Kalasalingam University, formerly known as Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering (AKCE) was started in a humble way, by Kalasalingam and Anandam Ammal Charities in 1984. “Kalvivallal” Thiru T. Kalasalingam, a veteran freedom fighter, is the founder Chairman of the College and now is the Chancellor of the Kalasalingam University. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi has granted the university status (Under section 3 of UGC act 1956) wide notification No. F.9-2/2002/U.3 dated 20th October 2006 to AKCE. The University is located at the foot hills of the Western Ghats in a rural setting of Virudhunagar District. The founding philosophy of the institute is to “Empower Youth”, for development through technology.
Aim and objectives:
To be a world class university
Focus research in “3-O” technologies (Bio, Info, Nano)
Produce Technical and Management graduates who would be global players
Salient Features
* Offers 9 UG and 17 PG courses in Engineering in addition to MBA, MCA & Msc courses
* Academic system based on choice based credit system
* Excellent facilities for Research
* The first university to offer special B.Tech. programs for people of speech and hearing impaired
* Twinning Program in collaboration with leading foreign universities
* Practical schools for students to promote industry awareness
* Need based part-time courses for working professionals both at under graduate and post-graduate levels.
These details are retrieved from www.kalasalingam.ac.in
Accommodation
Kalasalingam University Hostels provide good and safe facilities of lodging and boarding to cater to the needs of outstation students. The Vice-chancellor is the Ex-Officio Warden of all hostels and he is assisted by Deputy Wardens and Assistant Wardens in the day to day running of the hostels.
The following facilities are provided in the hostels: -
Well-furnished Convenient rooms
Mineral water is supplied in the hostels for drinking purposes
Well-equipped Public Addressing System in all the hostels
Each hostel is provided with a spacious dining hall with adequate and comfortable furniture and kitchen with Steam Cooking facilities
Each hostel is provided with Water-coolers
Uninterrupted supply of water and electricity
Each room in the hostel is supplied with an English daily to improve their reading habits and General Knowledge
Each hostel is provided with recreation halls for Television viewing
Each hostel is provided with a Library with adequate number of magazines, journals, Books related to the preparation of competitive exams like GRE, GATE, etc
Assistant Wardens are available for consultation and guidance for the benefit of the students
A dispensary provides medical aid to the hostellers, manned by two doctors, who attend on alternate days.
Van facilities are available for 24 hours to meet the emergency needs of the hostellers.
