| College of Engineering Guindy | |
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| கிண்டி பொறியியல் கல்லூரி | |
CEG Main Building |
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| Motto | Progress through knowledge |
| Established | May 1794 |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | CEGians |
| Affiliations | Autonomous |
| Website | www.annauniv.edu/ceg |
College of Engineering, Guindy (Tamil: கிண்டி பொறியியல் கல்லூரி, CEG) in Chennai, India, is India's oldest engineering and technical institution, having been established in 1794. Today it is one of the four constituent colleges of Anna University, Chennai.[1]
It was started in May 1794 as a School of Survey and established as a college in 1859 under the Madras University, and is one of the oldest technical institutes in the world.It is the oldest engineering institute in India. The institution introduced B.E. Degree Courses in Mechanical Engineering in 1894, Electrical Engineering in 1930, Telecommunication and Highway Engineering in 1945, Printing Technology in 1983 and Geoinformatics in 1992. It was the first institution in South India to establish a Computer Centre - in 1963.
It has link-ups with institutions and organizations like USAID, UNCHS, Ford Foundation, European Economic Community and the Governments of Germany and UK. It was the first college in the country to have its own postage stamp when the Indian Postal Service brought out a postage stamp to mark the 200th anniversary of the institution.
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Born as a survey school in May 1794,[2] the College of Engineering is one of the most venerable of British Indian Educational Institutions, and one of the most ancient of India’s professional training schools. On May 17, 1794 the Survey school was started with just one student in a building near Fort St. George.
CEG offers undergraduate engineering degree in the fields of Agricultural & Irrigation Engineering, Bio Medical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mining Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, and Printing Technology. Also, it offers postgraduate degrees such as MBA, MCA, M.E., M.Sc. and M.Tech.[1]
| University rankings | |
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| Engineering – India | |
| India Today[6] | — |
| Outlook India[7] | 12 |
| Dataquest[8] | — |
| Government colleges: | |
| Mint[9] | 9 |
CEG ranked 12th in the Outlook India Top Engineering Colleges of 2011.[7] In rankings of government colleges, it ranked #9 in the Mint Top 50 Government Engineering Colleges of 2009.[9]
Most students at CEG reside in hostels. The campus has 13 hostels (Blocks 1 to 11 and other blocks), of which three are exclusively for women. Dining facilities are now provided in four large centralized halls. The hostels may accommodate undergraduate and graduate students.
From 2007, the students of CEG conduct an international technology management festival, under the patronage of UNESCO, called Kurukshetra.[10] Students take part in events covering a diverse set of disciplines of engineering, science, technology and management. The Kurukshetra Guest Lecture series is a star-studded affair, with the likes of Nobel Laureates, research scientists from NASA,ISRO etc., and CEOs of top organisations.
Every year in February, CEG plays host to Techofes,[11] a five-day inter-collegiate cultural festival. In October, Agni, the intra-college cultural festival is conducted.
During the months January, February and March, departments of the college conduct technical symposia. Notable among those are
Teams from CEG have participated in national contests like University Challenge.