Pondicherry Engineering College is an autonomous  institution promoted and fully funded by the Government of Puducherry. The College was started in the academic year 1985-86 under the seventh five year plan. Ever since its inception, the college has registered speedy progress and it now offers eight undergraduate courses, eleven post graduate courses and Ph.D programmers in all branches of Engineering and basic Sciences. The College is spread across 210 acres and has excellent infrastructure, well equipped laboratories and highly qualified faculty members. The college has signed several MoUs with leading international/national institutions/organizations of eminence and is actively involved in various research projects. The college is situated at Pillaichavady, about 12 Km from Pondicherry town and about 150 Km from Chennai along the scenic East Coast Road (ECR) on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. The lush green campus of great scenic beauty and picturesque environment forms an excellent setting for the pursuit of studies in Engineering,Science and Technology.