About Us

KCG College of Technology, formerly known as National Institute of Technology and Science is approved by the AICTE, Government of India, New Delhi, vide Lr. No.730-52-307 (E)/ET/97 dated 19-12-1997 and Govt. of Tamil Nadu, vide Lr. No.G.O.Ms.No.109 dated 23-03-1998. Recognising the institution’s partnership with industries, consistent excellence in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and impressive placement records, University Grants Commission (UGC) has conferred Autonomous Status to KCG College of Technology, Chennai for a period of 10 years from the session 2022-2023 to 2031-2032. The college offers thirteen under-graduate and five post-graduate programmes. Six under-graduate programmes (Mech, ECE, CSE, IT, EEE & Aero) have Permanent Affiliation under Anna University. Four under-graduate programmes – Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), and Information Technology (IT) – are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The college is accredited by NAAC with A+ Grade. The college has been ranked in the 201-300 band among engineering institutions in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. It was ranked in the 11-50 band by NIRF Innovations in 2023. Additionally, the college was ranked in the 201-250 band in India by NIRF in both 2020 and 2021. Six departments – CSE, ECE, EEE, Mechanical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry– have been approved as research centres by Anna University to offer PhD programmes. Under Sections 2(f) and 12 (B) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, KCG College is listed among colleges eligible to receive central assistance (UGC grant) for various projects. The college has been accorded recognition as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (DSIR).

Area of Excellence

To Make every man a success through Excellent teaching learning strategy, Well planned Industry Institute interaction, Centres of Excellence, Value added programs, Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Deserving scholarships, Active training, Placement cell and Higher education cell, Unique general and technical clubs, Good Alumni Interaction, More social outreach activities.

Research Capability and Focus Area

Faculty of KCG College of Technology have funded research projects with various organizations including DST, NIWE, CVRDE, DRDL, AICTE, ICMR, TNSCST, ISRO, etc. The Institute has research laboratories with CADENCE, MATLAB, ANSYS, ETAP, Pro/E, CATIA, StirCasting, 3D-Printing, Intel, GE, AWS, Oracle, CISCO, DELL EMC, Hexaware, Virtusa, Bosch

Academic Facilities

KCG Provides an excellent academic atmosphere to enable students to acquire a broad engineering background to meet the changing needs of the industry and to ensure an attractive placement immediately