Location:
St Joseph College of Engineering is located on NH4 about 37 km from Chennai just before town of Sriperumbudur starts. Connectivity by MTC buses is not great but that doesn’t matter as it is compulsory to travel by college bus. Charges for this bus service are Rs 20, 000 per year.
Infrastructure:
St Joseph College of Engineering has got a huge campus. However, the approach road from highway to the college is in a very bad condition. During monsoon or even after a light downpour this patch becomes rough and difficult to tread without getting your clothes dirty. There is a huge ground which has facilities for football, cricket, basketball and volleyball. Students were delighted that they were getting a P.T period to play on these grounds. Reminds of your school days doesn’t it? Classrooms & labs are decent. Their library is resourceful.
Fees:
Standard fees as per Anna University norms are collected. There are no additional fees for books or mess.
Faculty:
Faculties of CSE & Mechanical department are experienced & teach very good. Others are average.
Attendance & Discipline:
75% attendance is needed to sail through the semester smoothly. Dress code consists formal pants and SINGLE pocket shirts with ties.
Crowd:
Crowd at St Joseph College of Engineering is mainly from Chennai and nearby areas. There are very few hostelITES_Company, all of whom are from Tamil Nadu only.
Festivals:
There are no cultural festivals, just the symposiums of each department.
Placements:
Around half the batch generally gets placed in St Joseph CoE. Students said that Mechanical branch had better placements compared to computer related branches. Core companies also come here to recruit students.
Contact Address:
St Joseph College of Engineering
Trinity campus, Beemanthangal village,
Nemili, Sriperumbudur,
Kancheepuram, Chennai - 602105
Phone: 04427107072, 04427107696
Email: sjce.dmi@gmail.com
Website: https://stjosephdmi.ac.in(does not work)
Verdict:
First things first. Don’t confuse this St Joseph College of Engineering with its more popular homonymous college under the Jeppiar group located on OMR. That is one of the top rated colleges of Chennai; while this is very humble in its comparison. Having said that, this St Joseph, which is under DMI group, is not a bad college. It can be considered if you can’t make it to tier-1 or tier-2 colleges. And if you stay nearby.