Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering

Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering
TKMCE
Motto Pre-eminence in Engineering and Technology with a universal perspective.
Type Govt. Aided
Aided by the World Bank under TEQIP Programme Govt. of India
Established 1958
Chairman Sri. Shahal Hassan Musaliar
Principal Dr. S. Ayoob
Academic staff
 200
Undergraduates 2500
Postgraduates 280
Location Kollam, Kerala, India
8°54′50″N 76°37′57″E / 8.91389°N 76.63250°E / 8.91389; 76.63250Coordinates: 8°54′50″N 76°37′57″E / 8.91389°N 76.63250°E / 8.91389; 76.63250
Affiliations A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University (2014- )
University of Kerala
Website www.tkmce.ac.in

Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering (TKMCE), founded in 1958, is the first government aided engineering institution in the Indian state of Kerala. The college is located at Karikode, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the city of Kollam in southern Kerala. The foundation stone was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the erstwhile President of India on 3 February 1956.

The institution is affiliated with the University of Kerala and APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.[1] Admissions to the college are based on the Kerala Engineering Agricultural Medical (KEAM) Examination conducted by the Kerala state Commission of Entrance Examinations. It is widely regarded by many as the best engineering institute of the state and is the most sought after destination for engineering aspirants across the state. The college has been ranked among the top 150 engineering institutes in the country by the National Institutional Ranking Framework governed by the MHRD.[2][3] TKM has earned the unique honour of being the only Engineering college in the state under the government, aided and semi-government sector to be accredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) with an A grade. It is also the only engineering institution in the state of Kerala to be awarded the six year accreditation status by the National Board of Accreditation(NBA).. The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) Local chapter of the college has been honored as one of the top performing NPTEL chapters within the top 10 best performing institutes with AAA Rating. Careers360, promoted by the Outlook Group, ranked TKM as the second best institute among the top engineering colleges in Kerala with AAAA rating.[4] It is an institution of National Importance and is currently being funded jointly by the Government of Kerala and the World Bank under the TEQIP program.

Institution

The college was founded by the TKM Educational Trust, an organization established by Thangal Kunju Musaliar. The college's foundation stone was laid in 1956 by Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. The college was inaugurated by Prof. Humayun Kabir, the Cabinet Minister for Scientific and Cultural Affairs, on 3 July 1958. The main building is designed in the grand medieval Mughal architectural style with courtyards, around which are spread the departmental buildings, library block, laboratories, workshops and hostels.

The college started with 120 students and a faculty of six, offering courses in mechanical engineering, civil engineering and electrical engineering. The college now has more than 3000 students with about 250 faculty, supported by 136 non-teaching staff.[5] The college has laboratories and computer facilities.

The institute offers B.Tech. programs in eight branches of engineering, five M.Tech. programs and a Computer Applications (MCA) Program.[6] The programs are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

The institution went on to become the first Government-aided Engineering College in the state and is managed by the TKM College trust with Shahal Hassan Musaliar as Chairman and TK Jalaluddin Musaliar as Treasurer.

Dr. S. Ayoob is the current principal of the college.

Location

View of Kollam-Punalur Passenger Train passing by the college.

The college is located at Karicode, a suburb town of the coastal city of Kollam on the Kollam-Schencottah NH-208 road. There is a railway station at Karicode called Kilikollur railway station. Direct trains connect Kollam Junction Railway station to all important cities of the country. The college is six kilometres away from Kollam city centre (Chinnakada).

Admission

Undergraduate level

  • Admission to the college is based on the competitive Entrance Examination KEAM administered by the Government of Kerala, India.[7] Some seats are reserved for students from Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Lakshadweep.[8]
Postgraduate level
  • M.Tech.Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology, IITs.[9]
  • MCA Kerala MCA Entrance Examination, conducted by the Office of the Commissioner of Entrance Exams run by the Government of Kerala.[10]
  • MBA Management Aptitude Test (MAT) conducted by the All India Management Association and CMAT conducted by AICTE.[11]

Courses offered

Undergraduate-level courses

Full-time courses (B.Tech. & B.Arch.)

Part-time courses (B.Tech.)

Postgraduate-level courses

Full-time courses

Part-time courses

PhD programmes

  • T K M College of Engineering is recognized as a Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) Centre for faculty. Admission is offered to Ph. D. Programmes in Civil and Mechanical Engineering branches as per the sanctioned seats every year.
  • T K M College of Engineering is recognized as a Research Centre by both Kerala University and APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.

Administration

The administration of the college is vested in a Governing Body consisting representatives of the T.K.M College Trust, Govt: Of Kerala, and All India Council for Technical Education. The present Governing Body is headed by Sri.S.H.Musaliar as Chairman and the Principal as the Ex-officio secretary.[12]

Facilities

  • Career Guidance and Placement Unit (CGPU)
  • Football cum Cricket Ground
  • Indoor Badminton Court
  • Basketball, Tennis and Volleyball court
  • Canteen
  • Stationery shop
  • Hostels for all students
  • International students hostel
  • Central Library

The college has a central library with over 70,350 books, around 100 technical journals, and periodicals. The library is open on all working days and Saturdays. The library system is computerized, and also has Internet facility. Apart from the central library, each department has its own library with specialized collections. One of earliest e-campuses in India, the entire campus including 14 hostels for boys and girls are linked into a WLAN.

Alumni association

The Alumni Association was formed in 1963. Chapters of the association are in several countries. TAGA[13] was formed on 8 September 2004 as an internet based initiative to link all the alumni. TKMCE Alumni UAE[14] is one of the alumni association based in UAE which was founded in 1987 as an auxiliary unit of TKM Alumni Association Kollam. It has more than 1000 members.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "University Of Kerala, Affiliated colleges".
  2. ↑ Last Ranks Allotment No 3, CEE-Kerala.com 29 August 2011.
  3. ↑ https://www.nirfindia.org/EngineeringRanking150.html
  4. ↑ "Think higher education! Kerala's best engineering colleges 2014". Careers360. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  5. ↑ http://tkmce.ac.in/courses-offered.html
  6. ↑ http://tkmce.ac.in/courses-offered.html
  7. ↑ "Official website of the Commissioner for Entrance Exams, Kerala".
  8. ↑ "The Ministry Of Overseas Indian Affairs".
  9. ↑ "GATE Office, IITM".
  10. ↑ "Official Website for MCA Admission, Kerala". Archived from the original on 25 October 2008.
  11. ↑ "Official Website, All India Management Association".
  12. ↑ "Official website of TKM College of engineering".
  13. ↑ "TKMCE Alumni Global Association".
  14. ↑ "TKMCE Alumni UAE".
  15. ↑ "31 Engineering Graduate(Btech) Mollywood Celebrities". jithumpablog.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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