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{{Infobox college<br />
| name = Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering & Technology<br />
| image = LicetColInd.jpg <!--Chennai cut.png--><br />
| image_size = 175px<br />
| motto = ''Luceat Lux Vestra''<br />
| mottoeng = ''Let your Light Shine''<br />
| type = Education and research<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|2010}}<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]] ([[Jesuit]]) <br />
| academic_affiliations = [[Anna University, Chennai]]<br />
| principal = Dr.L Antony Michael Raj<br />
| city = [[Chennai]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coor = 13.063327°N 80.234334°E <br />
| campus = Urban<br>{{convert|99|acres|sqm}} in [[Nungambakkam]]<br />
| website = [http://www.licet.ac.in licet.ac.in]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology''' ('''LICET''') is a private [[Catholic]] [[engineering school|engineering]] and [[technology school]] run by the [[Society of Jesus]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It is approved by [[AICTE]] and affiliated with the [[Anna University, Chennai]]. It is a [[Sathyabama University|Christian Minority]] college, founded in 2010 by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] as part of the Chennai Jesuit Mission's efforts to empower the [[Dalit]]s, the poor and the marginalized.<br />
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== History ==<br />
In April 2009, [[Loyola College, Chennai]], founded in 1925, and the [[Institut catholique d'arts et métiers|Jesuit Institut Catholique d’Arts et Métiers]], founded in 1898 in [[Lille|Lille, France]], entered on a joint venture to found an engineering college in Chennai which would prepare Indian students to work in European industries and European students to work in Indian industries. Pursuant of this agreement, the [[Jesuits]] of [[Madura Mission|Madurai Province]] founded Loyola-ICAM engineering college at the [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]] campus in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.licet.ac.in/About%20LICET/overview.php|title=Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology|website=www.licet.ac.in|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref> It was officially inaugurated by [[M. Karunanidhi|Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi]] on 27 October 2010.<ref>{{cite web| title =Launch | url =http://www.cathnewsindia.com/2010/10/31/jesuits-launch-technical-college/ }}</ref> Based on principles of the Jesuit [[Ratio Studiorum]] with its humanistic emphasis, the study program aims at comprehensive personal development and at the ability to work as a team, develop communication skills, appreciate cultures, and be sensitive to ethical and social issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.licet.ac.in/About%20LICET/abtli_crvalue. php|title=Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology|website=www.licet.ac.in|access-date= 2017-10-15}}</ref><br />
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==Academics==<br />
The college offers courses at [[undergraduate]] levels (Bachelors) in engineering and technology, including [[Mechanical Engineering]], [[Electrical and Electronics Engineering]], [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]], [[Computer Science Engineering]] and [[Information Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.licet.ac.in/Academic/aca_overview.php|title=Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology|website=www.licet.ac.in|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref> In 2015–16, the sanctioned intake was 60/course, but 120 for Mechanical Engineering.<ref name=Ann>[https://www. annauniv.edu/cai/Affiliated%20Colleges%20list%20by%20Alphabetical/Affiliated%20Colleges%20- %20PDF%20Files/Loyola-ICAM%20College%20of%20Engineering%20and%20Technology.pdf Anna U.]</ref><br />
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One aspect of [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]]'s affiliation with the [[Institut catholique d'arts et métiers|Catholic Institute of Arts & Business (ICAM)]] in Lille, France, is the [[Master of Engineering]] degree for which Loyola-ICAM students may study for two years in France, after finishing their [[Bachelor of Engineering|Bachelor studies]] in India. Students at Lille, in turn, can spend their fifth year of studies for the [[Master of Engineering]] in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.icam.fr/en/international-2|title=international - Icam|last= adminicam|date=2014-01-20|work=Icam|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Facilities==<br />
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'''LICET library''' contains over 25,000 books and receives 42 [[Technology journalism|technical journals]], besides E-resources like [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]], [[ASME]], [[ASTM International|ASTM]], [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]], and [[Elsevier]]. It has [[Wi-Fi]] facility and has a capacity to accommodate 445 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.licet.ac.in/Infrastructure/cenlib.php|title=Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology|website=www.licet.ac.in|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref><br />
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'''[[Mechatronics]] lab''' to train students in such areas as [[hydraulics]] and [[pneumatics]], [[microcontroller]]s and [[PID controller]]s, as well as simulating pressure, flow, and temperature for process and automation industries. The lab has simulators, a robot and a [[Human Machine Interface|human machine interface (HMI)]] to control, monitor and integrate [[factory automation]] processes.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Hindu''|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/young-techies-taught-tricks-of-the-trade/article5154970.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.licet.ac.in/Infrastructure/mectro.php|title=Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology|website=www.licet.ac.in|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref><br />
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'''Centre for Intelligent Systems''' (CIS) facilitates students do [[Web project|web]] and [[Mobile application development|mobile-based]] projects. Workshops related to [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] application development are conducted by experts from the industry. Currently CIS is used as the centre for developing an Android/[[iOS]] Mobile App for an international client in France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.licet.ac.in/Infrastructure/cis.php|title=Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology|website=www.licet.ac.in|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref><br />
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'''Centre of Peace''' is a common prayer hall of 4000 sq. ft., open to students of all faiths to pray and spend time in meditation, with the intent of raising all the students' [https://www. idisciple.org/post/the-god-quotient GQ, 'God Quotient'].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.licet.ac. in/Infrastructure/cop.php|title=Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology|website= www. licet.ac.in|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.licet.ac.in Official website]<br />
* [http://www.icam.fr/en/index.html ICAM website]<br />
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