Now Coimbatore is An Educational Hub

Large number of colleges are being located at Coimbatore and make the city as a Major educational Hub in South India. It is also been called as Manchester of South India. Now It has more than 60 Engineering Colleges, 33 Management Institutions, 40 Arts and science colleges.

The peak of engineering studies was due to the entry of private sector, who are allowed to establish many institutions. This colleges were attracts many students from the neighboring state like Kerala, where engineering education was merit-driven.

The most demanded Engineering Institutions in Coimbatore are 1st PSG Institute of Technology, 2nd is Amrita University, 3rd Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology.

The competitiveness of colleges improves by getting good faculty members providing them good challenge in the competitive environment. However experts feels that "blooming of many college will affect the quality of education. But institutions which focus on delivering a good education will continue to so." That would be way forward for Coimbatore to retain its edge.