Kumaraguru College of Technology
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| Motto | "Character is Life" |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1984 |
| Principal | Dr.R.S.Kumar |
| Undergraduates | 4000 |
| Postgraduates | 1200 |
| Location | Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, India |
| Affiliations | Anna University, Chennai |
| Website | kct.ac.in kctalumni.in |
Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Coimbatore is a private Engineering College started in 1984 under the auspices of Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation, a charitable educational trust of Sakthi Group. About 10 km from Central Bus Stand at Gandhipuram and 2 km off Sathy Road (national highway NH-209 leading to Mysore), the well-developed college campus spreads over a sprawling 150 acres of land in the IT Corridor of Coimbatore. Under the able guidance and patronage of Arutselvar Dr. N. Mahalingam and with the able administration of Dr.B.K.Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, Chairman, Sri. M.Balasubramaniam, Correspondent and Sri. Shankar Vanavarayar, Joint Correspondent, the college has developed excellent facilities and resources such as spacious classrooms, seminar halls, well-equipped laboratories, workshops, well-stocked libraries, dedicated high speed internet connectivity (broadband) and well-qualified faculty.
The infrastructure includes a tech park, the space of which is leased out to renowned technology companies. The tech park also houses a DST funded technology incubator called CIBI (Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator) that nurtures aspiring start-ups.
Apart from excellence in academics, students of the college also excel in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and have represented and won several national and international level competitions.
KCT's motto is "Character is Life". The academic institution strongly believes that it is the character of a student that determines how much a student can benefit himself, his society and the nation. Thus, KCT thrives not only in imparting technical education to students but also shape their character and nurture them into socially responsible citizens. Aiming this various excellence centres were established, they are:
The Centre for Human Excellence was started in KCT with a mission to impart knowledge about: Indian Culture, Ethics, Values and Spiritual Principles in a modern idiom to the youth by employing a scientific and rational approach. It helps the youth to unfold their hidden potentialities and achieve excellence in every field of life. In short, it is an effective human resource development program which can lead to total human fulfilment.
Mahatma Gandhi Study Centre at KCT houses a photo gallery and books written on Mahatma Gandhi with an objective of inculcating Gandhian thoughts in younger minds. This is also used as a seminar hall to carry out lectures on Gandhian principles and other socially benefiting activities. Under a special scheme some of the qualified students are chosen to receive the Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship of Rs. 10,000. Each year one among the six students benefits by this scheme. The Gandhian Youth Movement, a part of this centre, along with other students actively participate in Social Reformation Activities and in creating awareness for Anti-alcoholism, eye- donation, organ donation, etc..
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