Velammal Engineering College (VEC) is chaired by Shri.M.V.Muthuramalingam, a professional Engineer and proven personality with hands on experience in imparting perfect education to more than 45,000 students every year through 14 educational institutions belonging to Velammal Educational Trust which was established in 1986. The VEC is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University.

It is an ISO 9001:2000 institution certified by TUV Germany and also, Accredited by NBA. VEC is ranked within top five institutions consistently among 350 engineering colleges in Tamilnadu affiliated to Anna University. The Velammal Engineering College is recognized as a Nodal Centre under TIFAC – CORE, DSTNew Delhi.