# College of Engineering, Thalassery

The College of Engineering, Thalassery (COET) is a public institute of technology located in Kerala, India. It is one of the six engineering colleges under CAPE (Co-operative Academy of Professional Education), established by the Government of Kerala in 2000. Sri E.K Nayanar, the then Honorable Chief Minister of Kerala, laid the foundation stone of the college. The College flourished into an institution is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) and the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). The college is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The mechanical and electrical departments were accredited by National Board of Accreditation in 2018.

## History

Thalassery, the cradle of colonial legacy is known for its scenic beauty and prominence in the educational field from ancient time itself. The new building complex of the college was officially inaugurated by Sri M.V Raghavan, the then Honorable Minister of Co-operation and Ports in the year 2004.
The college has been initiated under the aegis of the CUSAT in 2000 as a University own department outside its main campus The college was affiliated with CUSAT. Since 2015, the college is affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU). The MBA course is affiliated to CUSAT.

## Campus

The campus of COET is located at Kundoormala, near Eranholi Hills (West Ponniam), a township 6.5 km east of Thalassery on the Thalassery - Coorg highway route.

## Departments

The institute has 8 major departments :

### Engineering

* Mechanical Engineering
* Information Technology
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Electronics and Communication Engineering
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Applied Science

### Non-Engineering

* Master of Business Administration
The COET offers M.tech degree in engineering in two subjects:
Electronics and Communication Engineering
* Signal processing
Mechanical Engineering
* Manufacturing systems and management
University examinations are conducted at the end of the semester. Admission to this college is purely based on the Common Entrance Test (CET), conducted by the Government of Kerala. The intake is 420 students per year.

## Central Library

The Library is one of the central support services of the campus. Central library is located at central position of the campus attached to the administrative block. Members of the library are students, teachers, non teaching staffs of the college.

## Student life

The college conduct various cultural programs annually, it also host various events like:

### Agnitus

Agnitus is a tech fest that is annually conducted in the college.

## Student Activities
### IEEE

The college has an active student chapter of IEEE under the leadership of a senior faculty. IEEE student branch conducted a variety of programs like workshops, seminars, talks etc. IEEE members participate in programs conducted by student branches in other colleges.

### NCC

NCC Sub unit was inaugurated in the campus on 13th February 2023 by Lt Gen. Vinod Nayanar, in the presednce of Commanding Officer LT Col Roopesh and college dignitaries. Since then various events, initiatives has been conducted for the Cadets and COETians.
Heritage Run, 5K Challenge and Youth Day Mini Marathon are various initiatives and challenges participated by the COET Cadets.

### NSS

One unit of NSS works in the college under DTE. NSS unit is headed by a program officer, NSS Captain, Lady Captain and members. Activities taken up by the unit are divided into regular activities and special camp activities. Regular activities includes Orientation program, rain water harvesting, tree plantation ,blood donation camp etc.

### Student bodies

There are a number of student bodies and committee in COET, each with its own set of responsibilities.
- Anti Ragging Committee
- Women's Internal Complaints Committee
- Student Welfare Committee

## Facilities

Central computing facility
Ladies Hostel (within the campus)
Sea Mount, Boys Hostel
Transportation