College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) was established on 3 July 1939 as the first engineering college in the erstwhile Travancore State, starting with an intake of 21 students each in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering under Travancore University. It moved to its present campus at Sreekaryam in 1960. The college is owned by the Government of Kerala, administered by the state Department of Technical Education, and affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU). It runs 9 undergraduate programmes, 29 postgraduate programmes across 8 departments, plus MBA, MCA, and doctoral programmes.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1939 |
| Type | Government engineering college |
| Affiliation | APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) |
| Address | Engineering College P.O, Sreekaryam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695016 |
| Campus | 80 acres |
| Departments | 8 |
| Programmes | 9 UG, 29 PG, MBA, MCA, PhD |
| Official website | cet.ac.in |
B.Tech admission runs through KEAM (Kerala state engineering entrance), with M.Tech admission through GATE. The college runs 39 course rows in our catalogue with seat counts populated for each.
| Framework | Category | Rank | Score | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Architecture | 15 | 59.63 | 2025 |
| NIRF | Engineering | 101-150 (band) | Not published | 2025 |
| NIRF | Engineering | 101-150 (band) | Not published | 2024 |
| NIRF | Engineering | 151-200 (band) | Not published | 2023 |
Sources: nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/, /2024/, /2023/ (direct fetch).
CET has separate hostel facilities for men and women on campus. The men's hostel has 250 rooms accommodating 500 students; the women's hostel has 140 rooms accommodating 400 students. Both are run by a warden with assistant wardens and resident tutors, with student-run mess committees.
Founded in 1939 as the first engineering college in Travancore State, CET has an 87-year academic history.
29 postgraduate programmes including 18 NBA-accredited M.Tech specialisations across 8 departments, plus MBA and MCA.
All 7 eligible B.Tech programmes hold NBA accreditation valid through December 2028.
A 500-capacity men's hostel and 400-capacity women's hostel run on campus under wardens and student mess committees.
CET has appeared in NIRF's Engineering rankings every year from 2023 to 2025 and ranked 15th nationally in Architecture in 2025.
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Architecture | 2025 | #15 |
39 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
