Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) Madurai was founded in 1957 and is situated at Thiruparankundram in Tamil Nadu. It was formed from the idea of philanthropist and industrialist Late. Shri Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar as an ISO 9001 certified institution. It receives funding from Central and State Governments. TCE Madurai offers postgraduate, undergraduate, and doctoral programmes which are all AICTE-approved. The campus of Thiagarajar College of Engineering is spread across 135 acres with 247 faculty members imparting education to around 4173 students. Thiagarajar College of Engineering is a co-educational institute that is privately formed and is a certified institution affiliated to Anna University. Thiagarajar College of Engineering has an AAA+ rating in Engineering rankings and was formed with the vision to impart world-class technical education
Thiagarajar College of Engineering is highly committed to guide students with respect to summer schools, study abroad programmes, internships and joint research programmes. Many students and faculties have won competitions and received accolades respectively in their fields. Classrooms, laboratories, and the infrastructure is well-maintained to ensure holistic academic and personality development of students. Thiagarajar College of Engineering has a decent NIRF ranking and is well-known for its research facilities. Thiagarajar College of Engineering as a whole enjoys a male to female ratio of 59:41. The institute has secured 19th rank in the architecture category and 71st rank in the engineering category in NIRF 2021 Ranking
Thiagarajar College of Engineering is situated in Thiruparankundram, Tamilnadu. The closest railway station to the TCE Madurai is Thiruparankundram railway station which is at a distance of 2.9 kilometres from the institute. The distance between the closest airport i.e. Madurai airport and the TCEM is 8.5 kilometres. There are three nearest bus stations that can help the students reach the campus namely Palanganatham Bus Station which is 4.5 kilometres away, Madurai bus stop which is at a distance of 2.6 kilometres, and Thiruparankundram Bus Stop is just 1.9 kilometres away from the campus of TCE Madurai.
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Boys Hostel Men's hostel is divided into four blocks having separate number of rooms and capacities. It is equipped with food courts, home theatre, reading room and garden. Medical facilities in the form of a dispensary and internet facility are also available. Occasional tournaments are also organised within the campus.
Girls Hostel Women's hostel has a current capacity of around 960 girls and is located in an eco-friendly environment. There are two sprawling dining halls with modern equipment including steam cookers, idli backing unit, separate milk boiler, coffee maker, water cooler, vegetable peeler and cutter and an RO water purifier plant. It has been ensured that each facility is provided to the students in the form of a photocopier stall, grocery store, salon, healthcare centre, gym and laundry.
Gym The college has Gym facility for the students.
Library Students can access electronic as well as printed study materials in the library. The collection of the library includes several books, magazines, e-books, journals, e-journals, CD as well as DVDs, video lectures, etc.
Sports TCE Madurai has several courts for outdoor and indoor games such as basketball court, volleyball court, badminton court, table tennis court, hockey, judo, chess, kabaddi, and an athletic track.
Cafeteria The college cafeteria serves delicious and hygienic food at very reasonable prices for students and teachers.
Auditorium The campus has a very spacious auditorium hall. The hall is used for different events, seminars, conferences.
Medical/Hospital The college has health centre with a first aid facility for the students.
Wifi In addition to the main campus, the hostels of the TCE Madurai are also well connected with a high speed wi-fi network.
IT Infrastructure TCE Madurai has a huge computer centre that is filled with several computer systems. The systems can be used by the members of the campus such as staff, faculty members, as well as students for assignments and any other thing.
Classrooms The college has more than 90 classrooms. Every classroom consists of modern audio-video tools for the sessions.
Transport The college has the transport facility for students and staff.
Laboratories The college has departmental based laboratories facility for the students.