Easwari Engineering College, Chennai

About College:

The Easwari Engineering College (EEC) is located in the city of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. The college was established in 1996, and has been affiliated to the fellow Chennai- based Anna University, since the year 2012. This affiliation ensures approval from the UGC (University Grants Commission). The total campus is worth eight acres of land. The college has also been accredited by both the NBA (National Board of Accreditation) and the NAAC (National Assessments and Accreditation Council), earning an A grade rating in the latter. A separate IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) has been created to this end, to ensure that all the terms of the NAAC are complied with. An AQAR (Annual Quality Assurance Report) gets generated to quantify the results. 

The technical courses here, are also approved by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). The Shri Ramaswamy Memorial (SRM) Group is behind the running of this college. Courses are available here at the EEC at both the UG as well as PG levels. At the undergrad level, the B.E. programme is on offer for the engineering areas of- Civil, Mechanical, Automobile, Information Technology, Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electronics & Instrumentation and for Electrical & Electronics. At the master’s level, the courses get more technical. So, the M. E. programmes are available for the areas of- Structural Engineering, Communication Systems, Engineering Design, Computer Science and in Embedded Technologies. In addition, there is also an MBA on offer here. 

The academics here at the Easwari Engineering College in Chennai is handled by a cohort of sixteen departments, each possessing expertise in its own area. Eight of these fifteen are for the areas of undergrad study. There is also the Department for MBA. The Department of Science and Humanities handles a few study areas within. These are for the academic areas of- Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English. There are also some non- academic areas handled by this department for Counselling, Library and Physical Education. Admissions to the various programmes is via the TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test) paper. Several students from the EEC have earned university- level merit, making the college much proud. 

Research also plays a key role, here at the EEC. That is why several works of EEC faculty members and students have gotten published on different platforms. The college is also into consulting projects. Many of these projects are handed over by government or the industry bodies. Some of the funding agencies for these assignments have been the likes of- DST (Department of Science and Technology), AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board), AICTE and the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization). Several patents have also been awarded to the team at the EEC. Some of the areas worked on include- wireless communication embedded safety helmet, bricks, blind navigation system with terrain mapper, energy conversion device, affordable windmills for domestic applications in coastal areas, vehicle exterior cleaner and for bio- physical monitoring and alerting. 

The faculty and students have also been published on several high impact publications. Prominent examples include the likes of – ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications, International Mathematical Forum, International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology and the International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS) besides others. The research assignments are shared in by the different departments.

This college has also always believed in providing benefits to the broader society. The students here have likewise been instilled with such value. And that is why the students here have been active participants in government schemes such as the NSS (National Service Scheme) and the NCC (National Cadet Corps). Another area of much importance to the institute is entrepreneurship. This is why the Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) has been an active forum here. It helps develop the budding entrepreneurs among the students for the institute. Experienced trainers and entrepreneurs are invited to campus to deliver guest lectures and interact with those who have such business models. 

The campus is Wi- Fi enabled. Science laboratories have the latest of equipment. The library here is one of the best stocked within the region. Besides the physical books on display, it also provides digital access to en number of international academic journals for research and academic purposes. All this and more has led to the campus placement constantly going north. Some of the key recruiters in recent seasons have been the likes of – Amazon, Jus Pay, Tikona, Mphasis, NTT Data, Kotak Life Insurance, IBM, Wipro, VVDN, Atos, DBS Bank, ICICI Prulife, Zoho, Blue Star, TCS, Jaro Education, Isha Foundation, Bank of New York, Just Dial, GRE Edge, Ashok Leyland, Asahi Glass, MRF Tyres, Muthoot Finance, Akash Institute, Blue Star, Infosys and Virtusa Polaris, besides several more.