Mailam Engineering College

Mailam Engineering College
	Mailam Engineering College Admin Block
Motto	"A Place to Foster Innovative Technologists"
Type	Self-financing
Established	1998
Affiliations	Anna University, Chennai
Chairman	Shri M. Dhanasekaran
Administrative staff	400
Students	4000
Undergraduates	3500
Postgraduates	500
Location	Mailam, Tamil Nadu, 604304, India; 12°07′00″N 79°36′55″E / 12.116747°N 79.615261°E
Campus	Mailam, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District;
Accreditation	AICTE, NBA, TCS
Colors	White and green
Nickname	MEC
Website	https://www.mailamengg.com/

Mailam Engineering College is a private engineering college, founded in 1998, in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, India.

The college is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi and affiliated with Anna University, Chennai. The college is built in a campus of 42 acres, situated adjacent to the Sri Subramaniam Swamy Koil, Mailam, and Sri Vakkarakali Amman Koil, Thiruvakkarai. The college has an air-conditioned auditorium that can accommodate 750 students.

In January 2025, the college stood first among the 315 colleges in the Naan Madhalvan scheme by providing 660 placements. In 2016, the college students of the department of electronics and communication engineering developed an anti piracy equipment to prevent motion picture on screen from exposure to all kinds of lenses. The college students also developed a remote powered ploughing machine.

Courses

The college offers eight undergraduate courses and six postgraduate courses including M.B.A. and M.C.A.

Undergraduate courses

The college offers four-year undergraduate courses in Computer Science and Engineering (from 1998), Civil Engineering (2009), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (1998), Electronics and Communications Engineering (2001), Mechanical Engineering (1998), and B.Tech courses in Information Technology (2001) and Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (2021).

Post Graduate programmes

The college also offers two year post-graduate programmes in Master of Computer Application (started in 2000) Engineering Design (2004), Computer Science and Engineering (2005), Power Electronics and Drives (2005), Master of Business Administration (2006) and Communication Systems (2009).

References

1 2 M, Kavya (19 June 2016). "Chennai: Mailam Engineering College B E students develop anti-piracy equipment | Chennai: Mailam Engineering College B E students develop anti-piracy equipment". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
↑ "Degrees awarded to engineering graduates". The Hindu. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
↑ Sathyanarayana, R. (10 January 2025). "Naan Mudhalvan places private, govt college students in high-paying jobs". DT Next. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
↑ Prabhu, MJ (18 December 2014). "Remote powered solar ploughing machine developed by students". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
↑ Majumder, Mamona (9 July 2025). "TNEA Seat Matrix 2025: Check Category & Course Wise Seats Available Across all Colleges". Shiksha. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

External links

College website

[:0-1] 1 2 M, Kavya (19 June 2016). "Chennai: Mailam Engineering College B E students develop anti-piracy equipment | Chennai: Mailam Engineering College B E students develop anti-piracy equipment". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

[2] "Degrees awarded to engineering graduates". The Hindu. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

[3] Sathyanarayana, R. (10 January 2025). "Naan Mudhalvan places private, govt college students in high-paying jobs". DT Next. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

[4] Prabhu, MJ (18 December 2014). "Remote powered solar ploughing machine developed by students". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 15 April 2026.

[5] Majumder, Mamona (9 July 2025). "TNEA Seat Matrix 2025: Check Category & Course Wise Seats Available Across all Colleges". Shiksha. Retrieved 15 April 2026.