Thangal Kunju Musaliar Institute of Technology ( TKM Institute of Technology) (

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institute of engineering and technology Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow (IET, Lucknow) is a state government-funded technical institute in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a constituent college of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (erstwhile Utta ...

located in Karuvelil, 23 km from the city of

Kollam, Kerala Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and is 71 kilometers (44 mi) north ...

, India. Earlier the institute was affiliated by Cochin University of Science and Technology(CUSAT). Now the institute is affiliated by APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU).

Overview

TKM Institute of Technology is affiliated to the

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) is a state public technological university headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. KTU is an All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) ...

and

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. The institute offers

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and

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courses in various streams of engineering. It is close to the technology and industrial campus of Technopark, Kollam.

History

TKM Institute of Technology was started functioning in the year 2002. The college was established by the TKM College Trust with the approval of the

AICTE The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education (India), Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 firs ...

and affiliation of

. The TKM College Trust was registered as an educational trust on 20 December 1956, by Thangal Kunju Musaliar, an eminent educationalist and the doyen of the cashew industry.

Admission

The admission procedure and the fee structure is decided by the

Government of Kerala The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...

. A certain percentage of seats are reserved for the children of

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(NRIs).

Departments

* Dept of Biomedical Engineering * Dept of Civil Engineering * Dept of Mechanical Engineering * Dept of Computer Science Engineering * Dept of Food Technology * Dept of Electrical and Electronics Engineering *

References

*http://www.highereducationinindia.com/institutes/tkm-institute-of-technology-32.php - TKMIT

External links

TKM institute of Technology, Computer Science Department National Conference website

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