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!
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      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

External links

• PSG tech official website
• Intrams College flash presentation 2004