KCG College of Technology (A unit of Hindustan Group of Institutions) was established in 1998 to fulfill the vision of Founder-Chairman, Dr. KCG Verghese "To Make Every Man a Success and No Man a Failure". KCG College of Technology affiliated to Anna University, Chennai is an Autonomous Institutionand approved by AICTE, New Delhi. The college offers thirteen under-graduate and four post-graduate programmes. Six under-graduate programmes (Mech, ECE, CSE, IT, EEE & Aero) have Permanent Affiliation under Anna University. Five under-graduate programmes - Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Information Technology (IT) and Mechanical Engineering — are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The college is accredited by NAAC with A+ Grade. Six departments — CSE, ECE, EEE, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Physics — have been approved as research centres by Anna University to offer Ph.D. programmes. The campus of KCG College of Technology is beautifully landscaped in a lush green stretch of land spread over 38 acres at Karapakkam, which is about 10 km from Adyar onthe Old Mahabalipuram Road, the IT corridor of Chennai.

The Department of Research is looking after the recognition of Departments and collaborative research with Industrial Units/ R&D centres. It is also providing a platform for the faculty members to interact with other experts in their area of specialization within India and abroad which provide an opportunity for others to understand the research quality of KCG College of Technology and also pave way for scientific collaboration. The college has been accorded recognition as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation(SIRO) by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology.

The Anna University Approved Nodal Research Center was established with the aim of accelerating research, publications, consultancy and to get funded projects in various areas. There are 34 Anna University approved Research Supervisors in the Research Center. Funds have been received by the college from various funding agencies namely - All India Gouncil for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Departmentot Science and Technology (DST), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and from professional societies - IET, IEI, IEEE. Research collaborations with foreign universities are also being carried out.