Govt. College, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram

University College of Engineering, Kariavattom (UCEK) is a Government of Kerala controlled engineering college directly managed by the University of Kerala, established in 2000 within the Golden Jubilee Complex of the University of Kerala's Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram. It is the sole constituent college of the University of Kerala, with an administration panel including the Governor of Kerala as Chancellor, the Higher Education Minister as Pro-chancellor, the Vice-chancellor, Registrar, and Principal. After the establishment of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University in 2014, UCEK remains the only engineering college affiliated with the University of Kerala. The 77th session of the Indian History Congress was held here in 2016, inaugurated by former President Pranab Mukherjee. In 2023, UCEK ranked 8th among the best Government Engineering colleges in Kerala per Indian institutional ranking framework. The college offers four-year B.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering (120 seats), Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Information Technology (65 seats each). Student facilities include a library, three canteens, transport buses, an SBI bank/ATM, departmental laboratories, a health centre, a university fee counter, and a post office. Student clubs include an IEEE Student Branch, Research and Development Cell, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Developer Students Clubs, FOSS Cell, and a Career Guidance and Placement Cell with recruiters like TCS, Infosys, UST Global, Wipro, IBM, Speridian, and CTS.