TKM College of Engineering, situated in the cashew hub of Kerala, City of Kollam; is the first Government- aided engineering college in Kerala. It is ideally located, in Karikode, on the Kollam- Chenkotta road, about 5 kilometres from the heart of the city. The campus, a distinctive landmark that cuts above the rest is built in the aesthetic Indo Saracenic architectural style with Mughal influence. The college is the first and foremost institution for technical education, run by the TKM College Trust, headed by Janab Shahal Hassan Musaliar. At its start, the college began its stride with the three basic branches of engineering – Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Today it is a renowned technical institution in India, offering undergraduate programs in eight branches of engineering and architecture, ten postgraduate programs of different specializations in engineering and an MCA program. The affiliation was with the University of Kerala till 2015 and from 2015 onwards it is affiliated with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (APJAKTU). It is also approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. UGC has granted Autonomous status to this Institution from 2022 onwards also. The college carries NBA accreditation to all B.Tech programs and two M.Tech programs, out of which the UG programmes in Civil and Mechanical engineering won the coveted six years accreditation.