About Alagappa College of Technology in Sardar Patel Road, Chennai

Alagappa College of Technology is an educational institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India that offers higher education in Engineering, Technology and allied Sciences. The college was established in 1944 and was integrated with Anna University in 1978 from University of Madras as a constituent part of Anna University.HistoryAlagappa College of Technology was founded in 1944. Funds for its establishment in the amount of five hundred thousand Indian rupees were donated by businessman Alagappa Chettiar after he met A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, Vice Chancellor of Madras University while traveling by train during the 1940s, and the educator expressed an interest in developing technology related courses in Chennai.DepartmentsThere are Six departments in Alagappa College of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Applied science and technology Department of Textile Technology Center for Bio-Technology Department of Ceramic Technology Department of Leather TechnologyDepartment of Chemical EngineeringThe department of chemical engineering was established in 1944 under the University of Madras. In 1978, the department was transferred to the then newly formed Anna University. The department which started with an undergraduate course in chemical engineering now offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in chemical, petroleum refining and petrochemicals, and environmental science and technology.

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