Sona College of Technology
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| Motto | An endearing shrine for excellence in education |
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| Type | Autonomous |
| Founder | Thiru.M.S.Chockalingam |
| Chairman | Sri.C.Valliappa |
| Location | Salem, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Website | http://www.sonatech.ac.in/ |
Sona College of Technology is a college located in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) of the government of India, NBA accredited and ISO certified, recognized by UGC under Section 2f & 12B of the UGC Act.[1] It gained autonomous status in 2012.
Departments
There are 11 departments in Sona College of Technology[2]
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Department of Computer Science Engineering
- Department of Information Technology
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Fashion Technology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Science
- Department of English
- Department of Management Studies
- Department of Computer Application
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department has been accredited by National Board of Accreditation, AICTE, New Delhi.
Following are the under graduate courses offered by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sona College of Technology.
- B.E. - Mechanical Engineering - 4 Years
Following are the post graduate courses offered by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sona College of Technology.
- M.E. Product Design and Development - 2 Years
- M.E. Engineering Design - 2 Years
- M.E. Industrial Safety Engineering - 2 Years
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Harnessing electrical energy is the challenge for electrical engineers. The power packed EEE department inspires the budding Electrical Engineers with the potent idea of constructing Generating Stations, Transmission Lines and Distribution Systems at economic rates and to design, test and supervise the manufacture of Electrical and Electronic equipments used in electrical utilities, buildings, automobiles, aircraft, radar, navigation system and broadcast and communication systems.
Following are the under graduate courses offered by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sona College of Technology.
- B.E. - Electrical and Electronics Engineering - 4 Years
Following are the post graduate courses offered by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sona College of Technology.
- M.E. Power System Engineering - 2 Years
- M.E. Power Electronics and Drives - 2 Years
Industry tie-up
The college has tie-ins with Cisco Systems, Oracle, IBM, Infosys Campus Connect, Wipro Mission, British Council, and Sun Academic Initiative.[3]
Facilities
4000 students from India and abroad (Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Mauritius and the Middle East) attend. It is located on a campus with an area of 39.4 acres (159,000 m2) with a built up area of 70,000 square metres.
It possesses an Electronic library with 1820 CD-ROMs and 820 video lectures, sports facilities, stadiums, courts, gymnasium, swimming pool, golf, and billiards, and language Lab, Management Information System.
R&D centers
The college includes the following research and development centers:
Mechanical Engineering:
- Centre for Robotics and Nonlinear Dynamics - CRND
- Centre for Nano Materials / Micro Machining - CNM/MM
- Centre for Analysis and Optimization of Metal forming Process - METFORM
Electrical and Electronics Engineering:
- Sona Special Power Electronics & Electric Drives - SonaSPEED
- Sona Electric Power Engineering Research & Testing Centre - SonaPERT
- Sona Power Electronics Drives and Controllers - SonaPEDAC
Computer Science and Engineering:
- Sona Network - SonaNET
- Centre for Data Mining and Database Technology - SonaMINE
Information Technology
- Centre for Web Services and Development - SonaWEB
- Center for Research and Development of Free Open Source Software - CRDFOSS
Electronics and Communication Engineering:
- Sona Signal and Image Processing Research Centre - SonaSIPRO
- Centre for VLSI Systems and Communication Technology - VLSIComm
Civil Engineering:
- Centre for Concrete Innovation - SonaCOIN
- Structural Engineering Research Centre - SonaSERC
Advanced Research in Sciences and Humanities & Languages:
- Centre for Photonics and Nanotechnology - SonaPAN
- Centre for study on Rainfall and Radio wave Propagation - SonaCRRP
- Sona Science centre for Testing and Applied ResearCH - SonaSTARCH
- Nanoscience Center for Optoelectronics and Energy Devices (Nano-COED)
- SONA Centre for Advanced Organic Materials - SonaAROMA
Master of Business Administration:
- Centre for Research and Publication in Business Management - SONACRP
Master of Computer Applications:
- Smart Security and Analytics - SONAS2A
Fashion Technology:
- Sona Centre for Research and Extension activities - SonaREACH
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Campus at Sona
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