KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology

KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET) is a self-financing engineering college on the KPR Knowledge Campus at Avinashi Road, Arasur, Coimbatore, established in 2009 and run by the KPR Charities trust. It is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, and has been autonomous since 2019-20 (UGC list: 2019-20 to 2028-29). The UGC listed it under Section 2(f) in 2015 and under Section 12(B) in 2019, and AICTE approves its programmes. NAAC accredited it at grade A (CGPA 3.08 of 4) in December 2018, valid up to 31 December 2024. NBA accreditation currently covers Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (to 30 June 2027) and Civil Engineering (to 31 December 2028). NIRF 2025 places it in the 101-150 band for Engineering and the 151-200 band overall.

AICTE approved 13 B.E./B.Tech. programmes for 2025-26 with a combined intake of 1,500: Computer Science and Engineering (300 seats), Electronics and Communication Engineering (240), Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and Information Technology (180 each) and nine others of 60 or 120 seats. Postgraduate programmes are an MBA (60 seats) and M.E./M.Tech. courses in CAD/CAM, VLSI Design, Structural Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering and Data Sciences, and the institute lists Ph.D. research in 13 areas. NIRF 2025 data records 4,167 undergraduate students and 956 graduates in 2023-24, of whom 657 were placed at a median salary of Rs 4,76,000 per annum. B.E./B.Tech. admission is through Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) counselling, and postgraduate admission uses TANCET.