College of Engineering Trivandrum, [CET] Thiruvananthapuram

The College of Engineering Trivandrum was established in 1939, but when the administration came under the control of the Government of Kerala it moved to a sprawling 125 acres campus in 1960. It is one of the best-known and most sought-after engineering colleges in the state.

The College of Engineering Trivandrum Admissions is for the undergraduate, postgraduate, and research courses. The college was accredited by the National Board of Accreditation [NBA] and approved by the All India Council of Technical Education [AICTE].

According to a study sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, the College of Engineering, Trivandrum was among the Top Ten Engineering Colleges in India. Now it ranks among the top in the country in the quality of its graduates and the number of top jobs they get. 

Moreover, the Kerala Government has sanctioned a new satellite project in association with ISRO through this Institute. This project aims to design, fabricate, and launch a nano-satellite, in association with ISRO and CET Centre for Interdisciplinary Research [CCIR].

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College of Engineering Trivandrum Highlights:

College of Engineering Trivandrum was the first engineering college in the Travancore State. There are around 3500 students and285 teaching staff and 290 non -teaching staff.

CET Courses:

College of Engineering Trivandrum Infrastructure Facilities:

• The central computing facility is comprised of 3 labs, namely the Central Computing Facility Lab, Centre for Training in Software Engineering Lab, and the Sree Chithirathirunaal Centre for Computing Lab.
• There are a server room and 10 high-end servers noded which is shared among all the departments and administrative offices.
• The TREST Research Park assists companies with a research focus to set up a base in the park, where the Corporate R&D, the faculty, and students of CET work together.
• The College also has a Centre of Excellence in Fluid Dynamics and the Transportation and Research Engineering Centre present on campus.
• The Centre for Continuing Education helps in conducting courses, training programs, and workshops.
• The Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Unit looks after all refrigeration related issues on campus, giving students hands-on experience.
• The Technical Library has a vast collection of print and e-resources for the students to use.
• The Reading Room has 145 seats with individual tables.

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College of Engineering Trivandrum Placement Highlights:

• The Career Guidance and Placement Unit provides the facility to place final year students in respectable organizations through campus recruitment.
• It is fully computerized and has high-speed internet connectivity.
• The Placement activities are held in seven air-conditioned rooms.
• They provide industrial training to students during their course of study.
• They organize lectures, seminars, group discussions, mock interviews, etc. for career guidance, entrepreneurship, and personality development.
• They prepare their students for competitive examinations like GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, GATE, CAT, etc.
• Infosys and Accenture are the top recruiters during the campus placement drives.
• 383 students were placed during campus recruitment.
• The recruiters of the College of Engineering Trivandrum include Amazon, Infosys, Accenture, Wipro, Cognizant, etc.

CET Clubs and Committees:

• The Entrepreneurship Development Club [EDC] is functioning to develop the entrepreneurship skills of the students.
• The ENCON Club which refers to Energy Conservation was formed to promote energy conservation among the staff and students.
• The Environmental Club concentrates on conserving and documenting the Biodiversity of the campus.
• Anti-ragging squad
• Internal complaint committee
• Student welfare committee
• Students grievance residential committee
• Disciplinary action committee
• Anti-ragging committee