Panimalar Engineering College (PEC) is a Christian minority institution established in the year 2000 to provide quality higher education. The college is accredited by the NBA, approved by the AICTE, and recognized by the UGC. It operates under the affiliation of Anna University. According to the PEC Rankings 2024, NIRF placed it in the 201-300 band among engineering colleges in India. Additionally, Anna University ranked PEC at an impressive 30th position out of 355 affiliated engineering colleges.

PEC offers BTech as its flagship program. Eligibility requires 45% aggregate marks in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. Admission is based on TNEA or JEE Mains scores. The TNEA 2024 cutoff for general category Round 1 BTech IT was 24035, and for BTech AI, it was 24853. The total course fee for BTech is INR 2.2 lakhs.

PEC Placement 2023-24 achieved an impressive 87% placement rate with over 164 companies participating in recruitment. The highest salary package offered was INR 10 LPA by Tejas Networks. Top recruiters included Accenture, Cognizant, Hexaware, Infosys, TCL, Newgen, Propel, Deloitte, Presidio, Amadeus, Adobe, RapidData, Nokia, and Armstrong, among others.