The MUTHIAH POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE was set up by the Annamalai University in the year 1958, has been named after the Founder Dr. Rajah Sir M.A. MUTHIAH CHETTIAR, Kt., B.A., D.Litt., the foundation is dedicated to understanding the high standards of instructing the under favored. When specialized organizations were not many and meager, the Muthiah Polytechnic College came as an aid to the general population of the retrogressive region of Cuddalore. It is additionally an inescapable option to the instructive complex of the Annamalai University.
The Administration of the Polytechnic College is overseen by a Governing Council Consisting of Dignitaries speaking to various interests. The Vice-Chancellor of the Annamalai University is the Chairman of the Governing Council and Correspondent of the Polytechnic College, the Principal is the part Secretary of the Governing Council. The Muthiah Polytechnic College is partnered to the State Board of Technical Education Chennai and Approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The understudies will take assessment led by the Board of Examinations of Directorate of Technical Education. The imprints sheets and Diploma endorsement are issued by Directorate of Technical Education.