itute ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁premier ▁private ▁engineering ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Ker ala . E ar lier ▁the ▁inst itute ▁was ▁affili ated ▁by ▁C och in ▁ ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ( C US AT ). ▁Now ▁the ▁inst itute ▁is ▁affili ated ▁by ▁AP J ▁Abd ul ▁Kal am ▁Techn ological ▁University . ▁ ▁Over view ▁T K M ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁is ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁AP J ▁Abd ul ▁Kal am ▁Techn ological ▁University ▁and ▁All ▁India ▁Council ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Education . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁offers ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁Post grad uate ▁courses ▁in ▁various ▁streams ▁of ▁engineering . ▁It ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁technology ▁and ▁industrial ▁campus ▁of ▁Techn op ark , ▁K oll am . ▁ ▁History ▁T K M ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁T K M ▁College ▁Trust ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁A I CT E ▁and ▁affili ation ▁of ▁AP J ▁Abd ul ▁Kal am ▁Techn ological ▁University . ▁ ▁The ▁T K M ▁College ▁Trust ▁was ▁registered ▁as ▁an ▁educational ▁Trust ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁by ▁Th ang al ▁Kun ju ▁Mus ali ar , ▁an ▁em inent ▁educational ist ▁and ▁the ▁do yen ▁of ▁the ▁cas hew ▁industry . ▁ ▁Ad mission ▁The ▁ad mission ▁procedure ▁and ▁the ▁fee ▁structure ▁is ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁A ▁certain ▁percentage ▁of ▁seats ▁are ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁non - res ident ▁Indians ▁(