Dr.R.M.Alagappa Chettiar founded Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering  Technology, 
one of the pioneering institutions in Tamil Nadu on 21-7-1952. Being an educationist, 
he started this institution with an excellent faculty and the best of infrastructure facilities.  
The college was taken over by the Government of  Tamilnadu  in July 1966 from Alagappa Chettiar 
Educational Trust. From then on this college came under the control of  DOTE, TAMILNADU 
and  is now declared as syndicate of Anna University.  The college celebrated its Golden 
Jubilee  in the academic year 2001-2002.                          
Right from its day of inception, the College, under the guidance of far sighted principals 
and faculty members together with the active support from the government has been at 
the prime of technical excellence striving for Industry, Integrity and Enterprise.