SMTEC ranks first among its sister institutions Francis Xavier Engineering College, SCAD Engineering College and 105 rank among the 516 self-financing institutions under the Anna University in terms of university examination results November–December 2015.Also there are a notable number of Malayali students in every departments pursuing their degree at SMTEC.

SCAD(Social Change And Development) was founded in 1985 by Dr.S.Cletus Babu working with 5 villages in Cheranmahadevi.

The college has a digital library, canteen, play field, auditorium, separated hostels for boys and girls and well equipped laboratories.

Also students are enhanced in knowledge through industrial visit to their core related companies in Southern India in the odd semester accompanied by a Tour of the State.

Other than that, a National Level Technical Symposium is organized by every department in the academic odd semester of each year.