P.A Aziz College of Engineering and Technology, Karakulam, Thiruvananthapuram

P.A. Aziz College of Engineering & Technology, also known as PAACET, was established in 2003 under the patronage of the P.A. Aziz Trust. The college is situated at Karakulam, about seven to ten kilometers from Kowdiar Palace in Trivandrum city, southern Kerala, India, on a campus 500 meters above sea level spread over 37 acres. It is affiliated with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), having received this affiliation in 2017 under the Government of Kerala. Admission is based on entrance examinations conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations, Kerala. The college was founded as a tribute to the late P.A. Aziz, a social, political and trade union leader who worked to uplift weaker sections of society in Kerala. It is managed by family members, with Mr. Mohammed Thaha serving as chairman. The college offers B.Tech courses in Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, and Civil Engineering, along with a two-year MCA course. It also offers five three-year polytechnic diploma courses: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automobile Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering. The college is fifteen kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station.