Kumaraguru College of Technology

Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT) is a private engineering college at Chinnavedampatti, Coimbatore, started in 1984 by the Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation, a charitable trust of the Sakthi Group, on a 156-acre campus in the city's IT corridor. It is an autonomous institution affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, and holds AICTE approval, most recently an Extension of Approval for 2026-27 dated 16 March 2026. NAAC awarded it an A++ grade (CGPA 3.62 on a 4-point scale) in July 2022, after an A grade (CGPA 3.21) in the previous cycle, and the college reports NBA accreditation for its eligible UG programmes. NIRF 2025 places it in the 151-200 band in Engineering; its NIRF data file reports 1,461 sanctioned UG and 186 PG seats for 2023-24 and 176 Ph.D. scholars.

The college offers nine B.E. programmes (Aeronautical, Automobile, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Electronics and Instrumentation, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering) and five B.Tech programmes (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Biotechnology, Fashion Technology, Information Technology and Textile Technology). AICTE's 2026-27 letter approves 420 seats in Computer Science and Engineering and 207 in Electronics and Communication. Postgraduate options include seven M.E. and five M.Tech programmes, MCA (60 seats), an MBA (180 seats) and five specialised MBA programmes. UG admission for 2026 runs through Tamil Nadu's TNEA counselling (college code 2712); the 2026-27 first-year academic fee for B.E./B.Tech under the government quota is Rs 1,60,000.