College of Engineering, Guindy

Coordinates: 13°00′40″N 80°14′08″E / 13.010979°N 80.235426°E / 13.010979; 80.235426

The College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) is a public engineering college in Chennai, India and is India's oldest technical institution. Founded in 1794.

History

Due to the growing need for surveyors by the East India Company, the 'School of Survey' was established in a building near Fort St. George on the suggestion of Michael Topping in 1794. This school was one of the first of its kind in the country and it started out with 8 boys. It became the Civil Engineering School in 1858 and was rechristened as College of Engineering in 1859, with the inclusion of a mechanical engineering course. The college was shifted for a short period to Kalasa Mahal, Chepauk, before settling at its present location in 1920 as College of Engineering, Guindy.^[2]

College of Engineering, Guindy is one of the first institutes in India to offer degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication, Highway Engineering and Printing Technology.

In 1978, College of Engineering, Guindy became a constituent college and the principal seat of Anna University.

Academics

College of Engineering, Guindy offers undergraduate Engineering degrees in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Geoinformatics, 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, Information Technology and Printing Technology. It also offers postgraduate degrees such as MBA, MCA, M.E., M.Sc. M.Tech M.S. by Research and Ph.D.programmes.^[3]

CEG has 16 Departments, 6 University Affiliated Centers, and 12 Research Centers where research programs are offered. With close ties with industry, excellent research practices and multiple extra-curricular options, the institution advances the progression of the student's quest for knowledge.

Ranking

CEG was ranked 7 among engineering colleges in India by Outlook India in 2017.^[4] Careers360 has given it the second best rating, "AAAA+", among engineering colleges in 2017.^[5]

Campus

Location

ATM at CEG

Under State Government ownership, CEG covers around 223 acres of land right in the heart of Chennai. It serves as the main campus of Anna University.

Hostels

Students Activity Center

The college has 16 hostels which provide accommodation to over 3500 students. Separate international hostels are available to cater to the needs of international students and exchange students. Hostel messes are located in large centralized halls and serve nutritious meals at regular periods. The hostels accommodate not only undergraduate students but also postgraduate students and there is a separate hostel for NRIs and foreign nationals.

Students Services

Many centers have been placed to address all the needs of students. These include the SC/ST cell, Center for Professional Development Education, Center for International Affairs, Center for Women Empowerment and the Student Affairs.

Institutional Programs

Student wings of National Cadet Crops (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), National Sports Organisation (NSO) and Youth Red Cross (YRC also function on campus and conduct various activities which give back to the society.

Clubs

Student run clubs :

• Aakriti (women empowerment)
• Capitalize (the entrepreneurship club)
• CSAU (Computer Society of Anna University)
• Green Brigade (environment)
• Leo club
• Literary club
• Mathavam
• Pixels (Official photography & videography club
• Quizzers Anonymous (the official quiz club)
• Robotics Club
• Rotaract Club
• Siruthuligal (charity)
• Society of Mechanical Engineers (SME)
• Spartanz
• Sruthilaya (music)
• Students' Quality Council (SQC)
• Theatron (dramatics)
• The Guindy Times (campus magazine)
• Twisters (dance)

Student-run societies:

• Arts Society
• CEG Tech Forum
• Students Association

Events

• Kurukshetra^[6] is known for being the first ever techno management college festival to attain UNESCO patronage and has continued to be one of the most-awaited inter-college technical festivals. It has been certified with the ISO 9001:2015 and has acquired the support of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Digital India and the National e-Governance Division, Government of India in 2016. It conducts technical events, workshops, guest lectures, and displays projects to expand students' technical opportunities and knowledge.
• Sangarsh: Organized by the Rotaract Club,^[7] Sangarsh is a musical concert aimed at raising funds for needy sections of society.
• Techofes:^[8] This inter-college cultural event is one of South India's largest college festivals with an exciting array of events from debates to dance, innovative workshops on photography, DJ-ing, etc. and pro shows.

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  Kurukshetra: Battle of the brains
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  Techofes
• 
  Sangarsh

Notable alumni

• A. C. Muthiah, Indian industrialist and ex-President, Board of Control for Cricket in India^[12]
• Akkineni Nagarjuna, Indian film actor and Producer^[13]
• Anumolu Ramakrishna, Former Deputy Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro and Padma Bhushan recipient.
• Avinash Kak, professor of electrical and computer engineering, Purdue University.
• Bhargav Sri Prakash, Founder of FriendsLearn and Product Lead of fooya. Hedge Fund Manager.
• Crazy Mohan, Tamil comedy actor, script writer and playwright
• Dhiraj Rajaram, founder of Mu Sigma Inc
• Gopalapuram Parthasarathy, diplomat and author, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Australia and Myanmar^[18][19]
• Kavithalaya Krishnan, a Tamil film and television actor
• Krishnakumar Natarajan, Co-founder and Chairman of Mindtree
• Krishnamachari Srikkanth, former Captain of the Indian cricket team and the Chairman of the selection committee^[15]
• Kutraleeswaran, Marathon swimmer, the youngest Arjuna Award winner
• Madhan Karky, Tamil film lyricist
• Mendu Rammohan Rao, Dean Emeritus, Indian School of Business^[17]
• Munirathna Anandakrishnan, Former Chairman, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Former Vice-Chancellor, Anna University
• N. Mahalingam, Former Chairman, Sakthi Group and Former Chairman, Ethiraj College for Women
• P. S. Veeraraghavan, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre^[16]
• R. K. Baliga, the father of the Electronics City in Bangalore, India.
• Raaghav, on screen, film actor and television personality in Tamil Nadu, India^[20]
• Raj Reddy, Turing Award winner, Professor at Carnegie-Mellon University^[10]
• Rajkumar Bharathi, Classical singer and music composer
• Rangaswamy Narasimhan, cognitive scientist who developed TIFRAC, the first indigenous Indian computer, Padma Shri winner^[21]
• Ravi Jagannathan, Economist and Professor, Kellogg School of Management
• Ravi Ruia, Vice Chairperson, Essar Group
• S. Somasegar, Former Corporate Vice President, Developer Division, Microsoft^[14]
• Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, former Indian cricketer
• Upendra J. Chivukula, American politician^[11]
• V. S. Mahalingam, a distinguished DRDO scientist and Director of Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
• V. M. Muralidharan, Chairman, Ethiraj College for Women
• Venu Srinivasan, Chairman of Sundaram - Clayton Limited and TVS Motor Company
• Verghese Kurien, architect of Operation Flood and India's White Revolution and winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the World Food Prize^[9]

See also

• List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions
• Heritage structures in Chennai
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

References

External links

• Official website

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