Government Polytechnic College Aranthangi
- College
- Co - Education
- ESTD 1981
- Polytechnic
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This polytechnic college was started in the year 1981 at Aranthangi to give a fillip to education to this backward area. It was initially housed in temporary sheds located at Azhianilai on the outskirts of Aranthangi. It moved to its present location with permanent buildings on the Aranthangi - Avudaiyarkoil Highway in the year 1983. Situated on a sprawling campus of 20 hectares in has an imposing main building and additional buildings for housing the laboratories and workshops. The new buildings were declared opened by His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu on November 1983. A new block consisting of classrooms and laboratories has come up with World Bank assistance. Two hostels for men and a separate hostel for women, fully furnished provide comfort and the right climate to the students. Full fledged staff quarters have also come up under the World Bank scheme for the various categories of staff right from the Principal upto the basic servants. With no big industries or higher institutes of learning around this area. This Polytechnic stands as a beacon of light in this part of Tamil Nadu. To add feather to its crown, the Community Polytechnic Scheme has been Sanctioned to this institution by the Ministry of Human resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi to help and provide free training to the unemployed rural youth surrounding this area. In addition the Canada – India Institutional Co – operation project scheme has also been sanctioned to this institution by the Commissioner of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu from June 2003 on wards to impart training to the needy people. The Administrative block hosts Principal room, Administrative office, Civil Engineering department, the Computer Engineering department, the Electronics & Communication Engineering department, the Mechanical Engineering department. and modern office practice. There are additional individual buildings like Workshop block, Auditorium, Boys hostel, Girls hostel, Guest house and Principal Quarters and staffs quarters, to cater variety of need. Departments have equipped their laboratories sufficiently to cater to the needs of the various Diploma programs that are offered. Computer facilities with the Internet Connectivity are available in all the departments. A state of art E- Smart Class rooms are available for each and every department which will mix technology and experience to make the student learning a wonderful and delightful experience. The college is thus growing from strength to strength and gaining recognition for its contribution to the cause of Engineering Education. Since its inception, the college has striven incessantly to provide Quality Education and to produce skilled knowledgeable engineers.
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