# College of Engineering, Adoor

The College of Engineering, Adoor commonly known as CEA is a college in Adoor, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India, located 3 km from the town centre at Manakala. It is affiliated with the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and is run under the aegis of the Institute of Human Resources Development, an institute of the government of Kerala. The College was inaugurated in 1995 by the Chief Minister of Kerala A K Antony. College of Engineering Adoor is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Recently the college has been selected in Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase II. It is the best Engineering College in Pathanamthitta District and is one of the Major Engineering colleges in the Kerala. It is recognised by AICTE and also it is accredited by NBA .

## Courses

The college offers BTech (Bachelor of Technology) and newly MTech (Master of Technology) degrees in five streams. 10% of the total seats are given to lateral entry students in every discipline. The number of seats per year is given in brackets.
* Computer Science Engineering (120+6)
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering (60+6)
* Electronics and Communication Engineering (60+6)
* Mechanical Engineering (60+6)
* Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (60+6)
The college also offers MTech (Master of Technology) in the following stream(s).
* Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Thermal Engineering (18)

## Admission

Admissions are carried out on the basis of the ranks obtained in the All Kerala Common Entrance Examinations, conducted by the Controller of Entrance Examinations, Government of Kerala. The college follows a 50-50 method of admission from both merit and management streams. A significant number of students in the management stream is filled by children of NRIs.
When the college started in 1995, it had a 90-10 breakup of merit and management streams. However, the merit students were required to pay a refundable deposit (at the end of the course) of ₹ 1,00,000 which was utilized for infrastructure development in the college.

## College Senate

The members of the College Senate (College Union) are elected by and from the students of the college. The College Senate consists of elected representatives from each class and lady representatives from each year. The College Senate has an executive committee consisting of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, General Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, Sports Club Secretary and Arts Club Secretary. The tenure of office of the College Senate is one academic year.

## Department associations
### FORUM

FORUM (Fraternity of Royal United Mechanicals) is an association of the Mechanical Engineering students of CEA. They have organized many academic programs and In 2008 FORUM conducted PRAGNJA, an inter-college technical fest and exhibition.

### PULSE

PULSE (Powerful and United Legion of Students of Electronics), is the Electronics and Communication Engineering students' association. They have organized induction program for freshers, introductory and expert seminars in recent technologies.

### TRACE

TRACE (The Regal Association of Computer Engineers) is the association of Computer Science & Engineering students. Each year TRACE conducts a festival. TRACE introduced CEA to Linux by establishing the CEA-LUG (Linux Users Group).

### EESA

EESA (Electrical Engineering student Association) is an association of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students of CEA. EESA organizes social events, host talks by guest speakers and students, and helps communicate with the department and the students.

## Clubs

Following clubs are present in college:
* Music Club
* Arts Club
* Sports Club
* Quiz Club
* Nature Club
* Drishti - Photography Club
* Dance Club

## Technical and non-technical organizations
### SAE

SAEINDIA is a resource for mobility technology. As an individual member-driven society of mobility practitioners the ownership of SAEINDIA rests with its members who are individuals from the mobility community, which includes engineers, executives from industry, government officials, academics and students.
SAEINDIA is an affiliate society of SAE International registered in India as an Indian non-profit engineering and scientific society dedicated to the advancement of mobility industry in India.
Under SAEINDIA-CEA, CEA MOTORSPORTS was established and consist of mainly three teams: Team DRUTHA, Team ASTRA and Team AAGNEYA.

### TEAM Drutha

Team Drutha was initially formed in 2010 by a group of B.Tech students of College of Engineering Adoor, a government engineering college run by the IHRD. Its aims to compete in the SUPRA SAE.

#### Awards & Achievements

* Successfully passing the Virtual SUPRA SAEINDIA 2011, 2012
* Race a car in Buddh International Circuit, Noida, Delhi 2013
* Participated in SUPRA SAEINDIA 2016, at Buddh International Circuit, Noida, Delhi
* Participated and qualified for Endurance Race of SUPRA SAEINDIA 2017 at Buddh International Circuit, Noida, Delhi
* Secured 4th position in overall rankings at FFS India 2017, held at Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore
* Secured 2nd position in Skid-pad Event of FFS India 2017, held at Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore

### TEAM Astra

Team Astra was initially formed in 2016.Team Astra is a student-run design & manufacturing team of College of Engineering Adoor, that participate in various ATV competitions conducted across INDIA.
2017
* 2017 Mega ATV championship Defect in gearbox, vehicle couldn't run
2018
* 2018 ESI.[Endure Student India] Successful Participation with running condition
* 2018 Mega ATV Championship Overall 7th position with high performance of the vehicle
* 2018 Baja Sae India Virtual presentation Successful. 1st in Kerala, 58th in India among 305 teams
2019
* 2019 Baja Sae India Successful participation
* 2nd Place in Acceleration
* 5th Place in Maneuverability
* 6th Place in Suspension
* 7th Place in Endurance race
* 7th Position Overall

### TEAM Aagneya

Team Aagneya, the official Go-Kart team of CEA was initially formed in 2017 by a group of B.Tech students of College of Engineering Adoor, a government engineering college run by the IHRD. This team aims to compete in FMAE FKDC, and GKDC.

#### Awards & Achievements

* FKDC 2018 - Successful participation.
* BFKCT 2019 - Successful participation
* FKDC 2019 - Successful participation

### ASME

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing education, training and professional development, codes and standards, research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other forms of outreach."

### ISTE

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology. The ISTE student chapter at CEA organizes seminars, industrial visits, competitions, workshops and discussions. In 2002 ISTE student chapter at CEA won the best student chapter award in Kerala.

### IEEE

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE is an international professional organization for the advancement of technology related to electricity.The IEEE Student Branch (SB) of the College of Engineering Adoor, established on February 29, 2000, is one of the oldest student chapters in IEEE Region 10 and the first in Pathanamthitta District. Starting with just 25 members, the branch now boasts over 200 active members, with more than a thousand alumni contributing to its legacy.
The branch has consistently excelled in various activities, receiving travel grants for international conferences and placing its members in top multinational companies. IEEE SB CEA includes several active societies and affinity groups such as the Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), Power and Energy Society (PES), Computer Society (CS), joint Industrial Applications Society – Industrial Electronics Society (IAS/IES), Women in Engineering (WIE), and the Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT).
The flagship events of IEEE SB CEA—Aptora, Futura, and Arbitrium—have gained significant recognition. Milestone events such as PES STEP 20, hosted in collaboration with the IEEE PES Kerala Chapter, and Lucent, further highlight the branch’s impact.
Notable achievements include:
* Saran K. S., an IEEE PES Young Professional and alumnus, attended the 3rd PES Student Congress in São Paulo, Brazil, for his
outstanding performance at the IEEE PES Chapter CEA.
* IEEE PES SB CEA ranked 18th globally and 11th in the Kerala Section in 2017 and 2018 for its excellence in activities, and it
consistently achieved high regional rankings in subsequent years, including notable positions in Region 10 and the Kerala Section.
* Akash Nair, Former Chair (2019–2020), won the prestigious Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship in Spring 2020.
* The IEEE IAS/IES Joint Chapter SBC CEA received the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society SBCLA Grant 2021 for their project “Mission
Sanitize.”
* The RAS SBC CEA co-hosted NOVUS, a project series focused on Raspberry Pi. Leadership and faculty contributions have been
exceptional.
* Dr. John George, Branch Counsellor (2015–2021), received the IEEE PES Kerala Chapter Outstanding SBC Advisor Award 2020 and was later
appointed Vice-Chair of IEEE Professional Activities in the IEEE Kerala Section.
* Dr. Jayachandran E. S., HOD of ECE, was elevated to IEEE Senior Member status.
* Yadu Krishnan, Former PES SBC Chair (2020–2021), won the IEEE PES Kerala Chapter Outstanding PES Student Volunteer Award 2020.
* Navneeth Chandran, Former CS SBC Chair (2020–2021), earned the IEEE Outstanding Student Volunteer Award 2021 from the India Council.
* Er. KS Saran, an alumnus, received the IEEE PES Headquarters Outstanding Engineer Award (<15 years) in 2021.
The branch's events have earned significant accolades, including the Darrel Chong Student Activity Award (Bronze) for Futura 3.0 and the IEEE Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award (Region 10) in 2021. These achievements underscore the branch's consistent leadership and outstanding participation at the section and regional levels.

### NSS

National Service Scheme (NSS) aims to integrate learning with social service. The students conduct activities such as blood donation, nature camp, and campus beautification.

## Placement cell

The Placement cell functioning in the campus dedicates itself to help students establish their career. Companies are invited to the College to recruit final-year students. Students have received placements in MNCs like Infosys, HCL, Syntel, Larsen & Toubro, UST Global, CTS, Mindtree, Oracle, Tata Elxsi and Wipro, through the Placement cell.

## Arts and sports

The arts and sports festivals conducted every year by the college senate. The College Senate divides students into four houses, each having a captain and a vice captain. Arts and Sports festivals are conducted in even semesters.

## Technical events
### AAROH

Aaroh is the annual national-level technical extravaganza of College of Engineering, Adoor. Driven by the motto "Rise High, Rise Bright", Aaroh aims at providing a platform for students to explore and showcase their technical skills against the best in the nation. Aaroh offers events including exhibition, seminars and workshops.

## Location

CEA is located at Manakkala, 2.5 km away from the main Adoor Municipality on the sidelines of Adoor-Karunagappally road. More than 50 buses ply along this route, providing easy access. The nearest railway stations are Karunagappally, Kayamkulam and Chengannur. The M.C. Road links it to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and Kochi Airport.

## Gallery

* Sattva'13 Arts Fest
* Team Drutha from College of Engineering Adoor at the finals of Supra Saeindia 2012
* Holi celebrations at the college
* Holi celebration

## Distinguished Alumni

* Dr.John Jose
(2003 passout of Computer Science Engineering) Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
* Jobin Cyriac
Co-founder and Principal Architect, Tosil Systems Pvt. Ltd
* Sahad M
(2009 passout of Computer Science Engineering) Co-Founder and CTO at Hexnode (Mitsogo Inc.)
* Kenny Jacob
(2005 passout of Computer Science Engineering) CEO & Founder at Ayruz Data Marketing. He is a digital marketing specialist with over 10 years experience in building great digital brands.He was recently honoured in the Under 40 Europe India Leaders in the EU Parliament in Brussels for his workings in the EU-Indian business corridor.
* Sanooj Padmakumar
(2004 passout of Computer Science Engineering) Engineering Manager at Google.
* Dr. Muralikrishnan G M
(2014 passout of Mechanical Engineering ) He is a Computational Scientist in the Advanced Computing for Life Sciences & Engineering group of the Science Engagement section of the prestigious Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee, USA. ORNL is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the US. He obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020.
* Abhilash Suresh

## Controversies

On 19 August 2004, a 20 year old computer science graduate from the college named Rajani S. Anand committed suicide following her inability to pay hostel fee and reluctance from banks to give her student loan. This event led to resignation of then Chief minister of Kerala A. K. Antony.