Velammal Engineering College

Velammal Engineering College, is a private institution located in Chennai, India. Established in 1995, it was the first private engineering College to obtain an ISO 9001:2000 certificate.

Velammal Engineering College

Official logo of Velammal Engineering College
Motto in English	Dedication, Determination and Distinction
Type	Autonomous, Private
Established	1995
Chairman	Dr M V Muthuramalingam
Principal	Dr Sathish Kumar Shanmugam
Academic staff	~1250
Students	~28000
Undergraduates	~22400
Postgraduates	~5500
Address	Ambattur-Redhills Road, Surapet , Chennai , Tamil Nadu , 600066 , India 13.1500°N 80.1917°E / 13.1500; 80.1917
Campus	23 acres (92,000 m2)
Nickname	VEC
Affiliations	Anna University, Chennai
Website	velammal.edu.in

History

The Velammal Educational Trust is a registered non-minority service organization established in the year 1986 by Thiru. M.V. Muthuramalingam.

Velammal Engineering College was established in the year 1995–96. It is a self-financing Autonomous college, affiliated to Anna University and approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) also obtained NBA, NAAC, ISO Accreditation.^[1]

In 2010, National Instruments and Velammal Engineering College established a center of excellence for innovation in the field of virtual instrumentation.^[2]

Departments

All programmes have been Accredited by the NBA.

UG Programmes:

Departments (B.E/B.Tech)	Intake of students per year
Computer Science & Engineering	240
Computer Science & Engineering with Cybersecurity	60
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science	120
Information Technology	120
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	60
Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering	60
Electronics and Communication Engineering	120
Mechanical Engineering	120
Civil Engineering	60
Automobile Engineering	60

PG Programmes:

Departments (M.E/Masters)	Intake of students per year
M.E. Computer Science & Engineering	18
Master of Business Administration	60
M.E. Power Systems Engineering	20

Placements

As of 2020, this college has a good record of training and placement, with 87.5% of students placed with a total of 758 offers from 160 companies.^[1] Of these companies, 99 of them were IT, Product companies and 61 of them were core companies.^[1]