THANTHAI ROEVER INSTITUTE OF POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE was started in 1984 as a non-grant Institution under the self financing scheme and it was approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu vide G.O.Ms.No.1760, dated 08.11.1984 and by AICTE vide. Lr. F.No.: 32/2002/7127 dated 02.07.2002 Director -cum- Regional Officer, SRO of AICTE, Chennai – 600 006. This is in reality a laudable landmark in the History of St. John Sangam Trust, as it opened opportunities for Technical Education to the neglected segment