Expansion
In 1991, the college shifted into its new campus at Pennalur, near the town of Sriperumbudur. The buildings were designed by the architect P.T. Krishnan. The inaugural function of the new Campus was performed on July 25, 1991 in the presence of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal; was inaugurated by Shri R. Venketaraman (former President of India) on January 5, 1992; and received approval from the All India Council for Technical Education the same year. Courses in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Chemical Engineering Courses were started in 1994.
The college celebrated its decennial in March 1995 in the presence of former Minister of State for Commerce and present home minister of the Government of India Shri P. Chidambaram. In 1996 the college began a course in Information Technology and was the first college in the country to do so. The college obtained an ISO 9001:2000 certification in 2002. The Principal of the college is Dr.M.Sivanandham who was previously the Head of the Department of Bio-technology
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