The Centre for Engineering Partnership facilitates granting of affiliation and to process other allied matters pertaining to the 78 Self-financing Engineering colleges, 2 Government Engineering Colleges, 9 Stand alone Institutions offering M.B.A. course, 4 Stand alone Institutions offering M.C.A. course and 2 Stand alone Institution offering B.Arch - Architecture course in the districts of Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Nagappattinam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvarur, and Theni that are under the jurisdiction of Anna University Tiruchirappalli. Academic excellence at par with leading institutions in India can be achieved by guiding affiliated colleges to equip themselves with qualified faculty and state of the art infrastructure so as to produce competent engineers to meet the indigenous and global requirements.