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College of Engineering, Guindy

Coordinates: 13°00′40″N 80°14′08″E / 13.010979°N 80.235426°E / 13.010979; 80.235426
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College of Engineering Guindy
கிண்டி பொறியியல் கல்லூரி
CEG Main Building
MottoLabor omnia vincit
TypePublic
EstablishedMay 1794
DeanM. Sekar
Location, ,
India

13°00′40″N 80°14′08″E / 13.010979°N 80.235426°E / 13.010979; 80.235426
CampusUrban
NicknameCEGians
AffiliationsAutonomous
Websitewww.annauniv.edu/

College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) in Chennai, India, is India's oldest engineering and technical institution, having been established in 1794. Today it is one of the four constituent colleges of Anna University.[1]. It's one of India's premier technical institution preferred by the eligible top scorers.

It was started in May 1794 as a School of Survey and established as a college in 1859 under the Madras University, and is one of the oldest technical institutes in the world. It is the oldest engineering institute in India.[2]

It has link-ups with institutions and organizations like USAID, UNCHS, Ford Foundation, European Economic Community and the Governments of Germany and UK. It was the first college in the country to have its own postage stamp when the Indian Postal Service brought out a postage stamp to mark the 200th anniversary of the institution.

History

Born as a survey school in May 1794,[3] the College of Engineering is one of the most venerable of British Indian Educational Institutions, and one of the most ancient of India’s professional training schools. On May 17, 1794 the Survey school was started with just one student in a building near Fort St. George.

Academics

CEG offers undergraduate engineering degree in the fields of Geoinformatics, Agricultural & Irrigation Engineering, Bio Medical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mining Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, and Printing Technology. Also, it offers postgraduate degrees such as MBA, MCA, M.E., M.Sc. and M.Tech.[1]

Ranking

University rankings

CEG ranked 12th in the Outlook India Top Engineering Colleges of 2012.[4] In rankings of government colleges, it ranked #9 in the Mint Top 50 Government Engineering Colleges of 2009.[5]

Student life

Hostels

Most students at CEG reside in hostels. The campus has 16 hostels (Blocks 1-11, Kurnji, Tulip & Lavender and other blocks), of which five are exclusively for women. Dining facilities are now provided in four large centralized halls. The hostels may accommodate undergraduate and graduate students.

Cultural and technical symposia

From 2007, the CEG Tech Forum conducts an international technology management festival, under the patronage of UNESCO, called Kurukshetra.[6] Students take part in events covering a diverse set of disciplines of engineering, science, technology and management. The Kurukshetra Guest Lecture series is a star-studded affair, with the likes of Nobel Laureates, research scientists from NASA,ISRO etc., and CEOs of top organisations.

From 2012, the students of CEG Tech Forum started providing mentoring services to freshers,helping them make informed decisions on what technical projects to work on, going overseas for higher education and research.[7]

Every year in February, CEG plays host to Techofes,[8] a four-day inter-collegiate cultural festival. In October, Agni, the intra-college cultural festival is conducted.

During the months January, February and March, departments of the college conduct technical symposia. Notable among those are

  • Gateway, organised by the Department of Media Sciences
  • Pinnacle, organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • QUANTA, organised by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering(ss)
  • Waves, organized by Society of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • Vision, conducted by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Civilisation, by the Department of Civil Engineering
  • ETHOS, organised by the Department of Management Studies
  • Mathrix, organised by the Department of Mathematics
  • GREENICS, organised by the Department of Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering
  • Surang, organized by the Department of Mining Engineering
  • Sangarsh (Concert For A Cause).[9], organised by Rotaract club of CEG
  • Q-Quest, organised by the Student Quality Club of CEG under AU-TVS
  • Manusys, organised by the Department of Manufacturing Engineering
  • Indcon, organised by the Department of Industrial Engineering
  • aBaCUS, conducted by the Department of Computer Science
  • ITrix, conducted by the Department of Information Science and Technology
  • Waves, of the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • GEOHORIZON, organised by the Society of Geo informatics Engineers
  • NIRAL Technical Symposium by Division of MCA of Department of Information Science and Technology
  • Imprint conducted by Department of Printing Technology
  • Colloquium conducted by the department of Mathematics
  • Aspiring Geologist Extravaganza conducted by the Department of Geology

Teams from CEG have participated in national contests like University Challenge.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "CEG Anna University - Degree Courses" (PDF). Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Survivors of time – College of Engineering (Guindy)". The Hindu. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Home - Anna University". Annauniv.edu. 1978-09-04. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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  6. ^ "Education Plus : Kurukshetra – Sprawling innovation in science and technology". The Hindu. 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  7. ^ "Seniors start online network to help engineering freshers". The Times of India. 2012-07-15.
  8. ^ "The Hindu : 'Techofes 2010' off to colourful start". The Hindu. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  9. ^ "IBN Live : 'Annual Fund raising concert held - South India - Chennai - IBN LIVE publisher=IBN LIVE". 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2012-04-07. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Verghese Kurien". amuldairy.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Upendra J. Chivukula (D)". njleg.state.nj.us. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  12. ^ "A. C. Muttiah". cegalumni.org. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  13. ^ "Akkineni Nagarjuna". lifestyle.iloveindia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Raj Reddy". rr.cs.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  15. ^ "S. Somasegar: Senior Vice President, Developer Division". microsoft.com. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  16. ^ "Krishnamachari Srikkanth". cegam.in. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Veeraraghavan new VSSC director". The Hindu. October 31, 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  18. ^ "Dr.M.Rammohan Rao speaks at CEG Global Alumni meet". cegam.in. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  19. ^ "LinkedIn profile of Mr. Nawin Sona, IAS". linkedin.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  20. ^ "Rethink policy to empower Sri Lankan Tamils economically". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  21. ^ "Mr.G.Parthasarathy's profile as a faculty of [[Centre for Policy Research]]". http://www.cprindia.org. Retrieved 9 August 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)