Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Technology for Women (LBSITW),

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

, is the first engineering college for women in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

on the

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of southwestern

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. This is the second engineering college managed by the

LBS Centre for Science and Technology The LBS Centre for Science and Technology (LBSCS&T) is an autonomous body established in 1976 by the Government of Kerala, India. The Centre facilitates communication between educational institutions and the government. Another objective in settin ...

, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala the other being LBS College of Engineering, Kasargod. LBSITW is the only engineering college for women in the Government sector in the state of Kerala. The center is administered by a governing body and an executive committee. The Honorable Chief Minister is the Chairman of the governing body and the Honorable Minister of Education is the Vice-Chairman. The institution was inaugurated on 30 Oct 2001. Approved by the AICTE and affiliated to the

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, formerly known as Kerala Technological University (KTU), is a state owned public university headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It is both a teaching and affiliatio ...

, LBSITW is a Government of Kerala undertaking.http://www.aicte-india.org/downloads/ET/Kerala_ET.pdf Prof. M Abdul Rahiman, a first batch student of LBS College of Engg Kasargod is the Principal of this institute. He is also holding the charge of Director LBS Centre for Science & Technology, parent organisation of this institute.

Location

The college is situated in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city at Poojapura.

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* {{commons category Engineering colleges in Thiruvananthapuram Women's universities and colleges in Kerala Women's engineering colleges in India 2001 establishments in Kerala Educational institutions established in 2001