PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE

The Francis Xavier Engineering College (FXEC) came into being in the year 2000. This
college is a Christian minority institution run by St.Xavier’s Educational Trust with the vision of
empowering the budding engineers with technical and entrepreneurial skill enabling them to
contribute to the socio-economic augmentation of the nation. The college is located in a beautiful
campus at Vannarpettai, the heart of Tirunelveli town exactly equi- distant about 3 kms from the
main Bus Station, 4 kms from the City Railway Junction, and 38 kms from the nearest Airport at
Vagaikulam, Tuticorin. It is well connected with all the neighbouring cities and towns and is
easily reachable.

The institution was approved by AICTE and affiliated to Anna University Chennai. The
Institution has all necessary requirements such as infrastructure, Lab facilities which includes
Physics, Chemistry and basic Engineering labs, Library and Playgrounds. All the students at
FXEC are given the opportunity to pursue first-rate and advanced technical education regardless
of background, gender or financial constraints.

At present the FXEC is accredited by NBA with the sanctioned intake of 780 strength
for UG and 246 strength for PG. Six UG programmes are offered which include B.E Computer
Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and
Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and B.Tech Information
Technology. Nine PG Programmes such as M.E Computer Science and Engineering,
Network Engineering, Communication Systems, VLSI Design, Power Electronics and Drives,
Power System, M.Tech Information Technology, Master of Business Administration and Master
of Computer Applications. The current faculty strength is 262 and the student’s strength is 3460.

FXEC has an excellent infrastructure, Well-equipped Laboratories and Workshops,

state- of-the-art Computer and IT Centres, Central Library, spacious Auditorium, Indoor Stadium,
Play Ground with synthetic court, hygienic Canteen and separate Hostels for Boys and Girls. In
our efforts towards academic excellence and growth, we have initiated action to bridge the gap
between the institution and industry. We assess the students’ strength and weakness in academics
and aptitude and address their needs through various Bridge courses, Certificate courses, Modules
on Personality Development, Courses on Life Skills, Courses on Global Competencies and
Counselling courses. We use information technology and internet and other visual aids in our
teaching methods. You will be glad to know that FXEC has a continuous evaluation system. We
conduct Tests & Assignments at knowledge level, Group discussions, Seminars, Quiz at
comprehension level and Case studies, Projects, Computer Programming at analytical level.
Salient features & Facilities of the College

 Our courses are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and Permanently Affiliated by Anna
University.
 UGC provides financial assistance to our college under Section 2(f) and declared fit to receive central
assistance (UGC grant) under Section 12(B) of UGC Act 1956.
 Our College is ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution.
 FXEC is ranked among One of the top 10 Engineering Colleges in South India and also be graded with ‘A+’
by to all India Engineering Ranking Survey, 2015 conducted by Business & Management Chronicle, a
reputed Magazine from the Chronicle Publications Ltd.
 MBA Department has been rated as the Best B School by Business Standard and Business Today.
 More than Rs.1.2 Crore research funding received from different Government Agencies like DST, AICTE,
MNRE, ISRO, DRDO etc..
 The college has active MoU with HCL, Sutherland, ICT Academy, EMC2, Trimetric Solutions, CADD
Centre and similar leading companies.
 Having with 53 Ph.D Holders, 37 Ph.D Pursuing & 145 Post Graduate Faculty Members.
 3 Gold Medals and 129 University Rank Holders (2012-2015)
 100 Mbps with 4G Internet Connectivity
 AICTE Sponsored’ Entrepreneurship Development Cell’
 EMC2 Centre of Excellence for Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing
 UG Programmes – CSE, ECE, EEE and IT have obtained permanent affiliation by Anna University
 Member of CII and ICTACT for Industry- Institute Interaction
 International Certification programmes in Collaboration with CISCO, AUTO DESK, National Instruments,
EMC and Oracle Academy
 Department of CSE has been recognized as Research Centre by Anna University
 Green, Eco Friendly and Wi-Fi Enabled Campus
 Exclusive and High performance computing lab for R&D Activities
 NPTEL, EDUSAT and DELNET facilities available in Central Library
 Active student chapters in IEEE, CSI, ISTE, IET & SAE
 Active Alumni Association and Active Students Clubs
 Best out going student award for meritorious student
 Online digital library with IEEE, ACM, ASME and DELNET subscription
 State of the art of computing facilities with necessary software and open source lab facility.
 24 hours internet and RO water facility, separate hostel for Boys & Girls and well established cafeteria.
 550+ Placements in the Academic Year 2015-16
 Staff, Students Ratio 1:12
 Libraries equipped with 34000+ Books and 2000+ Online Journals & 150+ Printed Journals