Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, Vice Chancellor of Madras University, had a casual conversation with Alagappa Chettiar and mentioned his interest of starting technology related courses in Chennai. The casual talk inspired the philanthropist, and he donated an amount of five hundred thousand Indian rupees for the formation of a college. There are Six departments in Alagappa College of Technology. Departme
nt of Chemical Engineering
Department of Applied science and technology[PETROLEUM]
Department of Textile Technology[TEXTILE,APPAREL]
Center for Bio-Technology[FOOD , PHARMACEUTICAL ,INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH]
Department of Ceramic Technology
Department of Leather Technology