Alagappa College of Technology is a public institution, situated in Chennai and was founded in 1944. It was established on the donation of Vallal Dr Alagappa Chettiar to Dr A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, Vice-Chancellor of Madras University. ACT Chennai admission to the B.Tech courses are carried out on the basis of marks in TNEA counselling, and the admissions to M.Tech courses are carried out on the basis of performance in the TANCET or GATE entrance exam and TANCA counselling. The college has received approval from AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi). The college's different departments include the Department of Applied Science and Technology, the Department of Biotechnology, the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Department of Ceramic Technology, the Department of Textile Technology, and the Department of Leather Technology. Government-run Alagappa College of Technology has 2304 students enrolled in its engineering programme. The college has a total of 65 faculty members.
The college provides dedicated education in technical subjects to the candidates. Alagappa College of Technology courses are available in various levels of education such as UG, PG and Doctoral. Some of the popular offered courses by the college are B.Tech, M.Tech and PhD. The campus of the college also provides various facilities to the students. There is a fully-fledged library, sports complex, canteen and other facilities accessible at the ACT Chennai campus. The placement cell of the college is also very active and works efficiently throughout the year so that the final year degree students can get jobs in their chosen companies. Some of the major recruiters participating in the ACT Chennai placement drive are Amazon, Indian Navy, Wipro, InnoEye and more.
