College of Engineering - CET Thiruvananthapuram started working on 3 July 1939 as a part of the erstwhile University of Travancore, Kerala, India. The college campus is located near Sreekariyam, 13 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central. The College of Engineering is generally known as CET. Founded in 1939, it is one among India's leading engineering colleges, and the top ranked engineering college in Kerala other than NIT Calicut. Spread over 125 acres 500,000 m² of land, it has one of the
.....Continuing reading most spacious campuses in India. The main building looks like a spanner from the air, around which are spread the departmental buildings, library block, laboratories, workshops, hostels, a planetarium, staff quarters, and stadiums.
Over the years the College of Engineering - CET Thiruvananthapuram has attained the position of being one of the leading engineering institutions in India. In the year 1990, the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, ranked the college as one of the highest ranking institutions in comparison with the performance of IITs in the area of training and placement.
College of Engineering - CET Thiruvananthapuram, is one of the few technical institutions in South India, which gives admissions to students on mostly merit basis and through an All Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination. The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Research IISER, Trivandrum is currently running from the campus.
College of Engineering - CET Thiruvananthapuram has a lively student community which outshines in Technical and Cultural inter-collegiate festivals throughout the country. College of Engineering - CET Thiruvananthapuram offers B.Tech programs with an intake of 60 for full time and with an intake of 40 for part time. The Department offers Ph.D. & M.Sc. Engineering by research programmes under the University of Kerala. Presently 14 Scholars are pursuing Ph.D Programme as Full time/Part-time, out of which 9 are internal members. The students joining this college are the top rankers of All Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination. Besides the regular B.Tech, B Arch and M.Tech programmes, the college also offers Part Time B.Tech classes for meritorious Diploma Holders.
Increasingly recognized by recruiters for its abundant talent pool and excellent facilities, College's placement process aspires to match the requirements of recruiters and the aspirations of students. The Career Guidance and Placement Unit of College of Engineering - CET Thiruvananthapuram was set up in the college as a voluntary organization in January 1984. The Placement Officer who is helped by student representatives from all the departments heads this unit.....Reading in short