Reviewed 25 Apr 2026TCE Madurai · MaduraiThiagarajar College of Engineering — Fees, Placements & Admission 2025
Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) is a private autonomous engineering college located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, established in 1957 by the Thiagarajar Foundation under the patronage of the late…
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Placement · 2023-24
Placements · 2023-24
TCE Madurai placements
TCE Madurai placements 2023-24: 90% placement rate, ₹8L average CTC, 44 LPA highest CTC.
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Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) Madurai records placement rates of 88-94% across the BTech batch, with the CSE branch consistently at 94-98%.
Campus
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Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
BE Biomedical Engineering
BE Civil Engineering
BE Computer Science And Engineering
BE Cybersecurity
BE Electrical And Electronics Engineering
BE Electronics And Communication Engineering
BE Information Technology
BE Mechanical Engineering
Admissions · 2025-26
TCE Madurai admissions
TNEA counsellingJEE Main where accepted
Hostel · campus
TCE Madurai hostel
TCE Madurai hostel details are listed in this section. Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai operates a fully residential campus model — 90%+ of BTech students live on-campus across 8 hostel blocks (5 boys, 3 girls) accommodating.
Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai operates a fully residential campus model — 90%+ of BTech students live on-campus across 8 hostel blocks (5 boys, 3 girls) accommodating ~3,500 students. Boys hostels: Aryabhatta, Ramanujan, Bhaskara, Vivekananda, Tagore. Girls hostels: Sarojini, Indira, Parameswari (named after Tamil cultural figures). AC twin-sharing rooms cost INR 1.20 lakh per academic year (rent + amenities + electricity); non-AC twin-sharing INR 70,000-85,000; single-occupancy AC (limited, mostly final-year and PhD scholars) INR 1.65 lakh/year.
Scholarships
Scholarships
Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai offers a structured Merit Scholarship that waives 25-100% of tuition for top JEE Main / TNEA scorers — TNEA top 200 state ranks get 100% tuition waiver; ranks 201-1000 get 75%; ranks 1001-3000 get 50%; ranks 3001-7000 get 25%. JEE Main top 5,000 AIR get 50% tuition waiver. The Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar Scholarship (named after the founder) supports 30 students annually with 50-100% tuition waiver based on financial need (family income under INR 4 lakh) plus academic merit (12th >85%).
Infrastructure & facilities
Labs, library, sports, hostels & campus facilities
Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai operates from a 145-acre integrated campus in Tirupparankundram, Madurai — surrounded by the Tirumalainayakar Mahal heritage area and 8 km from Madurai railway station.
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Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research & rankings
Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners
Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai drives focused research across IoT, smart cities, AI/ML, sustainable energy, automotive engineering, biotechnology, materials science and structural engineering. The institute houses the Centre for Excellence in IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems (sponsored by MeitY), the Centre for Sustainable Mobility, the Centre for Cyber Security, the Centre for Robotics and Drones, and the Bio-Research and Innovation Centre.
Notable alumni
Distinguished graduates, rank holders & events
Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai alumni network spans 35,000+ graduates with strong density in IT services, manufacturing, automotive and BFSI in South India.
Admissions reading
Helpful guides for your admission
Planning your application to TCE Madurai? These guides break down the fees, counselling rounds and quota routes step by step.
FAQ
TCE Madurai FAQs
When was Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai established?
Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) was established in 1957 by the Thiagarajar Foundation under the patronage of the late Karumuttu Thiagaraja Chettiar. TCE is one of the earliest engineering colleges in southern Tamil Nadu.
Where is TCE Madurai located and how big is the campus?
TCE is located at Thiruparankundram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625015. The fully-residential campus is spread across approximately 149 acres, making it one of the largest engineering campuses in southern Tamil Nadu.
What is TCE Madurai's autonomous status and university affiliation?
TCE was conferred UGC autonomous status in 1987, granting it the authority to design its own curriculum and examination system. It remains affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, for the conferment of B.E./B.Tech degrees.
What accreditations does TCE Madurai hold?
Tech programmes.
What B.E./B.Tech programmes does TCE Madurai offer?
TCE offers B.E./B.Tech in CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechatronics, Biotechnology, Computer Science with AI & ML specialisation and Computer Science with Cybersecurity specialisation.
What are the placement statistics at TCE Madurai?
Placements at TCE are robust with the highest package reaching approximately Rs 44 LPA, the average package around Rs 8 LPA, and a placement rate of approximately 90% across recent batches.
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Verification & sources
Fee and admission figures here are counsellor-verified; we are progressively adding official-document citations. Please reconfirm any figure with us on WhatsApp before you pay.
Reviewed by
Amrit Ashu
Lead Admission Counsellor. RV College of Engineering 2017 graduate, guiding students for admissions in Bangalore since 2017. Page-level facts are checked against the linked official disclosures and source packets shown below; admissions-office discussions are not used as citations.