Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering (SCTCE) or SCT College of Engineering is a state-sponsored engineering college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was established in 1995 by the Government of Kerala. In 2006, Outlook magazine ranked it 98th out of their Top 100 Engineering Colleges of India, and it is one of the top three engineering colleges in Kerala. In 2011, WEEK survey ranked it 65th in the list of the top 100 engineering colleges in India.. History The Government of Kerala established the Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering (SCTCE), Thiruvananthapuram in memory of the Maharaja of Travancore Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma. It is affiliated with the KTU University, and has approval from the All India Council for Technical Education. With only around ten engineering colleges operating in Kerala during the 1990s, the Government of Kerala wanted to set up another institution under its control to nurture top quality engineers in the state, which were in demand, and this led to the formation of SCT. SCT is the first college in South India to offer a B.Tech. programme in Automobile Engineering and it was one of the few colleges that got accredited in early 2000. Administration The governing body of the college is controlled by the Government of Kerala. It is chaired by the Minister for Transport, with the Higher Education Secretary, the Finance Secretary, the Transport Secretary and the Managing Director of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation as ex officio members. Two additional members of the governing body are educational experts nominated by the chairperson. Established under the University of Kerala in 1995, the college has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. SCTCE is one of the seven colleges in the state of Kerala that receives aid from the World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP). The SCT is presently administered under the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The college maintains the vocational and practical relevance of its courses through extensive links with research institutes and industries, including VSSC, DRDO, ER&DCI, Technopark, Kerala, and IISc. Location The college is in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. It is situated at Pappanamcode, on one side of the Trivandrum – Kanyakumari NH-47 highway. SCT is 5 km from the Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station and about 12 km from the Trivandrum International Airport. The college is easily accessible by road from any part of Trivandrum. Academics