CET Â TRIVANDRUM -BRIEF HISTORY
The College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET) was established in 1939 as the first Engineering College in the then Travancore State. The institution owes its foundation to the bold and inspired vision of Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the then Maharaj of Travancore. Initially the College was housed in the former office and bungalow of the Chief Engineer (present PMG Office). Maj T.H Mathewman, a Britisher was the first Principal, Started as constituent College of Travancore University, the College has an initial intake of 21 students each for Degree and Diploma courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical branches. With the establishment of the Directorate of Technical Education in the late fifties, the College administration came under the control of the Government of Kerala. The College was shifted to the present sprawling 125 acres in 1960.
Over the years, the intake of students increased and as of now with eight full-fledged departments offering eight undergraduate, 19 postgraduate and doctoral programmes under the University of Kerala, the College has around 3500 students, 285 teaching staff and 290 non-teaching staff. B.Tech, B.Arch, M.Tech, M.Plan, MCA and MBA and evening courses are also offered by the College.
Ever since the inception, the College has maintained its eminence as a leading Engineering College in India. According to a study sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, government of India, in the early ninties, College of Engineering, Trivandrum was among the to[ ten Engineering Colleges in India. The College ranks among the top in the country in the quality of its graduates and the number of top jobs held by its graduates. With such an eminence in the academic and curricular activities, the College is the most sought after Engineering College by the applicants of Engineering degree programmes in the state.
ACCREDITATION
National Board of Accreditation (NBA) as per letter No.NBA/(COE-61)/792/98 dated 18/05/2007 has accredited both undergraduate and post-gradute programmes of the College. The following courses of College of Engineering, Trivandrum have been accredited.
Major benefits of the accreditation by NBA include AICTE preferential funding, top preference from companies conducting campus interviews, exemption from undergoing tests for higher studies and employment in foreign countries that have a tie up with NBA.
 College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) Courses
| Sl No | Name of U.G Programme(s) | Accreditation Status | Period of validityw.e.f May 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Civil Engineering | Accredited | 5 Years |
| 2 | Electrical & Electronics Engineering | Accredited | 5 years |
| 3 | Electronics & Communication Engineering | Accredited | 5 Years |
| 4 | Applied Electronis & instrumentation | Accredited | 5Years |
| 5 | Mechanical Engineering | Accredited | 3 Years |
| 6 | Architecture | Accredited | 3 Years |
| 7 | Computer Science and Engineering | Accredited | 3 Years |
| 8 | Industrial Engineering | Accredited | 3 Years |
| Sl No | Name of PG Programme (S) Status | Accrediton w.e.f. May 2007 | Period of validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Structural Engineering | Accredited | 5 years |
| 2 | Traffic & Transportation Engineering | Accredited | 5 years |
| 3 | Hydraulics Engineering | Accredited | 5 years |
| 4 | Environmental Engineering | Accredited | 5 years |
| 5 | Geotechnical Engineering | Accredited | 5 years |
| 6 | Machine Design | Accredited | 5 years |
| 7 | Microwave and TV Engineering | Accredited | 5 years |
| 8 | Electrical machines | Accredited | 5 years |
| 9 | Theraml Sciences | Accredited | 3 years |
| 10 | Industrial engineering | Accredited | 3 years |
| 11 | Propulsion Engineering | Accredited | 3 years |
| 12 | Control Systems | Accredited | 3 years |
| 13 | Guidance & Navigational Control | Accredited | 3 years |
| 14 | Applied Electronics & Instrumentation | Accredited | 3 years |
| 15 | Power Systems | Accredited | 3 years |
| 16 | Master of Computer Application (MCA) | Accredited | 3 years |
| 17 | Digital signal processing | ||
| 18 | MBA |
Contact
College of Engineering Trivandrum.
Thiruvananthapuram. pin 695016.
Kerala India.
Email:Â cetvm@cet.ac.in
PHONE:
College Office: 0471-2515556
CA to Principal: 0471-2515502
Evening Degree Course: 0471-2515508
Fax: 0471-2598370
Email:Â principal@cet.ac.in
Website -Â http://www.cet.ac.in
