Annamalai University Entrance Exam for Engineering Programs

The Annamalai University is a residential university with a single campus at Annamalai Nagar in Tamil Nadu.  All its nine Faculties, 49 Departments, colleges and hostels are situated on a campus that sprawls across 1000 acres. It employs more than 2500 teaching staff at present. Few universities in India can boast of such luxury. The university also offers excellent facilities for research projects and post-doctoral work that has earned it research and training collaborations from industrial sector and several important sponsored projects, including those from state and central government.

Nine Faculties of the Annamalai University are:

    * Agriculture

    * Arts

    * Dentistry

    * Education

    * Engineering & Technology

    * Fine Arts

    * Indian Languages

    * Medicine

    * Science

We will focus on its engineering and technology programs in this article.
Outlook ranked Annamalai University amongst Top 50 Government Engineering Colleges while its Vellore Institute of Technology was ranked 7th amongst Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges.
Benefits of the Annamalai Entrance Exam for Engineering Programs Exam
The Faculty of Engineering And Technology (FEAT) at Annamalai University has 10 departments that are as follows:

    * Chemical Engineering

    * Civil Engineering

    * Computer Science and Engineering

    * Electrical Engineering

    * Instrumentation Engineering

    * Manufacturing Engineering

    * Mathematics

    * Mechanical Engineering

    * Pharmacy

    * Structural Engineering

These departments offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degree, diploma and certificate programs as well as conduct research and collaborative research work for faculty, staff and students. It also offers several scholarships to eligible students. Some of the institutions with whom FEAT has entered MoU are:

    * Ball State University of USA

    * Fukui University of Japan for student and faculty exchange programs

    * University of Technology, Sydney, Australia for promotion of technical collaborations

    * Kumamoto University, Japan for academic exchange and collaboration in the area of ‘Materials Processing using Explosives’.

The Choice Based Credit System followed by FEAT in its academic offerings at undergraduate and postgraduate levels facilitates interdisciplinary studies. The Placement & Training Cell of FEAT organizes campus recruitments for students to facilitate:

    * Placements abroad

    * Placements for the students of Directorate of Distance Education

    * Pre-final year placements

On an average, students get a placement package of Rs 3 to 3.5 lakh per annum.