What Students Say
Likes
- The fees!. College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) have a very low fee structure compared to NIT's IIT's and other private universities. We have a very good return of investment since most of the students first salary is their 4year College Fees.
- Have a very green environment and location of college is just 9km from Trivandrum city so a very peaceful environment but just a 20min ride to any hangout spaces
- Strong alumni connection over 40 countries.
Dislikes
- Faculties are well qualified but somewhat lazy to teach
- Mechanical labs are getting less updations.
- Research environment is comparatively lower
Course Curriculum Overview
CET follow the curriculum of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. Which is somewhat updated to latest technologies. It get's updated every 3 years. Curriculum focuses more on theoretical studies and have somewhat low real world exposure. We have a right exam schedule where there will be 2 internal exams and one University end semester exam in One semester
Internships Opportunities
The curriculum offers a six month internship leave for students. So most of the students will go for government and private internships in many industries and also some of the students go for internships available in other colleges. Texas Instruments,Amazon,Indian Railways,Saint Gobain etc are some of the company which offers internships to the students. Internship offers start from around 10000 rupees to 1 Lakh/ month
Placement Experience
Placements in CET is pretty neat. And will be varied according to the tides in the corporate world. Students can sit for on-campus placement by the end of the Sixth Semester.Off campus have no restrictions. There is a dedicated Career Guidance and Placement Unit in our college which works solely for the placements of the students. In 2020-2021 CET had a record placement of 650+ offers from 100+ Companies. Even during the global job crisis times we had around 400 offers from 50+ companies Companies like Amazon,IBM,CRED,CISCO,TISMO,Texas Instruments,Air India,MRF,L&T,Royal Enfield, Hundai,Microchip, SHOBHA Developers,Saint Gobaintec and many other companies has came for placements this year. Around 60% students are placed this year even though the placement is less in all colleges across India. The highest package for this year is 33 lakh for Texas Instruments and average package is around 4 Lakh to 5 Lakh.
Fees and Financial Aid
Tution fee is according to the government orders . Which is a very low amount compared to any other universities like IIT NIT etc The total tution fee for a regular student will be approx 12000 Rupees per year. there will be exam fees which is around 1000-3000 for each sem and PTA donation is 15000 which is not compulsory. The total fee for 4 years will be less than Seventy Thousand Rupees ( Not included hostel fees) There are plenty of government and private scholarships which can be availed by the students. There are certain scholarships given by alumni association of CET.
Campus Life
The campus life in CET is something you will never get from any colleges in India. CET is a very technically, culturally and politically active college which hosts many cultural and technical programs throughout the year. CET has primarily 3 Main programs ie, DISHA- an interdepartment festival for First years so they can Icebreak and get along with each other well. DRISHTI - The annual tech fest which hosts many competitions and programs along with pro shows. DHWANI- The annual cultural fest of our college. CET is the only government college in Kerala that hosts separate Technical and Cultural fest like in IITs and NITs. Classrooms are occupied with projectors and speakers and also have very good seating facilities. Sports and Games are very well in the college and we have College teams for most of the games. Every evening the ground will be filled by groups of students doing their physical activities and games Unlike other universities our college is very politically active.
Admission
The admission to the college is based on your rank in Kerala Engineering and Medical Entrance Examination (KEAM). Which will be notified in every newspapers and also in CEE website. From this year the entrance exam is computerised just like JEE which have 150 questions, Mathamatics - 75 Questions Physics -45 Questions. Chemistry - 30 Questions Total Time - 180 Minutes. Students who have high ranks in the entrance will get admission based on the demand to the course The starting admission rank in CET for State merit Category is from 100-150 and closing will be 6000. Courses like CSE,ECE etc have high demand hence need high ranks. There is OBC- NCl, Muslim,Gen-EWS and other reservations according to government orders. There will be certain rounds for allotments and the admission process after allotment is very simple and with proper documents it will be cleared by half a day.
Faculty
There are effective number of faculties in every department. If there is any vacancy the college will accommodate guest faculties till a permanent faculty join. Most of the faculties have PhD or atleast Mtech and they teach only their specialisation subjects. Some teachers are very approachable but some are still continuing a colonial way where they think they are the supremes.
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