information Technology	Mechatronics	Architecture
Architecture	Mathematics	Computer Applications	Data Science
Physics	Chemistry	English	-

TCE Madurai Admission

The interested students must register themselves and fill up the application form of admission on the official website of Anna University. Application fee is also to be paid at the time of submitting the application form. Once the merit list of shortlisted candidates is declared, candidates have to download the counselling call letter and visit the counselling venue with the necessary documents like marksheets, certificates etc. The final shortlisted candidates will be admitted to the programme. For Ph.D admissions, a written test and personal interview will be taken as the final stage of the admission process.

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TCE Madurai Results

The students can access the results of their end semester examinations from the official website of TCE Madurai. On the homepage, click on the ‘Examinations’ section, and then go to the ‘Results’ tab from the following page. There, the list of exams taken, according to year and month, are displayed. Click on the applicable link and it leads to the next page from which the students can select their applicable programme and intake year, which will display a PDF file having scores of all the students of that programme. The students can look for their result against their registration number and name.

TCE Madurai Cut Off

All the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate level programmes offered at TCE Madurai have varying sets of cut offs every year - which mainly depend on factors like standard 12th marks of the candidate, number of candidate appearing for and clearing the applicable entrance exams, category of the candidates, cut off trends of past years, number of available seats in the programmes, past academic record of the students, number of applicants of a particular programme in a given year, difficulty level of the entrance exam, etc.

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TCE Madurai Campus

The campus of TCE Madurai is located in Thiruparankundram area in the outskirts of Madurai city of Tamil Nadu. The campus has an area of 143 acres and is equipped with all the required infrastructure facilities that are necessary for providing an excellent education and residential experience to its students. Moreover, all the extracurricular activities that are conducted by the students of TCE Madurai are also hosted on this campus.

TCE Madurai Hostel Details

TCE Madurai provided separate hostel buildings for girls and boys. There are basic facilities like all day security, laundry, dining mess, canteen, 24 hour water and electricity supply, mineral water etc. provided at the hostels. Other facilities for recreation include mini theatre, high speed internet access, home theatre, reading rooms, indoor games, etc. are available at the hostels of TCE Madurai.

TCE Madurai Infrastructure

TCE Madurai provides sufficient infrastructure at their campus in order to facilitate the smooth learning experience of the students and their comfortable residence. For instance, TCE Madurai has a library that provides access to a wide range of materials, both printed and electronic. The collection at the library includes more than 86000 Books, E-Books, Magazines, more than 120 Journals, CD/DVD, more than 25000 E-Journals accessible from IEEE, ASME, ASCE etc., Video lectures etc. Below mentioned are the other facilities at TCE Madurai.

• Classrooms
• Auditorium
• Laboratories
• Gym
• Medical center
• Cafeteria
• Sports facilities

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TCE Madurai Placements

Placement Cell of TCE Madurai arranges for the public and private organizations of the industry to take part in the campus placements and provide excellent employment opportunities to the students of the institute. The cell is also responsible for arranging in-plant training of students during their vacations, organizing model and aptitude tests, group discussions, contests, seminars on vocational guidance, special lectures, entrepreneurship awareness camps etc. Some of the top recruiters at TCE Madurai are named below.

TVS	Wipro	Flsmidth	Platform 3 Solutions
Indussoft	Deducely	Scope International	Sirius Computer Solutions
Chainsys	Amada	Aricent	Accenture
Ericsson	Brahmos	IBM	Deloitte

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TCE Madurai Scholarships

There are multiple scholarships that are awarded to the deserving and needy students at TCE Madurai. Most of them are for the benefit of students with top academic performance in the past, those who are economically weaker, and also for the students belonging to reserved categories. These scholarships are provided by the government bodies, TCE Madurai and there are also many scholarship schemes funded by the alumni of the institute.

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TCE Madurai Collaborations

TCE Madurai has tied up with many national and international organizations over the years of its existence. These collaborations by TCE Madurai are aimed at enhancing the overall student development. This is mainly done by partnering with the institutes for collaborative project developments, research, training and certification, providing internship opportunities, conducting industrial visits, etc. These collaborations are done by the various departments through MoUs. Some of the collaborators that teamed up with TCE Madurai are named below.

Swissmango, Switzerland	Enelek Power Pvt. Ltd, IIT Bombay	EBA INDIA PVT. LTD	TVS Motors, Hosur
Gujarat Heavy Chemical India Ltd, Ahmedabad	AutoDesk	Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board	National Highway Authority of India
AERX Lab	FOSSEE Partner & FOSSEE Centre	Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab Pvt Ltd	Multimedia University Malaysia
Scrum Academy Alliance	Red Hat India Pvt. Ltd.	NCS Pearson VUE	SAP uAcademy

TCE Madurai Alumni

Alumni Interaction Cell at TCE Madurai has been established to form a link between the alumni of the institute across the globe and their alma mater. This is done in order to create healthy and mutually beneficial relationships by conducting alumni association activities like alumni reunions, alumni day celebrations, alumni interactions, personality development camps, donations etc. These activities are for the betterment of the institute, present students and alumni. Names of some of the notable alumni of TCE Madurai are given below.

• A. Sivathanu Pillai, Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO
• Karthik Subbaraj, Kollywood director
• Nambi Narayanan, an Indian scientist