examination conducted by the Government of Kerala. Admissions to the MTech Degree programs are carried out on the basis of rank in the GATE conducted by the IITs. Departments The college is structured into seven departments: Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Information Technology Mechanical Engineering General Department Basic Sciences Faculty The faculty are selected by the Public Service Commission, Kerala, on a merit basis. Staff advisory system Immediately after admission to the college, each student is assigned a staff adviser. The staff adviser guides the student in curricular and extracurricular activities during the period of study in the college. Campus discipline Any act of ragging is dealt with as per the provisions of the Kerala Prohibition of ragging Act, 1998. Students are not allowed to use mobile phones during class hours. While on campus, students carry their college identity cards and comply with the dress code: Boys: grey pants, cream shirt and suitable covered footwear, Girls: grey pants, cream shirt with grey overcoat and suitable covered footwear. College library The college library is in process of expansion. It has around 12000 books in 2500 titles. The library subscribes to 20 national and 12 international journals, five newspapers and some periodicals. Library operations are computerized using SOUL software. The library has the following sections: Book lending section, Reference section, Current periodicals section, Book bank for SC/ST and poor students, Reading room, Reprographic section. Digital library in engineering The college has access to international journals and technical papers through the Indian National Library in Engineering (INDEST) -AICTE Consortium. Central computing facility The Central Computing Facility (CCF) has been set up to supplement the departmental software labs and for sharing of computing resources within the college. CCF has networked PCs, printers and scanners for student use. Career guidance and placement cell The college has a Career Guidance and Placement Cell (CGPC); it has contacts with software and industrial houses for campus recruitment drives. The CGPC organizes soft skill development programmes and workshops to motivate students to perform better. Women’s cell The women's cell in the college was established in 2006. The cell in close co-ordination with the Idukki district women's council arranges counseling sessions, which can be utilized by both male and female students. Technical associations The technical associations provide students the venue to improve their technical and managerial skills. Activities of the associations include industrial