Arulmigu Palanianavar Polytechnic (APP), formerly APPM, is a technical institution under the Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE), Guindy, Chennai. This is under the management of Palani Devastanam. APP represents the merger of two previously separate institutions for men and women, and serves students in and around Palani as well as from the Dindigul, Theni, Madurai, and Coimbatore districts.