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Alagappa Government Polytechnic College was started in the year 1955 at Karaikudi by Dr. RM. Alagappa Chettiar, a renowned industrialist and philanthropist, with an aim to provide quality education to students and keep them at par with the growing field of technology. Later in the year 1966, the Government of Tamilnadu undertook the college.
The college has received its approval from the All India Council of Technical Education(AICTE).
The college offers a variety of diploma courses Civil engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering
Apart from that there are part-time diploma courses available, which can be attended from 6.00pm to 9.00 pm.
Alagappa Government Polytechnic College Highlights
| Established type | Government |
| Courses | Diploma courses |
| Admission criteria | Merit list (10th boards exams or 10+2 Board) |
| Application mode | Online-offline |
| E-mail ID | principal@agptckaraikudi.in |
| Official website | http://agptckaraikudi.in/ |
| Facilities available | Laboratory , Hostels, library, Sports etc |
Alagappa Government Polytechnic College Courses Offered
The college offers 5 Diploma courses (full time) and 3 Part time diploma courses. The admission is done on the basis of 10th board marks.
| Diploma Course (Full time) | Details |
|---|---|
| Civil engineering | Eligibility: 10th Board Pass (with science and maths) or 10+2 Board pass (with PCM- Physics Chemistry and maths) Duration: 3 years Intake capacity: Intake shift 1 - 60 seats Intake shift 2 - 60 seats Lateral intake (10+2 boards) - 12 seats Fees: 2,100 - 2,300 |
| Mechanical engineering | Eligibility: 10th Board Pass (with science and maths) or 10+2 Board pass (with PCM- Physics Chemistry and maths Duration: 3 years Intake capacity: 60 Fees: 2,100-2,300 |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering | Eligibility: 10th Board Pass (with science and maths) or 10+2 Board pass (with PCM- Physics Chemistry and maths) Duration: 3 years Intake capacity: 60 Fees: 2,100-2,300 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | Eligibility: 10th Board Pass (with science and maths) or 10+2 Board pass (with PCM- Physics Chemistry and maths) Duration: 3 years Intake capacity: 60 Fees: 2,100 - 2,300 |
| Computer Engineering | Eligibility: 10th Board Pass (with science and maths) or 10+2 Board pass (with PCM- Physics Chemistry and maths) Duration: 3 years Intake capacity: 60 Fees: 2,100 - 2,300 |
*The lateral intake (admission for 10+2 students) capacity is limited to 20 seats only
Part time courses
| Civil engineering | Intake: 60 seats Fees – 4592 Rs (for 10th students) |
| Mechanical engineering | Intake: 60 seats Fees- 4592 Rs(for 10th students) |
| Electrical and electronics engineering | Intake: 60 seats Fees- 4592(for 10th students) |
Alagappa Government Polytechnic College Admissions
Students who have passed 10th board exams or any equivalent examination, can apply for diploma courses in this college.
The selection will be done on the basis of merit. There is no age restriction to join the Diploma Courses with effect from the academic year 2004 - 2005.
Special Reservation is being given to the following category for admission in Alagappa Government Polytechnic College:
(i) Son and Daughter of Ex-Servicemen
(ii) Physically Handicapped People
(iii) Son and Daughter of Burma / Ceylon repatriates
(iv) Candidates sponsored by other States
(v) Son, Daughter, Grandson and Granddaughter of Freedom Fighters
(vi) Sports Quota - Participants of State Level and National Level Competitions only
How to apply ?
- The Students are admitted on the basis of their 10th board examination marks. (SSLC board). However, students can also apply after completing their 12th boards, for such students 12 seats are reserved.
- After the results are declared, one can take the admissions by filling the Application form through the online portal.
- Fill in the Name, age, Address , phone no. and other details
- Upload the required documents.
Following documents need to uploaded for admission process:
- 10th board mark sheet
- School leaving certificate
- Birth certificate
- Aadhar card
- Passport size photographs
- Caste certificate (if under reservation criteria)
- Click on submit and wait for the merit list to be uploaded on the official website of the college.
- If you are selected then you need to visit the college for verification of documents.
- After which you have to confirm your seat by paying the first year fees.
Alagappa Government Polytechnic College Cut off
The cut off marks for the Department of Basic Engineering, First year diploma 2020 – 2021 was 175 marks.
Alagappa Government Polytechnic College Placement
The placement opportunities from the college are very good.
- Compared to last year there was a 4% rise in the placement for Students from the department of civil engineering. However out of the 56 students who took admission only 5 of them got placement.
- The placement of the students having completed Diploma in Electrical and electronics engineering is very good.
- 75% of students got placed. (40 students out of 60 got placed)
- There was a whopping 53% rise in the placements when compared to those of last years.
- The placement of the students having completed Diploma in Electronics and Communication engineering is average .As only 43% of the students got placed.
- Although as compared to previous years placements, there was a rise by 24%.
- The placement of the students having completed Diploma in Mechanical Engineering is the best out of all.
- As 50 students out of 56 got placed. With a rise in 38% of placements as compared to previous year.
- The following companies have been offering placement to students-
- TCS
- HCL TECH
- EVERSENDAI
- TVS
- INFOSYS STERLITE
- I-FLEX
Alagappa Government Polytechnic College Scholarship
Alagappa University participates in some of the following scholarships offered by government:
- SC/ST State Govt. Scholarship
- SC/ST Full-Fee Waiver
- BC/MBC Half –Fee Concession
- BC/MBC State Govt. Scholarship
- UGC/CSIR JRF/SRF Fellowship
- UGC/CSIR/DBT/OBC/RGNF Fellowship
- DST INSPIRE Fellowship
- UGC Rajiv Gandhi Single Girl Child
- Maulana Azad Fellowship
- Indira Gandhi Single Girl Child
- Kothari Fellowship
- VOC/PMT Scholarship awarded
- Kishore VaigyanikProtsahanYojana (KVPY) and SN Bose Fellow
Alagappa Government Polytechnic College Faculty
The college has highly qualified teachers who aim to provide world class knowledge to the students and provide them with a high quality field experience. Such kind of theoretical and practical knowledge will help the students to achieve great heights in their lives.
| Civil staff | Total professors-13 |
| Mechanical staff | Total professors-14 |
| Electrical | Total professors-16 |
| Electronics Communication | Total professors-13 |
| Computer Science | Total professors-7 |
Alagappa Government Polytechnic College Facilities
- Civil Engineering has:
- MATERIAL TESTING LAB
- COMPUTER APPLICATION PRACTICAL
- COMPUTER APPLICATION PRACTICAL
- CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE LAB
- HYDRAULICS LAB
- Mechanical engineering has:
- COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND CAD LAB
- FOUNDRY AND WELDING SHOP
- LATHE AND DRILLING SHOP
- METROLOGY AND METALLOGRAPHY LAB
- STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND FLUID MECHANICS LAB
- THERMAL AND AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING LAB
- MACHINE TOOL TESTING AND MAINTENANCE SHOP
- FITTING SHOP
- WIRING SHOP
- PLUMBING SHOP
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering has:
- ELECTRICAL MACHINES
- POWER ELECTRONICS
- SIMULATION AND COMPUTER AIDED DRAWING LABORATORIES.
- WIRING AND WINDING AND APPLIANCES LABORATORIES
- Electronics & Communication Engineering: The department has a computer lab, and well qualified teachers.
- Computer engineering: The department has a computer lab, and well qualified teachers.
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The total fee for the Diploma courses is INR 13,776 at the Alagappa Government Polytechnic College.