Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Thiagarajar Polytechnic College is a self-financed autonomous institution located in the state of Tamil Nadu, INDIA which started its journey in the year 1958. The college is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) & offers diploma courses in all the fields of Engineering. Located in 9.88 acres of land, the institute has a total student enrolment of 2331 and a total faculty strength of one hundred and thirty-eight. TPC stands for Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, which has provided various specialised conventional and technological courses for 10 different fields along with a single degree programme that includes Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Communication Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning courses.

The college believes in achieving the all-round development of students and therefore offers various resources to the students. The campus comprises male and female hostels to ensure that the students are provided with a home like environment within the compound with facilities such as reading room/library, computer lab, TV room/lounge, amongst others. This is the local library, which is the repository of information that stocks books, journals, and digital databases needed by the college clientele. Various laboratories of the college are established with the latest and most advanced equipment and are utilised for practical purposes by different departments. It also has effective information and communication technologies, computer that are connected to the internet and a computer-based library whereby students are able to access other physical and virtual learning materials.

Currently, Thiagarajar Polytechnic College has a total of ten diploma courses, all of which are day courses. The courses are also offered in various fields of engineering, so that the students can choose a course based on their dreams. The total approved intake for all courses combined is 840, says the dean, adding that there are enough openings for aspiring students. Although the specific graduation data for the current academic year is still unknown, the college offers facilities to 2,391 students, which speaks about the growing academic activity.

The college offers admissions to all the courses that it takes up based on the reservation policy of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The college allows the admission of both boys and girls, so there are equal chances for all boys and girls. They do make bookings based on the government policy on the minibuses in as much as they try to have a diversified student base. There are also seats for admission under All India quota And there are concessions for the orthopaedically handicapped students, but the admissions will be under the approval of the DOTE. 

Unfortunately, there are no specific dates concerning the exams, but the college accepts other entrance exams. It shows the college's emphasis on talent development through the Training and Placement Cell, which chases to provide training and placement and make the students employable. Also, there is functioning the Alumni Association established in 1983, which arranges conferences and meetings of the graduates and honours famous graduates Indeed, there is a close connection between the present and the former students.