The Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, commonly known as TKMCE, is the first government-aided engineering institution in the Indian 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 ...

inaugurated on 3 July 1958. It is the first Government aided engineering college in Kerala. The institution is affliated to KTU. The campus is located in

Karicode Karicode or Karikodu is a neighbourhood of Kollam city in India. It is about 5 km away from Kollam city centre. Karicode is the 23rd ward in Kollam Municipal Corporation council. The place is very famous because of the educational instituti ...

, approximately away from

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

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. The college is affiliated to

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 ...

since its inception in 2015.

History

Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala

The college was founded by the TKM Educational Trust, an organization established by Thangal Kunju Musaliar. The college's foundation stone was laid on 3 February 1956 by

Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...

, the first

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, and was inaugurated by

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, the Cabinet Minister for Scientific and Cultural Affairs, on 3 July 1958. The institution then went on to become the first government-aided institution in the state of

Campus

The college is located at Karicode, a suburb town of the coastal city of Kollam on the

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NH-208 road. The college is 6 kilometres away from

city centre (Chinnakada), and 2.2 kilometres from

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junction.

Organisation and administration

Governance

The administration of the college is vested in a Governing Body consisting of representatives of the T.K.M College Trust, Govt: Of Kerala, and All India Council for Technical Education. The Governing Body is headed by S.H.Musaliar as Chairman and the Principal as the Ex-officio secretary.

Departments

* Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering * Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering * Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering * Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Dept. of Mechanical Engineering * Dept. of Civil Engineering * Dept. of Chemical Engineering * Dept. of Mechanical-Production Engineering * Dept. of Architecture * Dept. of MCA * Dept. of Mathematics * Dept. of Physics * Dept. of Chemistry * Dept. of Economics * Dept. of Physical Education * Center for Artificial Intelligence

Facilities

The college has a central library with over 70,350 books, around 100 technical journals, and periodicals.

Academics

The institute offers BTech programs in eight branches of engineering, five MTech programs and a Computer Applications (MCA) Program.

Accreditation and affiliation

TKMCE was accredited by the

National Assessment and Accreditation Council The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a government organisation in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is an autonomous body funded by the University Grants Commission and headquarte ...

with a validity up to November 2021. Ten programmes are approved by the

All India Council for Technical Education The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in ...

(AICTE) for 2019–2020, some which are accredited by the

National Board of Accreditation The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is one of the two major bodies responsible for accreditation of higher education institutions in India, along with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). NBA accredits technical progr ...

(NBA). The programmes are affiliated with

Admission

* Post Graduation Admission to MCA is based on the Kerala LBS Entrance Examination, conducted by the Office of LBS Exams run by the Government of Kerala. Admission to

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is based on

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination conducted in India that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science for admission into the Masters Program and ...

(GATE). Admission to MBA is based on

Management Aptitude Test Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a standard aptitude test conducted in India since 1998 by the All India Management Association (AIMA). MAT is used for admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA) and allied programmes by over 600 busines ...

(MAT) conducted by the All India Management Association and

Common Management Admission Test Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is an online computer-based test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), India. It is a national-level admission test for facilitating institutions to select suitable students for admission in all ...

(CMAT) conducted by

(AICTE). * Under Graduation Admission to undergraduate courses is based on the

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(KEAM), administered by the

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. Some seats are reserved for students from Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Lakshadweep, and also in the management quota. * PhD candidates are admitted as per

norms.

Sports

* Football Ground * Cricket Practice Nets * Indoor Badminton Court * Basketball court * Tennis court * Volleyball court * Squash court (under construction) Teams Sent For University Games * Cricket Team * Football Team * Basketball Team * Volleyball Team * Handball Team * Athletics Team * Badminton Team * Tennis Team * Table Tennis Team * Chess Team

Student life

TEDxTKMCE

A TEDx event was organised by students of TKMCE, Kollam on 11 August 2018. The theme of the event was "Alchemy".

Alumni

The alumni association was formed in 1963. It has chapters in various states of India and around the world. Notable alumni include: * Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V., Judge,

Kerala High Court The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep. It is located in Kochi. Drawing its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the High Court has the power to issu ...

. *

M. Jayachandran Madhusoodanan Jayachandran is an Indian composer, singer, and musician. He has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for a record number of nine times. In 2005, he also won the state award for best male singer. In 2015, he wo ...

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, singer, and musician. *

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, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) *

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, former Labour Minister of the State Government of Kerala. *

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, former director of

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(ISAC). * Suraj Mani, Indian rock musician.

References

External links

TKMCE website
{{Education in Kerala Engineering colleges in Kollam APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University