Bharathiyar College of Engineering and Technology
# Bharathiyar College of Engineering and Technology

Bharathiyar College of Engineering & Technology (BCET: French: Collège d'ingénierie et de technologie Bharathiyar) is a private engineering institute located in Karaikal, Puducherry India. The college is operated under the Sri Balaji Educational and Charitable Public Trust, and affiliated to Pondicherry University. BCET offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the fields of engineering and technology. All courses offered by BCET are approved by AICTE.

It is an engineering institution under the Shri Balaji Educational and Charitable Public Trust and founded by Shri M.K. Rajagopalan in 1997. It was the first self-financed technological institution of higher learning for the citizens of U.T. of Pudhucherry.

The Institution has implemented a quality management system as per the guidelines of ISO 9001-2008 and has been awarded ISO certification by TUV NORD. The college offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programs with the goal to turn out well-trained and dedicated young citizens to fill in the ranks of engineering profession with quality education. It has six departments namely Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and Civil Engineering.

## Campus

The college is situated about 13 km (8.1 mi) from Karaikal town and railway station, along the coast. The campus is spread over 25 acres (10 ha) of land at Thiruvettakudi, Karaikal.

Facilities include seminar hall, cafeteria, health care, gym, hostel, sports and research facilities.

## Courses

The following courses are offered as a Bachelor of Technology:

* Mechanical Engineering
* Electronics & Communication Engineering
* Electrical & Electronics Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Information & Technology

Additionally, the following courses are offered as a Master of Technology:

* Computer Aided Design
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Power Electronics and Drives

A Master of Computer Applications is also offered with regular and lateral entry methods.

