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Travancore Engineering College

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Travancore Engineering College
MottoMy Lord! Increase My Knowledge
TypeSelf-financing Engineering College
Established21 September 2002; 21 years ago (2002-09-21)
ChairmanAnwar Sadath K
PrincipalDr. M. Nazeer (B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.d)
DirectorDr. M Sirajuddin (B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.d)
PatronTravancore Education Society
Academic staff
100
Administrative staff
250
Students2500
Location
Roaduvila, Oyoor, Kollam
,
Kerala
,
691516
,
India

8°53′18″N 76°48′54″E / 8.8883°N 76.8150°E / 8.8883; 76.8150Coordinates: 8°53′18″N 76°48′54″E / 8.8883°N 76.8150°E / 8.8883; 76.8150
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Campus26 acres (110,000 m2)
LanguageEnglish, Malayalam
AcronymTEC
NicknameTECians, TECkanz
AffiliationsA P J Abdul Kalam Technological University (2014- )
Websitewww.travancoreengg.ac.in
Travancore Engineering College is located in Kerala
Travancore Engineering College
Location in Kerala
Travancore Engineering College is located in India
Travancore Engineering College
Travancore Engineering College (India)

The Travancore Engineering College (Malayalam: ട്രാവൻകോർ എഞ്ചിനീയറിംഗ് കോളേജ്), commonly known as TEC, is one of the first self-financed private engineering institutions in the Indian state of Kerala founded in 2002. It is located in the Roaduvila neighborhood at Oyoor, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from MC road, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away from NH 47 and 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the city of Kollam in southern Kerala. The college was affiliated to Kerala University till 2014 before joining the then newly formed APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University,[1] Govt. of Kerala[2] & approved by AICTE New Delhi.[3] The college is under the Travancore Education Society, Kallambalam. Nearly two thousand students had been studying here in both U.G. & P.G. Courses started by the year 2002. The Travancore educational society is driven by NRI industrialists, who had already proved their excellence in different engineering fields for more than 25years. The vision of developing students' skills together with academic study, and molding them into entrepreneurs has become the Edu mantra for the management. The college is on 26 acres (11 ha) of land. Thousands of students enhanced their careers successfully from this glorious and colorful campus. In addition to the normal subjects stipulated by the KTU, the institute also offers add-on courses based on new technological development for all the branches.

History[edit]

The college is managed by the Travancore Education Society with a registered office at Kallambalam, Thiruvananthapuram district. The college started in the year 2002 on a permanent campus. The institution was one of the first self-financed private engineering colleges in the Kerala state.

Campus[edit]

The college is located at Roaduvila of Velinalloor Panchayat in the Kollam District on the Ayoor- Ithikkara road. The college is 7 kilometers from Ayoor junction, and 28 kilometers from Kollam railway station. The campus has two blocks, one for First-Year Students at Main College Building block and an Engineering block. The college has tutorial rooms, drawing halls, a library, a computer center, reading rooms, workshops, and laboratories. The institute has a playground, a cafeteria, and facilities like hostels, transport, medical care center. Hostel facilities for men are available.

Location in context[edit]

Organisation and Administration[edit]

Governance[edit]

The administration of the college is vested in a Governing Body consisting of representatives of the Travancore Education Society and All India Council for Technical Education. The Governing Body is headed by Anwar Sadath as Chairman and the Principal as the Ex-officio secretary.

Departments[edit]

  • Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  • Dept. of Civil Engineering
  • Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Dept. of Applied Sciences

Facilities[edit]

  • Central Library
  • MOOC Programs (NPTEL)
  • Career Guidance, Training, and Placement Cell (CGTPC)

All students go through soft skill enhancement training programs during their course for nearly 200 hours. There are multiple training programs spread across the whole course and focus on Life Skills, Communication, Aptitude, GD, and Interview Skills. The cell has been successful in placing almost all eligible students.

  • Stadium
  • Auditorium
  • Seminar Hall
  • Technical Departmental Library
  • Central Computing Facility (CCF)
  • Hostels for gentlemen and ladies have been provided inside the college campus. The gents' hostel can accommodate over 120 students. The ladies' hostel can accommodate 40 students.
  • WiFi Connectivity
  • Innovation Centre
  • Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) Cell
  • Institution-Industry Cell

Academics[edit]

The institute offers B.Tech programs in four branches of Engineering.

Affiliated Programs[edit]

Admission[edit]

Eligibility for admission to the B.Tech program, admission policy, procedure, and the fee structure shall be decided from time to time by following the guidelines issued by the Government of Kerala and other statutory bodies such as KTU, AICTE, etc. Under Graduation (UG) Admission to undergraduate courses is based on the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM), administered by the Government of Kerala, India.[4] A certain percentage of seats are reserved for the children of non-resident Indians (NRIs) and also in the management quota.

50% of seats of the sanctioned intake of students in B.Tech courses are set apart for centralized allotment by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations. Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM), put together are eligible for Govt. quota admission.

15% seats of the sanctioned intake are provided for the NRI category and allotted to children and dependents of NRIs on the basis of marks obtained for PCM in the qualifying examination. Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 45% marks in Mathematics separately and 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM), put together are eligible for NRI quota admission. These students are admitted by the Management based on their academic eligibility as per APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University norms and exempted from qualifying in Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination.

35% of the total intake is Management seats and are allotted on merit by ranking applicants on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examinations and for Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination. Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, or Examinations recognized as equivalent thereto, with 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) put together are eligible for Management seat admission. These students are admitted by the Management based on their academic eligibility as per APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University norms.

National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)[edit]

SWAYAM NPTEL Local Chapter was established in Travancore Engineering College on 25 November 2021. To improve the quality of higher education in India, IIT Madras came up with an initiative called NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning)[5] in the year 2003.[6] As per this initiative, all the IITs, along with the IISc Bangalore would come up with a series of video lecture-based courses across all the streams of engineering.[7] This initiative has gained wide popularity in India and the lectures are being used by several engineering students from across India. It is the largest online repository in the world of courses in engineering, basic sciences and selected humanities and social sciences subjects.

Library[edit]

An automated Library & Information Centre (LIC) is available for students, faculty, and researchers.

A program for the development of the collection of hard copy, audio/video, CD-ROM, and other electronic forms of documents is being followed.

The college has a central library and separate reference libraries for B.Tech. The central library operates in a two-storeyed building where separate reference and stack rooms are provided. The libraries are fully automated with more than 19,400 volumes of textbooks and reference books in over 7,350 titles. 152 technical journals, 35 IEEE publications, and 27 magazines are subscribed to. Digital collections include more than 2000 DVDs and CD-ROMs. The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is a part of TEC INTRANET, which enables the members to search for, reserve, or check the status of any book in the library from anywhere in the world through the TEC website. E-journal subscriptions include DELNET, IEEE, IEL Online, ASME, McGraw Hill-Access Engineering, Springer Link, J-Gate (JET & JSMS), ASTM Digital Library, Proquest, and Elsevier-Science Direct.

Sports[edit]

  • Cricket Ground
  • Football Ground
  • Badminton Court
  • Basketball court
  • Tennis court
  • Volleyball court

IQAC[edit]

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), established in 2021, plays a pivotal role in maintaining and monitoring the academic, extra-curricular, and administrative aspects of the college, with the exclusive purpose of quality management.

Student life[edit]

NSS TEC[edit]

The National Service Scheme primarily stands for channelizing the student youth for building the nation. The youth of all ages has been in the vanguard of progress and social change. On 21 September 2019 NSS TEC (with unit no. 704) was inaugurated. NSS is now the most active organization in the college. NSS TEC is now capable of conducting even more than 25 programs 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.

Clubs[edit]

Alumni[edit]

The alumni association was formed in 2017.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University :: Home". ktu.edu.in. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. ↑ "AICTE approved by AICTE New Delhi" (PDF).
  3. ↑ AICTE affiliated college in Kerala (ref: AI1-4702603 )
  4. ↑ "Official website of the Commissioner for Entrance Exams, Kerala".
  5. ↑ IITs and IISc eLearning Courses in Engineering and Science under NPTEL Archived 13 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Nptel.iitm.ac.in. Retrieved on 9 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)

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