Alagappa Chettiar College Of Engineering & Technology, Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu

Alagappa Chettiar (ACCET-Karaikudi) is a major autonomous college of engineering [from the academic year 2009-'10] in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. It is under the control of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The college is also a member institute under the TEQIP - Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme in India. (11 colleges were selected from Tamil Nadu)

Dr. R.M. Alagappa Chettiar founded Alagappa Chettiar Educational Trust with the aim of developing the backward area of Karaikudi into a centre for higher education and provided necessary funds for the establishment of educational institutions.

In 1952 21 July, 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 then President of India on 19 February 1953.

On the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Central Electro Chemical Research Institute(CECRI), by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 25 July 1948 Dr. Chettiar, in his Welcome address, said "It is my hope to start here an engineering college immediately, a college which God and the University of Madras willing will start functioning with Civil Engineering by the academic year 1949." In 1952, Dr. Chettiar's dream came true. ACCET started functioning from 1952 with three faculties - Civil, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Before Dr. Chettiar could bring all his dreams into reality, he died.

In 1966, the institution was handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu.

* In 1969 a new faculty, Electronics and Communication Engineering was started.
* In 1983, M.E. in Microwave and Optical Engineering
* In 1988, Master of Computer Application (M.C.A) was started.
* In 2001, B.E. Degree course in Computer Science and Engineering was also introduced.

The college has become a constituent college of Anna University from 2001. The college has been recognized as a research centre and about 25 scholars are pursuing research. PG courses in various disciplines are offered from the academic year 2002-03.

Courses:
i) UG:

The Engineering courses that are available at the undergraduate level are

* Civil Engineering, accredited by AICTE for three years with five star status.
* Mechanical Engieering, accredited by AICTE for five years with five star status.
* Electrical & Electronics Engineering, accredited by AICTE for three years with five star status.
* Electronics & Communication Engineering, accredited by AICTE for five years with three star status.
* Computer Science Engineering (accreditation pending)

ii) PG:
* M.E. Optical Communication
* M.E. Computer Aided Design
* M.E. Manufacturing Enginnering
* M.E. Structural Engineering
* M.E. Environmental Engineering
* M.E. Power Electronics and Drives
* M.C.A. Master of Computer Application

Departments:
a) Mechanical Engineering
b) Electrical and electronics
c) Electronics and Communication
d) Civil Engineering
e) Computer Science