Mailam Engineering College, a self-financing institution was established in 1998, in Villupuram district. The college is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to the Anna University, Chennai. The college offers six undergraduate courses and six postgraduate courses. The college is built in a sprawling campus of 42- acres, with a blend of beautiful green landscaping and aesthetical elegance, situated adjacent to the Sri Subramania Swamy Koil, Mailam and Sri Vakkarakali Amman koil, Thiruvakk