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About DCE Chennai

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE), Chennai was established in the year 2001. The campus is spread over 13 acres of land. The institute functions under the Dhanalakshmi Education Trust. DCE Chennai is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi. DCE Chennai is also accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The college is a sister institute of the Indian Institute of Professional Education (IIPE). Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai offers 3 postgraduate programmes and 5 undergraduate programmes to the students. The college has a total of 113 faculty members and the total student enrollment is 1165.

What is the full form of DCE Chennai?

The full form of DCE Chennai is the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai. It is located in Chennai, Tamilnadu.

Location

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai is located at Dr. V. P. R Nagar, Off. Tambaram Sriperumbudur Road (via Manimangalam) Manimangalam Post, Chennai in Tamilnadu. Vandalur is around 11 km away from the institute. Chennai International Airport is approximately 21 km away West Tambaram Bus Depot is around 12 km away from the college. Students can hire a taxi or take an auto-rickshaw to reach there.

Accreditations and Collaborations

The college is accredited by the NAAC.
DCE Chennai courses are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai has the following collaborations

Femto Logic Design Pvt. Ltd
ShivPrema Project Consultants
Wimplast Pvt. Ltd.
Oracle
CII (Confederation of Indian Industry)
CADDAM Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Heat Cooling System

DCE Chennai Clubs, Committees and Societies

English Literary Club: The members are engaged in organising literary activities which helps in nurturing the intellectual talents of the students.
Youth Red Cross: The vision of the Youth Red Cross is to become a leading humanitarian organisation serving vulnerable people. The members of the club regularly take part in various events and promote humanitarian services in society.
Rotaract Club: It provides an opportunity for young men and women to serve the community and develop themselves.
Inspire Club: This Club of the college provides equal opportunities to the students to showcase their talent and bring out their potential.
Sports Club: This Club promotes sports and encourages students to actively participate in various sports programmes and activities conducted by them.
Robotics Club: The aim of the club is to pervade the knowledge of robotics among the students. The robotics club regularly conducts various workshops and courses throughout the year.
Tamil literary Club: This Club of DCE College, Chennai focuses on the Tamil language and helps in enhancing the oratory and writing skills of the students.
Cultural Club: This Club organises cultural programmes and functions for the students and encourages them to participate in it.
Humour Club: This Club reduces the tension among the students as laughter is the best medicine and heals everything and hence this club through its activities creates a positive environment that increases the productivity and proficiency of the students.
National Service Scheme: NSS creates social awareness and imparts human values in students and creates a spirit of social service amongst them.
Event Management Club: This Club organises various events and manages them smoothly and makes sure that the event goes on without any problem.
Knowledge Club: This Club gives a platform for the students to discuss and share their views and opinions on social issues.
Entrepreneurship Development Cell: This Cell provides a platform and nurtures aspiring entrepreneurs to come up with innovative business ideas and helps them in becoming successful entrepreneurs in the future.
Yoga Club: This club promotes Yoga and focuses on the physical fitness of people along with having a peaceful mind.

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering Facilities

Ample facilities are available for the students, staff and faculty members. Separate hostels are available for girls and boys students, gym and sports facilities so that students can get involved in some extracurricular activities. DCE Chennai library has a large collection of books, magazines, national and international journals, etc. Laboratories are available to provide hands-on experience to the students, transportation for day scholars so that they can travel between the city and the college. Some more Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering facilities also includes an auditorium to conduct events and seminars, medical facilities for any kind of emergencies, etc.

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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering Courses

The college offers a total of 8 courses at the undergraduate (B.E/B.Tech) and postgraduate (M.E) levels. DCE Courses are accredited by the NBA. The DCE Chennai fees depend upon the course and specialisations that students choose. The duration of UG courses is years and the duration of PG courses is 2 years.

DCE Chennai Eligibility Criteria

Courses	Eligibility Criteria
B.E/B.Tech	Should have a minimum of 50% marks in 10+2 examinations from a recognised board.
M.E	50% marks in bachelor’s degree from a recognised university.

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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering Admissions

The college provides admission to various B.E and M.E courses. Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering admission to the courses will be done on the basis of the students' performance in the entrance examination/qualifying examination. Further, the candidates have to register for the counselling process.

DCE Chennai B.E Admission Process

Apply online on the website of Anna University.
Selection will be based on the merit of the marks in the qualifying exam.
Register for the TNEA single window Counselling conducted by Anna University.
Document verification and fee payment is the last step to confirm the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering admission.

DCE Chennai M.E Admission Process

First, candidates need to qualify the TANCET examination.
Second, participate in the counselling process conducted by Anna University.
Third, submit the documents and pay the fees to confirm the admission.

Note: Preference will be given to GATE qualified candidates.

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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering Scholarships

Students aspiring for DCE Chennai scholarships can avail the scholarships offered by the AICTE. Some of the AICTE scholarships that students can avail are Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girl Students (Technical Degree), Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Specially Abled Students (Technical Degree), AICTE Swanath Scholarship Scheme (Technical Degree), etc.

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering Placements

The college has a placement cell, training cell and career development cell that provides placement and training opportunities to the students. The DCE Chennai placement cell also focuses to enhance the communication and personality development skills of the students. As per the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering placement data 2020, around 20 students got placed and Rs. 2 Lakhs was the median salary offered to the students

DCE Chennai Top Recruiters

Cognizant	TCS
Mphasis	IBM
Deloitte	Dell
HP	Virtusa

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Parameter	Parameter Description
Established	2001
Courses	2 Degrees and 9 Courses
Accreditations	NAAC
Institute Type	Affiliated
Approvals	AICTE, Unapproved Course
Gender	Co-ed
Student count	1165
Faculty count	113
Campus size	13 acres
Gender percentage	Male 64% and Female 36%
Student Diversification (Outside State)	UG - 4 Year - 15%

Accreditations
Accreditation is a process by which the quality of all the programmes is examined and certified normally by an external body of academics in a college. It validates and certifies the academic processes practiced within an institute are robust and relevant.

NAAC Rating B+

Score 2.65/4

Validity 31 Oct'23

Approvals
In India, a degree can only be delivered by an approved institution and awarded by an institution authorized to do so by an act of parliament or legislature. Approval of institutions can be in the form of affiliation, autonomy, constituent or even approved institution status accorded by a university
Affiliated

DCE Chennai Placements

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE), Chennai has a separate placement cell, training cell and career development cell. DCE Chennai placement cell coordinates with the training cell and career development cell to provide training to the students. The placement cell also provides paid internship opportunities for the students so that they can “Earn while Learning”. Some specific amounts of stipends are paid to the students who are in the internship period. The motive of the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering placement cell is to enhance the communication and personality development skills of the students.

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Activities such as Group Discussion, Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning Tests, Computer Programming Tests and Technical Interviews are conducted by the DCE Chennai training cell so that students can get well trained before the final placement drive. The details of DCE Chennai placement data 2020 (NIRF Report) are mentioned below:

DCE Chennai Placement Statistics 2020 (UG 4 Year Course)

Particulars	Statistics
Number of students in a batch	348
Number of eligible students	73
Number of students placed	70
Median salary offered	Rs. 2 Lakhs
Number of students opted for higher education	3

DCE Chennai Top Recruiters

Amazon	Cognizant	TCS	Infosys
NTT Data	Mphasis	IBM	Accenture
Aircel	Deloitte	Dell	Ford
Honeywell	HP	Virtusa	Tech Mahindra

Domain

Engineering and Architecture

Year

4 Years

Statistics for Academic Year 2020

Particulars	Statistics
First year total students intake	600
Total students admitted	348
Total Graduated Students	73
Total Placed Students	70
Total student gone for higher studies	3
Median Salary	2.00 L

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Student Diversification at DCE Chennai

Gender Participation

Demographic Representation

Data Source: NIRF 2021

Courses offered by DCE Chennai

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE), Chennai offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to the students. DCE Chennai admission to the undergraduate courses will be based on the marks secured in the qualifying exam. Further, the candidates have to participate in TNEA Counselling conducted by Anna University. Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering M.E admission will be based on the TANCET score followed by a counselling process. GATE scores are also accepted for admission to M.E course. The last stage of DCE Chennai admission to all the courses comprises document verification followed by fee payment. Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Chennai admission process is given below in detail:

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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering B.E Admissions

The college offers admission to a total of 5 undergraduate (B.E) courses. The duration of the courses is 4 years and is divided into 8 semesters. The streams in which the DCE Chennai courses are offered are Computer Science Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Data Science with Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, etc.

DCE Chennai B.E Eligibility Criteria

Courses	Eligibility Criteria
B.E/B.Tech	50% marks in 10+2 examination with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry subjects.

DCE Chennai B.E Admission Process

Candidates have to register and apply online on the website of Anna University.
Admission will be offered based on the merit of the marks in the qualifying exam.
Candidates need to register and participate in TNEA single window counselling conducted by Anna University.
Based on participation in TNEA counselling, document verification and Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering fee payment, candidates will be offered admission.

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering M.E Admissions

DCE Chennai offers 3 postgraduate courses (M.E). The duration of the courses is 2 years. M.E Computer Science and Engineering, M.E CAD CAM and M.E Embedded Systems Technologies are the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering PG courses.

DCE Chennai M.E Eligibility Criteria

Courses	Eligibility Criteria
M.E	50% marks in bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in the relevant field.

DCE Chennai M.E Admission Process

Eligible candidates have to apply and appear for the TANCET examination.
Based on the scores of TANCET examination, candidates have to participate in the counselling process conducted by Anna University.
GATE qualified candidates will be given preference.
Final admission will be based on merit, participation in the state level counselling process, seat allotment, document verification and DCE Chennai fee payment.

DCE Chennai Documents Required

Qualifying examination marksheets
GATE/TANCET examination scorecard
Passport size photographs
Birth certificate
ID proof
Migration certificate

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DCE Chennai Scholarship

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE), Chennai provides scholarship opportunities to the meritorious and needy students. DCE Chennai scholarships are offered to the students in order to provide financial assistance to them so that they can pursue their education without any financial burden. Aspiring students can avail the scholarships offered by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girl Students (Technical Degree), Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Specially Abled Students (Technical Degree), AICTE Swanath Scholarship Scheme (Technical Degree), etc are the AICTE scholarships that students can apply on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) after meeting the eligibility criteria. Given below is the table showing the details of the DCE Chennai scholarships and eligibility criteria.

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DCE Chennai Scholarships and Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship Name	Scholarship Amount	Eligibility Criteria
Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girl Students (Technical Degree)	Rs. 50,000 per annum	For the girl students pursuing first-year degree-level courses Annual family income should be up to Rs. 8 lakhs
Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Specially Abled Student (Technical Degree)	Rs. 50,000 per annum	Should be pursuing first-year degree level course Disability should not be less than 40% Annual family income should be up to Rs. 8 lakhs
AICTE Swanath Scholarship Scheme (Technical Degree)	Rs. 50,000 per annum	Candidates should be an orphan/either of parents died due to COVID-19/wards of armed forces and central paramilitary forces Annual family income should be up to Rs. 8 lakhs Candidates should be studying in regular degree or diploma level courses in AICTE approved institution

Students Receiving Full Tuition Fee Reimbursement

UG (4 years): 176/905

Data Source: NIRF 2021