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Thiagarajar College of Engineering is a government-aided autonomous institution located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. It is one of several educational and philanthropic institutions founded by philanthropist and industrialist Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar. TCE was established in 1957. The courses offered in TCE are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. TCE was granted Autonomy in the year 1987.LocationThe institution and hostels are located near Thirupparankundram on the outskirts of Madurai, 8 kilometres south-west of the city of Madurai.The campus is located 10 km from the Madurai Airport, 8 km from the Madurai Railway station and is well connected by buses with all parts of state.Academic programsTCE offers 8 undergraduate,16 postgraduate programs and research programs in all Engineering and Science streams.RankingTCE was ranked 37 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2017 and 38 by Outlook India in 2016. Careers360 has given it the second best rating, "AAAA+", among engineering colleges in 2017.Notable alumni A. Sivathanu Pillai, Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO Karthik Subbaraj, Kollywood director