PSG College of Technology Coimbatore

 

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History

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore was established in 1951 by the Managing Trustee Sri G.R. Govindarajulu and the founder Principal Dr. G.R. Damodaran, and comes under one of the many educational institutions fostered by PSG & Sons Charities Trust. The college is Government Aided, independent, ISO 9001 certified and affiliated to the Anna University. Equipped with latest facilities and brilliant infrastructures, the college offers a total of 48 full time and part time programs in Science, Engineering and Management at UG & PG levels.
 

Campus

The college infrastructure has been acclaimed with equal enthusiasm by educationists, prospective employers, policy makers and alumni. Numerous advanced centers are set up in the campus adding to the already notable academic section, with economic support from the Human Resources Development Ministry, Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India) and other agency. The college also has a LIBRARY, with a collection of 32 nos. of different magazines, 6000 nos. of textbooks of all departments and daily newspapers of 17 different kinds.

Hostel

The hostels of the college boasts of modernized kitchen on all 5 messes, fresh drinking water, solar water heater, excellent telephone services, un-interrupted power supply with a transformer, reverse osmosis plant ( Salt Water Purification ),  P S G Hospitals facilities for 24 hours with ambulance facilities and as recreation facilities, television and whole lot of indoor games. Then there is also a stationary shop, a saloon, beauty parlor, gym, play ground, weekly movie, snack bar, washing machine, dhobi point, tailor ( Gents & Ladies )all attached to the hostel premises.
 

Departments and Centeres

Departments

• Automobile Engineering

• Bio Technology

• Biomedical Engineering

• Chemistry

• Civil Engineering

• Computer Science and Engineering

• Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Energy Engineering

• English

• Humanities

• Information Technology

• Management Sciences

• Mathematics and Computer Applications

• Mechanical Engineering

• Metallurgical Engineering

• Physics

• Physical Education

• Production Engineering

• Textile Technology

• Fashion Technology

• nstrumentation and Control Engineering

Centers:

• Biomedical Engineering Laboratory

• National Center for Jute Diversification

• CAD/CAM Center

• Network Management Laboratory

• Center for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing

• Non-Destructive Testing Laboratory

• Digital Signal Processing Lab

• Power Electronics Laboratory

• Educational Technology Center

• PSG LECTRA CAD Center

• Engineering Design Center

• PSG Premier Textile Testing Center

• ERP Center

• PSG Siemens Center of Excellence in Automation

• Festo-PSG Center for Control Engg. And Pneumatic Automation

• RF Laboratory

• Fiber Optics Laboratory

• School of Energy

• Fluid Research Laboratory

• Sensor Laboratory

• GIS Laboratory

• Textile CAD Center

• MPACT Labs (ECE & CSE)

• Thin Film Center

• Jute Diversified Production & Training Center

• TIFAC – CORE

• Jute Particle Board Plant

• Virtual Instrumentation Centre

• Laser Material Processing Center

• Virtual Reality Centre

• Materials Testing Center

• VLSI Design Centre

• Media Lab
   

Cultural Activities

PSG College of Technology has all year round activities, cultivating opportunities for students to display their technical as well as cultural progress and skills. Cultural events are usually conducted by the clubs like Dramatix, Rotract club, CAP and Nature club, providing the students with excitement and fun, a take away from the tedium of continuous classes. The students can accordingly choose their own clubs with regard to their own interest.

Alumni:

The institution has a strong alumni base, most of them engaged in popular positions in many educational, industrial and research organizations all over the world. Several have made their mark but some well- known PSG alumni include:

• Dr.Siva Thanu Pillai, DRDO, CEO and MD of BrahMos Corporation

• Shiv Nadar, the Chairman and CSO of HCL Technologies

• Mylswamy Annadurai,Project Director for Chandrayaan-1, ISRO

• Anand Chandrasekaran, entrepreneur; Co-founder of Aeroprise Inc. and recipient of 2004 MIT Global Technovators award.

• Vijaya Mohan, Managing Director, Pricol

• Vishnu, Founder and CEO of Interchain Solutions