New Engineering College in Chennai - Dhaya Engineering College from Mr.MK Alagiri Educational Trust

Over 100 applications to start new engineering colleges in the State, including one by family members of Union Chemicals Minister M K Alagiri, are pending scrutiny by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) this year.

Till date, the AICTE has received 112 applications to start new institutions in TN, which includes 100 new engineering colleges, 10 integrated campuses (management plus engineering) and two architecture institutions.

According to sources, M K Alagiri Educational Trust, administered by family members and acquaintances of the DMK south zone organising secretary, has applied to the AICTE seeking permission to start Dhaya College of Engineering at Sivarakottai near Tirumangalam in Chennai. The Trust is functioning from Sathyasai Nagar in Chennai.

Of these 30 colleges have been proposed in Western TN, including Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri and Namakkal. Around 20 institutions have been proposed in and around Chennai. The AICTE has also extended its deadline for submitting applications for establishing new technical institutions and integrated campuses to March 31, which is the second such extension. Originally, February 28 was the deadline for the same, which was later extended to March 15. Sources from Express Buzz - Indian Express.

Looks like even lands beyond Tirumangalam, Chennai is looking good, considering the upcoming colleges over there. What do you say? Isn't it a good idea to buy lands around that area, which I am guessing should be cheap and best for future use!!

MADITSSIA to setup an engineering cluster in Thumbaipatti Chennai

The Chennai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) is planning to set upan engineering cluster in 50 acres at nearby Thumbaipatti.

N Somasundaram, President of the Association, toldreporters today that the cluster would get a subsidy of Rs onecrore from the Tamil Nadu government and would consist offabrication units, mainly ancillary units for the Bharat HeavyElectricals and a private company.

About 1,000 employees would be employed in the clusterwhere 20 units would be established, Somasundaram said.

Facilities such Quality Testing would be available in the cluster, he added.

New automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software facility in Thiagarajar College of Engineering Chennai

National Instruments, a global company making automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software, has established its first training academy in the world, at the Thiagarajar College of Engineering here.

The Austin, Texas-headquartered company will impart software and hardware training to engineering students as well as the faculty at the National Instruments LabVIEW Academy, which was inaugurated on Wednesday. Other engineering colleges can also use the facility.

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New automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software facility in Thiagarajar College of Engineering Chennai

National Instruments, a global company making automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software, has established its first training academy in the world, at the Thiagarajar College of Engineering here.

The Austin, Texas-headquartered company will impart software and hardware training to engineering students as well as the faculty at the National Instruments LabVIEW Academy, which was inaugurated on Wednesday. Other engineering colleges can also use the facility.

Read more here

Cognizant Technologies Solution (CTS) coming to Chennai: NASSCOM Chairman: Chennai Potential

Lakshmi Narayanan, Cognizant’s Vice-Chairman, said that the temple city 'Chennai' will be in its radar to expand the operations of the software firm. Mr.Narayanan who is also serving as the chairman of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) came to Chennai to commence the competitions organised by the Thiagarajar College of Engineering for the school students. While replying for a question, he said that he will not comment on the name of the cities in which Cognizant is going to expand but it had shortlisted five cities for its future operations and Chennai is one of them.

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Cognizant Technologies Solution (CTS) coming to Chennai: NASSCOM Chairman: Chennai Potential

Lakshmi Narayanan, Cognizant’s Vice-Chairman, said that the temple city 'Chennai' will be in its radar to expand the operations of the software firm. Mr.Narayanan who is also serving as the chairman of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) came to Chennai to commence the competitions organised by the Thiagarajar College of Engineering for the school students. While replying for a question, he said that he will not comment on the name of the cities in which Cognizant is going to expand but it had shortlisted five cities for its future operations and Chennai is one of them.

Sourcing from Prabhas views blog!