Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore (SKCET Coimbatore) was established in 1998 at Sugunapuram in Kuniamuthur Coimbatore Tamilnadu on Coimbatore-Palakkad Highway. It is an autonomous college in an area of 20 acres in a pleasant atmosphere with a view of producing globally committed engineers with morality and social responsibility, and its degree qualifications are conferred by Anna University.
In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details about the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures, and fees structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where SKCET Coimbatore gave its reports.
Students Intake at SKCET Coimbatore
Students Intake
SKCET Coimbatore admitted 1200 students in 2021 and 1080 students each in 2020 and 2019 at UG programs, respectively, and it admitted 78 students each in 2021 and 2020 at PG programs, respectively.
Faculty
SKCET Coimbatore has 353 distinguished professors at its faculty, of whom 35.41% are Ph.D. holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:13, that is, one professor is available for every 13 students.
SKCET Coimbatore Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
SKCET Coimbatore spent Rs. 26.4 crores as capital expenditure in 2021, of which 3.59% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, 16.14% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, 4.96% spent on engineering workshops, and the remaining a huge 75.31% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 24.7 crores and it was around Rs. 20 crores in 2019. The spending as capital expenditure has been increased in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
Operational Expenditure
SKCET Coimbatore spent over Rs. 89 crores in 2021 as operational expenditure, of which 41.17% of its funds spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a considerable 56.72% of its funds spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 2.11% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops. Spending as operational expenditure was Rs. 75 crores in 2020 and Rs. 52.6 crores in 2019. The spending operational expenditure has also been increased in 2021 compared to the last two years.
SKCET Coimbatore Research Details
Patents Details
As SKCET Coimbatore has a good faculty and good infrastructures, therefore, it got 3 patents from 86 patent applications filed in 2021, however, it didn’t get any patent, though it filed 50 and 9 patent applications in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Sponsored Projects
As SKCET Coimbatore has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 8.2 crores through the 51 sponsored research projects from 30 companies in 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 5.5 and Rs. 3.2 crores through 33 and 24 sponsored research projects from 20 and 13 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
SKCET Coimbatore received Rs. 1.9 crores through 23 consultancy projects from 11 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 1.1 crores and Rs. 94 lakhs through 22 and 34 consultancy projects from 15 and 16 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
SKCET Coimbatore Graduations & Placements
UG Graduations & Placements
At SKCET Coimbatore, 1164 students have been admitted to UG degree courses and 98.02% of them graduated, of whom all got placements at top companies, and the remaining 164 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 98.1% of students graduated, of whom all got placements and the remaining 191 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 91.63% of students graduated, of whom 99.6% got placements and 170 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At PG programs, all students graduated and also got placements at top companies and the remaining 3 were selected for higher studies in 2021; all students graduated and also got placements, and the remaining 2 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 96% of students graduated, of whom all got placements, but none selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
In the Ph.D. research program, 167 students have been pursuing research studies till 2021, of whom 42 students graduated in 2021, 35 and 5 students graduated in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates: Rs. 4.8 LPA in 2021, Rs. 4.62 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 3.92 LPA in 2019 at top companies.
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 4.8 LPA in 2021, Rs. 4.62 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 4 LPA in 2019.
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 4.8 LPA in 2021, Rs. 4.62 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 4 LPA in 2019.
The top recruiters of the SKCET Coimbatore are Amazon, Accenture, Ashok Leyland, Astrazeneca, Amphisoft, Aditya Birla, American Megatrends, Bosch, Chargebee, Directi, Freshworks, Informatica, etc.
Students Diversity at SKCET Coimbatore
At SKCET Coimbatore, 4731 students are currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 63.96% are boys and a fair number of 36.04% are girls, a huge number of 4532 students are from within the state, merely 182 students are from outside of the state, and the remaining 17 students are from foreign countries.
Facilities on SKCET Coimbatore Campus
SKCET Coimbatore has a lot of facilities that are available for students. It has hostels, hospitals, labs, libraries, cafeterias, a sports complex, a gym, auditorium, bus service, lifts/ramps, etc.
Annual Festivals at SKCET Coimbatore
KRIZEN is the annual technical cultural festival of SKCET Coimbatore celebrated for three days in September where many tech events like Paper presentation, Project presentations, Logicode, flashcode, codeocode, Aashrayam on-line event, the Tech Buds Innovative Idea Challenge, State Level Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Science Expo, etc., are being organized. Besides these, workshops, symposiums, and conferences are conducted on various novel technologies to induce the interest of the students making them excel in engineering and technology, apart from these, cultural activities are also conducted to recreate and rejuvenate their minds and bodies.
Accessibility
SKCET Coimbatore is in Coimbatore, one of the main cities of Tamilnadu and also an industrial city in Tamilnadu, therefore, the transportations system is maintained well. It has both a railway station and an airport for travelers. Coimbatore Junction Railway Station is around 8.5 km away and Coimbatore International Airport is around 20.3 km away from the institution are available to commute, so Students from anywhere can commute to this institution.
How to Get Admission at SKCET Coimbatore
For UG courses at SKCET Coimbatore: Candidates who scored a minimum of 45% marks (for SC/SC/OBC, it is 40%) can apply, however, admission is based on the merit list prepared by the Tamilnadu Engineering Admission (TNEA) based on the +2 marks and the Department of Technical Education (DOTE) will release that list.
For PG courses: Candidates who scored a minimum of 50% marks are eligible to apply for PG courses at this institution, however, admissions are given based on the TNEA merit list or the GATE score.
For PG courses: Candidates who scored a minimum of 50% marks are eligible to apply for PG courses at this institution, however, admissions are given based on the TNEA merit list or the GATE score.
Fee Structure at SKCET Coimbatore
Students need to pay around Rs. 2.2 lakhs as fees for UG courses at SKCET Coimbatore, however, the saving grace is they can get a good salary of Rs. 4.8 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within a year.
SKCET Coimbatore Scores by NIRF
Teaching, Learning, and Resources: SKCET Coimbatore has a good faculty and impressive infrastructure for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 62.23%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: SKCET Coimbatore has many distinguished professors and research scholars and it got patents for some innovative technologies, however, it scored 10.86%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As SKCET Coimbatore has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 63.26%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: SKCET Coimbatore has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, besides this, it admitted a decent number of girl students, so it scored 49.71%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: SKCET Coimbatore has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs, so it scored 17.35%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: SKCET Coimbatore has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs, so it scored 17.35%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
