Established in 2005, PA College of Engineering and Technology is an autonomous institute located in Pollachi, Coimbatore. The college is affiliated with Anna University and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The NBA has accredited PACET for CSE, ECE, EEE, and Mechanical Departments. NAAC has also accredited the college with an 'A' Grade and recognized by UGC. The institute has been recognized as the Remote center for IIT Bombay, being responsible for Coordinating the workshops, seminars, and Live lectures organized by IIT Bombay. Spread over 60 scares, PACET has signed 23 MoUs with leading Industries and is ISO certified.

PA College of Engineering offers Degree courses with PG and UG programs in full-time mode and different streams including Business and Management Studies, and Engineering. Admission to these courses is entrance and merit-based. The college also provides facilities like an administration computer center, academic block, lecture halls, library, laboratories, conference halls, hostel, student common rooms, and bus transport facilities covering the nearby parts of Tirupur and Coimbatore districts.

PA College of Engineering and Technology Highlights

PA College of Engineering and Technology Courses

PA College of Engineering offers various courses in UG, PG and PhD level. Admission to these courses are based on both entrance level examinations and merit based. The institute offers UG-level courses for a total duration of 4 years and PG-level courses for a duration of 2 years. Given below are the course details of the various programs offered at the PA College of Engineering and Technology:

PA College of Engineering and Technology Cutoff

PACT offers various courses in the UG and PG level and the application process in PACET is conducted in both offline and online mode. For BE/ BTech, the candidates can apply through Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) Given below is the cutoff ranks for the past three years of the BE/ BTech program at PACET:

PA College of Engineering and Technology Admissions

PA College of Engineering and Technology offers UG (BE/ BTech), PG (ME), and PhD courses in varied streams of Engineering and Computer Sciences. The 4 year BE course is available in 5 streams with a total intake capacity of 480 seats. The BTech course is also available for 4 years in 2 specializations, with a total intake of 120 seats. At the PG level, the college offers the ME program for a total duration of 2 years and a seating capacity of 27 seats. The application process in PACET is conducted in both offline and online mode. The institute also offers doctoral programs in 4 specializations. Given below is the application procedure at the PA College of Engineering:

How To Apply?

• Visit the official website of TNEA.
• Candidates need to register on the official website by providing a username and password.
• Next, the candidates need to log in with their credentials and fill out the online application form.
• After logging in, enter all the required details, as mentioned in the form.
• Then fill in the preferred TFC for document verification.
• Next, pay INR 500/- (INR 250/- for SC/SCA/ST categories) and then finally submit the form.
• Once candidates have registered, they will receive a PDF through the TNEA Application Processing System.
• Candidates need to take a printout of this document and attach their recent photograph there.
• Lastly, candidates need to submit the document at the TFC during the verification process.

PA College of Engineering and Technology  Placements

With a placement percentage of 75.3%, the PA College of Engineering and Technology secured a fairly good placement record in the year 2022-23. The Electronics and Electrical Engineering department had the highest rate of placed students with 96%. With 25+ companies who visited the campus, 174 out of 231 students were placed in this recruitment drive. Given below are the placement highlights of PA College of Engineering and Technology:

The top recruiters of the institution include:

PA College of Engineering and Technology Campus Life

PA College of Engineering and Technology is spread over 60 acres. With ventilated OHP / LCD classrooms, there are separate common rooms for boys and girls internet facilities are accessible to all students and faculty members. The college also consists of an air-conditioned seminar hall with 400 seating capacity to conduct various programs. Separate hostel facilities for boys and girls with residential tutors, gymnasium, seminar hall, conference hall, and Auditorium are also available in the institute for staff and students. PA College of Engineering and Technology also has a central library with a collection of over 4800 Titles and 11400 Volumes. It subscribes to 118 national and international journals, 35 magazines, and 9 newspapers which has access to DELNET.

PA College of Engineering and Technology FAQs

Ques. What are the documents required at the time of admission in PACET?

Ans. The documents that the candidates must carry during their time of admission are:

• Class 10th and 12th Marksheets and Passing Certificate
• Transfer Certificate
• Migration Certificate
• Category Certificate
• Domicile Certificate
• Income Certificate

Ques. What are the eligibility criteria for the BE/ BTech students in various categories at PA College of Engineering and Technology?

Ans. The PACET students who wish to take admitted in the BE program must be eligible according to the criteria given below:

• For Other Communities: The communities other than BC / MBC / SC / ST must have passed the 10+2 standard or equivalent with an aggregate of at least 50% marks in PCM.
• For Backward Class Community of Tamil Nadu: Must have 10+2 standard or equivalent with an aggregate of at least 50% marks in PCM.
• For Most Backward Class Community of Tamil Nadu: Candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent with an aggregate of at least 45% marks in PCM.
• For SC/ST Community of Tamil Nadu: Must have passed 10+2 or equivalent with PCM.

Ques. Does PA College of Engineering and Technology offer PhD programs?

Ans. Yes, PACET offers the PhD courses in 4 specializations which include: PhD Computer Science and Engineering, PhD Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PhD Mechanical Engineering, and PhD Communication and Electronic Engineering.

Ques. How is the CSE department at PA College of Engineering and Technology?

Ans. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering was established in 2008. This department provides great lab facilities with broad application arranged learning methodologies for understudies to become scholars and industry pioneers. New advancements with new technologies are learned via an internship, case studies, guest lectures, and workshops, participation in contests, cooperation in challenges, presentations of thoughts, and undertaking figure out given modern and cultural issues. Students work on projects like full stack web development, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Virtual Reality, Robotic Vision, IoT-based Smart Home solutions, and Blockchain technology in the final year and pre-final year.

Ques. How is the placement scenario at the PA College of Engineering and Technology?

Ans.  The college recorded a placement percentage of 75.3%. The Electronics and Electrical Engineering department had the highest rate of placed students with 96%. The CSE department recorded 63.75% and the ECE department placed 84.14% students. Additionally teh MECH department placed 91.49% students and the Civil departemnt with the lowest number of placed students, recorded a placement percenatge of 15.79%.

Ques. How are the mess and hostel facilities at PA College of Engineering and Technology?

Ans. PA College of Engineering and Technology provides separate hostel facilities for both girls and boys. Located on the college campus itself, it also provides play fields for cricket, volleyball, and basketball for sports activities. The hostel rooms are well furnished with a nightlamp, fan, cot, and Shelf provided along with telephones for the use of hostellers. Separate mess facilities are functioning inside each hostel that provides vegetarian food with eggs. The mess menu is finalized according to the convenience of the administration after receiving suggestions from students.