Kumaraguru college of Technology

Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is a private engineering college founded in 1984 under the Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation, a charitable educational trust of the Sakthi Group. Set on a 156-acre campus in Coimbatore's IT corridor, KCT is an autonomous institution affiliated with Anna University, Chennai, and approved by AICTE. It has been accredited by NAAC across three cycles, achieving an A++ grade with a CGPA of 3.62 on a 4-point scale in its most recent cycle, and its UG programs are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. The college was founded by Dr. N. Mahalingam, a philanthropist and industrialist who also established several other educational institutions. KCT's administration includes a Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, a Correspondent, and a Principal. The campus houses six academic blocks, a central library, four large seminar halls, cafeterias, a retail outlet (KMart), banking facilities, a medical center, laundry services, and transport facilities with buses and minibuses. The college has 400 teaching and 395 non-teaching staff. Sports facilities span 23 acres for various outdoor games, along with an indoor sports centre named after Dr. Arumugam.