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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
| name = PSG College of Technology
| name                   = PSG College of Technology
| native_name =  
| native_name           = பி எஸ் ஜி தொழில்நுட்பக் கல்லூரி
| image = PSG College of Technology logo.png
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| image_size =  
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| caption = Seal of PSG Tech
| caption               = Crest of PSG Tech
| motto = Knowledge and Service
| motto                 = Knowledge and Service
| established = {{Start date and age|1951}}
| established           = {{Start date and age|1951}}
| type = [[Private school|Private]]
| type                   = Government-aided, autonomous, private college
| 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>
| 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]]
| country = [[INDIA]]
| country               = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]]
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| undergrad             = 8518
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| postgrad               = 505
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| affiliations = [[Anna University]]
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| affiliations           = [[Anna University]]
| website = {{url|http://www.psgtech.edu}}
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[[File:PSG Tech Arch.jpg|thumb|PSG Tech Front View]]
[[File:PSG College Of Technology.jpg|thumb|PSG Tech Front View]]
[[File:Peelamedu bridge.jpg|right|thumb|250px|PSG tech overbridge]]
[[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>
'''PSG College of Technology''' (often abbreviated as '''PSG Tech''') is an autonomous, government aided, private [[engineering college]] in [[Coimbatore]], [[India]]. It is affiliated with [[Anna University]]. It is an initiative of the [[PSG and Sons Charities]] Trust.  


==History==
==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.
PSG College of Technology was first established as PSG Industrial Institute in the year 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
About 50 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 classroom 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.
 
== Campus ==
PSG College of Technology's campus is located approximately 6 km east of [[Coimbatore]]. The college is located about 5 km from the [[Coimbatore Junction railway station]] and [[Coimbatore International Airport]]. The campus is spread over an area of 45 acres, utilized for the college, hostel, staff quarters, playfields and gardens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PSG College of Technology |url=https://www.psgtech.edu/abtcllg.php |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www.psgtech.edu}}</ref>
 
The hostels of the college are located on the opposite side of the college campus and so after a failed bid to create a concrete skywalk connecting the two, a steel arch skywalk over the busy [[Avinashi Road, Coimbatore|Avinashi Road]] was designed and executed by the civil engineering students at PSG College of Technology in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-18 |title=Coimbatore: Iconic skywalk to make way for flyover on Avinashi Road |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/iconic-skywalk-to-make-way-for-flyover-on-avinashi-road/articleshow/85411879.cms |access-date=2023-07-09 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
 
=== Sports Facilities ===
The Department of Physical Education maintains the sports infrastructure of the college. The outdoor facilities consist of a football field, hockey field, cricket ground aided with cricket practice wickets, two handball courts, a kho-kho court, four volleyball courts, two badminton courts, two sepak takraw courts, 3 synthetic tennis courts, a throwball court and a non-standard athletic track.
 
Two basketball courts: synthetic and wood, a wooden-floored badminton court, 4 table tennis boards and 100 chess boards make up the indoor sports facility at PSG Tech.
 
A stadium is located in the center of the men's hostel that was commissioned and constructed by the faculty and students in 1971. It can currently hold spectators on both sides including a balcony gate and a VIP lounge totaling about 500 spectators.
 
=== Library ===
Named after the inaugural principal of the college, the Dr. GRD Memorial Library has over 2.6 lakhs of books, 13053 CDs/DVDs and 217 printed journals to cater to students, research scholars and faculty members. There is an exclusive digital library with 60 computers connected to highspeed internet.


==Rankings==
==Rankings==
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| NIRF_B_2020 = 46
| NIRF_B_2020 = 46
| IT_E_2020 = 30
| IT_E_2020 = 30
| OUTLOOK_E_2019 = 23
| OUTLOOK_E_P_2022 = 8
}}
}}
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 />
Among top private engineering colleges in India, PSG College of Technology was ranked 9 among engineering colleges by ''[[India Today]]'' in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=India |title=Top Engineering (Pvt.) Colleges in India 2023, Courses, Fees, Admission - India Today |url=https://bestcolleges.indiatoday.in/rankings/engineering-pvt |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=bestcolleges.indiatoday.in |language=en}}</ref> The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked it 63rd among engineering institutes in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/EngineeringRanking.html |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref> NIRF also ranked it 89th in the management ranking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/ManagementRanking.html |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>


==Student life==
==Student life==


[[File:Pegasus Racing - PSG tech.jpg|thumb|PSG tech Pegasus Racing Formula Student car at 2019 Formula Bharat]]
[[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.


Clubs:
Clubs:
Global Leaders' Forum, Tech Music,
Youth Red Cross society,Global Leaders' Forum, Tech Music,
Drawing and Painting Club,
Drawing and Painting Club,
Book Readers' Club,
Book Readers' Club,
Entrepreneurs Club,  
Entrepreneurs Club,  
Photography Club,  
Photography Club,  
Dramatic Club,
Dramatics Club,
IIIE association,
IEEE association,
IEEE association,
Radio Hub,
Radio Hub,
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===Hostel===
===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.
PSG Tech hostel was established on 27 February 1958. The hostels accommodate 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===
===Symposiums===
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras]]
[[Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras]]
[[Category:Technical universities and colleges in India]]

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PSG College of Technology
பி எஸ் ஜி தொழில்நுட்பக் கல்லூரி
File:PSG College of Technology logo.png
Crest of PSG Tech
MottoKnowledge and Service
TypeGovernment-aided, autonomous, private college
Established1951; 74 years ago (1951)
PrincipalK. Prakasan[1]
Undergraduates8518
Postgraduates505
Location
Coimbatore
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsAnna University
Websitewww.psgtech.edu
PSG Tech Front View
PSG tech overbridge

PSG College of Technology (often abbreviated as PSG Tech) is an autonomous, government aided, private engineering college in Coimbatore, India. It is affiliated with Anna University. It is an initiative of the PSG and Sons Charities Trust.

History[edit]

PSG College of Technology was first established as PSG Industrial Institute in the year 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.[2] 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 50 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 classroom coaching with industrial training, one of the few in the country to offer such a course.[3] 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.

Campus[edit]

PSG College of Technology's campus is located approximately 6 km east of Coimbatore. The college is located about 5 km from the Coimbatore Junction railway station and Coimbatore International Airport. The campus is spread over an area of 45 acres, utilized for the college, hostel, staff quarters, playfields and gardens.[4]

The hostels of the college are located on the opposite side of the college campus and so after a failed bid to create a concrete skywalk connecting the two, a steel arch skywalk over the busy Avinashi Road was designed and executed by the civil engineering students at PSG College of Technology in 2007.[5]

Sports Facilities[edit]

The Department of Physical Education maintains the sports infrastructure of the college. The outdoor facilities consist of a football field, hockey field, cricket ground aided with cricket practice wickets, two handball courts, a kho-kho court, four volleyball courts, two badminton courts, two sepak takraw courts, 3 synthetic tennis courts, a throwball court and a non-standard athletic track.

Two basketball courts: synthetic and wood, a wooden-floored badminton court, 4 table tennis boards and 100 chess boards make up the indoor sports facility at PSG Tech.

A stadium is located in the center of the men's hostel that was commissioned and constructed by the faculty and students in 1971. It can currently hold spectators on both sides including a balcony gate and a VIP lounge totaling about 500 spectators.

Library[edit]

Named after the inaugural principal of the college, the Dr. GRD Memorial Library has over 2.6 lakhs of books, 13053 CDs/DVDs and 217 printed journals to cater to students, research scholars and faculty members. There is an exclusive digital library with 60 computers connected to highspeed internet.

Rankings[edit]

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[6]85
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[7]49
India Today (2020)[8]30
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2020)[9]46

Among top private engineering colleges in India, PSG College of Technology was ranked 9 among engineering colleges by India Today in 2023.[10] The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 63rd among engineering institutes in 2023.[11] NIRF also ranked it 89th in the management ranking.[12]

Student life[edit]

PSG tech Pegasus Racing Formula Student car at 2019 Formula Bharat

Clubs[edit]

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

Clubs: Youth Red Cross society,Global Leaders' Forum, Tech Music, Drawing and Painting Club, Book Readers' Club, Entrepreneurs Club, Photography Club, Dramatics Club, IIIE association, 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.[13]

Hostel[edit]

PSG Tech hostel was established on 27 February 1958. The hostels accommodate 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[edit]

Since 2005, the college conducts an international techno-management festival called Kriya.[14] 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[edit]

Main article: List of PSG College of Technology people

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "List of Principals". www.psgtech.edu. PSG College of Technology. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "About us, PSG Tech". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Coimbatore's charity trusts have ensured that the district has a unique place in the areas of higher education and medical care". Frontline. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "PSG College of Technology". www.psgtech.edu. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Coimbatore: Iconic skywalk to make way for flyover on Avinashi Road". The Times of India. 18 August 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Best ENGINEERING Colleges 2020: List of Top ENGINEERING Colleges 2020 in India". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Today, India. "Top Engineering (Pvt.) Colleges in India 2023, Courses, Fees, Admission - India Today". bestcolleges.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Clubs of PSG Tech". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kriya Techno-Management Festival". Retrieved 15 March 2015.

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 11°01′29″N 77°00′11″E / 11.0247°N 77.00298°E / 11.0247; 77.00298

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