The Kavery Engineering College, Salem: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

The Kavery Engineering College (TKEC) is an affiliated college that was set up in 2006 in Salem, Tamil Nadu. TKEC is situated on a campus of 7.74 acres and brings to the students a wide choice in engineering and management streams. This institute is AICTE approved and offers a total of 1254 students with 18 courses and 4 degree programs. TKEC has a faculty with a strength of 182 and the college ensures that it has a student-to-faculty ratio that favours the college. The college has specialisations offered in different discipline such as Computer Science, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Information technology, etc.

TKEC offers a range of services to improve student’s stays. A feature of the campus is that the hostels are separated for boys and girls to provide comfort and safety. Boys hostel facilities include television, indoor games, and a hall for studying and other related activities. The girls hostel, which is situated within the campus, is very secured with female security personnel and female supervisors. The college is formally involved in the provision of health care with an operational medical centre with free drugs and a medical lab. For physical fitness, there is a very nice gym facility at the college and students have full facilities to get their own physical fitness. The central library possesses books, national/international periodicals and project reports for the noble cause of academic pursuit in all fields.

TKEC presently teaches eighteen courses, which are at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The institute offers separate full-time courses in different fields of engineering and has MBA & MCA streams. The approved annual intake for all courses combined has been pegged at 1254 students. Unfortunately, there is no detailed graduate information for a specific year that is offered by the college; however, of coaching and all-round development is expected to ensure employment productivity.

TKEC has different general admission requirements for its programmes. For admission into the undergraduate engineering programmes resulting in B.E./B.Tech., candidates are admitted according to the merit of their HSC (academic or vocational) or diploma and any other conditions stated by the college. Engineering postgraduate courses include M.E., and the performance of the candidate’s undergrad; their score out of TANCET scores are preferred. MBA and MCA courses mean admission through scores in undergrad engineering or arts and science with a TANCET score.

TKEC participates in several tests that students can write to be admitted into the institution, such as CEETA-PG and TANCET. There are several scholarships that are offered within the college, though there is no detailed information on the same. Although data on famous alumni is unavailable, the college provides for an alumni relations office to facilitate relations among the alumna.