Overview
Madha Engineering College was founded by Dr. S. Peter, who has also established two educational trusts, the Susaiah Peter Educational Trust and the Lourdu Ammal Educational Trust, which are used to provide education to impoverished students, and have also founded a medical school.
MEC describes its academic model as using Experiential learning to industry to prepare students for employment, it has also helped pre-university student with guidance counseling.
In 2011 the death of a student by electrocution on college grounds raised concerns about the quality of MEC's appliances. The college falls within the jurisdiction of Sirukalathur Village Panchayat, Kundrathur Taluk.
River boundary issue
In Chennai, efforts to fight river encroachment on the river bank of the Adyar River have let to the demolition of hundreds of houses. While residents of nearby localities were being evicted by authorities, no corresponding action was taken against several institutions including Madha Engineering College, which residents alleged were situated well within the established river boundary.
Ghost professors allegations
In 2025, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with a "ghost faculty" scam in which 353 individuals were found to have been simultaneously listed as full-time faculty at more than one of 224 Anna University-affiliated engineering colleges. Madha Engineering College was among the four colleges named in the case. Several officials were named for facilitating the fraud by submitting false inspection reports.
