College of Engineering, Trivandrum: Difference between revisions

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| name                 = College of Engineering Trivandrum

| image               = Cet emblem.jpg

| motto               = Karma Jyāyohya karmaņah<br /> "Action is superior to inaction (Srimad Bhagvad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 8)"

| established         = {{start date and age|df=yes|1939|7|3}}

| type                 = Government College

| academic_affiliation = [[A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University]] (2014- )<br /> [[University of Kerala]] (1957–2014) <br /> [[University of Travancore]] (1937–1957)

| dean                 = Dr. M Abdul Nizar (UG) <br/>Dr.S.Jayakumar (PG) <br/>Dr. Sindhu G (Research)

| head_label           = Principal

| head                 = [https://jijicv.com/ Dr. Jiji C V]

| undergrad           = 3100

| postgrad             = 970

| doctoral             = 100

| city                 = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]

| state               = [[Kerala]]

| country             = India

| coordinates         = {{coord|8|32|45|N|76|54|22.5|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| campus               = {{convert|125|acre|m2|abbr=on}}

| language             = English, Malayalam

| free_label           = Acronym

| free                 = CET

| website             = {{URL|http://www.cet.ac.in/}}

| postcode             = 695016

| faculty             = 350

The '''College of Engineering Trivandrum''', commonly known as '''CET''', is the first engineering college in Kerala, situated in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital city of [[Kerala]]. It was founded in 1939 during the reign of the Travancore King, [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]].

On 3 July 1939, the college formally came into existence. The institution owes its foundation to the vision of the [[Maharajah of Travancore]], [[Chithira Thirunal of Travancore|Sree Chitra Tirunal Balarama Varma]]. It initially started functioning in the former office and [[bungalow]] of the Chief Engineer (which is now the office of the Postmaster General (PMG)). Maj. T. H. Mathewman was appointed as the first principal of the college with Vastuvidya Kushala Sri, Balakrishna Rao and Prof. D. L. Deshpande on the faculty. The college had an intake of 21 students each for the Degree courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical branches of Engineering, under the then [[Travancore University]]. With the establishment of the Directorate of Technical Education in the late 1950s, the college administration came under the direct control of the government. In 1960, the college was shifted to its present 50 hectare or 125 acre campus at Kulathoor.<ref>https://www.cet.ac.in/the-college/</ref> The undergraduate and postgraduate courses are accredited by AICTE. The college has a library, a central computing facility and a planetarium.

The college campus is situated in Kulathoor near [[Sreekariyam]], 13&nbsp;km from Thiruvananthapuram Central (railway station). Extending over 125 acres (500,000&nbsp;m²) of land, it has one of the most spacious campuses in the country. The Masterplan of the campus, and the magnificent main building and other structures in the campus were designed by Prof. Joseph. Chandra Alexander, who was the first Chief Architect and Chief Town planner of the Govt. of Kerala. He was also instrumental in starting the first Architectural education centre of the state in this college.

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}}</ref> and MTech, based on [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] examination. Besides the regular BTech, BArch, MTech, M.Plan. and MCA programmes, the college also conducts Part Time BTech and MTech classes for meritorious diploma holders. There is Lateral Entry Scheme to admit diploma holders to the

Second Year/Third Semester of the BTech courses to acquire a degree in engineering based on a state-level entrance examination. The college is constantly top ranked due to its rich alumni support and heritage.

The college offers undergraduate BTech (regular and evening) and BArch programs. It also offers part-time and full-time postgraduate programs in engineering and architecture, as well as [[Master of Business Administration]] and [[Master of Computer Applications]].

[https://www.cet.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CET-B.Tech-Accreditation.pdf All B.Tech Programs are accredited by National Board of Accreditation till 30-06-2022]

[https://www.cet.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CET-Arch-Accreditation.pdf B.Arch Program  and M.Planning(Housing) is accredited  by National Board of Accreditation till 30-06-2022]

===Admissions===

===Rankings===

| NIRF_E_2020 =85

| NIRF_A_2020 = 11

College of Engineering, Trivandrum was ranked 85 among engineering colleges by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>

Architecture department of College of Engineering, Trivandrum was ranked 11 among architecture colleges by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_A_2020/>

*Micro/Nano fluidics Research Laboratory<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/microfluidlabcet/home"MFLAB"</ref>

* Hostels

==Student organizations==

===ISTE Student Chapter===

The [[Indian Society for Technical Education]] Student Chapter is the largest technical society in the college with more than 80% of the student body as its members. It provides a platform for students to showcase their talents. Ever since its formation, ISTE Students Chapter has helped its members scale heights of technical excellence through the numerous events it has conducted. The ISTE Student Chapter has successfully organised intra-collegiate tech fests such as Prarambh, Exodus, Semfiesta and Persona along with several talks, workshops, quizzes and business events every year. There have been two National Level techfests 'Aavishkar' in 2006 and 2009. ISTE CET is the best ISTE student chapter in India.

===SAE Student Chapter===

CET also has a student chapter of [[SAE International|SAE]]- the Society of Automotive Engineers, the century-old society [[Thomas Edison|Thomas Alva Edison]], [[Henry Ford]] and numerous other greats were members of. Students from CET have participated in SAE INDIA National competitions like the [[Baja SAE|Baja]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bajasaeindia.org|title=SAEINDIA-BAJA|website=www.bajasaeindia.org|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> and Efficycle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://effi.saenis.org/|title=Home|website=effi.saenis.org|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> SAE INDIA CET regularly holds educative sessions on automotive technology- from bicycles and skateboards to trains and rockets. The student chapter also trains students in [[Computer-aided design|CAD]].

===Innovation Centre CET===

The Innovation Centre is a lab facility operated for the students by the students of CET.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/InnovationCentreCet|title=Innovation Centre CET|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> It was established in May 2012 and has become the den of geeks and Greeks in the college. Unlike most other technical organisations in the college, Innovation centre is government funded (by CERD<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cerd.cet.ac.in/ic.php|title={{!}} Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD), College of Engineering, Trivandrum ::..|last=9746458185|first=Biju Joswin, Mob|website=www.cerd.cet.ac.in|access-date=2016-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413080154/http://www.cerd.cet.ac.in/ic.php|archive-date=13 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>). The Innovation Centre is open 24 x 7, with supervision. The facility also organises talks and training sessions in technical activities and also acts as a think tank where students meet to discuss their ideas on technical advances. In addition to it activities within the college, Innovation Centre CET hosts EUREKA, a statewide project competition annually. It is also a guidance center where students get advice and help for their projects and tech related activities. Working in unison with the IPR cell and the Technology Business Incubation (TBI) facility, the Innovation Centre also helps students in patenting and marketing the technologies they develop.

===Entrepreneurship Development Cell===

NSS is now the most active organisation in the college. NSS cet is now capable of conducting even more than 25 programmes a year in midst of a busy academic schedule. Also from a bunch of students at the time of formation, the number of NSS volunteers is now more than a hundred. Also NSS cet is now an established one with a website and a special room for its activities. Last year NSS even came up with an Alumni section, a rare thing for an organisation in college. As part of the new requirement of A.P.J. Kalam Technological University, a new unit of NSS was started.

===RoboCET===

RoboCET is the robotics club of CET formed by a group of robotic enthusiasts among the students of the college. RoboCET was established in April 2008. The activities of this club include conducting classes, workshops and exhibitions on robotics. RoboCET has organised various robotics competitions inside and outside the college.

===FOSS Cell CET===

===CET Shutterbugs===

===CETALKS===

Cetalks is also the name of the college's official radio. New shows are aired occasionally at 9 pm on weekends.

===STEAM tables===

STEAM tables is an intra-college research oriented discussion platform that is devoted to promote technical discussions and to identify niche problems in different arenas that could be solved by engineering. The objective is to improve the quality of research and student projects from the college.

===CET Quiz Club===

CET Quiz Club is one of the oldest and most active club in CET. CET QC conducts weekly informal sessions and other regular quizzing events in college. The club also organizes the inter college and open quiz competitions during Dhwani (Cultural fest) and Drishti (Tech fest), among others. One of the most awaited annual quizzing event, Eroteme, is conducted by the QC and attended by quizzers in and out of the state. Quiz Master Major Chandrakant Nair has hosted all 4 editions of Eroteme.

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===TinkerHub CET===

What one faces when stepping out of college is a world of competition and without a strong backing of the latest in technology, making a name for oneself will be hard. This also involves the acquisition of internships, authoring or research papers, seizing research opportunities to the extent of patent filing. The key separator is that it is a community for all, with absolutely no barriers to entry.

* [[Jayaraj]] – Film director National award winner

* [[Basil Joseph]] – Film director and actor

*[[M. Jayachandran]] – Music Director and Singer, National Award winner

* [[V. R. Lalithambika]] – Director, Directorate of [[Indian Human Spaceflight Programme|Human Space Program]], [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO)

* [[Alexis Leon]] – is an [[India]]n [[Information technology consulting|software consultant]]

* [[Venu Nagavally]] – Film actor, director and writer

* [[M. P. Parameswaran]] – Nuclear scientist, now full-time activist with the [[Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad]].

* [[Joy Vazhayil]] - Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala