College
History
THE
COLLEGE
The
T.K.M College of Engineering was crystallized in form
and substance in 1956 and Dr.N.Rajendra Prasad, the first
President of Independent India, laid the foundation stone.
After a short span of two years, the College was formally
inaugurated by, Prof.Humayun Kabir the Hon'ble minister
for Scientific and Cultural Affairs on 3rd July 1958.
This is the first private grant-in-aid Engineering College
in the state.
The
college started with a student strength of 120 and a faculty
of six offering courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering and has an enviable reputation of being one
of the premier technical institutions in the country.
At present the college has a strength of more than 2000
students with about 200 staff members supported by 136
non-teaching staff. Right from the beginning , the T.K.M
College of Engineering has been a trend setter in the
field of technical education in Kerala ; setting and maintaining
very high standards in education with main focus on all
round development of students. The consistency with which
the students have been securing major university ranks
in the university examinations is a standing proof of
excellent standards of the institution and training imparted
by the college.
The silver jubilee of the College was celebrated with
elegance in 1983. In memory of this, a new building was
constructed for the central library with all modern facilities.
The college is located at Kilikollur, a beautiful suburb
of the historic coastal town of Kollam on the Kollam-Sencottah
road. The college is six kilometers away from Kollam junction
and the institution is within easy reach, as a number
of K.S.R.T.C as well as private buses regularly ply touching
the College. Direct trains connect Kollam to all important
cities of the country. The international airport at Thiruvananthapuram
is only 70 Km's away and the Kochi Harbor is 160 Km's
north.
