Thiagarajar College of Engineering - [TCE], Madurai - Hostel Details

Hostel life in Thiagarajar College of Engineering was a very liberating experience for my cousin who is an alumnus of this institute.

• He became a more mature and confident individual in the hostel. His time management improved.
• Apart from this valuable learning experience, there is wifi connectivity all over the premises of the campus.
• The laboratory facilities are good and there is little to no restriction in the college.
• The only rule is to have a minimum attendance of 75%.
• Most of the teaching staff are alumni of IIT-M and NIT in Tamil Nadu.
• Since the institute is away from the city, the atmosphere of the place is peaceful.

You can surf the internet and attend online lectures in the computer centre in the institute. The institute has become an SOP or Single Point of Contract with all the IITs which will help you in achieving online certificates which can be instrumental in getting placements. Placements are above 90% in the institute.

• Every Wednesday is a day kept aside for extra-curricular activities.
• Students participating in the NSS and NCC compete for awards like the Anna University Awards every year.
• There is a stadium for practicing sports and a gym for the students.
• There are also clubs in the college like the yoga club, fine arts club, visual club, short film club, and so on.
• There are clubs related to academics as well like the ACM, energy club, robotics club, IEEE club, IE club, etc.

There are some rules in the hostels like the students must return by 9:30 PM. On weekends, students are allowed to roam around Madurai.

I have a friend who is a Thiagarajar alumnus. He had a pretty good experience during his stay at the hostel. Here is his input. 

• The afternoon lunch at the boy’s hostel is great.
• TCE hostels are pretty old and are covered with a lot of trees around. On the west side of the Men’s Hostel, there are mountains. You will be amongst nature. 
• There is an availability of 24 hour WiFi facilities that help the students in surfing the internet more and more. The maintenance is also pretty good.
• The rules at the hostels are not that strict. You have to reach the hostel on or before 9:30 PM other than Saturdays. Permit time for Saturdays is until 2 in the morning. 
• There’s a grocery store just outside the hostel premises which stays open until late at night. 
• There’s a Volleyball court and a Shuttle court where you can play any time. 

Every college hostel is more or less the perfect place to learn, enjoy and live happily. Thiagarajar hostel is not an exception.