Mepco Schlenk Engineering College
Engineering college in Tamil Nadu, India
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| Motto | Work is Worship |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1984 |
| Affiliation | Autonomous (Anna University) |
| President | A. Ramamurthy |
| Vice-president | Yennarkay R. Rajarathnam |
| Principal | S. Arivazhagan |
| Students | 3591 |
| Undergraduates | 3398 |
| Location | , , India |
| Campus | 195 acres (0.79 km2) |
| Website | http://www.mepcoeng.ac.in/ |
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Mepco Schlenk Engineering College is an autonomous engineering college located in Virudhunagar near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It was founded on 17 October 1984. It is an ISO9001:2015 certified institution.[2] It is sponsored by the Mepco Schlenk Charities, a social welfare organization of the Metal Powder Company Limited,[3] Thirumangalam and its German collaborator, Schlenk. The college was affiliated with Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai until 2002 and later with Anna University, Chennai, but since 2012 it has been affiliated with Anna University of Technology, Chennai.[4][5]
The medium of instruction is English for all courses, examinations, seminar presentations and project reports.
Department
| Department | Establishment | Sanctioned Intake |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 1984 | 120 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1984 | 120 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 1984 | 180 |
| Computer and Science Engineering | 1987 | 180 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1993 | 120 |
| Information Technology | 2001 | 120 |
| Biotechnology | 2002 | 60 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 2020 | 60 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | 2020 | 120 |
Rankings
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2024)[6] | 151-200 |
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[7] | 101-150 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it in the 101-150 band among engineering colleges in 2024 and in 151-200 overall.[8][9]