Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) is a private, self-financing engineering college founded in 2001 at Manimangalam near Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Chennai, India
Private
2001
Bachelor's
English
September
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) is a private, self-financing engineering college founded in 2001 at Manimangalam near Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is not a university: it is an autonomous college affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, which awards its degrees. It teaches eight AICTE-approved B.E./B.Tech branches, mostly in computing and electronics.
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE)'s campus at Dr V P R Nagar, Manimangalam has separate blocks for Science and Humanities, Computer Science and AI and Data Science, ECE, EEE and Mechanical, plus an administrative block, an auditorium, a yoga centre and gym, a herbal greenhouse and Wi-Fi across campus and hostels. The central library covers 1,000 sq m with 37,746 volumes in 9,429 titles and DELNET and INFLIBNET membership, and the physical education department lists about 25 acres of playgrounds.
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE)'s campus at Dr V P R Nagar, Manimangalam has separate blocks for Science and Humanities, Computer Science and AI and Data Science, ECE, EEE and Mechanical, plus an administrative block, an auditorium, a yoga centre and gym, a herbal greenhouse and Wi-Fi across campus and hostels. The central library covers 1,000 sq m with 37,746 volumes in 9,429 titles and DELNET and INFLIBNET membership, and the physical education department lists about 25 acres of playgrounds.
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) has separate permanent on-campus hostels for men and women, according to TNEA 2026. The TNEA 2026 college booklet lists room rent at INR 15,000 a year, electricity at INR 15,000 a year and mess at INR 70,000 a year, with no caution deposit. The college lists capacity for 500 men and 350 women, Wi-Fi, RO drinking water, solar water heaters, a gym, air-conditioned rooms on request and a 1,200-seat dining hall.
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Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE)'s hostel messes serve both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, according to the TNEA 2026 college booklet, and the mess charge is INR 70,000 a year. The college says herbs from its campus greenhouse are used in hostel and canteen meals. No provision for specific regional or religious diets is published, so ask the hostel office before joining.
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) has an anti-ragging committee chaired by the principal that applies a zero-tolerance policy under UGC regulations, plus a disciplinary committee and an internal complaints committee for women. The college lists CCTV surveillance across the campus and hostels. TNEA 2026 publishes a separate anti-ragging helpline number for the college.
Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE) handles student complaints about administration, examinations and evaluation through a grievance redressal committee, with appeals to an ombudsman, and lists a student counsellor committee and an SC/ST committee. The admissions FAQ says eligible students may apply for government and institutional scholarships.
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