Sona College of Technology (Autonomous) is a private college in India located in Salem, Tamilnadu,

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. It was established in 1997 by Thiru. M.S. Chockalingam (Founder Chairman) and gained autonomous status in 2012. It is

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(NBA) accredited,

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certified and Accredited "A" Grade by

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(NAAC). The college affiliated with

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and approved by the

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(AICTE) of the government of India.

Admission

The selection committee constituted by Sona College of Technology as per the guidelines of the Institution will do a selection of the candidates under this scheme. The selection is purely provisional and always subject to the confirmation from the

/ Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE). Chennai. ME/M.Tech/MBA/MCA Degree admissions are based on the entrance ( TANCET/

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/ MAT) marks conducted by the Anna University & Association of Management of Coimbatore Anna University Affiliated Colleges.

Rankings

The

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(NIRF) ranked it 150 among engineering colleges in 2020.

Facilities

Sona College is situated at the heart of the "Steel City", Salem which is a well-known district in Tamilnadu, South India. The College is one kilometre from the

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Railway Station and three kilometres from Salem Central Bus Stand. Located in an Arcadian environment, adjoining Thiagarajar Polytechnic, its elder sister, the college has a sprawling campus of 34.5 acres with a 7,50,000 sq.feet built-up area. Library: The Library has developed an excellent collection of books, journals and non-book material in science,

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, social sciences, and management. The Library has 80000+ books, 2500+ CDs. 2000+ National/International Journals. and Our Library is an institutional member in DELNET, IIM (B), TERI & INSDAG Hostel: Separate hostel facilities are available for Indian and NRI boys and girls. The Hostel Included with Large Dinning hall, Swimming Pool, Gym, Indoor, and outdoor sports facilities. Apple Lab: Sona College of Technology is the first college to implement Apple lab within the campus, which has incredible infrastructure equipped with 15 iMac 21.5 inch and 20

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systems.

Industry tie-up

The college has tied-up with

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, IBM, Infosys Campus Connect, Wipro Mission,

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, and Sun Academic Initiative.

R&D centers

Sona College’s commitment to advanced research in the areas of

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, and

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have nurtured 36 centres of excellence. Mechanical Engineering: *Centre for Robotics and Nonlinear Dynamics - CRND *Centre for Nano Materials / Micro Machining - CNM/MM *Centre for Analysis and Optimization of Metal forming Process - METFORM Electrical and Electronics Engineering: *Sona Special Power Electronics & Electric Drives - SonaSPEED *Sona Electric Power Engineering Research & Testing Centre - SonaPERT *Sona Power Electronics Drives and Controllers - SonaPEDAC Computer Science and Engineering: *Sona Network - SonaNET *Centre for Data Mining and Database Technology - SonaMINE Information Technology *Centre for Web Services and Development - SonaWEB *Center for Research and Development of Free Open Source Software - CRDFOSS Electronics and Communication Engineering: *Sona Signal and

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Research Centre - SonaSIPRO *Centre for VLSI Systems and Communication Technology - VLSIComm Civil Engineering: *Centre for Concrete Innovation - SonaCOIN *Structural Engineering Research Centre - SonaSERC Advanced Research in Sciences and Humanities & Languages: *Centre for Photonics and Nanotechnology - SonaPAN *Centre for study on Rainfall and Radio wave Propagation - SonaCRRP *Sona Science centre for Testing and Applied ResearCH - SonaSTARCH *Nanoscience Center for Optoelectronics and Energy Devices (Nano-COED) *SONA Centre for Advanced Organic Materials - SonaAROMA Master of Business Administration: *Centre for Research and Publication in Business Management - SONACRP Master of Computer Applications: *Smart Security and Analytics - SONAS2A Fashion Technology: *Sona Centre for Research and Extension activities - SonaREACH

References

External links

Official website
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