The Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, commonly known as TKMCE, is the first government-aided engineering institution in the Indian state of Kerala, with foundation stone laid on 2nd February 1956, and inaugurated on 3 July 1958. The campus is located in Karicode, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from Kollam, Kerala, India. The college was affiliated to Kerala University before getting changed to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University when it was formed in 2015. UGC conferred autonomous status to the institution in 2022.
History
The college was founded by the TKM Educational Trust, an organization established by Thangal Kunju Musaliar. The college's foundation stone was laid on 3 February 1956 by Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, and was inaugurated by Humayun Kabir, the Cabinet Minister for Scientific and Cultural Affairs, on 3 July 1958. The institution then went on to become the first government-aided institution in the state of Kerala.
Campus
The college is located at Karicode, a suburb town of the coastal city of Kollam on the Kollam- SengottaiNH-208 road. The college is 6 kilometres away from Kollam city centre (Chinnakada), and 2.2 kilometres from Kallumthazham junction.
Organisation and administration
Governance
The administration of the college is vested in a Governing Body consisting of representatives of the T.K.M College Trust, Govt: Of Kerala, and All India Council for Technical Education. The Governing Body is headed by S.H.Musaliar as Chairman and the Principal as the Ex-officio secretary.
Departments
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical-Production Engineering
Dept. of Architecture
Dept. of MCA
Dept. of Mathematics
Dept. of Physics
Dept. of Chemistry
Dept. of Economics
Dept. of Physical Education
Center for Artificial Intelligence
Facilities
The college has a central library with over 70,350 books, around 100 technical journals, and periodicals.
Academics
The institute offers BTech programs in eight branches of engineering, five MTech programs and a Computer Applications (MCA) Program.
Under Graduation Admission to undergraduate courses is based on the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM), administered by the Government of Kerala, India. Some seats are reserved for students from Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Lakshadweep, and also in the management quota.
A TEDx event was organised by students of TKMCE, Kollam on 11 August 2018. The theme of the event was "Alchemy".
Alumni
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The alumni association was formed in 1963. It has chapters in various states of India and around the world.
Notable alumni include: