Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering & Technology

Dr. R.M. Alagappa Chettiar founded Alagappa Chettiar Educational Trust with the aim of developing the backward area of Karaikudi into a centre for higher education.

On 21 July 1952 ACCET started with three faculties - Civil, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The foundation tablet for the main building of the college was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the President of India, on 19 February 1953.

• 1966 - The institution was handed over to the government of Tamil Nadu.
• 1969 - A new faculty, Electronics and Communication Engineering was started.
• 1983 - M.E. in Microwave and Optical Engineering started
• 1988 - Master of Computer Application (M.C.A) started.
• 2001 - B.E. Degree course in Computer Science and Engineering introduced.

The college has become a constituent college of Anna University from 2001. The college has been recognized as a research centre and about 25 scholars are pursuing research. Postgraduate courses were offered from 2002.

"ACCET on the map". Wikimapia. Wiki. http://wikimapia.org/108847/Alagappa-Chettiar-College-of-Engineering-and-Technology-ACCET-Karaikudi. Retrieved 2008-10-28.

"Best College". OnlineNewspaper. The Hindu. 2008-08-01. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/09/01/stories/2008090159380800.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-28.

The institution has been awarded the status of the best engineering colleg