Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE), Chennai Admission 2024: Ranking, Courses, Fees Structure

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Private College

Established in 2001-2002, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) is an AICTE approved college and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. The guidelines for admission to the college is laid down by the Government of Tamil Nadu. At present, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) offers six undergraduate and three postgraduate programs in various specializations.

BE/ B.Tech candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Examination (10+2) in science stream with Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics as main subjects.
Candidates who have passed Diploma from a government recognized institution are also eligible to apply.
Counselling to all the programs is conducted by the Tamil Nadu government online.
Admission to UG courses is done on the basis of Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) rank, conducted online by Anna University.
Candidates seeking admission to M.E./ MBA program should have passed graduation in engineering or equivalent from recognized university.
Candidates looking for admission to PG program are required to pass an appropriate UG Examination of Anna University or equivalent as specified for admission as per the Tamil Nadu Common Admission criteria (TANCA).
Admission to PG courses is done on the basis of Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) conducted by Anna University, Chennai on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu for candidates who seek admission to PG courses in the state.
Candidates seeking admission to the MBA/ M.E. courses in SXCCE must appear for the TANCET exam.
Applications for admission must be made through the prescribed form available with the prospectus at the campus or available online for download.

Name of the College	Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE)
College Type	Private
Basic Admission Criteria	Merit-based/ TNEA Rank/ TANCET exam/ As per the norms of Tamil Nadu government.
Application Mode	Online
Name of the Entrance	B.Tech/B.E. – TNEA Rank MBA/M.E. – TANCET/CMAT
Entrance Mode	Offline
Counselling	Online
Scholarship	Yes

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) UG Admissions 2023

Admission to B.Tech/B.E. program of Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) is based upon the marks obtained in qualifying examinations. The basic eligibility criteria for admission to the program is candidate should have passed in science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as main subjects.

Candidates who have passed B.Sc. or Diploma in engineering by the State Board of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu or equivalent are eligible for lateral admission to the program.

Course Name	Specializations	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
B.E.	Mechanical Engineering	Higher Secondary Examinations of (10+2) Curriculum (Academic Stream) prescribed by the Government of Tamil Nadu with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as three of the four subjects of study.	Merit-based upon the qualifying examination.
	Computer Science & Engineering
	Electronics and Communication Engineering
	Civil Engineering
	Electrical & Electronics Engineering
B.Tech	Information Technology

To apply for the program, a candidate should visit the college campus and confirm the availability of seats as per the pass percentage.

Candidate should have passed the 10+2 examination in Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as main subjects.
During the counselling, one must ensure the availability of seats as per the rank secured in TNEA counselling as well as the merit-based upon the qualifying examination.
The college also offers lateral entry to second year B.E./ B.Tech program for which a candidate must have passed Diploma or B.Sc. from a recognized university.
Online registration fees for TNEA is INR 500 for general candidates whereas it is INR 250 for SC/ST or other reserved categories.

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) PG Admission 2023

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) offers ME and MBA program at the post-graduate level. Admission to the programs is done on the basis of merit. The minimum qualification for this program is candidate should possess undergraduate degree as prescribed by the state government.

Course Name	Specialization	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
M.E.	Computer Science and Engineering	Under-Graduate Degree Examination as per the Tamil Nadu Common Admission criteria (TANCA).	Merit-Based/ Counselling/ Equivalent
M.E.	Embedded Systems Engineering
MBA	-

To apply for the program, a candidate should visit the college campus and confirm the availability of seats as per the pass percentage.

For admission to PG program, the candidate must appear for TANCET exam, conducted by Anna University every year.
Admissions to PG courses offered by DCE is done on the basis of TANCA counselling.
Applicant must send the required documents to the Anna University office upon filling up the online application form for TANCET exam.
Online registration fees for TANCET is INR 500 for general candidates whereas it is INR 250 for SC/ST or other reserved categories.

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) Application Process 2023

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE, Chennai offers admission to B.Tech, MBA and ME program through respective entrance examination

Candidate need to register for TNEA through online mode to apply for B.E/B.Tech program.
Candidate are required to appear for TANCET exam conducted by Anna University every year. Admissions to PG programs offered by DCE is done on the basis of TANCA counselling.
Students should log on to the website of the college for registration in a particular program.
Candidate can register themselves by filling the prescribed form available online or offline.
At the time of physical counselling at allotted organizations, candidate must bring the relevant documents for verification.

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What would be better - DCE mechanical or ABV-IIITM Gwalior 5-year integrated IT B.Tech/MBA?

Ratrij Sengupta

11 Nov 20

Mechanical at DCE/DTU is ranked 2nd and 34th among India’s best technological universities by TES and NIRF ranking. The institute consists of 230 faculties with a placement record of 100% every year.

ABV-IIITM Gwalior offers full-time integrated courses such as BTech+MTech, BTech+MBA. The course provides a synchronous curriculum covering IT facets and management. ABV-IIITM Gwalior ranked 76th for MBA by NIRF Ranking 2020.

Admission process:-

DCE/DTU

The minimum eligibility criteria for admissions is 60% marks in 10+2 from a recognized board.
The candidates’ final selection is based on the score in JEE Main, followed by Joint Admission Counselling (JAC).
The total seats allocated for this course is 186.
The course fee required is INR 7.81 LPA.
The cutoff required is a closing rank of 32382.

ABV-IIITM Gwalior

The essential eligibility criteria are a minimum of 75% aggregate in 10+2 with physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
The selection of the candidates is based on the JEE Main scores and subsequent CSAB counselling.
The fees required is INR 6.7 LPA.
The seats allocated are 26.
The cutoff range is 7028 - 20595.

Placements

More than 323 companies visited the campus of DTU in 2019. A total of 1434 job offers were made to the students with 10% increment in the average salary offered in 2019.

A total of 18% students from ABV-IIITM were offered PPOs (pre-placement offers) and 102 students got placed in 2019.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of placement statistics:

Categories	DCE/DTU	ABV-IIITM Gwalior
Placement percentage	100%	90%
Highest package	INR 23 LPA	INR 42 LPA
Average package	INR 11.17 LPA	INR 24.33 LPA

The top recruiters of DCE/DTU mechanical are Tata Group, Godrej, L&T, Thermax, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Ashok Leyland, General Motors, etc.

The top companies of ABV-IIITM Gwalior are Microsoft, Make My Trip, Amazon, EY, Google, Goldman Sachs, Reliance Jio, Tata Steel, etc.

Facilities:

DTU library has a three-storeyed library with almost 1.34 lakh books.
DTU provides the best of the facilities in terms of sports and games for its students.
ABV-IIITM consists of three boys and one girls hostel. Each of the boys hostel has a capacity of 300 students and the girls hostel has a capacity of 135 students.
Various collections of books and journals are available in the central library of ABV-IIITM with various lecture halls and seminars centrally air conditioned.

Both these colleges offer excellent placements along with lots of opportunities. It is upon the students which college they would like to opt for among these two.