Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering

The Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering (abbr. Dr. SACOE) is an engineering college situated in Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1995 and offers both undergraduate and postgraduate engineering degrees with the principal objective of bringing quality education within the reach of the weaker sections, particularly in rural areas. The college has been established with the aim of imparting professional and technical education with an emphasis on building analytical and reasoning abilities as well as practical skills. It is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai,  approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation and an ISO 9001:2008 certified institution. The medium of instruction is English for all courses, examinations, seminar presentations, and project reports.

Infrastructure
Infrastructure of the college has six separate buildings for the departments
 * Administrative Block
 * Civil Engineering Block
 * Electrical Sciences Block
 * Information Technology Block
 * Mechanical Block
 * Structural Engineering Block

Most of the student population stays on campus in hostels. The single gender hostels, two for men and one for women, are namely

Boys Hostels:
 * Boys Hostel I
 * Boys Hostel II

Girls Hostel:
 * Mangal Mala Women's Hostel

Clubs and Associations
Clubs and professional organisations at Dr. Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering serve as an important nodal point in students' lives. Students enthusiastically perform managerial, organisational and participatory roles in these groups.
 * Sivanthi Civil Association for Learning Engineers (SCALE)
 * Sivanthi Computer AssociatioN (SCAN)
 * Sivanthi Prolific Association of Communication Engineers (SPACE)
 * Electrical Association for Sivanthi Engineers (EASE)
 * Buoyant Infotechies Of Sivanthi (BIOS)
 * Mechanical Association for Sivanthi Scholars (MASS)
 * SivantHi Association for Rising Executives (SHARE)
 * Sivanthi Science Club
 * ICI Students' Chapter
 * Computer Society of India (CSI)
 * Institution of Engineers (India) CSE Students' Chapter
 * Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
 * Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
 * ISTE Students' Chapter
 * Institution of Engineers (India) Electrical Students' Chapter
 * Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
 * Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD)
 * Institution of Engineers (India) Mechanical Students' Chapter
 * National Service Scheme (NSS)
 * Renewable Energy Club (REC)
 * Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
 * Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)
 * Literary and Debating Society (LDS)