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Growth and Development
The former Chairman of the institution Late Thiru.M.S.Chockalingam converted the vision of the founder into reality and his foresight gave this polytechnic its present position. Started with just three diploma programmes in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and a student strength of 120 has now grown into an institution offering nine diploma programmes in various disciplines of engineering and technology and a Post Diploma programme in Computer Applications with an annual intake of 840.

Programmes Offered
Diploma Programmes
 * Civil Engineering
 * Mechanical Engineering
 * Electrical and Electronics Engineering
 * Production Engineering
 * Textile Technology
 * Computer Engineering
 * Electronics and Communication Engineering
 * Architectural Assistantship
 * Agricultural Technology

Vocational Diploma Programmes
It also offers the following Vocational Diploma programmes under the Scheme of Community College Education & Research, AICTE.
 * Software Development
 * Product & Manufacturing

Admission Process
The polytechnic admits both boys and girls. Reservation will be made as per the norms prescribed by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Admission of students under All India Quota and Orthopedically Handicapped are done under DOTE's special permission. Candidates are ranked based on merit and reservation and they will be called for counselling/admission in the order of ranking. The branch will be allotted based on their ranks under the respective reservation quota and the availability of seats at the time of actual counselling/admission.

Educational Practices
Student Centric Learning (Problem Based Learning): The Innovative Teaching Learning Practice viz., Student Centric Learning (SCL) was introduced in this Polytechnic College in all practical courses during 2011. First of its kind in Polytechnic education in Tamilnadu, based on Student Centric Learning, the Record of Workbook consisting of “Experiment”, “SCL Worksheet” and “Inference and application” has been introduced in the curriculum from 2014. This has replaced the conventional method of mere recording the observations from the experiments. This Record of Work Book kindles the students’ lateral thinking and promotes the real application of the experiments in their fields of engineering. This helps the students to enhance the technical and communication skills and perform well in their interviews. Learning Management System - The most innovative Learning Management system using BLACKBOARD has been introduced in our institution. This tool facilitates the teacher to upload the course contents and enables the students to learn at their pace. It also helps the students to submit the assignments online which will be evaluated by the faculty. This enhances the knowledge of the students on par with international standards.

Student Facilitator - To facilitate peer learning, Student Facilitators were appointed for all diploma programmes during the first, second and third year. The student facilitators handle classes on the respective courses in consultation with their respective HoD and faculty in-charges. This helps the students to learn well and promotes peer learning. The honorarium for the students acting as facilitators has been increased from Rs.100/- per hour to Rs.125/- per hour which is useful to meet out their expenses for Project Works, paper presentation and the like. This best practice has instilled confidence among the student facilitators and encouraged the other students to take part as student facilitators.

Video-Conferencing This Polytechnic acts as a Nodal Centre for conducting live class-room sessions in various subjects through Video-Conferencing mode in association with the State Project Co-ordination Unit, Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai and A-VIEW (Amirta Virtual                E-learning World), Amirta University, Kollam for the benefit of Polytechnic College students in Tamilnadu and Pondicherry. These live-class room sessions are broadcast to more than 150 Polytechnic Colleges and a huge number of students have interacted and benefitted.

Centre for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem acts as the Centre for NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) funded by the MHRD, Govt. of India and run by Indian Institutes of Technology, Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati and Madras with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Facilities
Library -

Laboratory -

Hostel -

WiFi - This institution provides Wi-Fi connectivity in the campus to the tune of 80 Mbps Internet capacity. This facilitates the students to acquire excellent knowledge through internet and improve their overall performances. The Wi-Fi-enabled learning atmosphere in the campus has been very vital in the successful implementation of the Learning Management System viz., BLACKBOARD. The students can get easy access to the course materials uploaded in the BLACKBOARD and also submit their assignments given through BLACKBOARD through the wi-fi facility on the campus.

Liaison with Industries
The institution maintains effective liaison with many leading renowned industries for mutual benefits through the following initiatives.
 * Inclusion of Industry experts in framing the Curricula and Syllabi
 * Need-based programs by CIICP, IIPC, and EDC
 * Industry Institution interactions by signing MoUs
 * Testing and Consultancy services
 * Industry visits and In-plant training to students
 * Deputing faculty for Industry training

CIICP
The Canada India Institutional Project was introduced in 1992. This project is a joint endeavour of Canadian and Indian Governments aiming at overall institutional progress. This was started with the initial funding and knowledge transfer by the Government of Canada through Canadian International Developing Agency (CIDA). The following areas were identified for development and training.
 * Staff Development
 * Management Development
 * Continuing and Non-formal education
 * Women in Development
 * Environment Wing

Extension Centers
Clubs
 * Centre for Civil Testing and Consultancy
 * Textile Testing and Consultancy Centre
 * Scheme of Community Development through Polytechnics (CDTP)
 * Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)
 * Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC)
 * Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
 * Institution of Engineers (India) – IE(I)
 * National Cadet Corps (NCC)
 * National Service Scheme (NSS)
 * Youth Red Cross (YRC)
 * Women in Development (WID)
 * Eco Club
 * English Club
 * Career Guidance and Placement
 * Tamil Ilakkiya Mandram
 * Fine Arts Club

Skill Training Centres
Regional Training Centre of Mahindra & Mahindra - M/s.Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., (Mahindra Truck & Bus Division – MTBD) has set up their Regional Training Centre (RTC) and M-Shiksha in the institution to offer training in the areas of Mechanical, Production and Automobile Engineering. High Skill Training Centre by Pixel Softtek Pvt. Ltd., - Chennai The Department of Civil Engineering of Thiagarajar Polytechnic College has established a High Skill Training Centre on 12 Aug 2017 by Pixel Softek Private Limited, Chennai, to train our students in the areas of latest software skills and meet the global challenges with latest technologies to suit the needs of the industry and society.