Thiagarajar College of Engineering Scholarships and Funding

Alumni Scholarships -
Objectives - To Support Economically Weak Students
Many students admitted to the B.E. / B.Tech courses in the college are from rural and poor back ground and they are in need of financial support to pay their college fees.
TCEAA provides financial support to such needy students based on a merit cum means basis.
The donations received from the alumni are deposited as corpus fund in TCE Alumni Charitable Trust and the interest earned from that is used for student scholarships.
2019-2020 Beneficiary Details
Total amount : 21.92 Lakhs
Total Number of Students who received Scholarship - 208
No. of Students received Rs.25,000 /- as Scholarship - 29
No .of Students received Rs.12,000/- as Scholarship - 171
No. of Students received other amount as Scholarship - 8
For More Details :- https://www.tce.edu/alumni/scholarship

Q:   Are there any scholarship programmes for UG courses at Thiagarajar College of Engineering?
A:

Yes, Thiagarajar College of Engineering offers scholarships for UG courses. The college has an Alumni Scholarship programme that supports economically weak students based on a merit cum means basis. The scholarships are funded by donations from alumni and are distributed to deserving students on the college's Founder's Day and Alumni Day.

Q:   Can I get a hostel room at Thiagarajar College of Engineering? If yes, then what is the hostel fee?
A:

Yes, students who are officially pursuing any of the Thiagarajar College of Engineering courses can opt to reside in hostel facilities available at the college. According to the college's official website, the college has built separate hostel facilities for male and female students.

Moreover, the official website also states that each male and female hostel is equipped with various necessary amenities. Some of these amenities are electricity and water supply, clean and spacious rooms, and a mess. As per sources collated across the web, the hostel fees is INR 3.32 lakh.

Note: The above-mentioned fee is as per official sources. However, it is subject to change.

Q:   What is the application fee of TNEA Counselling at TCE Madurai?
A:

The application fee for TNEA counselling is Rs 500 for the General category and Rs 250 for SC/ST/SCA candidates at TCE Madurai.

Q:   Are there any scholarships available for Thiagarajar College of Engineering BE students?
A:

Yes, at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, there are multiple scholarships available for BTech students to avail. Some of the scholarships available for students to avail are as follows:

  • Jammu and Kashmir Students Scholarship
  • Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Loan Scholarship
  • BC/MBC/DNC/PK- Scholarship
  • Govt. of Tamilnadu SC/ST Scholarship
  • National Scholarship Portal - Renewal & Fresh

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Overall Rating (Out of 5)

4.3

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4.2
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4.2
Faculty & Course Curriculum
4.3
Crowd & Campus Life
4.5
Value for Money
4.5
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AK Rashik ahamed | B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 1 Oct 2025
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3.8
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Satisfied with my college for placements and the knowledge gained.

Placements: 31 students out of 140 have been placed till now. The average package offered is 4LPA, and the highest package offered is 14LPA. The top recruiting companies are Wipro, TCS, Caterpillar, Zoho, Embed your, and so on. A few got internships in TCS and Fidelity. I do not know about the roles offered.

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Anonymous | M.E. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 9 Sep 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Big college with best placements.

Placements: Nearly 85% of students got placed. The highest salary package offered is 12 LPA, and the lowest salary package offered is 4 LPA. The top recruiting companies are Google, Microsoft, and Adobe. The top roles are Project manager and software developer. Around 70% of students got internships.

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Anonymous | Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 10 Aug 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
I am truly satisfied with this college.

Placements: Nearly 75% of students got placed. The highest salary package offered is 18 LPA, and the lowest salary package offered is 4 LPA. Top recruiting companies are Anagram Architects and Sanjay Puri Architects. The top roles offered are interior designer and urban planner. Around 65% of students got internships.

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P Meenadharshini | M.E. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2024
Reviewed on 6 Aug 2025
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
The college has good placement statistics.

Placements: Around 75% of students were placed in our course. The highest package offered in our course was 22 LPA. The average package was around 6 LPA. Top recruiting companies were Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant, etc. Around 40% of students got internship offers.

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Anonymous | Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) - Batch of 2022
Reviewed on 13 Jul 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Best and popular college.

Placements: Approximately 76% of students got placed. The highest salary package offered was 15 LPA. The lowest salary package offered was 3 LPA. Top recruiting companies were Larsen and Toubro and CP Kukreja Architects. Top roles offered were architectural designer and BIM specialist. 65% of students got internships.

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KN Padma Pooja | M.E. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2019
Reviewed on 29 May 2025
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3.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 3
Overall, a good college for career growth.

Placements: 80%-85% of students are placed from our college. Lots of companies come with a maximum package of 20 LPA. Top companies are Amazon, TCS, and Wipro. After getting selected, you will get a job. Overall, the placement percentage is good.

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Answered 11 months ago

Yes, Thiagarajar College of Engineering does offer scholarships to students pursuing any programme offered by the college, including BSc. Some of the scholarships available for students to avail are as follows:

  • BC/MBC/DNC/PK- Scholarship
  • Govt. of Tamilnadu SC/ST Scholarship
  • National Scholarship Portal

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Shailja Rawat

Contributor-Level 10

Answered Yesterday

If you belong to the General AI category, and you attain a rank of 170 in the TNEA entrance examination, then yes, you might get admission at Thiagaraja College in Madurai for its CSE course. 

This course had a qualifying rank of 1581 for the General AI category. For the OBC AI quota, the Thiagarajar

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 5 months ago

With a TNEA rank of 12,648 and a cutoff of 174 for Civil Engineering at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, your chances are very low.

  • The cutoff rank is much better (lower) than your rank.

  • You may not get Civil Engineering in this college through counselling.

  • Consider other branches or other colleges

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Chenna kesavulu Putchakay

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 7 months ago

The placement rates have not been released as of yet. However, check out the overall key highlights of Thiagarajar College of Engineering placements recorded during seasons 2023-2025 given below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Placement Statistics (2025)

the highest Package

INR 32 LPA

INR 21 LPA

INR 29 LPA

Average Package

INR 7 LPA

INR 7.25 LPA 

INR 7.1 LPA

Students Placed

761

669

809

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Meitankeisangbam Vasundha

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 7 months ago

The institution offers good placements to its PG and UG graduating students. The overall key highlights of Thiagarajar College of Engineering placements 2025 as compared with 2024 and 2023 are presented below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Placement Statistics (2025)

the highest Package

INR 32 LPA

INR 21 LPA

INR 29 LPA

Average Package

INR 7 LPA

INR 7.25 LPA 

INR 7.1 LPA

Students Placed

761

669

809

M

Meitankeisangbam Vasundha

Contributor-Level 10