Institutional Distinctiveness

Institutional Distinctiveness

TJS Engineering College stands majestic over an area of 11.2 acres in Kavarapettei near Chennai (NH5). It was established in the year 2009, by a unit of T.J. Sivananda Mudaliar Educational Trust, with a passion to serve the young minds, a quality education, with a fine blend of traditional values, modern facilities and professional ethics.

 One of the distinctive traits of the institute is the support, it renders to the slow learners, who are particularly from rural areas to access the progressive ambitions in the path of Engineering.

 Our institution practices the method of identifying and screening the students when they are in higher secondary level. They are categorized into slow learners and advanced learners. Our faculty members provide guidance to those students according to their special requirements. An instructional strategy is designed as per the specific requirement of the identified students through our Programmes.

 The significant aspect of our college is in providing a holistic teacher training program particularly those who are not aware of updated practices and methodologies in education. Many programs have been conducted to such teachers to learn new methods and techniques which they can implement in the classroom to better educate their students.

The institute is focusing continuously and consistently on the following activities for the accomplishment of institute’s vision.

Student Progression Facilities

Students are motivated to work out innovative plans, maintain academic culture, organize social events and activities in a number of ways such as seminars, conferences, sports and cultural programmes. Students are encouraged to improve their presentation in examinations, co-curricular and extracurricular activities, through rewards such as trophies, prizes, certificates and scholarships. The institute patronizes different clubs to encourage students so that the students will showcase their talents. The Psychological Counselling Cell, NSS, EDC, Placement and Career Guidance Cell help in maintaining and improving quality.

Induction Programme

The strength of our relationship with the students is our ability to measure their strengths and weaknesses. An ‘Orientation Programme’ was organized to welcome the first-year students. The aim of the program was to give the students who are joining the college a bird’s eye view about various scopes of engineering and the career prospects for the engineering students and to familiarize them with the systems and

Faculty Development Programme for Teachers

Faculty development programmes have been organized to orient and train our faculty in the latest ICT based teaching learning methods. Capability development programmes for faculty and workshops on excellence in Higher Education and Semester System have been organized. Soft skills development programmes to boost a positive attitude towards the profession have also been organized for our faculty members.

Our college successfully organized more than 10 development programmes for school teachers on various topics such as “How to accelerate our reflexes and critical thinking to become extraordinary in teaching” “Skills to integrate creative process in classroom” “Best practices for a creative classroom” These programmes enlightened more than 500 school teachers. The positive feedback received from the participants motivates our college to conduct more programmes in the years to come. Resource persons who possess rich experience and excellent knowledge from well reputed organizations are invited in making every FDP an eye- opening experience.

 Career Development Programme

Our faculty members guide the students of higher secondary in academics, education planning and achieving their own career goals. We have reached more than 150 schools in and around Chennai and Tiruvallur districts. We are successful and have enlightened 15000 students with an aim of empowering them to choose a meaningful career and education pathway through our motivational Career Development Programmes.

Science Project Expo

Our college conducts Science Project Expo with an aim to encourage the higher secondary students to come up with unique science-related discoveries or experiments and awards worthy cash prizes and certificates to promote their interest in science and technology.

Communication Development Programme

 The need for the students of engineering to be trained in a communication skill is high. The demand for brilliant engineers is high in MNCs. The training and Placement Cell of TJSEC train the students to understand the importance of speaking effectively in public and its impact on the career and profession. Communication development programmes conducted by the placement team help the students well to get placed in reputed companies.

Life Skill Education

Life skill education is a developmental tool to empower the students and to safeguard their future by providing them overall development in today’s world. Motivational Programmes on Life skills offered in TJSEC prepare young engineers to face the theoretical and practical world with confidence.

Inter and Intra personal skills

The Training and Placement team of TJSEC conducts soft skills programmes for the students to understand the difference between interpersonal and intrapersonal aptitude to have a successful and satisfying life. Our students gained the ability to build connections with others to navigate themselves in an appropriate manner through these programmes.

Self-Development
We are passionate about educating confidence, assertiveness and self-assurance in our students to support in their personal journey of self-development. Our students gain confidence and self- assurance through self-development workshop. Students are able to interact and communicate with each other. The workshop facilitates the students for better teamwork and personal relationships.

Yoga and Meditation

The students of TJSEC are expected to be balanced in all aspects – body, mind and soul. Our students are taught values and skills. Yoga and meditation is part of the student’s Physical Education program. We are very much aware of the fact that Yoga and meditation will help the students to gain positive results which is profitable for them in the long run.

Improving mental health through yoga and meditation, guiding during tough times, and supporting overall well-being throughout the course are the ways our college care for our students.