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Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering
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- Kilikollur, Quilon (Kollam), Kerala, India
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- Official Website: [1]
- Email: principal@tkmce.org.in / mail@tkmce.org.in
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- History & Memorable Moments
Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering founded in 1958 is the 'first Government Aided Institution' in the private sector in the State of Kerala. The college is located at Kilikolloor, six kilometers away from the Kollam town, Kerala, India. The foundation stone was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India on third February 1956. This is the first Government aided private Engineering College in Kerala State and is affiliated to the University of Kerala. All the courses conducted in the institution has the accreditation of the A.I.C.T.E. Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering has been a trend setter in the field of Technical Education in Kerala, India. The college has been maintaining an excellent industry - institution interaction all through its history. [1]
T.K.M College of Engineering was crystallized in form and substance in 1956 and Dr. N. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of 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 grand-in-aid Engineering College in the State of Kerala. The College is located at Kilikolloor, a beautiful suburb of the historic coastal town of kollam on the Kollam-Schencottah road. The College is six kilometers away from Kollam junction and the institute is within easy reach, as a number of K.S.R.T.C as well as private buses regularly ply touching the college. The college has its own bus for transportation of local students. Direct trains connect Kollam to all important cities of the country. The International airport at Thiruvanthapuram is only 70 km away and the Kochi Harbor is 160 km north. The silver jubilee of the College was celebrated with elegance in 1983. In memory of this a new building was constructed with modern facilities. The college started with student strength of 120 and a faculty of six offering courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and has the 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. The college has highly qualified laboratories and computer facilities. The college launched a Central Library with a vast collection of technical books and periodicals as part of its silver jubilee in 1983.The present principal is Dr.MC Philipose [IMG]. [1]
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- Teachers (Where are they now?)
- Bhaskarakurup, Vijayakumar (December 1980 - May 2002)
- Hakkan, Hafez (January 1982 - Present)
- Kumar, Roshan (January 1984 - Present)
- Paul, Boby (January 1995 - June 1996)
- Philipose, Wilscy Mathai (July 1978 - Present)
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