St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology

St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, Palai (SJCET PALAI)
Motto A College With A Difference
Type Private
Established 2002
Chairman Rev.Msgr. Dr. Joseph Kollamparampil
Principal Dr. C J Joseph
Director Dr. P. J. George
Academic staff
 300
Students 2160
Location Palai, Kerala, India
9°43′N 76°43′E / 9.72°N 76.72°E / 9.72; 76.72Coordinates: 9°43′N 76°43′E / 9.72°N 76.72°E / 9.72; 76.72
Language English, Hindi, Malayalam
Sports
Affiliations MG University Kottayam , Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University[1]
Website www.sjcetpalai.ac.in

St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology,Palai (SJCET PALAI) is a private self-financed college located in Palai, Kerala State, India. It is an AICTE approved college offering professional degree programs in engineering and management.[2] SJCET is affiliated with the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.[3] Four of its engineering undergraduate degree programs- Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering and Mechanical Engineering- are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, AICTE.[4] The college is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institution.

SJCET Palai is one among the top 5 self-financing engineering colleges in Kerala as identified by the Alumni Association of NIT Calicut for the information of the public. SJCET is also one among top 10 Engineering College in Kerala where percentage pass is always more than 80%.

History

SJCET PALAI Official LOGO

St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology was established in 2002 by the Diocesan Technical Education Trust of the Catholic Diocese of Palai. It was conferred with the status of minority community institution by the Government of India in the year 2008.[5]

Courses Offered

Undergraduate programmes

Post Graduate Courses

The four courses with which the college began in 2002- Applied Electronics and Instrumentation, Electronics and Communications, Computer Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering- are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.[4]

SJCET Front View

Infrastructure & Facilities

SJCET is a residential campus having residential facilities for both students and faculty. The campus is provided with generator backed up continuous power supply. Facilities include canteen, cafeteria, book store, gymnasium, bank (South Indian Bank) and medical care centre.[6]

Library & Information Division

College Library

Only Library members are allowed access to materials (such as Books, Journals, Magazines, Digital material etc.) available in the library collection. The Library reading space can accommodate nearly 200 members. The SJCET Library is fully computerized with smart ID cards and barcode technologies. All the Library functions such as Acquisition, Circulation, Cataloguing and Serial control have been automated using integrated software called 'LIBRARY DIMENSION'.

Computer Centre

The computers provided in the college are connected by high speed LAN. A modern well - furnished Computer Centre with necessary accessories are available for students. An Internet Lab and two other computer labs are also available in the college. The Computer Centre is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on all working days of the college.

SJCET Computer Center administers and manages the Campus and Residential Computer Network of the college. A fiber optic backbone which runs to a length of 10 km. provides high speed network connectivity to the Campus. Ten virtual network segments comprising nearly 750 systems are connected through fiber optic cables and high speed HP manageable switches to the Cyberoam firewall to form the network environment.

The SJCET Computer Centre offers computing facility to the SJCET community. The computing resources include Servers and Workstations. A campus network with fiber optic backbone and a 34 Mbit/s Leased line Internet connection and 10 Mbit/s from NMECT which offer access to Internet for the students and staff round the clock, for their educational and research needs.

Auditorium

SJCET PALAI Auditorium

An auditorium cum multipurpose building with a seating capacity of more than a thousand people was inaugurated in February 2006. The two-storied building, with balcony seating facility can accommodate 1260 people and is the longest college auditorium in Kerala. Apart from hosting all college functions it is used for conducting yoga and meditation sessions, cultural festivals, placement tests, college exams, etc.

Gymnasium

Gymnasium facilities are available for students in the campus. For making use of this facility, students have to join the gymnasium club. Gymnasium facilities are available for ladies students and staffs at St.Mary's Hostels also.

Student Hostels

The students are provided accommodation within the campus itself. The hostels in the campus are:[7]

Besides these a few hostels are situated outside the campus for student accommodation.

Faculty Houses

A Faculty House is available in the campus for male faculty members. A separate wing in the Ladies Hostel is available for lady faculty members.

College Canteen

Main Campus Canteen

SJCET main Canteen

Main Campus canteen situated at the main entrance of the College.

Madonna Cafeteria

Madonna Cafeteria situated in front main central Campus Library.

Central Canteen

In addition to the main canteen, a new central canteen has been constructed at the newly constructed DB4.

Student Societies

Spandanam

Spandanam is a charity organization in SJCET that works with the aim to improve the community we live in. The organization regularly conducts visits to old-age homes, jails, orphanages and community health centers. Spandanam co-ordinates many charity related activities within SJCET, the uniform collection drive being the most notable of them all, this encourages the students to donate their old uniforms to those less fortunate.

NSS Technical Wing

SJCET NSS unit is affiliated to department of Technical Education, Government of Kerala .It was inaugurated in April 2008 by Mr K. A .Kalith of RIT. The motto or watchword of the National Service Scheme is 'NOT ME BUT YOU'. This reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service and appreciation of the other person's point of view and also to show consideration for fellow human beings. It underlines that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of society on the whole. Therefore, it should be the aim of the NSS to demonstrate this motto in its day-to-day programmes. The NSS chapter actively conducts awareness drives and other related activities.[8]

IEEE Student Branch

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a global organisation to support the creation, development, sharing and application of knowledge about technology and science for the benefit of students. The IEEE student Branch of SJCET was inaugurated on March 2, 2005 by Mr. S Gopakumar, Head Computer Session VSSC & IEEE students activity Chair Kerala Section. He delivered an awareness session on IEEE and its activities. We are proud to have Mr. C Brajesh, Project manager NEST as the branch mentor. He is acting as a mediator between the college and industries. The total strength of IEEE student branch was 32 students with Mr. Binu P John as the Branch Counselor. The branch has conducted many activities like personality development Invited talks national level technical Symposium and as well as a Project Exhibition. The student branch secured the award for the largest student branch in Kerala Section for the year 2011 under the leadership of branch counselor Mr.G Sabarinath.[9] The present branch counselor is Mr.Anoop B.N of the Electronics and Communications Department.[10]

CSI Student Chapter

A CSI chapter is functioning in the college as a professional society for CS students exclusively. Monthly subscription of the chapter magazine is send to all registered members by the headquarters and this in turn may help the students in acquiring knowledge about the things happening in the revolutionary IT filed. This chapter is aiming at more events which may enhance the qualities required for a software engineer.

ENCON Green Club

The ENCON GREEN CLUB of SJCET was started by the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department to focus on Energy Conservation and Environment Protection activities. Effective Energy Utilization & identification of the areas of possible energy conservation and environmental protection are carried out at SJCET under the guidance of the HoD, EEE Dept. Our goal is to become as self-reliant as possible in the use of energy and water in our campus and be an example to other institutions. ENCON GREEN CLUB of SJCET is affiliated to the ENCON Club of BPCL Kochi from 2009 onwards and was inaugurated on 12 October 2009. The management, faculty and the students of our college consciously join hands to make the campus eco-friendly and energy efficient.[11]

ISTE Student Chapter

Since the formation of the ISTE Students Chapter in July 2003, the Chapter has been organizing many activities under the ISTE Banner for the benefit of the members. The ISTE students' chapter of SJCET, Palai was inaugurated by Dr. D. Balakrishnan (Chairman, ISTE Kerala section) in 2004. Right from its inception, the chapter focused on providing training to the students and encouraging innovation and excellence in students through various means.[12]


Transportation

SJCET PALAI Buses

The college has 24 buses, one van and one car for the use of students and staff.

Buses ply from the college through Bharananganam, Erattupetta, Poonjar, Edamattom, Paika, Pinnakanad, Thidanad, Poovathode, Palai, Ettumanoor, Kuraavilangad, Kuruppanthara, Kaduthuruthy, Muttuchira, Ramapuram, Koothattukulam, Thodupuzha, Pravithanam [13]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University".
  2. ↑ SJCET Palai Official College Website
  3. ↑ MG University Website
  4. 1 2 CEE Website
  5. ↑ Mandatory Disclosure
  6. ↑ College Infrastructure
  7. ↑ Hostels
  8. ↑ http://www.sjcetpalai.ac.in/nss/
  9. ↑ http://www.ieeesjcet.org/p/achievements.php
  10. ↑ http://www.ieeesjcet.org/p/ieeesb.php
  11. ↑ http://www.sjcetpalai.ac.in/encon-green-club/
  12. ↑ http://www.sjcetpalai.ac.in/iste/
  13. ↑ Bus Transportation
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