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Centres of Excellence
ABOUT CoE
Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai has established 20 Centres of Excellence (CoE) to foster advanced learning, interdisciplinary research, and industry collaboration. These centres serve as innovation hubs where students, faculty, and industry professionals converge to explore emerging technologies and solve real-world problems. Each CoE is equipped with modern infrastructure, specialized laboratories, and cutting-edge tools tailored to its domain—ranging from artificial intelligence, wireless communication, and embedded systems to advanced manufacturing, material science, and sustainable energy. The objective of these centres is to bridge the gap between academic learning and industrial application by providing hands-on training, facilitating research projects, and supporting entrepreneurial initiatives. These centres also enable collaborative work with industries thereby fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the campus. Collectively, the CoEs at TCE play a crucial role in building technical expertise, promoting translational research and nurturing future-ready engineers and technologists.
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Details about CoEs
S.No | Name of the CoE Lab | Department | Year of Establishment | Faculty Coordinators & DLC | Industry Collaboration / Interface | Major Facilities | Key Activities |
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TS Srinivasan Centre for Automotive Research (TSSCAR) | MECH | 29 Nov 2019 | Dr. K. Srithar, Prof & Head / Mech Dr. M. Balamurali, ASP/Mech | M/s TVS Motor Company, Hosur | Product Engineering Lab - Design Product Build Lab - Manufacturing Product Reliability Lab - Testing Electric Vehicle Lab - Testing Centre for Electronic Product Testing Alpha TKG Skill Development Centre | Consultancy Testing Training Internship Workshops and FDP | |
Centre of Excellence in Electronic Product Testing (CEEPT) https://www.tce.edu /nodal-centre/ceept | ECE | 2024 | Dr. B. Manimegalai, Prof & Head/ECE Dr. K. Hariharan, Prof &Dean(III)/ECE Dr. N. Ayyanar, AP/ECE | Thiagarajar Telekom Solutions Ltd | It is dedicated to serve as a hub for testing of electronic hardware products across a broad frequency range, catering to wireless and defence industries. CEEPT has a well-established laboratories providing testing facility for Electronic PCB products and antennas |
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Centre in Environmental Information Awareness Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme, Programme Centre Resource Partner (EIACP PC- RP) | Chemistry | January 2018 | Dr. A. RamalingaChandrasekar, AP/Chem | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New DELHI | R&D lab for waste plastics characterization and reuse/utilization List of instrument facilities given in Annexure - 1 |
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Centre in IBM Information Management Systems | AMCS | 2021 | Dr.S.Parthasarathy, Prof, Head & Dean (CoE&CCE)/DS, AMCS Dr.T.Chandrakuma, Prof/DS, AMCS | IBM, Banglore | 40 Desktop Systems With UPS Backup | Online Seminars, One Credit Course, IBM Software/Tools: Watson Studio Desktop, PowerAI Vision Faculty Development Programme, Student Internship Cognitive Classes, Certificate Courses and Badges | |
Centre for Sustainability | Chemistry | 2024 | Dr. A. RamalingaChandrasekar, AP/Chem | Thiagarajar College | R&D lab for waste plastics characterization and reuse/utilization List of instrument facilities given in Annexure - 1 |
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Centre of Excellence for Civil Infrastructure – Building Information Modeling (BIM) | CIVIL | 21st March 2025 | Dr. G. Chitra, Prof/Civil Mr. B. Dinesh Kumar, AP/Civil | M/s. Bentely Education and its authorized training partner TechApps Consulting Pvt., Ltd, Chennai | i) STAAD Pro (Foundation, RCDC, RAM connection) – 120 users |ii) Open Building Designer (OBD)- 120 users ii) Synchro 4D – 120 users | 1) Workshop on “Bentley Innovation in Civil Infrastructure – A Spectrum of Applications” held on 21st March 2025 by Experts from Bentley Education TechAppsPvt Ltd 2) Inhouse OBD training for UG and PG- CEM Students conducted (54 nos.) – Rs. 1,62,000/- generated in April 2025 3) Lab internship for other college UG/PG students on STAAD Pro RCDC to be conducted from 16 th to 23 rd June 2025 4) 3 day FDP on “BIM integrated Project Management” for members from Academia and Industry planned during the 3rd week of July 2025 in collaboration with Bentely Education and its authorized training partner TechApps Consulting Pvt., Ltd, Chennai 5) Analysis and Design lab using STAAD Pro software has been introduced and conducted as a part of curriculum of B.E Civil Engineering Programme 6) Synchro software applications has been added to the BIM lab of curriculum of PG CEM programme from the odd semester of 2025- 26 | |
Centre for Robotics | Mechatronics | 2019 | Dr. G. Kanagaraj, Prof/Mect Mr. M. A. Ganesh, AP/Mect | M/s Hirano, Japan | Hardware: 1. GP12 Industrial Robot with robot controller 2. MH5LS Industrial Robot with robot controller 3. SIEMENS S71200 Programmable Logic Controller 4. Panasonic PV200 Image Grabber 5. Conveyors with motors 6. Kobuki Mobile Robot Base (2 Quantities) Software: 1. RoboDK Simulator 2. MotoSim Simulator 3. GP-Pro Human Machine Interface Software |
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Centre for Visionary Learning Community Of India (VLCI) | MECH | 2019 | Dr. K. Srithar, Prof & Head / Mech Dr. C. Vignesh, AP/Mech Additional Faculty Members: Dr. C.Paramasivam, Prof(CAS)/Mech Dr. M. Karthic, AP/Mech Dr. H. Ramesh, AP/Mect | M/s. TAFE Pvt. Ltd., Madurai |
| A structured, industry-focused course is offered at the exclusive VLCI Centre to enhance practical skills and understanding of modern manufacturing systems. The program is open to interested students from III semester Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. The course follows a modular structure, progressing from basic observation skills to advanced manufacturing concepts. Enrollment begins in the III semester and continues through the VII semester. Course Modules and Credit Allocation: Module 1: Observation Skills Semester: III – 1 Credit Module 2: Evolution of Modern Manufacturing Semester: IV – 1 Credit Module 3: Modern Manufacturing – Basic Knowledge and Skills Semester: V – 1 Credit Module 4: Material Flow Mapping Semester: VI – 1 Credit Module 5: Flow Management Concepts Semester: VII – 2 Credits | |
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Centre of Excellence | IT | 2024 | Dr. C. Deisy, Prof & Head/IT Dr. S. Padmavathi, Prof/IT | AWS | Access to AWS Academy portal on request. (Based on the certification course, Nominal fees may be collected from the learners enrolled) | Student AWS Certification Programme Five day Training programme on Cloud Architecting was organized at Dept of IT during 17-21, July 2024. 102 students and 2 faculty members successfully completed the training and certified as AWS Academy Graduates of Cloud Architecting Faculty Training Programme Five day FDP on AWS Cloud Foundations organized for 25 faculty (18 internal and 7 external). | |
Centre of Excellence in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing | ECE & EEE | 2025 | Dr. L. Ashok Kumar, Prof/EEE &Principal, TCE Dr. V. VinothThyagarajan, ASP/ECE Dr. D. Kavitha, ASP/EEE | MeitY& Semiconductor Industries | 5000 Sq.ft - ESDM Lab facility having
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Centre of Excellence - Tamil Virtual Academy | College | 2024 | Dr G.S.R. Emil selvan, ASP/CSE | Tamil Virtual Academy | To be developed in A1 hall | Student learning through online portal (Payil app) | |
MuthirAI: Multidisciplinary Tamil and AI Research for Innovation | CSE, IT, AMCS & CSBS | 2024 | Dr.S.MercyShalinie, Prof, Head & Dean (MIS)/CSE Dr. C. Deisy, Prof&Head/IT Dr.S.Parthasarathy, Prof, Head & Dean (CoE&CCE)/DS, AMCS Mr. S. Santhana Hari, AP/CSE | - | 1. GPU Server P100 Machine (On-Prem.) 2. E2E Cloud GPU Access – H100 Machine | 1. Dataset creation for Tamil 2. Research paper 3. Model development 4. Mobile and Web app developments | |
Centre of Hydrogen Energy Research | Chemistry | 2025 | Dr. M. Kottaisamy, Prof & Head/Chem Dr. P. Velusamy, AP/Phy Dr. P. Ramkumar, AP/Chem | Seeking collaboration with a hydrogen fuel manufacturer and individuals involved in green hydrogen-based electric vehicles. Research partnerships with professors at CECRI- Karaikudi. | 1. DC Power Sources 2. Solar panel 3. Spin coater 4. Solar Simulator 4. Pyrolysis set up 5. Magnetic stirrers 6. UV Chamber 7. Hot air oven 8. Muffle furnace | 1. Design and develop safe,efficient electrochemical systems for hydrogen production. 2. Synthesize and optimizenovel nanomaterials for high- performance hydrogen electrodes. 3. Evaluate hydrogen generation efficiency usingadvanced electrochemical and analytical techniques. 4. Integrate photovoltaic systems with electrolyzers toenable green hydrogen production. 5. Fabricate solar cells usingsustainable nanomaterials forindoor and outdoor energy harvesting. 6. Innovate scalable photocatalytic technologies for lab-to-industry hydrogen conversion. 7. Develop hybrid solar- hydrogen devices to maximize solar energy utilization. 8. Create high-density, low-light responsive solar cells for smart energy systems. 9. Promote industrial collaboration for technologyscale-up and commercialization. 10. Advance sustainable materials and systems for acarbon-neutral hydrogen future. | |
Centre of Excellence for Civil Infrastructure | CIVIL | 21st March 2025 | Dr. S. Arulmary, Prof & Head/Civil Dr. G. AngelinLincy, AP/Civil | MIDAS R&D Centre, India Pvt., Ltd, and its authorized training partner TechApps Consulting Pvt., Ltd, Chennai | MIDAS Civil – Bridges, Class room software lab programme – 10 users | 1) 3 day industry - academia basic course on Bridge Engg its code of practice – 6th to 8th December 2024 2) One day inhouse industry – academia training programme on “Design of Bridges using MIDAS” –8.2.2025 3) National level workshop on “Applications of MIDAS -Civil in infrastructure – 21 stMarch 2025 4) Ministry of Education andAICTE approved two week Summer Internship for UG/PG students on “Analysisand Design of Bridges– Mastering MIDAS Civil software”, sponsored by MIDAS -2 nd June 2025 to 14 th June 2025 5) 3 day FDP on Theory to Terrain: Bridge Design Concepts with MIDAS- Civil – 12 th to 14 th June 2025 6) Proposed 2 credit industrysupported course titled “Structural Design of Bridges” for UG students forthe odd semester of 2025-26 | |
Centre for E-Learning Content (CELC) | ECE | 2011 | Dr. S. Md. MansoorRoomi, Prof & Dean (Infrastructure) / ECE | - | 1. Panasonic Video cameras 2. Datavideo Brand Live Analog Video Mixer 3. Video editing system 4. Adobe Premiere Video editing software 5. Cool Edit Pro Audio editing software 6. Canara Lighting System 7. Panasonic Professional Display 8. HP Dual Monitors 9. Storage Devices 10.Lifesize video conferencing device |
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Centre for Materials Research and Energy Solutions (CMRES) | Physics | 2025 | Dr. M. Mahendran, Dr. S. Karthickprabhu, & Dr. P. Sivakumar | Collaboration with Iner-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi. Seeking collaboration with Emerald Gold Company, Coimbatore. | 1. RF/DC Magnetron Sputtering Systems and Thermal Evaporation Units: HHV High vacuum (10⁻⁶ mbar); Substrate Sizes: Up to 6 inches; Temperature: over 3500°C 2. Cyclic Voltammetry -Work Station; MetrohmAutolab PGSTAT204 Potential: ±10 V | Current: 10 nA–10 mA, Bandwidth: 10 mHz–1 MHz 3. Arc Melting Furnace: Mansha Vacuum Temp.: >3500°C | Tungsten electrode | Copper water-cooled crucible 4. Ball Milling Unit: PM 100: Jar Volume: up to 500 ml | Speed: 100–650 rpm | G-force: 33.3g 5. Glove Box: MBRAUN; Ar atmosphere | H₂O/O₂ < 1 ppm 6. Scanning Tunneling Microscope: Nanosurf Easy Scan: 100 nm x 100 nm Atomic resn. 7. Vacuum Furnace: Tubular Furnace: Max Temp.: 1700°C | Digital display | N₂/Ar atmosphere 8. Computational Materials Research Software: (VASP, WIEN2k, Quantum Espresso, Gaussian, LAMMPS, SCAPS-1) 9. Coin Cell Crimping Machine: (Dies: CR2032, CR2025, CR2016 | Max Pressure: 8 Metric Ton) |
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Cambridge University Press and Assessment Centre – Linguaskill | English | 2025 | Dr. A. Tamilselvi, Professor / English Dr. S. Subash, AP / English | Cambridge University Press and Assessment, UK | Linguaskill is a state-of-the-art AI-powered English testing solution |
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Centre of Excellence in British Council | English | 2025 | Dr. A. Tamilselvi, Prof / English Dr. RS. Swarnalakshmi, AP / English | British Council Education India Private Limited. | Recognized worldwide, Aptis ESOL helps institutions benchmark English language levels against the CEFR | English proficiency skills – Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking along with a core component on Grammar and Vocabulary. | |
Centre of Excellence in Foreign Languages | English | 2014 | Dr. G. Jeya Jeevakani AP/ English | Goethe Institute, Chennai | Foreign Language Programme in German and Japanese |
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Centre of Excellence for Youth Empowerment | IT | 2025 | Dr.S.Muthuramalingam, Prof/IT Dr.D.Tamil Selvi, Prof/IT Dr.S.Vijayalakshmi, Prof/MCA | ICT Academy |
| Upgrade the skill sets of the student community in the emerging domain of Data Analytics through
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