Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Coimbatore is a private Engineering College started in 1984 under the auspices of Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation, a charitable educational trust of Sakthi Group. Located at 2 Kms off the Coimbatore-Mysore national highway (NH-209), the congenial and well-developed college campus spreads over a sprawling 150 acres of land.

Under the able guidance and patronage of Arutselvar Dr. N. Mahalingam, Chairman, Sakthi Group, the college has developed excellent facilities and resources such as spacious classrooms, seminar halls, well-equipped laboratories, workshops, well-stocked libraries, dedicated highspeed broadband Internet connectivity and well-qualified faculty. The management has invested more than Rs. 800 million for the creation of state of the art infrastructural facilities.

Currently the college offers 12 under-graduate (B.E., B.Tech.), 13 post-graduate (M.E., M.Tech., MCA, MBA) as an Autonomous institution affiliated to the Anna University, Coimbatore. The college has the approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and all the eligible UG programs have also been accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) or in the process of renewal of accrediation. In addition, KCT has also been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of UGC.

The college has 15 academic departments and 4 research centres each headed by a competent and experienced professor. Altogether the college has over 225 well-qualified teaching staff and about 200 supporting technical staff. The combined student intake during current year is 1059 and the total number of students on roll is 3144. A comprehensive accidental insurance scheme covers all.

The value of the education and training imparted by the college is highlighted by interest shown by leading companies for on-campus recruitment. In the current academic year (2009-2010) more than 460 students have been placed in through our Placement centre. Our alumni have done us proud by proving their worth wherever they have happened to be.