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	\| type = [[Private school\|Private]]		\| type = [[Private school\|Private]]
	\| principal = ~~Dr.~~ K. Prakasan <ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Principals\|url=http://www.psgtech.edu/principal.php\|website=www.psgtech.edu\|publisher=PSG College of Technology\|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>		\| principal = K. Prakasan <ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Principals\|url=http://www.psgtech.edu/principal.php\|website=www.psgtech.edu\|publisher=PSG College of Technology\|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>
	\| city = [[Coimbatore]]		\| city = [[Coimbatore]]
	\| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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	==Student life==		==Student life==

			[[File:Pegasus Racing - PSG tech.jpg\|thumb\|PSG tech Pegasus Racing Formula Student car at 2019 Formula Bharat]]
	===Clubs===		===Clubs===
	The Students Union is the apex body which controls all the aspects of student life including associations, clubs and societies.		The Students Union is the apex body which controls all the aspects of student life including associations, clubs and societies.
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	==Notable alumni==		==Notable alumni==
	{{main\|List of PSG College of Technology people}}		{{main\|List of PSG College of Technology people}}
	~~<gallery class="center">~~
	~~File:Shiv Nadar1.jpg\|Founder and Chairman of [[HCL Technologies]], [[Shiv Nadar]]~~
	~~File:CVijaykumar.jpg\|CEO of [[HCL Technologies]], [[C Vijayakumar]]~~
	~~File:Mylswamy_Annadurai.jpg\|Director of [[Chandrayaan-1]] and [[Chandrayaan-2]], [[ISRO]]~~
	~~File:A G Ramakrishnan.jpg\|Professor, [[Indian Institute of Science]], [[A. G. Ramakrishnan]]~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	*[[Aparna B Marar]], classical dancer		*[[Aparna B Marar]], classical dancer
	*[[Y. S. Chowdary]], former [[Minister of Science and Technology (India)\|Minister of State, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences]], [[Government of India]]		*[[Y. S. Chowdary]], former [[Minister of Science and Technology (India)\|Minister of State, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences]], [[Government of India]]

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{{Short description|Engineering college in Coimbatore, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = PSG College of Technology
| native_name =
| image = PSG College of Technology logo.png
| image_size =
| caption = Seal of PSG Tech
| motto = Knowledge and Service
| established = {{Start date and age|1951}}
| type = [[Private school|Private]]
| principal = Dr. K. Prakasan <ref>{{cite web|title=List of Principals|url=http://www.psgtech.edu/principal.php|website=www.psgtech.edu|publisher=PSG College of Technology|access-date=1 March 2018}}</ref>
| city = [[Coimbatore]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = [[INDIA]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| faculty =
| free_label =
| free =
| affiliations = [[Anna University]]
| nickname =
| website = {{url|http://www.psgtech.edu}}
}}

[[File:PSG College Of Technology.jpg|thumb|PSG Tech Front View]]
[[File:Peelamedu bridge.jpg|right|thumb|250px|PSG tech overbridge]]

'''PSG College of Technology''' is an autonomous, government aided, private [[engineering college]] in [[Coimbatore]], [[India]]. It is affiliated with [[Anna University]]. It is affiliated to [[PSG and Sons Charities]] Trust. Among engineering colleges in India, PSG College of Technology was ranked 6th in private engineering colleges by ''[[India Today]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bestcolleges/2018/ranks/1792404?page=5|title=Best Private Engineering Colleges 2018 in India|website=www.indiatoday.in|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref>

==History==

PSG Industrial institute was established in 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psgtech.edu/institution/aboutus.php|title=About us, PSG Tech|access-date=15 March 2015}}</ref> 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 48 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 class room coaching with industrial training, one of the few in the country to offer such a course.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2203/stories/20050211004812000.htm|title=Coimbatore's charity trusts have ensured that the district has a unique place in the areas of higher education and medical care|publisher=Frontline|access-date=15 March 2015}}</ref> 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

==Rankings==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = College
| NIRF_O_2020 = 85

| NIRF_E_2020 = 49
| NIRF_B_2020 = 46
| IT_E_2020 = 30
| OUTLOOK_E_2019 = 23
}}
Among engineering colleges in India, PSG College of Technology ranked 30 among engineering colleges by ''[[India Today]]'' in 2020,<ref name=Rankings_IT_E_2020/> and 23 among all engineering colleges in India by ''[[Outlook India]]'' in 2019.<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_E_2019/> The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it 49th among engineering institutes in 2020<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020 /> and 85th overall.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2020 /> NIRF also ranked it 46th in the management ranking.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_B_2020 />

==Student life==

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

Clubs:
Global Leaders' Forum, Tech Music,
Drawing and Painting Club,
Book Readers' Club,
Entrepreneurs Club,
Photography Club,
Dramatic Club,
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psgtech.edu/Club.php|title=Clubs of PSG Tech|access-date=15 March 2015}}</ref>

===Hostel===
PSG Tech hostel was established on 27 February 1958. The hostels accommodates 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.symposiumz.net/event/kriya-techno-management-fest-psg-coimbatore|title=Kriya Techno-Management Festival|access-date=15 March 2015}}</ref> 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|List of PSG College of Technology people}}
<gallery class="center">
File:Shiv Nadar1.jpg|Founder and Chairman of [[HCL Technologies]], [[Shiv Nadar]]
File:CVijaykumar.jpg|CEO of [[HCL Technologies]], [[C Vijayakumar]]
File:Mylswamy_Annadurai.jpg|Director of [[Chandrayaan-1]] and [[Chandrayaan-2]], [[ISRO]]
File:A G Ramakrishnan.jpg|Professor, [[Indian Institute of Science]], [[A. G. Ramakrishnan]]
</gallery>

*[[Aparna B Marar]], classical dancer
*[[Y. S. Chowdary]], former [[Minister of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of State, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences]], [[Government of India]]
*[[Cottalango Leon]], winner of [[Academy Award]]
*[[Gopal Menon]], documentary filmmaker
*[[Jose K. Mani]], [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]]
*[[Kalidhindi B. R. Varma]], Vice-chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
*[[Lakshmi Narayanan]], ex-vice chairman and ex-CEO of [[Cognizant]] and Chairman of [[ICT Academy]]
*[[G. V. Loganathan]], former professor, [[Virginia Tech]]
*[[Madhu Bhaskaran]], engineer and Professor at [[RMIT University]]
*[[Madhusudhan Rao Lagadapati]], executive chairman of [[Lanco Infratech]]
*[[Mahesh Muthuswami]], cinematographer
*[[Mylswamy Annadurai]], director of [[Chandrayaan-1]] and [[Chandrayaan-2]], [[ISRO]]
*[[Navin Ramankutty]], Professor of Global Food Security and Sustainability at the [[University of British Columbia]]
*[[K. Pandiarajan]], businessman and politician
*[[Ramachandran Govindarasu]], former secretary of [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|ADMK]] (IT Wing)
*[[A. G. Ramakrishnan]], professor, [[Indian Institute of Science]]
*[[Shiv Nadar]], Founder and Chairman of [[HCL Technologies]]
*[[Siva Umapathy]], [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate
*[[Sundar Raman]], CEO of [[Reliance Industries Limited|Reliance Sports]] and Cricket Administrator
*[[Sundaram Karivardhan]], industrialist and motorsport pioneer
*[[C Vijayakumar]], CEO, [[HCL Technologies]]
*[[R. M. Vasagam]]. space scientist and former Project Director, [[Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.psgtech.edu}}

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