PSG College of Technology

PSG College of Technology (often abbreviated as PSG Tech) is an autonomous, government aided, private engineering college in Coimbatore, India. It is affiliated with Anna University. It is an initiative of the PSG and Sons Charities Trust.

PSG College of Technology
பி எஸ் ஜி தொழில்நுட்பக் கல்லூரி
Crest of PSG Tech
MottoKnowledge and Service
TypeGovernment-aided, autonomous, private college
Established1951 (1951)
PrincipalK. Prakasan[1]
Undergraduates8518
Postgraduates505
Location
Coimbatore
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusUrban, 45 acres (18 ha)
AffiliationsAnna University
Websitewww.psgtech.edu
PSG Tech Front View
PSG tech overbridge

History

PSG College of Technology was first established as PSG Industrial Institute in the year 1926 by PSG and Sons Charities in Peelamedu, Coimbatore. The engineering college was started in the institute campus in 1951 by G. R. Damodaran, who became its first principal.[2] The college was conferred autonomous status by University of Madras in 1978, which was continued by the Bharathiar University and subsequently by Anna University since 2001.

About 50 full-time and part-time programs in science, engineering and management at undergraduate and postgraduate levels by the 11 engineering and technology, computer applications, management sciences, basic sciences and humanities departments. The institute offers three 5-year integrated sandwich engineering courses which combines classroom coaching with industrial training, one of the few in the country to offer such a course.[3] Among the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the college, many are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation of the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). Being autonomous, the college frames its own curricula, updates syllabus, introduces new courses and is empowered to administer its own evaluation.

Campus

PSG College of Technology's campus is located approximately 6 km east of Coimbatore. The college is located about 5 km from the Coimbatore Junction railway station and Coimbatore International Airport. The campus is spread over an area of 45 acres, utilized for the college, hostel, staff quarters, playfields and gardens.[4]

The hostels of the college are located on the opposite side of the college campus and so after a failed bid to create a concrete skywalk connecting the two, a steel arch skywalk over the busy Avinashi Road was designed and executed by the civil engineering students at PSG College of Technology in 2007.[5]

Sports Facilities

The Department of Physical Education maintains the sports infrastructure of the college. The outdoor facilities consist of a football field, hockey field, cricket ground aided with cricket practice wickets, two handball courts, a kho-kho court, four volleyball courts, two badminton courts, two sepak takraw courts, 3 synthetic tennis courts, a throwball court and a non-standard athletic track.

Two basketball courts: synthetic and wood, a wooden-floored badminton court, 4 table tennis boards and 100 chess boards make up the indoor sports facility at PSG Tech.

A stadium is located in the center of the men's hostel that was commissioned and constructed by the faculty and students in 1971. It can currently hold spectators on both sides including a balcony gate and a VIP lounge totaling about 500 spectators.

Library

Named after the inaugural principal of the college, the Dr. GRD Memorial Library has over 260,000 books, 13,000 CDs/DVDs and 200 printed journals to cater to students, research scholars and faculty members. There is an exclusive digital library with 60 computers connected to highspeed internet.

Rankings
College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[6]85
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[7]49
India Today (2020)[8]30
Private colleges: 
Outlook India (2022)[9]8
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2020)[10]46

Among top private engineering colleges in India, PSG College of Technology was ranked 9 among engineering colleges by India Today in 2023.[11] The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 63rd among engineering institutes in 2023.[12] NIRF also ranked it 89th in the management ranking.[13]

Student life
PSG tech Pegasus Racing Formula Student car at 2019 Formula Bharat

Clubs

The Students' Union is the apex body which controls all the aspects of student life including associations, clubs and societies.

Clubs: Youth Red Cross society,Global Leaders' Forum, Tech Music, Drawing and Painting Club, Book Readers' Club, Entrepreneurs Club, Photography Club, Dramatics Club, IIIE association, IEEE association, Radio Hub, Planning Forum etc...

Apart from these clubs, The college also has a Formula student team - Pegasus Racing, a Baja team and student wings of NCC and NSS.[14]

Hostel

PSG Tech hostel was established on 27 February 1958. The hostels accommodate about 4300 students in 14 blocks named from A to N of which 5 blocks dedicated to women. There are five student dining halls, an auditorium, a library, a gym, a computer center and a guest house attached to the hostels.

Symposiums

Since 2005, the college conducts an international techno-management festival called Kriya.[15] Every year in February, PSG also plays host to Renaissance, a two-day inter-collegiate cultural festival. Intrams is the intra-college cultural festival which is conducted in September.

Notable alumni
Main article: List of PSG College of Technology people

References
  1. "List of Principals". www.psgtech.edu. PSG College of Technology. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. "About us, PSG Tech". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. "Coimbatore's charity trusts have ensured that the district has a unique place in the areas of higher education and medical care". Frontline. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. "PSG College of Technology". www.psgtech.edu. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. "Coimbatore: Iconic skywalk to make way for flyover on Avinashi Road". The Times of India. 18 August 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  7. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  8. "Best ENGINEERING Colleges 2020: List of Top ENGINEERING Colleges 2020 in India". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022:
  10. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  11. Today, India. "Top Engineering (Pvt.) Colleges in India 2023, Courses, Fees, Admission - India Today". bestcolleges.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  14. "Clubs of PSG Tech". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  15. "Kriya Techno-Management Festival". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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