National Engineering College (NEC)

National Engineering College, Kovilpatti is an autonomous institution, established in the year 1984 by Kalvithanthai Thiru. K. Ramasamy, the founder.   The institution runs under the National Educational Charitable Trust, founded by the chairman.

 
National Engineering College is spread in a huge sprawling campus area of 163 acres of land.  The college is located in K.R.Nagar, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi (Dt), Tamil Nadu.  It is situated close to National Highway 44. Thoothukudi (60 km), Madurai (100 km), Tirunelveli (60 km) and  Kanyakumari (110 km) are the 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.

 
NEC is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and accredited by NBA. The institute is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.  National Engineering College is ranked 189 in NIRF Ranking and received BAND 'A' by ARIIA 2020.  It has also been Accredited by NAAC with ‘B++’ Grade.

 
National College of Engineering provides UG – B.E/B.Tech and and PG – M.E/M.Tech courses in various domains.  Admission is done based on the previous qualifying examination and entrance exam test conducted by the state - TNEA for UG and GATE/TANCET for PG.

 
NEC has provided the students with abundant facilities over the years. The facilities include Common computing center, ED Cell, Incubator Cell, Health Care center, Bank, Post Office, Separate Hostel for Boys and Girls, Cafe,  Bank, Post Office, Fitness store, ATM, stationery shop, 24*7 WiFi Facility and more.

 
NEC has several Centers of Excellence and laboratories. The college has signed MoU with Research Organizations and Industries in order to promote closer interaction with other institutions in the areas of Technology Development, Training of students, Curriculum Updation and Development of state-of-the-art Centers. The College has well-equipped laboratories for all branches of engineering and also has close interactions with the leading Industries and IT firms for students’ Training and Project works. Due to the excellent academic climate in the campus, UG and PG students of the college enjoy good campus placement prospects.

 
NEC has an exclusive Placement Center dedicated to the Training and Placement of the students. The students are prepared for on-campus Placement Drives. Functional Skill Development program and Personal Counseling sessions are arranged by the Placement Cell. The college has over 100 companies as its recruiters with 500+ offers.  The Top Recruiters are TCS, Cognizant, Wipro, Zoho, Centizen, Robotex, HCL, Infosys, IBM, HCL, Solartis, Schneider, Emerson, Infoview, Renault Nissan, Jilaba, Atos Syntel, Tech Mahindra, Cadence, Infoview, Hexaware, JMAN Group, Doyensys, etc.

 
National Engineering College has a large team of faculty for different disciplines. The faculty is highly-qualified and has their areas of expertise. The total number of regular faculty is 212.  Besides the regular faculty, the college also has visiting faculty.  A good number of the faculty members are pursuing their Ph.D. while most others have already obtained their Ph.D. degrees.

The college offers various scholarships to the students. National Engineering College provides financial aid and scholarships to its students. National Engineering College students who have achieved a high rank in university examinations are eligible for merit scholarships. National Engineering College scholarships enable worthy and distinguished students to pursue higher education without financial constraints. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria must apply for NEC Tamil Nadu scholarships with all essential documentation. The amount of the scholarship varies based on the category for which one has applied.

The colleges has 29 buses which are made available to the students and the faculty members for commuting from various points in the city and also from the Vilathikulam, Aruppukkottai, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Viruthunagar, Sivakasi, Sattur, Rajapalayam, Ettayapuram, Sankarankovil and Kovilpatti to the campus and back. This facility has made it possible to start the classes in time and thereby helping the academic process. Our bus facilities have enabled us to maintain discipline among students

All the buses reach the Campus before 9.00 a.m., so that all the students and faculty can get ready to attend the classes at 9.10 a.m.

The buses leave the campus at 5.30p.m., which helps all the students to reach home early and safely.

For the benefit of those students who are attending special classes, using Internet facility, Library etc., special buses are arranged everyday which leave the campus at 6.30p.m.