National Engineering College

National Engineering College (NEC)^[1] is an educational institution in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. It is an autonomous institution affiliated with Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and was established in 1984 by Kalvithanthai Thiru. K. Ramasamy. The institute was approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, India. It offers seven undergraduate degree programmes and five post-graduate degree programmes in Engineering and Technology. The institution runs under the National Educational Charitable Trust, founded by the chairman.

National Engineering College

Motto	Arivae Aakam
Type	Private
Established	1984; 41 years ago (1984)
Chairman	Thiru. K. Ramasamy
Principal	Dr Kalidasa Murugavel
Director	Dr S. Shanmugavel
Location	Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu , 628503 , India
Campus	Suburban, 163 acres (66 ha)
Affiliations	Anna University
Website	nec.edu.in

Location

The college is located in the municipality of Kovilpatti, an industrial city in the Thoothukudi District, of Tamil Nadu. It's situated near Nalattinputhur, off of or closer to National Highway 44 (India), the longest-running, major north-south National Highway that runs from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. Madurai is the closest metropolitan city, around 100 km (62 mi) away, while Tirunelveli (60 km [37 mi]), Thoothukudi (60 km [37 mi]) and Kanyakumari (110 km [68 mi]) are the other major cities that are close by. The nearest railway station is in Kovilpatti. Thoothukudi Airport is possibly the closest commercial, and domestic airport, while Madurai Airport is the closest international airport. V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority is the closest major port.

Courses offered

UG Programmes

S.No	Courses	Current Intake	Year Established
01	B.E. - Mechanical engineering	60	1984
02	B.E. - Electronics and communication engineering	120	1984
03	B.E. - Computer science and engineering	120	1984
04	B.E. - Electrical and electronics engineering	60	1994
05	B.Tech- Information technology	60	2001
06	B.E. - Civil engineering	60	2012
07	B.Tech. - Artificial intelligence and data science	60	2022

PG Programmes

S.No	Courses	Current Intake	Year Established
01	M.E. - Computer science and engineering	25	2001
02	M.E. - Energy engineering	18	2004
03	M.E. - High voltage engineering	18	2005
04	M.E. - Embedded systems technologies	18	2012
05	M.TECH - Information technology (Information & Cyber Warfare)	18	2017

Ranking and accreditations

University and college rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)[2]	169

NEC is ranked 169 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), 2022.

Academics

The curriculum and syllabus are designed based on the current developments in engineering and technology. NEC has its own learning management system (LMS), which effectively facilitates the teaching-learning process. To instill innovative culture among students, project-based learning is being practiced.

Research

National Engineering College (NEC) has a well-defined policy to promote research, consultancy, and IPR. NEC has research centers recognized by Anna University to carry out Ph.D. Institution Research Fellowship Scheme is implemented for full-time PhD Scholars. To date, 34 Funded projects worth Rs.5 crores granted by various research boards have been completed successfully. 4 projects worth Rs.1.5 crores are going on. 1500+ Publications are successfully published, and 50+ Patents are successfully filed to date.