Saveetha Engineering College [SEC] – Chennai Overview

Founded in the year 2001 by a registered charitable society called the Saveetha Medical and Educational Trust, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved Saveetha Engineering College is a private engineering institute located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Spread over an area of 120 acres, the college is currently headed by Dr N M Veeraiyan - a Medical Professional and is affiliated to the Anna University. The college hosts 170 faculty members and 4,339 students.

Saveetha Engineering College Chennai provides various UG and PG programmes in Business & Management Studies and Engineering consisting of courses like B.E. or B.Tech, M.E. or M.Tech, MBA or PGDM and PhD.

Admission to these courses is conducted on the basis of performance in Entrance Exams like TNEA for B.Tech. and TANCET for MBA. Saveetha College of Engineering offers a total of 10 Undergraduate courses and 8 Postgraduate programmes.

Saveetha College of Engineering has a current rank of 124 based on the rankings conducted by NIRF 2019. Saveetha College of Engineering ranking was above 100 by NIRF, Edu Rand and The Week in 2017.

Saveetha Engineering College faculty is considered to be well qualified, with some of them holding a PhD degree in their respective line of study. The teachers are friendly, approachable and involve practical methodologies in their lectures and explanations.

Candidates can know more about how is Saveetha Engineering College Anna University along with Saveetha Engineering College contact number on its official website.

SCE Chennai Courses offered and Fee Structure

Saveetha Engineering College courses are offered in branches of Business & Management Studies and Engineering. The college offers degrees in B.E./B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech, MBA/PGDM and PhD. Following is a brief discussion of the academic structure along with Saveetha Engineering College fee structure of the Saveetha Engineering College courses.

SEC Chennai Course Highlights

• Saveetha Engineering College Chennai Tamil Nadu offers a full-time 4-year long B.Tech programme. Aspiring candidates need to clear their senior secondary examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with Chemistry from a recognised board. Saveetha Engineering College fees for the B.Tech degree is 1.6 lakhs.
• Saveetha Engineering College Thandalam provides an M.E programme for a period of 2 years along with a fee of 60,000. Candidates need to clear their B.Tech degrees in a relevant stream with a minimum aggregate of 55% from a recognised university. 
• Saveetha University Engineering College also offers a PhD degree for a course of 3 years. Applicants need to clear postgraduation in a relevant stream from a recognised university.

SCE Chennai Admission Process

Saveetha Engineering College admission procedures of 2018 for the engineering courses are as follows:

• BE / B.Tech admission - Admission is based on the TNEA (Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission) cut-off - subject to confirmation from Anna University or the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai; stated by the institution itself followed by various rounds of counselling depending on the desired course or stream.
• ME / M.Tech admission -  Admission is conducted on the basis of the marks scored by candidates in their TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test), CET or GATE exam.
• PhD admission - Candidates need to download the examination form from the college website. Names of shortlisted students are later displayed on the college notice board.

SEC Chennai Placements

Saveetha Engineering College Placement scenario is quite good owing to an efficient placement cell. More than 50 companies employed students from the college in recent years. 

Median Package (2018) according to a degree:

• Engineering and Architecture (B.E /B.Tech) - INR 5 Lakhs
• Engineering and Architecture (M.E /M.Tech.) - INR 5 Lakhs

Following is a brief sketch of the placement statistics (branch-wise) of Saveetha Engineering College Poonamallee Chennai.

The companies and recruiters visiting the Saveetha Engineering College campus include: Airtel, AIS, Amazon.com, Capgemini, HCL Technologies, Hexaware Technologies, IBM, IDBI Bank, Infosys, Jaro Education, just dial, Karvy stockbroking, L&T Infotech, Mind Tree, Mphasis, NTT Data, Odyssey India, Qspiders, RR Donnelley, Sanmar, Stellar, Sutherland, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Tikona, Vernalis, Zoho e.t.c.

SEC Chennai Result and Cut-off

Aspiring candidates need to score above the specified cut off, in their entrance exams, to get admitted into their desired streams. Saveetha Engineering College cut off list and results for the UG Level is prepared on the basis of the score obtained in TNEA exams.

Mentioned below is the Saveetha Engineering College cut off for TNEA 2017 and 16, of the BE or B.Tech programme:

SEC Chennai Alumni Network

Saveetha Engineering College affiliated Anna University has an alumni association, which actively organises several programmes and events inviting past students of the college to reunite with old friends and fellow classmates and also share stories of their academic journey with the present students of the institution.

The association aims to strengthen its network of college alumni and build an everlasting bond between the students and their alma mater.

SEC Chennai Scholarships

Saveetha Engineering College offers scholarships summing up to Rs. 1 Crore every year to deserving candidates such as - 

1. Meritorious Students 
2. Students Excelling in Sports and 
3. Government Scholarships to SC, ST, MBC, and OBC Students

Saveetha Engineering College Poonamallee Chennai provides no other assistantship or fellowship to its students although five students who obtain an overall score above 80% are rewarded for their outstanding academic performances. 

SEC Chennai Campus Facility

Following are a few of the facilities available at Saveetha Engineering College campus.

How is the Saveetha Engineering College infrastructure?

Like most colleges, Saveetha Engineering College address is easily communicable and well-connected via railway and air routes with the rest of the country. The college provides Hi-Tech Air Buses for Staff members and its students, connecting all corners of the city of Chennai.

It has a cafeteria, convenience stores and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,000. SEC also provides its students with a movie every week as a source of a temporary escape from their busy academic schedule. To know, how to reach Saveetha Engineering College please visit their official website. 

• Library: Saveetha Engineering college Anna University has a Central Library equipped with computing facility and a rich collection of e-journals, IEEE Journals and Magazines.
• Hostel: The boys’ and girls’ hostels both have a total of 500 beds each. The facilities provided include optional Air-Conditioning, Gym, Indoor games, WIFI connectivity, entertainment halls with multi-channel television, in-house medical care, 24/7 security, a 1000 bedded Multi-Speciality Hospital situated within the campus to serve medical emergencies, RO treated drinking water in all floors plus solar heaters for bathing purposes.
• Sports: Saveetha Engineering College has a Badminton Court, Basketball Court, Football Ground, Tennis Court, Indoor Stadium, Badminton Court, Hand Ball Court, Hockey Field, Kabaddi Court, Kho-Kho Court, Throw Ball Court, Volley Ball Court, Table-Tennis tables and an Athletics Track.
• Location: The official Saveetha Engineering College address is Saveetha Engineering College, Saveetha Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai (Tamil Nadu). The college is around 31 km from the nearest railway station.