College of Engineering ,Karunagappally

The Government College of Engineering Karunagappally (CEK), also known as KNP, is a public institute of engineering and technology situated in Karunagappally, in the north-west of Kollam district, Kerala, India. It was established in 1999 by the Government of Kerala as the fourth engineering college under the Institute of Human Resources Development in Electronics (IHRD), and the second engineering college in Kollam district. The college began with three undergraduate courses—Information Technology, Computer Engineering, and Electronics Engineering—commencing teaching in 2000. It received AICTE and Cochin University of Science and Technology affiliation in 1999, later becoming affiliated with the A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University in 2015. The institute moved to a permanent campus at Thodiyoor Gramapanchayathu in 2006. Departments have since expanded to include Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2011) and Mechanical Engineering (2020), alongside postgraduate programmes in Computer Science and Electronics and Communication Engineering. The college has received several accolades, including the IEEE Region 10 Exemplary Student Branch Award, and has been supported by the World Bank under the TEQIP programme since 2012. It operates under the administrative oversight of IHRD, with the state's Education Minister serving as Chairman.