Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai: Admission 2026, Fees, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) (Autonomous), a sprout of the esteemed Dhanalakshmi  Educational Trust, was set up near Tambaram in Chennai in the year 2001-2002. The college is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New  Delhi and affiliated with Anna University (Chennai). DCE is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with Grade ‘A’. The undergraduate programmes accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) are CSE  and ECE. The college is a sister institute of the Indian  Institute of Professional Education (IIPE). The college offers eight undergraduate programmes in engineering and three postgraduate programmes. 

Undergraduate programmes: 

1. B.E. Computer Science and Engineering 

2. B.Tech. Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 

3. B.Tech. - Information Technology 

4. B.E. Computer Science and Engineering - Cyber Security 

5. B.E. Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) 

6. B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering 

7. B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 

8. B.E. Mechanical Engineering 

Postgraduate programmes: 

1. M.E. Embedded Systems and Technologies 

2. M.E. Computer Science and Engineering 

3. M.E. CAD / CAM 

Departments:

  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Business Administration
  • Department of Computer Application
  • Department of Science and Humanities

Placements 2024:

Placement Percentage: 92%

Highest Package: INR 12 LPA

Average Package:  INR 7.5 LPA

Extracurricular activities:

  • Sports
  • Music
  • Cultural Club
  • Humour Club
  • Maths Club
  • Association of Information Technology
  • Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Association of Computer Science and Technology
  • SAHA

Facilities:

Library: college has good resourced library with the stock of 20,000 volumes of books on 4800 titles. Library also subscribes various national and international journals and magazines. Students can also access huge collection of e-journals and technical papers.

Hostels: The college has separate hostels for both boys and girls. Each room has individual cots, tables, chairs for inmates. Hostlers are provided easy access to library and computer facilities in leisure hours.

Seminar Halls:  Each department has its own seminar hall with quality audio system and LCD projectors. Each hall has seating capacity of 150 students.

Auditorium: College has fully air conditioned and well furnished auditorium for conducting various events. The auditorium has seating capacity of 350.

Festivals and Events:

  • College Day
  • Sports Day

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering Scholarships

There are a few scholarships provided at Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering to support students that are given as:

  • Post Matric Scholarship
  • First Graduate Scholarship
  • BC/MBC Scholarship
  • 7.5 % Govt. Scholarship
  • Pudhumai Penn Scholarship
  • Tamil Pudhalvan Scholarship



 

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai Fees & Eligibility

Popular Full time Courses
CourseTotal FeesEligibilityApplication DateAction
B.Tech
2 Courses
3.48 Lakhs10+2 with 50% + TNEA7 May - 06 Jun 2026
BE
6 Courses
3.48 Lakhs10+2 with 50% + TNEA7 May - 06 Jun 2026
41,000Graduation with 50% + TANCET5 June - 30 Jun 2025
ME
3 Courses
60,000Pass in Graduation + GATE15 Apr - 14 May 2025

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Courses Offered By Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai 2026

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Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech] 
Total Fees:₹3.48 Lakhs
3.8(29 Reviews)2 Courses4 Years Full Time
#86out of 314 by Anna University
(Based on 108 views last year)
6 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days

Eligibility:

10+2 with 50% + TNEA

Application Date:

7 May - 06 Jun 2026
Bachelor of Engineering [BE] 
Total Fees:₹3.48 Lakhs
3.8(29 Reviews)6 Courses4 Years Full Time
#86out of 314 by Anna University
(Based on 87 views last year)
4 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days

Eligibility:

10+2 with 50% + TNEA

Application Date:

7 May - 06 Jun 2026
1 Courses2 Years Full Time

Eligibility:

Graduation with 50% + TANCET

Application Date:

5 June - 30 Jun 2025
Master of Engineering [ME] 
Total Fees:₹60,000
3 Courses2 Years Full Time
#86out of 314 by Anna University

Eligibility:

Pass in Graduation + GATE

Application Date:

15 Apr - 14 May 2025

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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai Upcoming Important Dates 2026

Important Events

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Registration & Uploading Documents - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
May 07, 2026 - Jun 06, 2026
Last Date for Uploading Documents - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Jun 09, 2026
Certificate Verification - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Jun 10, 2026 - Jun 20, 2026
Publication of Rank List - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Jun 27, 2026
Grievances Redressal - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Jun 28, 2026 - Jul 02, 2026
Govt (7.5%) Special Reservation Counseling - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Jul 07, 2026 - Jul 08, 2026
General Special Reservation Counseling - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Jul 09, 2026 - Jul 11, 2026
General Counseling - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Jul 14, 2026 - Aug 19, 2026
Supplementary Counseling - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Aug 21, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026
SCA to SC Counseling - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
Aug 25, 2026 - Aug 26, 2026

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Mar 16, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026
TANCET 2025 Admit Card Date
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May 01, 2026
TANCET 2026 Exam Date
May 09, 2026
TANCET 2025 Result Date
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Jun 25, 2026
TANCET 2024 Counselling Date
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Jul 10, 2026

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Registration & Uploading Documents - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
May 07, 2026 - Jun 06, 2026
Last Date for Uploading Documents - TNEA 2026 [B.Tech]
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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai Rankings 2026

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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai Anna University Ranking

#86out of 314 in India 2024
#85 in Tamil Nadu
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I choose be cse where i was interested in computer my department was good and teaching staff were fridenly with me and help un final projects No i have offer from other college but i choose this because of environment , campus, food and bus services I have applied through counselling through anna university and also got scholarship based on merites
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I had come across counselling .I had filtered colleges and kept as a choice list .In counselling I got the Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan college of Engineering ,Chennai . So I considered this would be a good college so I further processed my admission . I doesn't get rejection from other colleges . There are many colleges called management side but I doesn't prefer this so I choosed counselling .I have selected from tamilnadu engineering admissions.
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I heard about this college from my neighborhood. Directly went to college for admission. Provided my 12th marksheet and they explained us about the fee structure. We paid out fees and received receipt. Admission process was easy.
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My admission process is based on my cut-off marks achieved in my board examination. After completing and getting my marks in the 12th exam, I decided to join engineering. But my aim is to join a mechanical engineering course since my cut-off marks are less I got only electrical and electronic engineering in this college.
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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai: 1 Answered Question

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

Ratrij SenguptaM.Tech Digital Communicatiom, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (2018)

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.

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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai Faculty

Basic Information about the Faculty of Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai

Principal
Dr. S. Sivasubramanian
Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology
Mr. Ramakrishnan R.
Department of Information Technology
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mr. Prem Kumar N.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology
Ms Geetha Rani S
Department of Information Technology
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr Nirmal Kannnan V
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Dr Moses Aranganathan S
Department of Civil Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Mr Parthasarathi S
Department of Civil Engineering
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Dr G Arul Dalton
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. A N Nandakumar
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Chennai College Details

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Dr. V.P.R. Nagar, Off. Tambaram Sriperumbudur Road, Via Manimangalam, Manimangalam Post (10 km from Tambaram on Kishkhinta Road)
Chennai - 601301
Tamil Nadu, India
Get SMS Contact:  044-71700800
Get Call Details:  044-71700800
Website Link:  http://www.dce.edu.in/
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