PSG College of Technology
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PSG College of Technology is an autonomous, government aided institution, affiliated to Anna University
Anna 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,...

. The college offers a total of 48 full time and part time programs in Science, Engineering and Management at Undergraduate & Postgraduate levels. The College was founded in 1951 by G.R.Damodaran, who also served as first Principal of the college. It is one of the many educational institutions nurtured by PSG & Sons Charities Trust. It is the first private engineering institution established in Tamil Nadu. The college is located in the same campus with the PSG Industrial Institute.

Academics

Among the various Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate programmes offered by the college, as many as 18 programmes by the National Board of Accreditation of the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The college was conferred the autonomous status by the University of Madras
University of Madras
The University of Madras is a public research university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three oldest universities in India...

 in the academic year 1978-79, which was continued by the Bharathiar University
Bharathiar University
Bharathiar University is a postgraduate university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India. Named after Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiar, the university was established in February 1982 and was recognized by the University Grants Commission in 1985....

 and subsequently by Anna University
Anna 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,...

. This enables the college to frame its own curricula, update syllabus and introduce new courses as and when needed. The college is empowered to administer its own evaluation system.

The various departments benefit from the expertise of more than 15 visiting faculty from other renowned institutions. Each department annually conducts at least one National / International Conference / Seminar / Workshop for effective dissemination of the latest technologies and research findings for the benefit of teaching faculty and the industries. On an average, five short term programmes on current topics of interest are conducted for the teaching faculty from other colleges with funding from AICTE / ISTE and other agencies.

The programmes of the college are recognized all over India and abroad. The college maintains close interaction with several R&D Institutions and other institutions of higher learning in India and abroad, through institutional network programmes and collaborative research programmes. It also has close collaborative links with industries in the fields of Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Textile, Machine Tools, Software Development and Consumer durables.

Ranking

Some of the recently published rankings by major Indian magazines include:
  • Outlook Magazine - Top 10 Private Engineering Colleges in India, 2010 #4.
  • India Today - Best Engineering Colleges in India, 2011 #20

Infrastructure

The infrastructure available in the institution for the pursuit of engineering education has been lauded by everyone including the alumni, the prospective employers, other educationists and policy makers. PSG Tech boasts of having one of Tamilnadu's finest libraries with thousands of volumes of books, technical journals, magazines and cds that are up to date. The library block consists of 4 floors and is fully automated and computerized.

Academic Departments

  1. Automobile Engineering
  2. Bio Technology
  3. Biomedical Engineering
  4. Chemistry
  5. Civil Engineering
  6. Computer Science and Engineering
  7. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  8. Electronics & Communication Engineering
  9. Energy Engineering
  10. English
  11. Fashion Technology
  12. Humanities
  13. Instrumentation and Control Engineering
  14. Information Technology
  15. Management Sciences
  16. Mathematics and Computer Applications
  17. Mechanical Engineering
  18. Metallurgical Engineering
  19. Physics
  20. Production Engineering
  21. Textile Technology
  22. Robotics and Automation Engineering

Campus Life and Extracurricular

PSG College of Technology has always been a beehive of activity all year round, opening up opportunities for students to showcase their technical as well as cultural progress. There are a lot of clubs which function under the Student's Union. Cultural events conducted by the clubs like Tek Music, Youth Red Cross, Fine Arts, Rotaract, Dramatix, Paatashala etc provide the students with the much needed break from the monotony of continuous classes. Association of Serious Quizzers conduct quizzes all the year round. NCC and NSS are also functioning in the college.

'Kriya' is the national level technical symposium conducted by the student's union in the month of February, which attracts students from all over the country. The main event of Kriya is the 'Kriya Open Quiz'. 'Renaissance' is the cultural equivalent of Kriya which is conducted with much fanfare. Apart from these, the main intra college event is the 'Intrams', where students from various departments lock horns in variety of cultural events. There are also other charity events conducted such as 'Rhythm'(YRC), 'Win Hearts'(Rotaract) etc. NCC and NSS also conducts camps and do service to the people from nearby villages. YRC conducts blood donation camps. The English Literary Society(ELS) conducts 'Chill-out', an event for freshers and 'Lets Talk', an Group Discussion event.

Placements at PSG

For 2012 batch, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. is an American global provider of custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services. Its headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States and is a member of NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 and Fortune 500...

 has offered jobs to 703 to students from PSG College in Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

.

The following are the companies that recruit students at PSG College of Technology :

Recruiting Companies

  1. ABB Ltd., Bangalore
  2. Accenture, Bangalore
  3. AIG System Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  4. Akzo Nobel Coatings India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  5. Amazon.com
    Amazon.com
    Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...

     Software Development (I) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  6. ANZ IT, Bangalore
  7. Aparna Labels Pvt. Ltd., Tirupur
  8. Areva T & D India Ltd., Noida
  9. Aricent, Bangalore
  10. ArisGlobal Software Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  11. Ashok Leyland Limited, Chennai
  12. Asian Motor Works Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat
  13. AthenaNet India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  14. Atheros India LLC, Chennai
  15. Beroe Inc, Chennai
  16. BGR Energy Systems Ltd., Chennai
  17. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd., Bangalore
  18. Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore (Central Research Laboratory)
  19. Bin Dasmal Group of Companies, Dubai, UAE
  20. Birlasoft Limited, Chennai
  21. Carevoyant Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  22. Caterpillar India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  23. Chronus Corporation, Chennai
  24. Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited, Bangalore
  25. Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai
  26. CommVault Systems India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
  27. Computer Associates, Hyderabad
  28. Computer Sciences Corporation (I) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  29. Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd., Chennai
  30. Convergys (IMG), Hyderabad
  31. Cordys Software India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
  32. Crescent Foundry Co. Ltd., Kolkata
  33. D.E.Shaw India Software Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
  34. Dalmia Cements (Bharat) Ltd., Trichy
  35. Dell International Services India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  36. Deloitte Consulting (I) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
  37. Delphi Technical Center India, Bangalore
  38. Dieffenbacher India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  39. DLF Limited, Gurgaon
  40. eBay IDC, Chennai
  41. Efficient Frontier India, Chennai
  42. Elgi Equipments Limited, Coimbatore
  43. EMC Data Storage Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  44. Ennore Foundries, Chennai
  45. Epigon Media Technologies, Bangalore
  46. Essar Group, Hazira
  47. Exeter Group, Bangalore
  48. FANUC India, Bangalore
  49. Fichtner Consulting Engineers India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  50. Flextronics Software Systems, Bangalore
  51. Ford India Ltd., Chennai
  52. GE India Technology Centre Ltd., Bangalore (JFWTC)
  53. Godrej & Boyce Manufacture Company Ltd., Mumbai
  54. Goldman Sachs Services Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  55. Google India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  56. Greaves Cotton Limited, Pune
  57. Groz-Beckert, Tirupur
  58. HCL Infosystems Ltd., Noida
  59. HCL Technologies Ltd., Chennai
  60. Hewlett Packard India Ltd., Bangalore
  61. Hindustan Construction Company Ltd., Pune
  62. Honeywell Technology Solutions Ltd., Madurai
  63. Hyundai Motor India Ltd., Chennai
  64. i2 Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  65. IBM India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  66. IDEA Ltd., Chennai
  67. iflex Solutions, Bangalore
  68. iNautix Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd, Chennai
  69. India Pistons Ltd., Chennai
  70. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., New Delhi
  71. INDO US -MIM Tec Pvt.Ltd., Bangalore
  72. Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore
  73. Intel Technology (I) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  74. Intelizign Engineering Services Ltd., Bangalore
  75. Interchain Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  76. ITC Infotech India Ltd., Bangalore
  77. ITC Limited, Kolkata
  78. IVY Comptech Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
  79. Jain Housing & Constructions Ltd., Chennai
  80. Jataayu Software, Bangalore
  81. John Deere
    John Deere
    John Deere was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world...

     Equipment Pvt. Ltd., Pune
  82. JSW Steel Limited, Bellary
  83. Juniper Networks India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  84. Juno Online, Hyderabad
  85. K G Denim Limited, Coimbatore
  86. Keane International India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  87. Kennametal India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore
  88. KOB Medical Textiles Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
  89. L&T
    L&T
    L&T may refer to:*Larsen & Toubro, India's largest engineering and construction conglomerate*Lord & Taylor, the oldest department store chain in the United States...

     Valdel Engineering Ltd., Bangalore
  90. Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd., Coimbatore
  91. Larsen & Toubro Limited, (ECC Division) Chennai
  92. Larsen & Toubro Limited, Mumbai
  93. Larsen & Toubro Ramboll Ltd., Chennai
  94. Lister Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  95. Mahindra & Mahindra Automotives Ltd., Mumbai
  96. Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd., Mangalore
  97. Manhattan Associates, Bangalore
  98. Marg Constructions Limited, Chennai
  99. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Gurgaon
  100. Michelin
    Michelin
    Michelin is a tyre manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France. It is one of the two largest tyre manufacturers in the world along with Bridgestone. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal tyre brands...

     India, Chennai
  101. Microsoft
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

     India, Bangalore
  102. MindTree Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  103. Minvesta Infotech Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  104. Motorola
    Motorola
    Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...

     India Electronics Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  105. Mu Sigma Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  106. Murugappa Group, Chennai
  107. National Instruments Systems India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  108. NetApp Systems India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  109. Nokia Siemens Networks India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  110. Nortel Technology Excellence Centre Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  111. Novell Software Development (I) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  112. OATSystems Software (I) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  113. Oracle
    Oracle
    In Classical Antiquity, an oracle was a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. As such it is a form of divination....

     India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  114. Patni Computer Systems (P) Ltd., Mumbai
  115. Philips Software Centre Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  116. Polaris Software Lab Ltd., Chennai
  117. Pricol Technologies Ltd., Coimbatore
  118. Raymonds Limited, Yavatmal
  119. Reckitt Benckiser
    Reckitt Benckiser
    Reckitt Benckiser plc is a global consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of household products and a major producer of consumer healthcare and personal products...

     (India) Ltd., Gurgaon
  120. Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  121. SAP Labs
    SAP AG
    SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...

    , Bangalore
  122. Sapient Corporation, Gurgaon
  123. Savvion India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
  124. Schlumberger RDM, Pune
  125. Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  126. Scooters India Ltd., Chennai
  127. Scope International Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  128. Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  129. Shri Ram Fibres, Chennai
  130. Silver Software Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  131. Simulation Technology Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  132. Soliton Technologies, Bangalore
  133. Soma Constructions Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
  134. Sundaram Fasteners Limited, Chennai
  135. SunGard, Bangalore
  136. Super Spinning Mills Ltd., Coimbatore
  137. Synopsys India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  138. Syntel (I) Ltd., Chennai
  139. Tata Chemicals Limited, Mumbai
  140. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Chennai
  141. Tata Elxsi, Bangalore
  142. TCE Consulting Engineers Ltd., Bangalore
  143. Tecpro Systems Ltd., Chennai
  144. TESCO Hindustan Service Centre Ltd., Bangalore
  145. TEXMO Industries Ltd., Coimbatore
  146. Think 3 Designs India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  147. Thorogood Associates, Bangalore
  148. ThoughtWorks Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  149. Toshiba Embedded Software India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  150. Tractors and Farm Equipments Ltd., Chennai
  151. Triad Software Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  152. Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., Mysore
  153. TVS Motor Company Ltd., Hosur
  154. U.S Technologies, Trivandrum
  155. Ucal Fuel Systems Ltd, Chennai
  156. VALEO Engineering Center (I) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  157. Vedanta Resources, Tuticorin
  158. Verizon Data Services India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
  159. Verse Solutions, Bangalore
  160. Voltas Limited, Coimbatore
  161. Volvo
    Volvo
    AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...

     India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  162. Wipro Technologies, Bangalore
  163. Yahoo!
    Yahoo!
    Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...

     Software Development India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore

Notable alumni

  • Mylswamy Annadurai
    Mylswamy Annadurai
    Mylswamy Annadurai is a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organization and currently serves as the Project Director of Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2. Annadurai writes a regular column, "Kaiyaruke Nila"...

    , Project Director of Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2
    Chandrayaan-2
    Chandrayaan-2 , is a joint lunar exploration mission proposed by the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Russian Federal Space Agency and has a projected cost of...

  • Shiv Nadar
    Shiv Nadar
    Shiv Nadar is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of HCL Technologies. , his personal wealth is US$5.6 billion. Shiv Nadar founded HCL in the mid-1970s and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT Enterprise over the next three decades by...

    , Chairman and CSO of HCL Technologies
  • K. Pandiarajan
    K. Pandiarajan
    K.Pandiarajan is the founder of Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited, India's largest recruitment firm, and a millionaire businessman. Recently, he contested in the 2011 Legislative assembly Election as a DMDK candidate and was successful in winning the election from the Virdhunagar...

    , Founder Director of Mafoi Consulatants

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