page_title: Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering / History
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context_page_description: Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering or SCT College of Engineering is a state-government-sponsored engineering college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was established by the Government of Kerala in the year 1995. Since its inception, the college has been retaining the privilege of being one of the top engineering colleges in Kerala.
  In 2006 Outlook magazine gave it a rank of 98 in its list of Top 100 Engineering Colleges of India, and it is one of the top 3 Engineering colleges in Kerala. It is one of three engineering colleges from the state of Kerala to appear on the list. In 2011 WEEK survey, it was ranked 65th in the list of top 100 engineering colleges in India.
context_section_description: Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering (SCTCE), Thiruvananthapuram was established by the Government of Kerala in the year 1995 in memoriam of the Maharaja of Travancore Sree Chitra Thirunal Balarama Varma and is affiliated to the University of Kerala, with All India Council for Technical Education approval. With just around ten engineering colleges functioning in Kerala during 90s, there was an urge to set up another institution, under the control of the Government of Kerala, to nurture top quality engineers in the State. It was established at a time when need for quality engineers was an urge in the society. It is the first college in South India to offer a B. Tech programme in Automobile Engineering. It is one of the few colleges that got accredited in early 2000 itself.
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