Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI) is one of a chain of forty national laboratories under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in New Delhi. Founded on 25th July 1948 at Karaikudi in Tamilnadu, CECRI came into existence on the January 1953. During the last fifty years CECRI has been recognised as the premier institution for research and development in electrochemical science and technology not only in India but also in the South East Asia, with a total strength of over 600 personnel comprising scientists, engineers, technologists, skilled workers, administrative and other staff, with a combined laboratory space of 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m²). in a campus of 300 acres (1.2 km²). Centre for Education (CFE) is one of the divisions of the Institute. In 1988, CECRI initiated a four-year, eight-semester B.Tech Course in Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering, which has been quite successful. In 2005, at the behest of CECRI Research Council and subsequent approval from Anna University, a two-year, four-semester M.Tech Course in Electrochemical Engineering has been initiated at CECRI.

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