Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Motto	வினையே உயிர்
Motto in English	where quality and ethics matter
Type	Government Aided Engineering College
Established	1957;68 years ago (1957)
Chairman	Mr. K. Hari Thiagarajan
Principal	Dr. L. Ashok Kumar
Academic staff	299
Location	Madurai , Tamil Nadu , 625015 , India
Campus	Suburban, 140+ acres (57+ ha)
Affiliations	Anna University, Chennai
Website	www.tce.edu

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

History

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

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

The institution offers 9 undergraduate programmes in engineering and technology, 2 programmes in architecture and design, 1 integrated programme, 6 postgraduate programmes, and research programmes leading to M.S. (By Research) and Ph.D degrees in both full-time and part-time modes, covering the fields of engineering, technology, planning, and computer applications. ^[1]

Rankings

College rankings
General – international
Times (World) (2024) [2]	1201-1500
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024) [3]	101–150
Architecture – India
NIRF (2024) [4]	25

Over the past five years, TCE has been ranked as follows in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) engineering category:

Year	Rank (Engineering)	Ref.
2024	101–150	[5]
2023	101–150	[6]
2022	85	[7]
2021	71	[8]
2020	64	[9]

TCE also appears in international rankings. In the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025, it is placed in the 1501+ global band overall, and in the Engineering subject table it is in the 1251+ band. ^[10]

Notable alumni

• Padma Bhushan A. Sivathanu Pillai, Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO ^[11]
• Padma Shri Nagarajan Vedachalam, Scientist ^[12]
• Padma Shri Vasudevan Gnana Gandhi, Scientist ^[13]
• Karthik Subbaraj, Kollywood director ^[14]
• Padma Bhushan Nambi Narayanan, Scientist. The Indian film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect was based on his life. ^{[15] [16]}

References

1. "Programmes". Thiagarajar College of Engineering. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
2. "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education . 27 September 2023.
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. "India Rankings 2024: Engineering (Rank-band: 101–150)". nirfindia.org. National Institutional Ranking Framework. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
6. "India Rankings 2023: Engineering (Rank-band: 101–150)". nirfindia.org. National Institutional Ranking Framework. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
7. "India Rankings 2022: Engineering". nirfindia.org. National Institutional Ranking Framework. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
8. "India Rankings 2021: Engineering". nirfindia.org. National Institutional Ranking Framework. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
9. "India Rankings 2020: Engineering". nirfindia.org. National Institutional Ranking Framework. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
10. "Thiagarajar College of Engineering — World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
11. "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.
12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2024.
13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2024.
14. "Stage shows and skits during college days". Corporate Citizen. December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019.
15. Vandhana, M. (9 December 2014). "After 5 decades, TCE students come together for a reunion". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 August 2022.
16. "TCE Padma Awardees" (PDF).

External links

• Official website