The CSI College of Engineering is located in the breathtakingly beautiful and serene Ketti Valley in the Nilgiris District. The valley has often been called the “Switzerland of the Nilgiris.” The campus sprawls over an expansive low-lying area near the bottom of the valley. It can be reached either by road or by rail from Coimbatore via Mettupalayam and Coonoor. It is situated on the road to Ooty, about 12 kilometers past Coonoor and 10 kilometers short of Ooty. The nearest airport is at Coimabatore, about 80 kilometers away.
 

The Nilgiris District (Tamil: நீலகிரி மாவட்டம்) is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri (Tamil : நீலகிரி or Blue Mountains when translated into English) is also the name given to a range of mountains spread across the states of Tamilnadu as well as Karnataka and Kerala. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. The highest point is the mountain of Doddabetta, with a height of 2,623 m. The district is mainly contained within this mountain range. The district headquarters is Udhagamandalam, popularly know as Ooty.