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Readers recommend colleges in Tamil Nadu
Last updated on: June 21, 2010 15:25 IST
We invited readers to share their college recommendations to the Class of 2010 -- the colleges with the best teachers, facilities, study programmes.
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| Name_of_college: | Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology |
| location: | Kovaipudur,Coimbatore, Tamilnadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | IT |
| Best_faculty: | Best infrastructure to experiment any of your thought process. Best faculties who really give shape to your dreams This college is not to score marks alone - it is a place where you can bring the best in you. |
| USP: | Infrastructure competing with one of the world class institutions. Principal - IITian [Prof of IIT K] changes everyone life. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | When I stepped out of my college, it was an another economic climate hit. With the knowledge and personal ability built in the college, I could excel myself in starting new venture and succeed in it. |
| Your_name: | Parthiban |
| Name_of_college: | Bannari Amman Institute of Technology |
| location: | Sathyamangalama, Erode, Tamila |
| Course_to_enroll: | Any |
| Best_faculty: | Many great faculties are there. |
| USP: | I would to recommend this college to students becuase of the infrastructure and quality of Faculty. Just wanted to tell the aspirants to check the profile of the faculty and placement records as well. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | I attended this college from 2002- 2007( Did 5 year course). The experience was awesome and the campus provided me a great oppurtunity for learning |
| Your_name: | Ramkumar |
| Name_of_college: | American College |
| location: | Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Any course |
| Best_faculty: | Most of the Faculty |
| USP: | college with excellent student faculty relationship. Student get chance to exposed to different area of study. A nice environment to achieve the goal. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 1996 |
| Your_name: | MM |
| Name_of_college: | SASTRA uNIVERSITY |
| location: | Thanjavur, Tamilnadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Mechatronics |
| Best_faculty: | Dr S puguzhenthi (Dean, Mechatronics) He is Just brilliant and teaches basics with full independence and liberty for thoughts |
| USP: | Best exposure to outside world and culturally superb |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | I am from 2003-07 batch (Mechatronics). there were moments of depressions but it was inspiring. Apart from studies I learn a lot about different culture which I believe can not be taught in classes Great experience and practical exposure because we had participated in lot of tech fest every year and we were encouraged by Dean. Placement in S/W in -->100% andmore than 10 peoples in ISRO, including me, in 3 years |
| Your_name: | Vaibhav Mittal |
| Name_of_college: | PSG College of Technology |
| location: | Coimbatore, Tamilnadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Any Engineering Course |
| Best_faculty: | Very Talented faculty and they take great pride in their work and the aim to constantly improve |
| USP: | Great College, Great Career Focus and Provides a solid foundation for a better future |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 1991 and thank god i went there |
| Your_name: | tamizhan |
| Name_of_college: | SSN |
| location: | Kanchipuram district, Tamilnadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Any |
| Best_faculty: | - |
| USP: | Good facilities, reputation and maximum campus interviews |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2005 (i didnt attend this college but most of my frds studied in this college who are very comfortable with the college facilities) |
| Your_name: | yacoob |
| Name_of_college: | Vellore Institute of Technology |
| location: | Vellore, Tamilnadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | B.Tech, M.tech, MBA, MCA, Arts and Sciences |
| Best_faculty: | Prof. Jayachandran |
| USP: | Rated No.1 private institution in India by India Today and has record breaking placements by top companies every year. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2002-2004, M.tech. It was a very good experience with the state of the art infrastructuer and extra curricular activities. |
| Your_name: | Prabhukiran |
| Name_of_college: | MAGNUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS |
| location: | CHENNAI, TAMILNADU |
| Course_to_enroll: | MBA |
| Best_faculty: | Prof Hariharan, because of his experience in industry. |
| USP: | Top Ranked B School in Indai |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2003 -2005 |
| Your_name: | Suthakar |
| Name_of_college: | Kumaraguru College of Technology |
| location: | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | B.E Computer science and Engineering |
| Best_faculty: | M.N.Gupta, Indepth knowledge of subject and a unique way o handling subjects |
| USP: | Top Ranked college in Tamil Nadu.. Comes under the top ten private Engineering colleges in India |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2002-2006 |
| Your_name: | Gopal |
| Name_of_college: | Amrita School of Engineering |
| location: | Coimbatore, Tamil nadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Best_faculty: | Our HOD Col. P N Kumar He is a very practical professor. I havent studied under him but seniors tell me hes very good! |
| USP: | I would recommend this college(cse course in particular) if: 1) You like research 2) You dont like wasting time by writing useless records and hence have more free time(cse dept in particular) 3) Want very good placements 4) Good faculty who actually know the subject 5) Good infrastructure (Except for the new courses where its just developing) 6) Mix of people from all over India/Gulf |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | The hostel is kind of strict and the food is not that good and you cant go out whenever you want. Amrita fails in that sense. Its not as good as other colleges. But it offers a very good academic system and future. The course is hard and you must join ONLY if you have a passion for engineering. Else join VIT or some other college |
| Your_name: | ar |
| Name_of_college: | B.S. Abdur Rahman University |
| location: | Vandalur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Best_faculty: | All the professors are well equipped and highly passionate. Personal interest and care is given to every student. All round abilities of the student is appreciated and no professor is academic or only marks centric. Professors give the real time examples and implementations for every concepts dealt in class. |
| USP: | When i entered this college as an under-graduate computer science student, I was not able to write even a 10 lines code in java. But in my final year my guide(prof.Dr. Shriram .R)trained me in such a way that, I developed my own mobile browser for project. Such enthusiastic training, support and encouragement is given. Another most important aspect is the placement. In my department which has 130 students, not even 40 are left without a job now and the companies are still coming for recruitment. Such is the standard of students and university. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | I was in the batch of 2006-2010. This segment of life in B.S. Abdur Rahman University is the most effective and unforgettable part of my life on this planet. I entered this college as a blank page and I leave this college with talent, skill and a dream to live for. I love my College. ! |
| Name_of_college: | School of Life Sciences, VELS University |
| location: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Biotechnoloy,Industrial Microbiology, Biomedical sciences and Bioinformatics |
| Best_faculty: | The School is headed by an eminant Professor and the faculty members are well qualified and experienced teachers.Well equipped labs. |
| USP: | I studied my P.G. in this institute and Ihave personally experienced the teaching and lab facilities in this institution. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | I studied in 2006-2008 batch and my experience very impressive and the faculty are the best.The campus placement is also very good. |
| Your_name: | Kartikeyan |
| Name_of_college: | Kongu Engineering College |
| location: | Erode, TamilNadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | BE |
| Best_faculty: | Krishnamoorthi, HOD Mechatronics |
| USP: | Very good infrastructure and faculties. Good Placement as well. All the money earned in college is invested back into college. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | Year 2000. Very good. |
| Your_name: | Prabakaran |
| Name_of_college: | Knowledge Institute of Technology |
| location: | Salem, Tamilnadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Engineering |
| Best_professor_and_why: | Owned by Engineering college professors |
| Best_college: | The institution run by very experienced Professors as trustees, who vast experience in their field giving their best to develop the students. |
| USP: | My son is admitted in the college with lower cut off. He is also from vocational group. He felt English is very difficult to speak. Two months after joining this college he improved very much . Above this, i am very happy to see his confidence level at peak. The teaching Staffs are encouraging the students to bring their abilities in good manner. |
| Extracurricular_activities: | They are encouraging the students to bring their abilities in good manner |
| Fee_structure: | Government fees only |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | My son is studying in this college. |
| When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_ the_experience_like: | I request all who are going to put their child in the professional courses , please visit this college once. Interact with students and know this college first. Then go to other colleges and find out the differences between that. |
| Your_name: | deepan Akash |
| Name_of_college: | IIT Madras |
| location: | Chennai |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | Engineering |
| Best_professor_and_why: | Prof Dr. R. Ravi (Dept. of Chemical Engineering) |
| Best_college: | Boring profs ,too many exams, muggu ,competitive students. |
| USP: | HS department |
| Extracurricular_activities: | Lanning, Baseraing etc |
| Fee_structure: | Very affordable (MCM cetificates can easily be procured) |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | Yes |
| When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: | 2008-2013 |
| Your_name: | BillaBhai |
| Name_of_college: | Knowledge Institute of Technology |
| location: | Kakkapalayam, Salem, Tamilnadu |
| Course_to_enroll: | 4 year engineering degree - BE Mech, civil, CSE, EEE, ECE |
| Best_faculty: | This college is run by engineering college professors. Most of them Phds. |
| USP: | They are offering lot of off campus interviews and getting jobs for diplomo and Bsc. students too. Wipro and TCS also hiring this month from KIOT. Please visit http://kiot.ac.in for details |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | I have recently visited with my sister's son for admission. I heard great this about this college from my known circle. |
| Your_name: | Ramesh |
| Name_of_college: | NIT, Trichy |
| location: | Trichy, TN |
| Course_to_enroll: | B.Tech = |
| Best_faculty: | Prof. Jayram |
| USP: | Placements, Great students |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2003-2007 |
| Your_name: | Vishal |
| Name_of_college: | Madras christain college |
| location: | chennai |
| Course_to_enroll: | B.com |
| Best_faculty: | course contenet is simply brilliant backed by an awesome faculty |
| USP: | Hats off to the campus life of this college.Bunch of brilliant traditions.st.stevens is no match when it comes to a lively campus like MCC |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2001-04......rocking |
| Your_name: | issac |
| Name_of_college: | Dr.Ambedkar Law College |
| location: | Chennai |
| Course_to_enroll: | Bachelors in Law |
| Best_faculty: | Best faculty coupled with study of class struggle |
| USP: | I recommend this college becoz, iam from this college |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | Unforgettable memories |
| Your_name: | charliebrown |
| Name_of_college: | D.G.Vaishnav College |
| location: | Chennai |
| Course_to_enroll: | MHRM |
| Best_faculty: | The Masters programme in HRM here is led by Dr Vidhya who has been guiding students in HR for the last 22 years and has ensured quality training and placements year after year |
| USP: | The 5 internships Global training,competency profiling for placements,Skill development and personality grooming besides the internationally recognised expert guest speakers make this a great place to study |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | A Graduate in 1979 and a doctorate in 1992 from TISS Mumbai |
| Your_name: | Dr Vidhya Srinivasan |
| Name_of_college: | Stella Maris College |
| location: | Chennai, TN |
| Course_to_enroll: | Fine Arts, Literature, Sociology |
| Best_faculty: | I studies Masters in Stella but some of the teachers for under grads I have heard being good at what they do are Neeraja mam and Mangai. |
| USP: | Stella Maris gives you that perfect mix of discipline and fun with great teachers and an amazing learning experience. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | I pursued my Masters in International Studies at Stella Maris (2003-2005). Best faculty, infrastructure and students. |
| Your_name: | Janani Narasimhan |
| Name_of_college: | MAGNUS SCHOOL of BUSINESS |
| location: | Egmore, CHENNAI |
| Course_to_enroll: | MBA |
| Best_faculty: | 1. Faculty from IIM. 2. IIM Exposure - Students of Magnus School of Business attend "National Seminar conducted by IIM Indore". |
| USP: | MSB (Magnus School of Business) ALL INDIA RANK-30 is being run by IIM alumnus. Col Pradip Das BE (Telecom), MBA-IISWBM, PGCBM IIM Bangalore is the Director of Magnus School of Business. He is an alumnus of one of India's leading B-Schools i.e. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. There is dynamism in functioning of the Magnus School of Business and today it is a force to be reckoned with as far as imparting high quality Management Education is concerned and provide Industry Ready Employable Students as Business Managers. Leading Companies are constantly targeting high performing Students of Magnus School of Business. If you want to learn Management from a TOP B-School in India with affordable Fee Structure, then your search for B-School should end at Magnus School of Business. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2010. Excellent |
| Your_name: | PRADIP DAS |
| Name_of_college: | SSN College Of Engg |
| location: | Chennai |
| Course_to_enroll: | B.E( all disciplines) |
| Best_faculty: | Dr.Narasiman. |
| USP: | Best in all aspects. Has industry(HCL) backing. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2000-2004. Best part of my personal and professional life. |
| Your_name: | Imthyaz |
| Name_of_college: | National Institute Of Technology, Trichy |
| location: | Tiruchirappalli |
| Course_to_enroll: | Engineering |
| Best_faculty: | Electrical Engineering for the sheer dedication they have. |
| USP: | It always gets cr me de la cr me of minds from all over India. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 1999-2003 and enjoyed every day there, be it learning or hostel life ! |
| Your_name: | Amit |
| Name_of_college: | Chennai Business School |
| location: | Chennai |
| Course_to_enroll: | PGPM |
| Best_faculty: | Prof.Sathya. An Award winning prof in Marketing. He is practical, friendly and very dedicated |
| USP: | Only for Prof.Sathya. Donot get fooled by other jokers name. There are rumours that Sathya Sir has quit. Ensure whether its true before joining. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2007-08. I attended Insurance course. It was okay okay. But, we all found only marketing course was good. |
| Your_name: | Brjlal Jain |
| Name_of_college: | SRM Engineering College |
| location: | Chennai |
| Course_to_enroll: | B.E CSE |
| Best_faculty: | Mrs C. Malathy |
| USP: | This course has got the best professers. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 1998-2002 |
| Your_name: | vinoth |
| Name_of_college: | CEG, Anna University |
| location: | Chennai |
| Course_to_enroll: | M.Sc(Integrated) |
| Best_faculty: | Dr.Venkatesan, he was an inspiration to many. |
| USP: | Great exposure, Alumini doing very well in MNC's |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | I would always want to go back, it was fun and great learning experience |
| Your_name: | Prakash |
| Name_of_college: | Amrita School of Engineering |
| location: | Coimbatore, TN |
| Course_to_enroll: | B.Tech / E&I |
| Best_faculty: | Mr.P.V.Sunil Nag Bcoz of his experience and knowledge. |
| USP: | Good Infra with greeny campus and most of our college faculties has their degrees from high profile institutes like IIT's and other reputed foreign universities.Its the college well known for its Culturals |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2005-2009 Its a great feeling that I got a degree from Amrita Unversity. |
| Your_name: | Kavin Kumar |
| Name_of_college: | College of Engineering - Guindy, Anna University |
| location: | Chennai |
| Course_to_enroll: | Engineering |
| Best_professor_and_why: | :( Self study |
| Best_college: | Labs, Infra, Exposure, Green campus....etc |
| USP: | Facilities, Placements |
| Extracurricular_activities: | NCC Army, Navy and All sports |
| Fee_structure: | Will be Minimal |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | Yes |
| When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: | 2003 to 2007 |
| Your_name: | Velusamy |
| Name_of_college: | PTR college of Engg and tech |
| location: | Madurai |
| Course_to_enroll: | BE CSe |
| Best_professor_and_why: | Vinod... Experience |
| Best_college: | Good |
| USP: | It is excellent |
| Extracurricular_activities: | Cricket |
| Fee_structure: | 50-60k |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | yes |
| When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: | 2001-2005 Good |
| Your_name: | ABCD |
| Name_of_college: | vit |
| location: | velore |
| Course_to_enroll: | mechanical |
| Best_faculty: | all |
| USP: | best infrastructure |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | my son is studying |
| Your_name: | a k chopra |
| Name_of_college: | Virudhunagar Hindu Nadar Senthil Kumara Nadar College |
| location: | Virudhunagar |
| Course_to_enroll: | Chemistry |
| Best_faculty: | Prof. Rajasekaran |
| USP: | Good exposer about chemistry field. |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 1999-2003 |
| Your_name: | C. Ganesamoorthy |
| Name_of_college: | psg tech |
| location: | coimbatore |
| Course_to_enroll: | BE mech |
| Best_faculty: | All staff |
| USP: | total exposure in Mech engg |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 1981-85 |
| Your_name: | sridhar |
| Name_of_college: | SONA COLLEGE OF TECH. |
| location: | SALEM |
| Course_to_enroll: | BE |
| Best_professor_and_why: | Saravanan |
| Best_college: | Infrastructure, Its like Salem's PSG. |
| USP: | Best Infrastructure, Best learning, Exposure. |
| Extracurricular_activities: | All games like swimming , mini golf. |
| Fee_structure: | Normal |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 99-2003 |
| When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: | IT- |
| Your_name: | arun N |
| Name_of_college: | C.B.M. College |
| location: | Coimbatore |
| Course_to_enroll: | Commerce, Economics, Chemistry, Statistics |
| Best_professor_and_why: | D.Ananthan,Dept.of Economics |
| Best_college: | Excellent location |
| USP: | Best college in Coimbatore |
| Extracurricular_activities: | National Service Scheme |
| Fee_structure: | Moderate |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | Yes |
| When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: | 2006 B.com |
| Your_name: | Karthick |
| Name_of_college: | National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
| location: | Trichy |
| Course_to_enroll: | M.Sc Applied Physics |
| Best_professor_and_why: | Sasi kumar, Good Experiance |
| Best_college: | Excellant labs facilities. Octogen the computer centre with hundred of computers with latest softwares with state of art facilities, excellant infrastructure, good campus placement records |
| USP: | Govt college, Campus placement |
| Extracurricular_activities: | Cricket |
| Fee_structure: | 15000 per sememster |
| Did_you_attend_this_college: | 2002-2004 |
| When_did_you_attend_college_and_what_was_the_experience_like: | Delighting and everlasting experiance. |
| Your_name: | Sridhar |
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