Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering

Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering or SCT College of Engineering is a state-government-sponsored engineering college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.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.AdministrationThe governing body of the college is constituted by the Government of Kerala and is chaired by the Minister for Transport, Higher Education Secretary, Finance Secretary, Transport Secretary and Managing Director, KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation) as ex officio members. Two other members (education experts) are nominated by the chairman.Established under the University of Kerala in 1995, with AICTE approval, it is a college accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi, and ISO 9001:2000 Certification. SCTCE is one of the seven colleges in the state of Kerala aided under the World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP).Extensive links with research institutes and industries (VSSC, DRDO, ER&DCI, Technopark, Kerala, and IISc) has enabled SCT to maintain the vocational and practical relevance of its courses.