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Sona College of Technology(Autonomous) is a college located in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University and approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) of the Government of India.

Outlook magazine ranked[when?] Sona 27th position among the top 50 Self Financing Colleges in India.[citation needed] The institution is also rated by the Anna University within Top 10 among about 300 engineering colleges.[citation needed]

Industry tie-up

The college has tie-ins with Cisco Systems, Oracle, IBM, Infosys Campus Connect, Wipro Mission, British Council, and Sun Academic Initiative to help students develop their technical expertise functions effectively.


Courses offered

UG Level - B.E/B.Tech Courses (4 years)

PG Level – M.E/M.Tech Courses (2 years)

PG Level – MBA Course – Master of Business Administration (2 years)

PG Level – MCA Course – Master of Computer Applications (3 years)

PhD Level - Doctoral Degree

Infrastructure facilities

4000 Students from India and abroad (Nepal, Bhutan, Srilanka, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Mauritius & Middle East) attend. It has a 1:12 staff student ratio[citation needed] It is located on a sprawling campus in an area of 39.4 acres (159,000 m2) with a built up area of 70,000 sq mt.

It possesses a Electronic library with 1820 CD-ROMs and 820 Video Lectures, spacious sports facilities[clarification needed] (9 acres for play ground with stadiums, courts, gymnasium, swimming pool, golf, billiards etc.), language Lab, Management Information System.


Extension services

Value Added Courses

CCNA, RHCE, WSAD, Oracle DBA, VLSI Design, J2EE, Pro/E, MasterCAM, BEC, TOEFL, GRE


Collaborative partners

ISRO, Infosys, IBM, CISCO, Red Hat, Pramati, Sagoserve, SISCOL, Varalakshmi Starch Industries, CTCRI, Ed.CIL, British Council, SPICE.ORG, Anna University, Annamalai University

R&D centers

Departments & HODs

Department HOD
Principal Dr.P.Govindarajan
ECE Prof.Gopi
EEE Prof.Eashwarlal
CSE Dr.Sathyabaama
Civil Prof.K.Prasad Babu
Mech Prof.R.Venkatesan
IT Prof.Akilaandeshwari
FT Dr.C.V.Koushik
General Engineering Dr.K.Karunakaran
MBA Dr.Chetan Bajaj
MCA Dr.G.M.Kadhar Nawaz

Placements at Sona College

For 2012 batch,Accenture has signed offer letters for 417 students from Sona College in Salem.[1]

  1. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/IT-companies-kick-start-campus-hiring-plan-to-recruit-2-5-lakh/articleshow/9877327.cms