College of Engineering, Adoor

College of Engineering Adoor

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Type	Educational institution
Established	1995
Principal	Dr.John George
Academic staff	150
Students	1584
Location	Manakala, Adoor, Kerala
Affiliations	Cochin University
Website	http://www.ceadoor.ihrd.ac.in/

The College of Engineering, Adoor (CEA) is a college in Adoor, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India, located 3 km from the town centre at Manakkala. It is affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and Technology and is run under the aegis of the Institute of Human Resources Development, an institute of the government of Kerala. The college was inaugurated in 1995 by the Chief Minister of Kerala A K Antony. College of Engineering Adoor is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Recently the college has been selected in Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase II.

Courses

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Corridor

The college offers BTech (Bachelor of Technology) degrees in four streams. 10% of the total seats are given to lateral entry students in every discipline. The number of seats per year is given in brackets.

• Electronics and Communication Engineering (120+12)
• Computer Engineering (60+6)
• Mechanical Engineering (120+12)
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering (60+6)

The college also offers MTech (Master of Technology) in below stream(s).

• Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Thermal Engineering (18)

Admission

Admissions are carried out on the basis of the ranks obtained in the All Kerala Common Entrance Examinations, conducted by the Controller of Entrance Examinations, Government of Kerala.The college follows a 50-50 method of admission from both merit and management streams. A significant amount of students in the management stream is filled by children of NRIs.

When the college started in 1995, it had a 90-10 breakup of merit and management streams. However, the merit students were required to pay a refundable deposit (at the end of the course) of one hundred thousand rupees which was utilized for infrastructure development in the college.

College Senate

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College Senate election campaign

The members of the College Senate (College Union) are elected by and from the students of the college. The College Senate consists of elected representatives from each class and lady representatives from each year. The College Senate has an executive committee consisting of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, General Secretary, Treasurer, Editor, Sports Club Secretary and Arts Club Secretary. The tenure of office of the College Senate is one academic year.

Department associations

FORUM

FORUM (Fraternity of Royal United Mechanicals) is an association of the Mechanical Engineering students of CEA. They have organized many academic programs and In 2008 FORUM conducted PRAGNJA, an inter-college technical fest and exhibition.

PULSE

PULSE (Powerful and United Legion of Students of Electronics), is the Electronics and Communication Engineering students' association. They have organized academic programs like tech fest named "PEGAZUS", induction program for freshers, introductory and expert seminars in recent technologies.

TRACE

TRACE (The Regal Association of Computer Engineers) is the association of Computer Science students. Each year TRACE conducts a fest. TRACE introduced CEA to LINUX by establishing the CEA-LUG (Linux Users Group). TRACE organised by JASAL P, programs are held by TRACE core team.

EESA

EESA (Electrical Engineering student Association) is an association of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students of CEA. EESA organizes social events, host talks by guest speakers and students, and help communicate with the department and the students.

Clubs

Following clubs are present in college:

• Music Club
• Arts Club
• Sports Club
• Quiz Club
• Nature Club

Technical and non-technical organizations

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IEEE Volunteers with Rob Reilly(IEEE Educational Society President)

ISTE

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology. The ISTE student chapter at CEA organizes seminars, industrial visits, competitions, workshops and discussions. In 2002 ISTE student chapter at CEA won the best student chapter award in Kerala.

IEEE

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE is an international professional organization for the advancement of technology related to electricity. IEEE student branch was formed in CEA in February,2000. The IEEE Student chapter at CEA impart knowledge to the students by conducting such as industrial visits, paper presentations and circuit designs.

NSS

National Service Scheme (NSS) aims to integrate learning with social service. The students conduct activities such as blood donation, nature camp, and campus beautification.

Placement cell

The Placement cell functioning in the campus dedicates itself to help students establish their career. Companies are invited to the College to recruit final year students Students have got placements in MNCs like Infosys, HCL, Syntel, Larsen & Toubro, UST Global, CTS, Mindtree, ISRO, Oracle, Tata Elxsi and Wipro, through the Placement cell.

Arts and sports

The arts and sports festivals conducted every year by the college senate. The College Senate will divide students into 4 houses, each having one captain and a vice captain. Arts and Sports festivals will be conducted in even semesters.

CEA Technical Events

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Aaroh 2012

AAROH

Aaroh is the annual national level technical extravaganza of College of Engineering,Adoor. Driven by the motto Re-Engineered Altitudes, Aaroh aims at providing a platform for students to explore and showcase their technical skills against the best in the nation. Aaroh offers events including exhibition, seminars and workshops.

Location

CEA is located at Manakkala, 2.5 km away from Adoor town on the side lines of Adoor-Karunagappally road. More than 50 buses plying along this route and so conveyance is very easy. The nearest railway stations are Karunagappally, Kayamkulam and Chengannur. The M.C. Road links it to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and Kochi Airport.

Controversies

The Onam celebrations by the students in August 2015 allegedly crossed all the limits when they splashed water from a tanker of Fire and Rescue Services and danced on the road. They also used a crane, tractor, lorry and an open jeep for their procession in which girl students too took part. The students also boarded a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation.It is yet to be found out how the students caught hold of a Fire and Rescue Services' vehicle for their use. The DGP (Fire Force) has asked the Kottayam divisional officer to give an explanation on the issue.It is alleged that the students misused the vehicle meant for public service. It is believed that the students had booked the vehicle.When the issue was widely discussed on various social media platforms, the students claimed that they did not disturb the public during their celebrations and that similar kind of Onam celebrations were happening for a few years.

Gallery

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  Sattva'13 Arts Fest

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  Team Drutha from College of Engineering Adoor at the finals of SUPRA SAEINDIA 2012

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  Holi celebrations at the college

See also

• Cochin University of Science and Technology
• Institute of Human Resources Development
• List of Engineering Colleges in Kerala
• Adoor
• Manakala

External links

• http://www.ceadoor.ihrd.ac.in/
• Alumni website
• Official Facebook Page
• IEEE Student Branch