Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology
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Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology (ACCET-Karaikudi) is an autonomous (with effect from 2009) college of engineering
in Karaikudi
, Tamil Nadu
, India
. Established in 1952, it is under the control of the government of the State. The college is a member institute under the TEQIP - Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme in India (11 colleges were selected from Tamil Nadu).
into a centre for higher education.
On 21 July 1952 ACCET started with three faculties - Civil, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The foundation tablet for the main building of the college was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the President of India, on 19 February 1953.
The institution has been awarded the status of the best engineering college of 2006-07 in Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi honoured the Principal in a function at Anna University, Chennai, on September 1, 2008 for this cause.
The college is now affiliated to Anna University of tech.,Madurai from 2010-2011.Amenities like Canteen,PostOffice,Xerox and STD are available.
Student’s
Most of the courses are made available with the assistance of the Government of Tamil Nadu
, CSIR, AICTE,UGC, UNESCO
and World Bank
.
The lab houses AC and DC machines manufactured by ABB, GEC, Parkinson, Crompton, and Westinghouse. The lab allows a study of electrical machines, their characteristics, applications and testing. The lab is also used for research and training.
The electronics laboratory allows the study of semiconductor devices, design and testing of analog and digital circuitry, and design and implementation of high powerboscope, IC trainer kits, analog and digital machining equipment, and peripherals for the design and testing of circuitry.
The microprocessor lab allows study of using microprocessors as an industrial control tool. The lab has trainer kits like Z80, 8085, 8086, 80286, MC6800; dedicated controllers like 8051; circuit emulation equipments; computer aided IC testing,and microprocessor based measuring equipment.
The lab has stepper motors, amplidynes, tachogenerators, transfer function analysers, servo motors, level process work station, PID controllers, thyristors controllers, and sun tracking cum solar power generation systems.
The lab is equipped with Pentium processor base machines with peripherals like colour printers, scanners and application and development software like C, C++, Java, Visual Studio and circuit analysing software like PCB EXPRESS, SPICE, VHDL, Electronic Workbench, and MATLAB.
The laboratory helps the student understand the fundamentals of electronic devices and the dsign of electronic circuits. The laboratory has dual trace oscilloscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes and high frequency signal generators.
This lab teaches analog and digital communication, and modulation techniques such as PCM, PIM, ASK, FSK, and PSK, enhanced by trainer kits.
The lab has ten microwave test benches, spectrum and network analysers.
This lab allows study of modulation techniques, filter design using window functions, 2D image processing, wave generation using TMS320C25 processors a
Students learn an awareness of quality, consistency and setting time of cement; quality and grading of fine and course aggregates; quality and strength of tiles, including mix designs.
This laboratory provides teaching on soil investigations like compaction, shearing strength, stress distribution, permeability, and particle size distribution.
This laboratory is equipped with equipment for analyzing water and sewage. Some of the equipments are B.O.D incubator, nephelometer, digital flame photometer, spectrophotometer, conductivity meter and jar test apparatus.
The geology laboratory has a museum containing thousands of minerals, rocks and fossils. The laboratory has been equipped with petrologic microscope, UV lamp, mirror and packet stereoscopes.
The department has its own computer centre. The students develop their programming skills using FORTRAN, C, and C++. The laboratory teaches the students civil engineering software
packages like STAAD-III, NISSAN, STAR DYNE, 3D HOME, AUTOCAD-2000, AUTO CIVIL and SCADSS.
The department has three computer labs consisting of 120 systems and two servers with networking. A broadband connection is available.
The lab has microprocessor kits and other PC (learning models) hardware. The department has a facility for EDP and CAD learning for advanced graphics and image processing.
The department arranges campus interviews and employment tests with organizations for the final year students to get employment immediately after graduation and to become familiar with employment interviews and tests which they may still have to face in future. The department arranges interviews for the pre-final year and final year students for the direct entry into the Indian Navy under the University Entry Scheme. The department also liases with government departments like Highways, and Public Works, for the Civil Engineering graduates.Major companies like TCS,HCL,infosys,TVS Group,FLSmidth,CTS,Sterlite,Dalmia cements,Total environment,CCCL,Billmoria,Coramendal construction,East Coast construction are regularly visiting the campus for placement.
to colleges across Tamil Nadu
. Using admissions software developed by its own students, the institute organizes the counseling process (invitation of applications, scrutiny of forms, preparation of merit list, dispatch of call letters and allotment of seats) for direct entry into second year B.E/B.Tech courses all over the state. The team for admissions functions under the leadership of the Principal, who is the secretary for admissions.
The details regarding the counseling schedule and rank lists are usually posted on to the institute's official website http://www.accet.in
See http://www.accetalumni.ning.com for alumni information.
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
in Karaikudi
Karaikudi
Karaikudi is a town in Sivaganga District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Chettinad literally 'Chetti land' in Tamil, is a collection of 76 villages/towns. Chettinad stretched from Ramnad District and Pudukottai State of 'British' India. The Chettiars, or more properly the Nattukottai...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Established in 1952, it is under the control of the government of the State. The college is a member institute under the TEQIP - Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme in India (11 colleges were selected from Tamil Nadu).
History
Dr. R.M. Alagappa Chettiar founded Alagappa Chettiar Educational Trust with the aim of developing the backward area of KaraikudiKaraikudi
Karaikudi is a town in Sivaganga District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Chettinad literally 'Chetti land' in Tamil, is a collection of 76 villages/towns. Chettinad stretched from Ramnad District and Pudukottai State of 'British' India. The Chettiars, or more properly the Nattukottai...
into a centre for higher education.
On 21 July 1952 ACCET started with three faculties - Civil, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The foundation tablet for the main building of the college was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the President of India, on 19 February 1953.
- 1966 - The institution was handed over to the government of Tamil Nadu.
- 1969 - A new faculty, Electronics and Communication Engineering was started.
- 1983 - M.E. in Microwave and Optical Engineering started
- 1988 - Master of Computer Application (M.C.A) started.
- 2001 - B.E. Degree course in Computer Science and Engineering introduced.
The institution has been awarded the status of the best engineering college of 2006-07 in Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi honoured the Principal in a function at Anna University, Chennai, on September 1, 2008 for this cause.
The college is now affiliated to Anna University of tech.,Madurai from 2010-2011.Amenities like Canteen,PostOffice,Xerox and STD are available.
TEQIP
The college has been selected by the world Bank to participate in Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme(TEQIP)Phase-2 and Rs.12.5 crores has been sanctioned as programme life allocation by National Project Implementation Unit,Govt.This amount will be incurred towards the purchase of sophisticated equipments and further development of the collegestudents associations
To encourage the students in extra curricular activities various associations are functioning in the campus.To name a few:- Fine Arts association
- Tamil Mandram
- Photographic Society
- TechLit
- N.S.S
- N.C.C
- Rotaract Club
- Leo Club
- S.A.E
- Red Cross Society,etc.,
NRSC building
The Non Resident Students Centre Building was declared open on the 27th March 1981 for the benefit of day scholars. It houses a couple of spacious dining halls with furniture. A room for the students association and a few guest rooms are also available in the NRSC Building.Sports and games
The college offers facilities for outdoor and indoor games such as cricket, hockey, football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, tennis and table tennis and chess. There is a 400 m track for athletics and the necessary equipment for jumps, throws, power lifting and body building. The membership of the tennis club is open to staff and students of the college. An indoor stadium and gymnasium are also available.Student’s
cooperative store
Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology and Alagappa Polytechnic Students Co-operative Society Limited was registered on 19.1.1956. Every student on admission to the college automatically becomes the member of co-operative store. The store primarily caters to the requirements of the students.A co-operative store with students and staff as members is functioning in the campus.A co-operative thrift society is also functioning in the campus for the benefit of the faculty and staff members of the college.Medical Facilities
A dispensary is functioning in the hostel campus with an attached in-patient ward to accommodate students and staff in case of illness. The unit is under the charge of a part-time medical officer assisted by a pharmacist. The dispensary functions during forenoon session on all weekdays except Sunday.Auditorium
The college auditorium (Dewan Bahadur Murugappa Hall) is the college auditorium seating a capacity of 600. It also has a spacious stage for conducting cultural programmes and entertainment.Post office
Alagappa Engineering College Post Office is located in the college campus. You can avail postal services just in a few steps of walking.Bank
You can avail SBI ATM facility in CECRI shopping complex near the campus. Indian Bank along with ATM facility is also situated near the college campus. ICICI bank along with ATM facility is reachable in a few metres in College Road.Undergraduate
The engineering courses that are available at the undergraduate level are:- Civil Engineering, accredited by NBA for three years with five star status.
- Mechanical Engineering, accredited by NBA for five years with five star status.
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering, accredited by NBA for three years with five star status.
- Electronics and Communication Engineering, accredited by NBA for five years with three star status.
- Computer Science Engineering (accreditation pending)
Postgraduate
- M.E. Optical Communication
- M.E. Computer Aided Design
- M.E. Manufacturing Engineering
- M.E. Structural Engineering
- M.E. Environmental Engineering
- M.E. Power Electronics and Drives
- M.C.A. Master of Computer Application
Most of the courses are made available with the assistance of the Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu
The Government of Tamil Nadu, headquartered at Chennai is the governing authority for the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at the Fort St. George...
, CSIR, AICTE,UGC, UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
and World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
.
Principals
- 1952-1953 Prof. V.S. Jayaraman
- 1953-1962 Prof. D.S. Venkanna
- 1962-1964 Prof. P.S. Manisundaram
- 1964-1965 Prof. A.V. Raghavachar
- 1965-1971 Prof. W.P.Vijayaraghavan
- 1971-1076 Prof. S. Srinivasan
- 1976-1977 Dr. R. Sridhara Rao
- 1977-1984 Prof. N.M. Janardhan
- 1984-1985 Prof. S. Narayanaswamy
- 1985-1986 Prof. M.M. Rahman
- 1986-1987 Dr. T.R. Natesan
- 1987-1988 Dr. Ing. S.R. Srinivasan
- 1988-1991 Prof. A.N. Thomas
- 1991-1993 Prof. K.N. Shanmugasundaram
- 1993-1996 Dr. P. Balakrishnan
- 1996-1998 Dr. E. Ramasamy
- 1999-2000 Dr. T.R. Thyagarajan
- 2000-2005 Dr. V.M. Periasamy
- 2005-2006 Dr. R. Lakshmipathy
- 2006-2009 Dr. R. Sundararajan
- 2009-2011 Dr. V. Sekaran Ph.D.,
- 2011- till now Prof.A.Mala
Structure
The department is the first in the State to offer a B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering.Magazine
SYNETICS magazine reflects the students ideas in engineering and management fields, including management topics like JIT, KANBAN, TPM, and TQM.Lab
- Power Laboratory
The lab houses AC and DC machines manufactured by ABB, GEC, Parkinson, Crompton, and Westinghouse. The lab allows a study of electrical machines, their characteristics, applications and testing. The lab is also used for research and training.
- Electronics Laboratory
The electronics laboratory allows the study of semiconductor devices, design and testing of analog and digital circuitry, and design and implementation of high powerboscope, IC trainer kits, analog and digital machining equipment, and peripherals for the design and testing of circuitry.
- Microprocessor Laboratory
The microprocessor lab allows study of using microprocessors as an industrial control tool. The lab has trainer kits like Z80, 8085, 8086, 80286, MC6800; dedicated controllers like 8051; circuit emulation equipments; computer aided IC testing,and microprocessor based measuring equipment.
- Control Laboratory
The lab has stepper motors, amplidynes, tachogenerators, transfer function analysers, servo motors, level process work station, PID controllers, thyristors controllers, and sun tracking cum solar power generation systems.
- Computer Laboratory
The lab is equipped with Pentium processor base machines with peripherals like colour printers, scanners and application and development software like C, C++, Java, Visual Studio and circuit analysing software like PCB EXPRESS, SPICE, VHDL, Electronic Workbench, and MATLAB.
Laboratory
- Electronic devices and circuits laboratory
The laboratory helps the student understand the fundamentals of electronic devices and the dsign of electronic circuits. The laboratory has dual trace oscilloscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes and high frequency signal generators.
- Communication Laboratory
This lab teaches analog and digital communication, and modulation techniques such as PCM, PIM, ASK, FSK, and PSK, enhanced by trainer kits.
- Microwave and Optical Engineering Laboratory
The lab has ten microwave test benches, spectrum and network analysers.
- Signal processing laboratory
This lab allows study of modulation techniques, filter design using window functions, 2D image processing, wave generation using TMS320C25 processors a
Structure
The Department of Civil Engineering began in 1952. The department offers undergraduate programs, full time and part time. The department offers computer-aided design of structures (CAD), design and optimization technique and also a brief introduction to expert systems (artificial intelligence and inference mechanisms).Laboratories
- Strength of materials laboratory
- Concrete laboratory
Students learn an awareness of quality, consistency and setting time of cement; quality and grading of fine and course aggregates; quality and strength of tiles, including mix designs.
- Geo-technical laboratory
This laboratory provides teaching on soil investigations like compaction, shearing strength, stress distribution, permeability, and particle size distribution.
- Environmental engineering laboratory
This laboratory is equipped with equipment for analyzing water and sewage. Some of the equipments are B.O.D incubator, nephelometer, digital flame photometer, spectrophotometer, conductivity meter and jar test apparatus.
- Geology laboratory
The geology laboratory has a museum containing thousands of minerals, rocks and fossils. The laboratory has been equipped with petrologic microscope, UV lamp, mirror and packet stereoscopes.
- Computer laboratory
The department has its own computer centre. The students develop their programming skills using FORTRAN, C, and C++. The laboratory teaches the students civil engineering software
Civil engineering software
There are a variety of software programs which are available for the different specialized disciplines of civil engineering. Most civil engineers practice in specialized subsets of civil engineering, such as geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, hydraulic...
packages like STAAD-III, NISSAN, STAR DYNE, 3D HOME, AUTOCAD-2000, AUTO CIVIL and SCADSS.
Laboratories
- Computer Laboratory
The department has three computer labs consisting of 120 systems and two servers with networking. A broadband connection is available.
- Hardware Laboratory
The lab has microprocessor kits and other PC (learning models) hardware. The department has a facility for EDP and CAD learning for advanced graphics and image processing.
Placement
The Department of Placement and Training of the college functions with a Placement Officer. The Department maintains information regarding career opportunities for graduates. It provides information to the out-going graduates as well as the unemployed old students of this college about employment opportunities and helps them to communicate with the employers to seek employment.The department arranges campus interviews and employment tests with organizations for the final year students to get employment immediately after graduation and to become familiar with employment interviews and tests which they may still have to face in future. The department arranges interviews for the pre-final year and final year students for the direct entry into the Indian Navy under the University Entry Scheme. The department also liases with government departments like Highways, and Public Works, for the Civil Engineering graduates.Major companies like TCS,HCL,infosys,TVS Group,FLSmidth,CTS,Sterlite,Dalmia cements,Total environment,CCCL,Billmoria,Coramendal construction,East Coast construction are regularly visiting the campus for placement.
Lateral Entry Counseling
The institution is the official center for Lateral Entry admissions every year under Anna UniversityAnna University
Anna University was a premier technical university in Tamil Nadu, India. Anna University was formed on September 4, 1978, as a unitary university that integrated four technical institutions in the city of Chennai , including the College of Engineering, Guindy, Alagappa College of Technology,...
to colleges across Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. Using admissions software developed by its own students, the institute organizes the counseling process (invitation of applications, scrutiny of forms, preparation of merit list, dispatch of call letters and allotment of seats) for direct entry into second year B.E/B.Tech courses all over the state. The team for admissions functions under the leadership of the Principal, who is the secretary for admissions.
The details regarding the counseling schedule and rank lists are usually posted on to the institute's official website http://www.accet.in
ACCET alumni
The Old Students Association maintains contact between the ex-students of the college and the college itself. It was called as Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology Old Boys Association (ACCETOBA) but now it is re-christened as ACCETOSA (Alagappa Chettiar College Of Engineering and Technology Old Students Association).See http://www.accetalumni.ning.com for alumni information.