A fully equipped modular Kitchen with advanced machineries is being run by the trainees themselves on sharing basis. The additional workers in the mess are employed and paid by the trainees themselves. Only vegetarian food is being served to the trainees. A sum of Rs. 6000.00 per trainee per batch is being collected towards mess charges.
All activities of the Mess are controlled by the trainees themselves. For this, a Mess Committee consisting of mess leaders in every class is being constituted in every Batch and the Committee conducts the mess. Procurement of vegetables is being carried out by the Mess Committee (in the name of Procurement Committee) whereas purchase of provisions is being arranged with Chinthamani Co-operative Super Market, Erode and Sathyamangalam (a Government undertaking).
Totally 6 dining halls provided with the good quality furniture are available to take the food as follows.
| S.No | Name of the Dining Hall |
Seating capacity |
| 1 | Thiru.Vi.Ka | 120 |
| 2 | Annai Teresa | 90 |
| 3 | Tamilnadu Arangam | 150 |
| 4 | Amutha Surabhi | 136 |
| 5 | Amutham | 105 |
| 6 | Bharathiyar | 60 |
The following menu has been followed during the training days. The menu can be altered based on the opinion of mess leaders with the approval of Principal of CSTI
| Date | Morning 7.30 AM |
Breakfast 8.00 to 8.30 AM |
F.N 11.00 AM |
Lunch 1.00 P.M |
Evening 4.00 P.M |
Evening 5.00 P.M |
Dinner 8.15 |
| Monday | Coffee | Idli, Pudhina Chatni, Vendai sambar |
Tea | Rice, Sambar made with Radish, Drumstick & Brinjal, Cabbage Poriyal, Rasam, Butter Milk, Pickle |
Coffee | Karuppu Kondai Kadalai Sundal |
Chappathi, Vegetable Kurma Bed Milk |
| Tuesday | Coffee | Idiyappam, Wheat Sooji Upma, Chatni |
Tea | Rice, Bitterguard Pulikulambu, Carrot Poriyal, Rasam, Butter Milk, Pickle, Appalam |
Tea | Boiled Masala Groundnut |
Dosa,Chatni, Red Poosani Sambar, Bed Milk |
| Wednesday | Coffee | Idli, Pudhina Chatni, Sambar made with Carrot & Beans |
Tea | Rice, Brinjal & Noolkol Sambar, Keerai Kootu,Rasam, Butter Milk, Pickle, |
Coffee | Green Gram Sundal | Idli Chatni, Tomato Kurma, Bed Milk |
| Thursday | Coffee | Pongal,Vada, Chatni, Sambar made with Drumstick |
Tea | Rice, Moorkulambu Rasam, Butter Milk, Pickle, |
Tea | Boiled Groundnut |
Dosa,Chow Chow Sambar, Onion Chatni, Bed Milk |
| Friday | Coffee | Idli, Chatni, Tomato Kurma |
Tea | Rice, Sambar made with Carrot & Drumstick, Brinjal / Vendai/ Potato Poriyal, Rasam, Butter Milk, Pickle, Pasi Paruppu Payasam (or) Rice Payasam |
Sukku Coffee | Kabuli Channa Sundal | Idiyappam, Coconut Chatni, Sugar, Bed Milk |
| Saturday | Coffee | Pongal,Vada, Radish Sambar, Chatni. |
Tea | Rice,Brinjal & Karuppu KondaiKadalai pulikulumbu, Beetroot Poriyal, Rasam, Butter Milk, Pickle |
Coffee | - | Chappathi, Vegetable Kurma or Dhal Bed Milk |
| Sunday | Coffee | Idli,Chatni, Red Poosani Sambar, |
- | Vegetable Briyani, Curd Rice, Curd Pachadi Pickle |
Tea | - | Rice, Paruppu Thuvaiyal, Paruppu Rasam, Appalam, Bed Milk |
