University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha
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University College of Engineering or UCE, located near Thodupuzha
, is an institute of engineering and technology run and managed by the Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala. UCE was the first self-financing college in Kerala when it started. UCE offers both Bachelor and Master degree courses. Courses conducted by the college are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education
, New Delhi. The Syndicate of Mahatma Gandhi University is serving as the Board of Governors of the institute. The institute started functioning in 1996 at Thodupuzha
and was later moved to its own campus at Muttom in May 2002.
, in Thodupuzha
. The college started functioning with three departments - Computer Science, Electronics and Communication and Polymer Technology. In May 2002, when the college was shifted to its own campus in Muttom, two more departments were added - Information Technology and Electrical and Electronics. Later in 2007, M. Tech course in Applied Electronics started to be offered in the campus.
Scheme along with bar-coding for its cataloging purposes. An automation software called SOUL(Software of University Libraries) is used for internal accounting. For easy search and access of the repository, Online Public Access Catalog system is used. The college library comes under the UGC-Infonet Programme. This makes it possible for the students to get access to many journals through UGC-Infonet http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/infonet E-journals Consortium.
Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha is a town and a municipality in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 35.43 km2. It is 62 km from Ernakulam. Geographical Classification of Thodupuzha Region is Midland or Idanad....
, is an institute of engineering and technology run and managed by the Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala. UCE was the first self-financing college in Kerala when it started. UCE offers both Bachelor and Master degree courses. Courses conducted by the college are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education
All India Council for Technical Education
The All India Council for Technical Education is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development...
, New Delhi. The Syndicate of Mahatma Gandhi University is serving as the Board of Governors of the institute. The institute started functioning in 1996 at Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha is a town and a municipality in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 35.43 km2. It is 62 km from Ernakulam. Geographical Classification of Thodupuzha Region is Midland or Idanad....
and was later moved to its own campus at Muttom in May 2002.
History
University College Of Engineering was inaugurated on 29 October 1996 by the then Kerala Minister for Education and Work, Shri.P. J. JosephP. J. Joseph
P. J. Joseph is an Indian politician, the leader of the Kerala Congress party in Kerala, and an MLA, representing the Thodupuzha assembly constituency. Since 1990 his party has been part of the Left Democratic Front as an alliance. He has also held various ministerial positions with the Government...
, in Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha is a town and a municipality in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 35.43 km2. It is 62 km from Ernakulam. Geographical Classification of Thodupuzha Region is Midland or Idanad....
. The college started functioning with three departments - Computer Science, Electronics and Communication and Polymer Technology. In May 2002, when the college was shifted to its own campus in Muttom, two more departments were added - Information Technology and Electrical and Electronics. Later in 2007, M. Tech course in Applied Electronics started to be offered in the campus.
Campus information
The campus is located in a picturesque place spread over 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) of land at Muttom, 7 km from Thodupuzha, by the side of State Highway No 33. The nearest attractions are the Malankara Dam and Malankara Reservoir which is constructed across the waters from the tail-gate of the Moolamattom Power House.Computer Science and Engineering
The course teaches hardware and software fields, with prominence on the software sector. Other than the final year main project, the syllabus includes seminars and a mini project in the third year.The course aims at making its students capable to face the challenges in the fast growing information technology industry.The core of the course includes subjects like data structures,operating systems,language processors,algorithm analysis, and theory of computation.The course also includes subjects on computer hardware, advanced processors,data communications,computer network,database management,graphics and multimedia.Electronics and Communication Engineering
The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering maintains an industry-institution interaction.The curriculum includes electives like Computer Networking, Information Theory and Coding.Polymer Engineering
The B.Tech. Polymer Engineering course was initiated for the requirements of the industrial sector giving equal emphasis for the study of rubber and plastic. The department library is well stacked with books, periodicals and recent publications in various areas of Polymer Engineering. The students are professionally trained through in-plant training in various industries in and out of the state, thereby nourishing themselves with the skill and expertise.Information Technology
IT Department was started in 2002 as part of the college's expansion programme.Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) Department was started in 2002 as part of the college's expansion programme.Library
Library & Information division of the college has a fine collection of academic books in its repository, including national and international journals and magazines. The library makes use of Dewey Decimal ClassificationDewey Decimal Classification
Dewey Decimal Classification, is a proprietary system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876.It has been greatly modified and expanded through 23 major revisions, the most recent in 2011...
Scheme along with bar-coding for its cataloging purposes. An automation software called SOUL(Software of University Libraries) is used for internal accounting. For easy search and access of the repository, Online Public Access Catalog system is used. The college library comes under the UGC-Infonet Programme. This makes it possible for the students to get access to many journals through UGC-Infonet http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/infonet E-journals Consortium.
Courses offered
UCE offers B. Tech courses in five streams and an M. Tech course in one stream.Courses and seats
- M. Tech in Applied Electronics - 36 seats
- B. Tech. in Computer Science And Engineering - 60 seats
- B. Tech. in Electronics and Communications Engineering - 60 seats
- B. Tech. in Polymer Technology - 60 seats
- B. Tech. in Electrical And Electronics Engineering - 60 seats
- B. Tech. in Information Technology - 60 seats
Notable alumni
- Sojish Krishnan - Executive member of Bobcares (Poornam Infovision) http://bobcares.com/about-us/management-team/
- K.E. Nissar (ECE - 2000 batch) - selected for the DRDO Young Scientist Award for 2008 for research in signal processing algorithms.News Report
- Vivek Adolph, Kiran Krishnan & Gokul M Gopal(CSE - 2006 batch): Founders of Axtec Software Solutions http://www.axtecindia.com/
- Arjun Babu S, Shamnad R(ECE - 2008 Batch) - founders of "Enixel", Coimbatore based web development company.