College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET)

College of Engineering Trivandrum, commonly called CET, is a Government of Kerala engineering college in Thiruvananthapuram. It combines a long institutional history with a broad engineering portfolio, architecture, postgraduate study and an established KTU affiliation. For applicants comparing CET, the most useful checks are the exact branch and current seat matrix, the current CEE Kerala admission notice, programme-specific accreditation, and outcome figures tied to their reporting year. Official college profile

A public engineering college with a long record

CET says it was established in 1939 as the first engineering college in the erstwhile Travancore State. The college began with degree and diploma programmes in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, each with an initial intake of 21. It moved to its present 80-acre campus in 1960. The institution is owned by the Government of Kerala, administered by the Department of Technical Education and affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU). This is a public, university-affiliated model, not an autonomous private-university campus. The institutional profile describes an academic structure of eight departments, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, management and computer-applications degrees, and doctoral work under KTU. It reports nine undergraduate programmes and around 5,000 students, supported by about 300 faculty and 300 technical and ministerial staff. These are approximate institution-reported scale figures, not a current enrollment audit or a faculty-to-student quality measure. Its stated vision is national-level excellence and international visibility in engineering education; its listed missions include transformative education, technology innovation, research and responsible professional practice. These are institutional aims, not independent outcome measures. The college

Programmes span engineering, architecture and postgraduate study

The college’s undergraduate listing includes B.Tech programmes in Civil, Electrical and Electronics, Electrical and Computer, Electronics and Communication, Applied Electronics and Instrumentation, Mechanical, Industrial and Computer Science and Engineering, alongside B.Arch. The page lists eight-semester B.Tech degrees and a ten-semester B.Arch; it gives branch-specific intakes rather than one college-wide B.Tech number. The published regular B.Tech list includes Civil (120), Electrical and Electronics (120), Electrical and Computer (60), Electronics and Communication (120), Applied Electronics and Instrumentation (60), Mechanical (120), Industrial (60), and Computer Science and Engineering (120). The B.Arch listing gives 40 seats and a ten-semester duration. These are figures on CET’s programme page, useful for comparing branch scale; check them against the current CEE seat matrix before choice filling because programme-page figures can lag a counselling cycle. The same UG page separately lists working-professional B.Tech in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronics Engineering, each with 30 seats. These options belong to a separate office and admission category. Working professionals should consult that programme-specific notice for eligibility, class schedule and mode rather than apply first-year KEAM assumptions. UG programmes

The institutional profile reports 29 postgraduate programmes alongside MBA, MCA and doctoral programmes under KTU; the detailed PG page groups entries differently. The PG listing describes M.Tech as a four-semester award and names specialisations individually: M.Tech options cover civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics and computing fields. Named areas include Structural Engineering, Traffic and Transportation, Hydraulics, Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering, Geo Informatics, Machine Design, Propulsion, Thermal Sciences, Industrial and Financial Engineering, Manufacturing and Automation, Control Systems, Power Systems, Guidance and Navigational Control, Electrical Machines, Communication Systems, Applied Electronics and Instrumentation, Signal Processing, Micro and Nano Electronics, Robotics and Automation, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Security, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy and Power Electronics. Several entries show annual intakes of 18, while Structural Engineering is listed at 36 and Environmental Design at 20. The page also lists Urban Design (M.Arch), Planning (M.Plan), Computer Applications (60) and Business Administration (120). These are page-stated figures, not a single common admissions pool; compare the exact award, specialisation, current intake and entry notice before applying. PG programmes

Admissions: separate the published 2026 cycle from the next one

CET’s 2026 B.Tech/B.Arch notice says admission followed the allotment list published by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, and directs applicants to the KEAM 2026 prospectus. The dated notice assigned 20–24 July 2026 sessions by branch: Electrical and Electronics and Industrial Engineering on 20 July; Electronics and Communication and Electrical and Computer on 21 July; Computer Science and Applied Electronics and Instrumentation on 22 July; Civil and Architecture on 23 July; and Mechanical on 24 July. It divided the day into forenoon (8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.) and afternoon (1–4 p.m.) slots, with a later catch-up session limited to 3 p.m. The page linked detailed instructions and documents, a college-registration form, anti-ragging undertaking, physical-fitness certificate form and authorization form for candidates unable to attend in person. This dated process shows the college-level joining step after central allotment; it should not be treated as a timetable for a later cycle. The admissions index also lists 2026 M.Tech, M.Arch, M.Plan and MCA notices. These are dated 2026 notices, not instructions for a later intake. CET’s indexed 2026 posts also show lateral-entry and working-professional notices, spot-admission rounds and separate postgraduate notices, so applicants should first identify the correct admission category rather than treating every seat as part of the same KEAM process. At the time of this update, the CET admissions index is displaying 2026 notices; a 2027-28 schedule or eligibility rule was not found in the reviewed official material. Applicants should use the next CEE Kerala and CET notices for the year they apply, and check the exact course and category before relying on a fee line or deadline. CET admissions index · 2026 B.Tech/B.Arch notice

The 2026 B.Tech/B.Arch joining notice lists a PTA fund of ₹16,000 for B.Tech and ₹18,500 for B.Arch, a ₹2,000 college bus-development fund and a ₹1,000 CETAA membership fee. These are named 2026 joining charges, not annual tuition; the categories and cycle matter when comparing them with another institution’s tuition quote. Treat the listed charges as requirements tied to this historical notice, not as current or complete costs for a later intake. This overview does not quote a 2027-28 tuition figure; use the current prospectus and official fee orders for the course and category.

Rankings, accreditation and what the placement figures measure

CET’s institutional profile reports a NIRF 2025 Engineering rank band of 101-150 and 15th place in Architecture. Treat these as the college’s reported 2025 category results, not a single rank or a 2026 result. Its NIRF page links to 2026 submissions, while its profile still identifies the latest ranking results it reports as 2025. The NBA page lists programme-specific accreditation: several named B.Tech programmes are shown as accredited through 31 December 2028, while the page gives different end dates for postgraduate programmes. Accreditation is attached to the listed programme and period; it should not be generalized to every degree at CET. The college’s profile · NIRF documents · NBA accreditation list

CET’s NIRF 2025 Engineering submission reports that 623 students in its four-year UG programme group graduated in the minimum stipulated time in 2023-24, 553 were placed and the median salary of placed graduates was ₹6.95 lakh. Using the reported 623 minimum-time graduates as the denominator, 553 placed is about 88.8% (553 ÷ 623); this is a derived cohort ratio, not the percentage of all students who sought a job, and it does not distinguish branch, employer, role or salary distribution. A median is the midpoint of the placed-graduate salary distribution, not the expected offer for each student. The report does not provide this overview with branch-level denominators, role mix, employer counts or a salary distribution, so applicants should request those details from the college if they are deciding between specific departments. These are institution-submitted cohort figures, not an average or highest package, a branch-wise placement rate or a promise for the next graduating class. NIRF 2025 Engineering report

Campus support and accommodation

The college describes separate men’s and women’s hostels on campus. The men’s hostel is behind the college within the campus and the women’s hostel is on the front side. Its hostel page lists 250 men’s hostel rooms with capacity for 500 students and 140 women’s hostel rooms with capacity for 400. It also describes reading rooms, fitness centres and indoor and outdoor sports and cultural facilities. CET says the hostels are supervised by a warden, assistant wardens and resident tutors; a student-elected mess committee manages the mess under its stated committee structure. These details help applicants understand that accommodation has a separate administration and student-managed element. The published capacities do not guarantee a room to every applicant or specify a current first-year allotment; hostel admission is handled separately, so check the active hostel notice. Hostel information

The Technical Library and Documentation Centre says its central library offers print and digital resources and has seating for 168. Its e-library page describes electronic journals, e-books and access to subscribed resources. The library frames these services as support for scholarly and information needs, alongside print books, periodicals and newspapers. The page reports more than 104,500 documents and access to over 13,200 online journals and says its library software is Book Magic. Posted reader-service hours are 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday; issue and return hours are 9:15 a.m.–5 p.m. for regular students and 5–8:45 p.m. for working professionals. The page lists a ₹1-per-day late fine and says reference books may be taken outside their section for reading or photocopying for one day. These are details as displayed on the captured library page; check directly before planning a visit. CET’s UG page also lists a grievance-redressal channel, a 24-hour Women Cell and a student counsellor; these are support contacts rather than a substitute for checking the relevant academic office’s process. For campus planning, note the college address as Engineering College P.O., Sreekaryam, Thiruvananthapuram 695016; confirm transport and accommodation arrangements directly with CET. Technical Library · Contact details

Who may find CET worth a closer look

CET is worth comparing if you want a state-run engineering college with multiple engineering branches, architecture and postgraduate routes under a named technical university. Your decision should turn on the branch you can actually secure, the current fee schedule, whether the specific programme is NBA-accredited and how you interpret its year-labelled placement evidence. The published 2025 NIRF cohort medians are useful context, but they cannot tell you what a particular branch or future graduating class will achieve. Before choice filling, compare the CEE seat matrix with CET’s branch listing, because the college page’s annual intake figures may not match a later allotment cycle. Confirm whether the route is regular first-year, lateral-entry or working-professional; these are separately described in CET’s 2026 notices. Check the named award and specialisation in the prospectus, then confirm its accreditation period rather than assuming a department-wide status. For costs, distinguish tuition from the 2026 PTA, bus-development and CETAA charges, and request the current course/category fee order. For outcomes, ask whether branch-level placement data is available before treating institution-level NIRF rows as a proxy. For housing, request the current hostel application process and allotment information; published capacity is not an offer of accommodation.