This college was established in 1939 is one of the oldest as well as largest engineering colleges in the country and is a premier technical institution in the State. Other than IITs, this college is rated as one among the top ten engineering colleges in India. The college is an approved center for Govt. of Kerala and Bureau of Indian Standards. The institution has excellent computer facilities with about 200 nodes. A multi-crore IMPACT project for modernization is under implementation in Electronics and Computer departments. The faculty members do consultancy work in various fields of engineering, through LBS Centre for Science and Technology. A Career Guidance and Placement Unit (CGPU) functioning since 1981, arranges campus interviews, opportunities for higher studies in India and abroad etc.