Agni College of Technology (ACT) established in the year 2001 by Sri Balaji Charitable and Educational Trust., located in Chennai, India. The college is approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated to Anna University Chennai, Accredited by National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi and an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution.
History
The Agni College of Technology (ACT) was established in the year 2001 by Sri Balaji Charitable and Educational Trust. ACT is one of the top and best college in Chennai for academics and placements.
Agni College of Technology is an ISO 9001: 2008 Certified and the courses offered in ACT are recognized by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. UG Level: IT, ECE, Mechanical and CSE are NBA (National Board of Accreditation) accredited. ACT is certified with NAAC with A+ Grade.
Departments
The following are the Undergraduate programme in Agni College of Technology
B.E Computer Science and Engineering
B.E Electrical and Electronics Engineering
B.E Electronics and Communication Engineering
B.E Information Technology
B.E Civil Engineering
B.E Mechanical Engineering
B.E Bio Medical Engineering
B.E Mechatronics Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical and Automation Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
The following are the Postgraduate programmes in Agni College of Technology
M.E Computer Science and Engineering
M.E Communication Systems
M.E Power Electronics and drives
M.E Structural Engineering
M.E Bio Medical Engineering
M.E Mechatronics Engineering
Agni Pride
For promoting co-curricular activities, ACT has an association called as Agni’s PRIDE, where PRIDE stands for Projects Research Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship. Agni PRIDE scouts for competitions conducted by government & private sectors on one side and on the other the student talents were analysed through various internal competitions and hackathons. Then the right talent is pitched in at the right place and through this AGNI PRIDE Initiative ACT students have won many national competitions.
To name a few, the Chattra Vishwakarma Award - a national level competition
conducted by AICTE and Mitsubishi Electric Cup – a national level automation competition both these were won twice, ACT students team reached the top ten of Flipkart’s GRID competition consecutively for two years, won many awards in eYantra Competitions – an initiative of IIT Bombay & MHRD, received the top prize of one lakh in Smart India Hackathon (SIH) in the year 2022– conducted by AICTE and Ministry of Education, won the top prize of five lakhs with incubation support in India Innovation Challenge Design Contest (IICDC) - a national level competition conducted by Texas Instruments & Department of Science and Technology and many more.
Research and development
Agni College of Technology has established "Agni's Centre for Research & Development" (CRD), to provide high-quality research training for students, The Centre for Research & Development was established and inaugurated by the renowned scientist of ISRO and the Project Director of Chandrayaan I and Chandrayaan II, Dr.Mylswamy Annadurai on 14 April 2012.
Center of Excellence(COE) The COE provides the students with access to the latest technological developments, research opportunities and industry experts. The COE also helps in connecting the students to the industry and the global trends.
Agni College has established the following CoE in tie-up with renowned industries for training and placement for students:
startup and entrepreneurship
The ACT provides an ideal environment for students to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.At ACT, students have access to cutting-edge technology resources, workshops, and lectures that help to equip them with the necessary skills to launch a business. This includes access to advanced software, hardware, and other technology tools that can help to create a successful business.
Garuda Aerospace is one of the student startup from ACT. Now it is grown as one of the top drone manufacturing company in India.