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About alumni: Tagore Engineering College has its cluster of alumni who are nowadays working in several fields. The alumni list comprises employees from multinational companies across technology sectors, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL. Few of the alumni have done their postgraduate and doctoral studies from renowned universities while others are into business fields such as IT and manufacturing. Though the names are not advertised, the college does hold alumni meets frequently and presents best performing alumni students to the students.

The intake marks for admission into Tagore Engineering College differs from branch to branch and category in the TNEA Counseling. Typically the cutoff is 120-160 out of 200 for students in the open category for some of the most sought after B.E./B.Tech courses. For a few years being an SC/ST and OBC candidate provides a relatively lower cutoff of about 90–130. These cutoffs vary depending on the number of seats available, the courses sought after most and students' performance in the year in question.

The process of TNEA registration mostly starts in May every year and the applications runs for about a month. The merit list is displayed in June while counseling is done in July and August. Because TNEA relies on Class 12 scores, there is no examination involved in the admission process. Certain days may change every year so applicants should refer to the official TNEA web page frequently in order to have the right information on when to submit their applications and participate in admission.

Tagore Engineering College conducts admission to the B.E./B.Tech courses through TNEA, merit of the qualifying examination for admission shall be based on marks obtained by the candidate in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics of the Qualifying examination. In management quota applications are welcome directly. One must have minimum 45% marks of aggregate in Class 12 examination, cumulative for general category candidates and 40% for reserved categories. Having applied for admission, candidates are required to register for TNEA, under go counseling process, and select the college according to the cutoff marks. 

Tagore Engineering College retains the policy that provides scholarships for students in need. The scholarships are offered according to student's academic achievements or merit in the TNEA exams along with financial status. All Indian government scholarships for SC/ST, OBC and economically backward classes are also available. Also, fee remission and scholarship facilities are available for youths who are outstanding academically or in sports. This initiatives ensures provision of quality education to students of different diverse group of students.

Various extra co curricular activities an clubs are available in Tagore Engineering College to involve and develop the students. Some of the existing club are Technical Club, Robotics Club, Literary Club, and the Eco Club. It is an annual tradition to have cultural and sports festival, inter collegiate/cultural exhibitions and sports meets etc. These actions envision creativity, collaboration, and all-around student's growth as possible outcomes of the reforms.