Coimbatore Eduction

Coimbatore is also home for state owned universities like Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (est. 1971), Bharathiar University (1982), Anna University Coimbatore (2007) and private universities like Karunya University (1986), Avinashilingam University (1987), Amrita University (2003) and Karpagam University (2005). The agricultural school established in 1868 was converted into a full fledged agricultural university (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University) in 1971.

The first college opened in Coimbatore was the Government Arts College (1875-76). The Forest College and Research Institute was opened in 1916. The first engineering college in the city was started by G.D. Naidu as the Hope College in 1945. Later it became the Government College of Technology (GCT), Coimbatore.

The Air Force Administrative College was established in 1949 to train Indian Air Force personnel.Coimbatore Medical College was opened in 1966 and the Government law college was started functioning from 1978. The two famous private Engineering Colleges of PSG College of Technology and Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) were started in the 1950s.

Several private engineering and arts & science colleges were started during the education boom in the 1990s. Now Coimbatore district has 54 engineering colleges, 2 medical colleges, 18 polytechnics and more than 70 Arts and Science Colleges.

Coimbatore Manufacturing Research and Development Organizations

Manufacturing Research and Development Organisations like Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, South India Textile Research Association, PSG and Sakthi group of Industries. Larsen and Toubro (L&T), Eachanari Coimbatore, commissioned its Casting Manufacturing Unit (CMU) near Malumichampatti from December 2009. Some of the other major industries are Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd (LMW), Premier Instruments & Control Limited (PRICOL), Premier Evolvics, ELGI Equipments, Shanti Gears, Roots Industries, Indoshell are one among the major employers in the city.

Coimbatore Engineering

Coimbatore is also called as the Pump City. The first in-house car was designed and developed in 1960s.Successfully manufactured India's first indigenously developed diesel engines in 1972 for cars and their own CNC lathes in 1982 at Coimbatore. Tamil Nadu Government owned SIDCO industrial unit is located at Kurichi in Coimbatore.

The motor and pump industry supplies two thirds of India's requirements, while its wet-grinder industry has a near monopoly. The Major Pump industries Suguna pumps, Sharp Industries, CRI Pumps, Texmo Industries, Deccan Pumps & KSB Pumps are renowned world wide.

• Pump industry - Agricultural, industrial and domestic
• Non-textile machinery manufacturing industry
• Auto components manufacturing industry
• Foundry industry
• Furniture manufacture
• Gear Industry

Coimbatore Exhibition Centers

Coimbatore also has a 160,000 square feet trade fair ground, built in 1999. It was named COINTEC due to its hosting of INTEC (Small Industries Exhibition). This Trade Fair complex is one of the country's largest and is owned by CODISSIA (Coimbatore District Small Industries Association). It is also the country's largest pillar-free hall according to the Limca Book of Records. Many Industrial and Commercial Exhibitions is held throughout the year.

Coimbatore Others

The city also houses numerous jewelers engaged in jewelry exports. Major Wind Energy Companies are located in Coimbatore. .The term "Coimbatore Wet Grinder" was given a Geographical indication for wet grinders manufactured in Coimbatore and Erode.