Anna University of Technology, Madurai was established in 2010. This university is of affiliating type and the University plans to have collaboration with national and international Universities and Industries for research projects and student exchange programs. The Anna University of Technology conducts higher education which is viewed as a long-term social investment for the promotion of economic growth, culture, social cohesion, equity, and justice. The youths who belong to socially and economically backward class need to be encouraged to access higher education in large number by offering affordable higher education. The Anna University of Technology Madurai is strategically located in Madurai and it caters to the southern part of Tamilnadu where a significant thrust is needed in the technical education.