7 Reasons How Rathinam Excel in High Package Placements

When students and parents assess a college nowadays, the biggest question that rises above all the others is -”Will this college help get a high paying, career defining job?” Rathinam Technical Campus (Coimbatore) in the competitive education environment of Tamil Nadu has always provided answers to that question.

 

Rathinam has established itself as a career-oriented institution where success in placement is not incidental but rather a planned process. These are seven compelling reasons why Rathinam is a high package placements company.

1. SEZ Benefit and Industry-Linked Campus with IT Park

The on-campus IT Park and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is one of the most powerful factors that contributed to the success of Rathinam in terms of placement. It is not merely a symbolic feature, but it generates real-time industry exposure to students.

 

Rathinam is the first college to combine academia and corporate activity in the same campus ecosystem unlike traditional colleges where industry contact is only made during placements. This structure ensures:

  • Personal contact with industry.
  • Internship-to-placement pipelines
  • Real-time project exposure.
  • Reduced time in the classroom to corporate.

This type of industry-academia partnership has a great impact on the employability and preparation of students to high-paying jobs.

2. Powerful Placement Cell Strategy

The Placement Cell of Rathinam has a well-organized strategy year-round instead of a last-minute training strategy. The preparation is early and involves:

This constant preparation will make sure that the students are prepared and ready to interview way before the recruiters come.

3. Good Recruiter Network

The 2026 placement drive also enhanced the good network of Rathinam as a recruiter. Firms with competitive salaries are also involved in campus drives, particularly in the fields of IT, software development, data analytics, engineering, and management.

 

Employer confidence is enhanced by the availability of infrastructure related to the industry on campus. Recruiters are aware that students are not only trained in academics but also in practicals hence they are job ready on the first day.

 

This regular employer involvement is very important in ensuring high CTC offers every year.

4. Startup Ecosystem Promoting Innovation

In addition to the conventional placements, Rathinam encourages an ecosystem of startups. Students are also challenged to be entrepreneurial thinkers, create prototypes, and undertake projects that are based on innovation.

 

This exposure to startups improves:

This ecosystem is useful even to students who seek corporate placements, as recruiters are placing more emphasis on innovation and hands-on exposure.

5. Placement Culture in All Departments

The success of placement at Rathinam does not depend on one department. Placement opportunities are always offered to engineering, IT and management students.

 

The 2026 push showed that the ₹3 Crore package was in the limelight of the country, but most students got offers of ₹4 LPA and above. This indicates a good distribution of placement in terms of skills and departments.

 

This consistency is an indicator of the well-organized training system of the institution and not success stories in one instance.

6. Whole Person Approach to Career Development

Rathinam is not only interested in developing graduates but also professionals. Also Trained in

  • Corporate etiquette
  • Presentation skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Industry communication
  • Global exposure mindset

This comprehensive training makes students comfortable with the international-level opportunities, which is why the milestone packages such as ₹3 Crore can be achieved.

7.Historic 3 Crore Placement Milestone (2026)

Rathinam made history in February 2026, when student K.B. Mohanarajan secured an unprecedented 3 Crore per annum package. This was announced in the course of the Placement Launch at Rathinam Grand Fest (RGF) 2026, a historic event in the institution.

 

This success was not introduced as a standalone success, but as a larger 2026 placement drive that featured several high-value offers. Although the highest was ₹3 Crore, a number of students got offers beginning with ₹4 LPA and higher.

 

This breakthrough is indicative of the institution being well-placed in its ecosystem and shows that the compensation packages at the global level can be obtained at this campus.

Conclusion

The high package placements are not accidental. They need vision, preparation, infrastructure and good industry relationships. The success of Rathinam in 2026 placement, as indicated by the 3 Crore per annum success of K.B. Mohanarajan, shows the strength of its industry-based model.

 

Rathinam is an excellent option among the students who want not only a degree but also a career catapult to high growth.

FAQs

  1. Who won the 3 Crore package at Rathinam?

In February 2026, K.B. Mohanarajan signed a 3 Crore per annum deal, a historic first in the Rathinam Grand Fest (RGF) 2026 placement launch.

  1. Is the 3 Crore package a one-off incident?

Although it is the largest package reported, the 2026 placement drive had several high-value packages with some students getting packages beginning at 4 LPA and higher.

  1. What is the support of high placements by Rathinam?

By organizing training programs, industry-academia partnership, on-campus IT Park, SEZ infrastructure and a powerful placement cell strategy.

  1. Is there an internship opportunity at Rathinam?

Yes. The campus environment associated with the industry enables the students to get exposure through internship which in most cases translates into full-time opportunities.

  1. What makes the Rathinam placement model different as compared to other colleges?

Rathinam, unlike conventional institutions, incorporates corporate presence into campus with its IT Park and startup ecosystem, which means that students can have real-world exposure before graduation.

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Professional Brief

Academic Profile

M.Tech, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore/Anna University, Chennai.
Ph.D Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai.

Professional Experience

Rathinam Technical Campus
Associate Professor in Biotechnology: Dec 2021 – Till date

Research Intrest:

  • Drug delivery
  • Cancer therapeutics

Teaching:

BE/B.Tech (Information Technology/Computer science/Electricals and
Electronics/Artificial Intelligence and data science) (Physics)

Sponsored Research Project

S.No Title Funding Agency Grant Amount Duration Institute Status
1.
Development and evaluation of bevacizumab nanodispersion for effective treatment of lung cancer
Department of Health Research, ICMR, Govt of India
46 Lakhs
Nov 2022 to Nov 2025
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rathinam Technical Campus (Mentor: Dr. B. Nagaraj, Principal –Rathinam Technical Campus)
Ongoing
2.
Ruxolitinib loaded carbon dots for bioimaging and treatment of lung infections Collaborator: Dr. Anindita Chakraborty, Kolkata center
UGC- Department of Atomic Energy (DAE),CSR, Kolkata
1.35L
Nov 2023
Rathinam Technical Campus, Coimbatore
Sanctioned
3.
Resveratrol- Quercetin dual drug loaded nanoparticulate system: A versatile approach to treat colorectal cancer
ICMR Senior Research Fellow Project
15 Lakhs
June 2018 to June 2021
Department of pharmaceutical technology, Anna University Tiruchirappalli (Mentor : Dr. K. Ruckmani Professor)
Completed

Team Members:

Dr. J. KUMAR, M.Tech., Ph.D

Academic Profile

M.Tech, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Coimbatore/Anna University, Chennai.
Ph.D, Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai.

Professional Experience

Rathinam Technical Campus
Associate Professor in Biotechnology: 2022 March – Till date

Research Intrest:

  • Drug delivery
  • Cancer therapeutics
  • Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Sponsored Research Project

S.No Title Funding Agency Grant Amount Duration Institute Status
1.
Development of New Combinational Strategy of Methotrexate and Minocycline: A Novel Lipid-based Drug Delivery System for the Effective Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
ICMR Senior Research Fellow Project
15 Lakhs
June 2018 to June 2021
Department of pharmaceutica l technology, Anna University Tiruchirappalli
Completed

Dr Bradha Madhavan
Head – Functional Materials for Energy Applications

Professional Brief

Academic Profile

  • PhD- Materials Science, Anna University Chennai, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies,
    Coimbatore.
  • M.Phil – Physics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
  • M.Sc – Physics, S. T. Hindu College, Nagercoil, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
    Tirunelveli.
  • B.Sc – Physics, Sree Ayappa College for Women, Nagercoil, Manonmaniam Sundaranar
    University,Tirunelveli.

Professional Experience

  1. 2020 Dec- till date- Working as Associate Professor at Rathinam Technical Campus,
    Coimbatore.
  2. 2018-2020- Worked as Assistant Professor in Sri Krishna College of Engineering and
    Technology, Coimbatore, India. (Department of Physics)
  3. Post-doctoral researcher: CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and
    Technology, Trivandrum from (18-4-2016 -18-4-2018)
  4. November 2012 – April 2015: Worked as a project fellow at PSG Institute of Advanced
    Studies, Coimbatore – 641004, under the project Proton and oxide ion conduction in
    LaTiO3 doped perovskites funded by UGC-DAE CSR, India.
  5. July 2011– November 2012: Worked as Assistant Professor in Kalaivani College of
    Technology, Coimbatore, India. (Department of Physics)
  6. July 2008 – May 2011: Worked as Lecturer in SSK College of Engineering & Technology,
    Coimbatore, India.(Department of Physics)
  7. December 2005 – April 2007: Worked as Lecturer in Francis Xavier Engineering College,
    Tirunelveli, India. (Department of Physics)

Honors, Awards and Grants:

  • Awarded National Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Science & Engineering Research
    Board (SERB), Government of India – 2016
  • Project Fellow UGC-DAE-CSR, Government of India (2012-2015)
  • Received travel fellowship grants from DST and CICS (2015)

Research Intrest:

  • Metal oxides for energy applications such as (SOFC), PEM fuel cells, Sensors, Gas
    separation membranes, super capacitors
  • Perovskite materials for High temperature superconductors and super capacitors
  • Advanced functional energy materials for high-temperature applications
  • Metal oxides for photocatalytic applications

Teaching:

BE/B.Tech (Information Technology/Computer science/Electricals and
Electronics/Artificial Intelligence and data science) (Physics)

Funded Projects:

S.No Title Funding Agency Grant Amount Role Status
1.
Development of novel efficient La(1- x)SrxMn(1-y)By O3-δ (B= Mg, Co ) one dimensional perovskite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
BRNS
20L
PI
On-going
2.
Development of Pd diffused transition metal (Mo, Co, W) based chalcogenic heterostructures support on carbon nanostructures/Ni foam for electrochemical water splitting
Aeronautical Research and Development Board (AR&DB)
36 L
Co-Principal Investigator
Ongoing
3.
Neutron diffraction, magnetism and dielectric studies of LaTi 0.5 B 0.5 O 3-δ (B= Mn, Co, Fe)
UGC-DAE Mumbai -Node
1.45 L
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
4.
Development of novel nano perovskite oxide materials
International Centre for Diffraction Data
1000 USD
Principal Investigator
On-Going

Team Members:

1. Mr. S. Prakash, M.Sc., Research Scholar, BRNS project
2. Mr. C. Shatheesh, M.Sc., Research Scholar, UGC-DAE project

Group Head: Dr. K. K. Aruna

Professional Brief

Academic Profile

  • M.Sc Physics, St. Paul’s College, Kerala
  • M.Phil Nanoscience and Technology, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore,
    Tamilnadu
  • Ph.D Nanoscience and Technology (Interdisciplinary Physics), PSG Institute of Advanced
    Studies, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu

Professional Experience

Rathinam Technical Campus
Associate Professor in Physics: 2020 – Till date
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology
Assistant Professor: 2018 – 2020

Honors, Awards and Grants:

  1. Indian National Science Academy’s Visiting Scientist Fellowship, 2023, for a project entitled “Development of novel anodic electrocatalysts for urea-assisted waste water splitting for efficient and green hydrogen production”.
  2. Short-term Research Stay Grant from the University of Bayreuth, Germany Centre of International Excellence “Alexander Von Humboldt”, 2022, for a project entitled “Synthesis and Characterization of Iridium-Decorated Titanium Oxynitride Supported on Nanocarbon (Ir/TiON@NCF) for Water splitting”.
  3. DST Indo-Mexican sponsored research visit to CINVESTAV-IPN, Unidad Saltillo- Monterrey, MEXICO, 2015, for a project entitled “Development of Non-Platinum Based Catalyst for Acid and Alkaline Fuel Cells.

Research Intrest:

  • Electrochemical Water Splitting
  • Fuel cells
  • Batteries
  • Supercapacitors

Teaching:

BE/B.Tech (Information Technology/Computer science/Electricals and Electronics/Artificial
Intelligence and data science) (Physics)

Sponsored Research Project:

S.No Title Funding Agency Grant Amount Role Status
1.
Development of Pd Diffused Transition Metal (Mo, Co, W) Based Chalcogenic Heterostructures Support on Carbon Nanostructures/Ni Foam for Electrochemical Water Splitting Collaborator: Prof. Dr. Prakash Chandra Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Aeronautical Research and Development Board (AR&DB)
35.86 L
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
2.
Bifunctional Ternary ThioSpinel Nano forms@Carbon Nanostructures for Sustainable Energy Applications, Collaborator: Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalapakkam Node, Tamilnadu
UGC-Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Kalpakkam
1.35 L
Principal Investigator
Ongoing
3.
Design, Development and Integration of Hydrogen Based Energy Storage and Conversion System for Underwater Applications PI: Dr. Muthukumar Palanisamy, Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupathi
IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation
30 L
Co-Investigator
Ongoing
4.
Development of novel efficient La (1-x) Sr x Mn (1- y) B y O 3-δ (B= Mg, Co ) one-dimensional perovskite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
Board of Research for Nuclear Sciences
20 L
Co-Investigator
On-Going
5.
Decision Support Tool for Climate Risk Management in Manufacturing Industries
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
7.3 L
Mentor
Completed

Team Members:

1. Mr. Thangaraj. A, Junior Research Fellow, M.Sc Physics
2. Ms. Aishwarya, Project Assistant, M.Sc Nanoscience and Technology

Alumni:

1. Mr. Akash, Junior Research Fellow, M.Tech Nanoscience and Technology
Currently doing Ph.D at Gyongsang National University, South Korea
2. Mr. Rahees, Junior Research Fellow, M.Sc Nanoscience and Technology
Currently doing a Ph.D at the Institute of Hydrogen Research, Quebec, Canada