College of Technology

PSG College of Technology, often called PSG Tech, is an autonomous, government-aided, private engineering college located in Coimbatore, India, established by the PSG and Sons Charities Trust. It originated as PSG Industrial Institute in 1926, with the engineering college added in 1951 under founding principal G. R. Damodaran. The University of Madras granted it autonomous status in 1978, later continued by Bharathiar University and, since 2001, Anna University. The college offers roughly 50 full-time and part-time programs in science, engineering, and management, spread across 11 departments, including three five-year integrated sandwich engineering courses. Its campus features extensive sports facilities, a large library named after G. R. Damodaran, and hostels accommodating about 4,300 students in 14 blocks. Student life includes numerous clubs, a Formula student team, and NCC/NSS wings, along with festivals like Kriya, Renaissance, and Intrams. The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked it 67th among engineering institutes and 80th in management in 2024, and Outlook India ranked it 8th among private engineering colleges in 2022. Notable alumni include Shiv Nadar, K. Annamalai, and Mylswamy Annadurai.