College of Engineering, Guindy

The College of Engineering, Guindy (Tamil: கிண்டி பொறியியல் கல்லூரி) (CEG) in Chennai, India, is one of the four constituent colleges of Anna University and one of the most prestigious and highly selective Engineering schools in India along with the Indian Institutes of Technology. It was started in May 1794 as a School of Survey and established as a college in 1859 under the Madras University, and is one of the oldest technical institutes in the... more

The College of Engineering, Guindy (Tamil: கிண்டி பொறியியல் கல்லூரி) (CEG) in Chennai, India, is one of the four constituent colleges of Anna University and one of the most prestigious and highly selective Engineering schools in India along with the Indian Institutes of Technology. It was started in May 1794 as a School of Survey and established as a college in 1859 under the Madras University, and is one of the oldest technical institutes in the world. It is the oldest technical institute in India.This institution of standing has the unique distinction of having introduced B.E. Degree Courses in Mechanical Engineering in 1894, Electrical Engineering in 1930, Telecommunication and Highway Engineering in 1945 and Printing Technology in 1983. It was the first institution in South India to establish a Computer Centre - as early as 1963. It is ranked eighth by India Today magazine for the year 2008 among engineering colleges in India along with the Indian Institutes of Technology. It is... less