TKM Institute of Technology
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Thangal Kunju Musaliar Institute of Technology ( TKM Institute of Technology) (Malayalam: തങ്ങള് കുഞ്ഞു മുസല്യാര് സാങ്കേതിക വിദ്യാപീഠം) (Hindi
:थंगल कुंजू मुसलिअर प्रोद्योगिकी संस्थान) is an institute of engineering and technology
located in Karuvelil, Ezhukone
, Kollam
, Kerala
, India
. The institute was founded in 2002 as the seventh venture of the Thangal Kunju Musaliar Educational Trust
to serve the growing requirement of trained technical manpower in India. TKMIT has been recognized as one of the premier private engineering colleges in Kerala
.
and All India Council of Technical Education. The institute is located in a 25-acre campus at Karuvelil, Ezhukone
, 23 km from the heart of Kollam
city and close to the technology and industrial campus of Technopark, Kollam
.
It offers 6 undergraduate programmes and 3 postgraduate programmes under 8 departments. The college has around 1800 students and more than 130 faculty & supporting staff members. Residential facility is available through hostels run by the college for both men and women
.
The TKM College Trust was registered as an educational Trust on 20th December 1956, by the Late Thangal Kunju Musaliar
, an eminent educationalist and the doyen of the cashew industry. The trust also established well known institutions such as TKM College of Engineering, TKM Institute of Management
and TKM College of Arts and Science.
In 2002, the college started off with three undergraduate B.Tech courses in engineering: Electronics & Communication & engineering (EC), Computer Science & Engineering (CS) and Information Technology
(IT). Undergraduate course in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (E&I) was started in 2006. Two more new generation undergraduate courses in Biomedical Engineering
(BM) and Food Technology
(FT) were started in 2008. First Postgraduate M.Tech course in VLSI & Embedded Systems
was started in 2009 under Electronics & communication Department. In 2010, two more Postgraduate M.Tech courses were introduced by Computer Science Department in Computer & information Science
(CIS) and Software Engineering
(SE).
.The details are given in the admission prospectus published by Kerala State Entrance Commissioner under the self-financing colleges category. Admission to 50% of the seats are by the controller of Entrance Examinations, Government of Kerala
based on the marks secured at the Common Entrance test. Admission to the remaining seats are done by the college on the basis of:
However a certain percentage of seats are reserved for the children of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).
Undergraduate (Bachelor of Technology
City and about 3 km from Cheerankavu junction on NH 208, the Kollam
- Madurai
National Highway.
and knowledge center (CLKC) housed on a two-storied building, which is spread over 10,000sq.ft is divided in to following sections:
It includes more than 13000 Books, 70+ leading national and international periodicals including the IEEE publications, 6 newspapers, 250+ CD-ROM
s, DVD
s etc.
Library works Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm, which is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
The institute has a Central Computing
and Browsing
Center, which will be open in all working days from 9 A.M to 7 P.M.
The college runs a well established Health Club
& Multi-Gymnasium
with most modern equipments for nurturing healthy and enthusiast young professionals. Students can make use of this facility during week days and Saturdays from 6 am to 8 am & 5.p.m.to 8 pm.
There is a clinic with duty doctor inside the campus for the heath care of students.
The institute has separate amenity center named Ladies Waiting Room exclusively for women.
Soft skill training division of the institute trains the students in different areas such as Personality development
, Perception
and communication
, Communication skill development, Enhancing ability, Art of conversation
, Public speaking
, Presentation
skills, Interpersonal relations and conflict resolution
methods, Etiquette, Group discussion & interviews
.
The institute also runs a canteen
inside the campus to serve both vegetarian & non-vegetarian quality food separately at nominal rates to all students. The canteen strictly maintains a clean and healthy environment.
There is a huge playground
available, for conducting sports and outdoor games and also for annual sports meet.
Hostel
facilities are available for both men and women in essence, a home away from home with all kinds of amenities like TV, telephone, indoor and outdoor games, uninterrupted power and water supply. Each hostel will have their own mess facility to provide nutritious food for the students at reasonable rates. The principal of the college will be the Chief Warden
. There will be a Hostel coordinator to maintain all hostels . Each hostel will have a warden
, resident deputy warden and resident tutors, who are Professor
s or Lecturer
s of the college.
, which consists of elected representatives from each stream. The college has several students associations
, of technical and non-technical nature.
Arts festival and Sports meet are conducted annually to ensure the mental and physical fitness of students.
Various Technical events & Seminars are conducted by each of these associations & different departments to make the students technically sharp.
& Placement Cell (TPC), trains the students through mock interview
, group discussion and written test. It act as an integral part of the institute's activities for the student. The TPC also ensures that the students fit well into the corporate groove. Campus recruitment commences at the end of the 6th semester and continues until the end of the final semester.
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is formed, which meets frequently to ensure the academic progress of each student in the college.
of alumni association will be elected after each meeting. This committee is responsible for alumni activities for the coming year. Different chapters of alumni association are functioning around the globe.
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
:थंगल कुंजू मुसलिअर प्रोद्योगिकी संस्थान) is an institute of engineering and technology
Institute of technology
Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...
located in Karuvelil, Ezhukone
Ezhukone
-Demographics: India census, Ezhukone had a population of 23741 with 11414 males and 12327 females....
, Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The institute was founded in 2002 as the seventh venture of the Thangal Kunju Musaliar Educational Trust
Thangal Kunju Musaliar
Thangal Kunju Musaliar was born into a middle class family at Kollam on 12 January 1897. His ancestry can be traced to Malik Bin Deenar, the legendary Islamic missionary who came to India in the 8th Century. The name Thangal Kunju Musaliar conjures up the memories of an era, when Kerala dominated...
to serve the growing requirement of trained technical manpower in India. TKMIT has been recognized as one of the premier private engineering colleges in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
.
Overview
TKM Institute of Technology is affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and TechnologyCochin University of Science and Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology is a government owned autonomous university in Kochi , Kerala, India. Founded in 1971, the university consists of three campuses, two in Kochi and one in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, 66 km inland. The university awards degrees in engineering and allied...
and All India Council of Technical Education. The institute is located in a 25-acre campus at Karuvelil, Ezhukone
Ezhukone
-Demographics: India census, Ezhukone had a population of 23741 with 11414 males and 12327 females....
, 23 km from the heart of Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
city and close to the technology and industrial campus of Technopark, Kollam
Technopark Kerala
Technopark is a technology park in Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala, India. The park is dedicated to IT ventures. It is the first and largest technology park in India....
.
It offers 6 undergraduate programmes and 3 postgraduate programmes under 8 departments. The college has around 1800 students and more than 130 faculty & supporting staff members. Residential facility is available through hostels run by the college for both men and women
History
TKM Institute of Technology was established by the TKM College Trust in the year of 2002 with the approval of the AICTE and affiliation of Cochin University of Science and TechnologyCochin University of Science and Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology is a government owned autonomous university in Kochi , Kerala, India. Founded in 1971, the university consists of three campuses, two in Kochi and one in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, 66 km inland. The university awards degrees in engineering and allied...
.
The TKM College Trust was registered as an educational Trust on 20th December 1956, by the Late Thangal Kunju Musaliar
Thangal Kunju Musaliar
Thangal Kunju Musaliar was born into a middle class family at Kollam on 12 January 1897. His ancestry can be traced to Malik Bin Deenar, the legendary Islamic missionary who came to India in the 8th Century. The name Thangal Kunju Musaliar conjures up the memories of an era, when Kerala dominated...
, an eminent educationalist and the doyen of the cashew industry. The trust also established well known institutions such as TKM College of Engineering, TKM Institute of Management
TKM Institute of Management
The TKM Institute of Management is one of Kerala's premier B-schools, located in thelush green environs at MusaliarHills, Karuvelil, Ezhukone, about 25 kilometers from Kollam city. TIM has been at the forefront of management education in the state...
and TKM College of Arts and Science.
In 2002, the college started off with three undergraduate B.Tech courses in engineering: Electronics & Communication & engineering (EC), Computer Science & Engineering (CS) and Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
(IT). Undergraduate course in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (E&I) was started in 2006. Two more new generation undergraduate courses in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
(BM) and Food Technology
Food technology
Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
(FT) were started in 2008. First Postgraduate M.Tech course in VLSI & Embedded Systems
Very-large-scale integration
Very-large-scale integration is the process of creating integrated circuits by combining thousands of transistors into a single chip. VLSI began in the 1970s when complex semiconductor and communication technologies were being developed. The microprocessor is a VLSI device.The first semiconductor...
was started in 2009 under Electronics & communication Department. In 2010, two more Postgraduate M.Tech courses were introduced by Computer Science Department in Computer & information Science
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
(CIS) and Software Engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
(SE).
Admission
The admission procedure and the fee structure is decided by the Government of KeralaGovernment of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
.The details are given in the admission prospectus published by Kerala State Entrance Commissioner under the self-financing colleges category. Admission to 50% of the seats are by the controller of Entrance Examinations, Government of Kerala
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
based on the marks secured at the Common Entrance test. Admission to the remaining seats are done by the college on the basis of:
- Marks obtained by the candidate at the qualifying examination
- Marks obtained by the candidate at the Common Entrance Test conducted by the Controller of Entrance Examinations
- Performance of the candidate at an interview conducted by the institution
However a certain percentage of seats are reserved for the children of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).
Departments
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Department of Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
- Department of Electronics and InstrumentationInstrumentationInstrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production, or manufacturing area....
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical engineeringBiomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
- Department of Food TechnologyFood technologyFood technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
- Department of General EngineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
- Department of HumanitiesHumanitiesThe humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
and ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
Undergraduate (Bachelor of TechnologyBachelor of TechnologyThe Bachelor of Technology is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after completion of a three or four year program of studies at an accredited university or accredited university-level institution...
)
- Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical engineeringBiomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Food TechnologyFood technologyFood technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
- Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
- Electronics and Instrumentation EngineeringInstrumentationInstrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production, or manufacturing area....
Postgraduate (Master of Technology)
- VLSI & Embedded SystemsVery-large-scale integrationVery-large-scale integration is the process of creating integrated circuits by combining thousands of transistors into a single chip. VLSI began in the 1970s when complex semiconductor and communication technologies were being developed. The microprocessor is a VLSI device.The first semiconductor...
- Computer & information ScienceInformation science-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
- Software EngineeringSoftware engineeringSoftware Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
Location
The campus is about 23 km from KollamKollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
City and about 3 km from Cheerankavu junction on NH 208, the Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
- Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
National Highway.
Facilities
The Central LibraryLibrary
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and knowledge center (CLKC) housed on a two-storied building, which is spread over 10,000sq.ft is divided in to following sections:
- Reference
- Technical Journals
- General Stack
- Library Automation
- E-Learning Hut
- IEEE Member's Area
It includes more than 13000 Books, 70+ leading national and international periodicals including the IEEE publications, 6 newspapers, 250+ CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
s, DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s etc.
Library works Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm, which is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
The institute has a Central Computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
and Browsing
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
Center, which will be open in all working days from 9 A.M to 7 P.M.
The college runs a well established Health Club
Health club
A health club is a place which houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise.-Main workout area:...
& Multi-Gymnasium
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
with most modern equipments for nurturing healthy and enthusiast young professionals. Students can make use of this facility during week days and Saturdays from 6 am to 8 am & 5.p.m.to 8 pm.
There is a clinic with duty doctor inside the campus for the heath care of students.
The institute has separate amenity center named Ladies Waiting Room exclusively for women.
Soft skill training division of the institute trains the students in different areas such as Personality development
Personality Development
An individual's personality is an aggregate conglomeration of decisions we've made throughout our lives . There are inherent natural, genetic, and environmental factors that contribute to the development of our personality. According to process of socialization, "personality also colors our values,...
, Perception
Perception
Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical stimulation of the sense organs...
and communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
, Communication skill development, Enhancing ability, Art of conversation
Conversation
Conversation is a form of interactive, spontaneous communication between two or more people who are following rules of etiquette.Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational...
, Public speaking
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
, Presentation
Presentation
Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learner. Presentations come in nearly as many forms as there are life situations...
skills, Interpersonal relations and conflict resolution
Conflict resolution
Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of some social conflict. Often, committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information about their conflicting motives or ideologies to the rest...
methods, Etiquette, Group discussion & interviews
Interviews
Interviews is:# the plural form of "interview"# a compilation album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, see Interviews # a C++ toolkit for the X Window System, see InterViews...
.
The institute also runs a canteen
Cafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
inside the campus to serve both vegetarian & non-vegetarian quality food separately at nominal rates to all students. The canteen strictly maintains a clean and healthy environment.
There is a huge playground
Playground
A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...
available, for conducting sports and outdoor games and also for annual sports meet.
Hostel
Hostel
Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available...
facilities are available for both men and women in essence, a home away from home with all kinds of amenities like TV, telephone, indoor and outdoor games, uninterrupted power and water supply. Each hostel will have their own mess facility to provide nutritious food for the students at reasonable rates. The principal of the college will be the Chief Warden
Warden (college)
A warden is the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford:* All Souls College* Greyfriars* Keble College* Merton College* New College* Nuffield College...
. There will be a Hostel coordinator to maintain all hostels . Each hostel will have a warden
Resident assistant
A resident assistant , commonly shortened to RA is a trained peer leader who supervises those living in a residence hall or group housing facility...
, resident deputy warden and resident tutors, who are Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
s or Lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
s of the college.
Student activities
The foremost student body of the college is the SenateSenate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, since senate means the assembly of the eldest and wiser members of the society and ruling class...
, which consists of elected representatives from each stream. The college has several students associations
Voluntary association
A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
, of technical and non-technical nature.
Arts festival and Sports meet are conducted annually to ensure the mental and physical fitness of students.
Technical associations
These include IEEE student's branch, The Association of Cyber Experts (ACE), Visionaries In Electronic World (VIEW), Soul of Young Revolutionary Info Techz (SYRITZ) and Association of Instrumentation Maestros (AIM).Various Technical events & Seminars are conducted by each of these associations & different departments to make the students technically sharp.
Non-technical associations and activities
The TrainingTraining
The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
& Placement Cell (TPC), trains the students through mock interview
Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.- Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research:"Definition" -...
, group discussion and written test. It act as an integral part of the institute's activities for the student. The TPC also ensures that the students fit well into the corporate groove. Campus recruitment commences at the end of the 6th semester and continues until the end of the final semester.
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is formed, which meets frequently to ensure the academic progress of each student in the college.
Alumni Association
The Alumni Association was formed in 2006. The institute annually conducts alumni meet with grand function. Globally spread TKMITians are used to meet every year to share their experience. The executive committeeExecutive Committee
Executive Committee may refer to:* The Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland, a government body in the United Kingdom 1921–1972* The Northern Ireland Executive, a government body in the United Kingdom...
of alumni association will be elected after each meeting. This committee is responsible for alumni activities for the coming year. Different chapters of alumni association are functioning around the globe.