Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology is a private engineering institution located in Kerala, India. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in engineering and management, and is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU). It is run by a Catholic educational trust and forms part of a wider network of institutions in the Thrissur region that share the Sahrdaya name.
| Key Information | |
|---|---|
| Institution name | Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology |
| Type | Private engineering college |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Field | Engineering, Technology and Management |
| Affiliation | APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University |
| Management | Catholic minority educational trust |
| Common abbreviation | SCET / Sahrdaya CET |
Overview
The college caters mainly to students from Kerala and neighbouring states who seek a degree in engineering or technology. Like most self-financing engineering colleges in the state, Sahrdaya combines a state-mandated curriculum with locally designed co-curricular activities, industry interaction programmes, and value education components reflecting the institution's Catholic ethos. The campus is situated in a semi-urban area of central Kerala, away from the busier districts of Ernakulam and Kozhikode but well-connected by road and rail.
The name Sahrdaya, drawn from Sanskrit, broadly conveys the idea of a person of refined sensibility or of "good heart". This motif is reflected in the institution's motto and branding across its sister schools.
Academics
Sahrdaya offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) programmes across the core engineering disciplines that are common to most KTU-affiliated colleges in Kerala. Typical streams include:
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
The institution also runs postgraduate programmes, including Master of Technology (M.Tech) specialisations and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme. The MBA is offered through a separate management wing and follows the structure prescribed by the affiliating university.
Curriculum delivery follows the credit-based semester system mandated by KTU, with internal continuous evaluation, periodic series tests, mini projects, and a final-year capstone project. Departments typically maintain laboratories aligned to syllabus requirements, along with student chapters of professional bodies such as IEEE, CSI, ISTE, IEI and SAE.
Campus and facilities
The campus includes academic blocks for individual departments, central laboratories, computing facilities, a library, seminar halls, and an auditorium used for college-level events. Sports infrastructure typically covers outdoor grounds for cricket and football, courts for basketball and volleyball, and indoor facilities for table tennis and similar games.
Hostel accommodation for boys and girls is available on or near the campus, and transport services are operated for students and staff commuting from Thrissur, Chalakudy, Angamaly and surrounding towns. A canteen, medical room, and counselling support are part of the standard student services.
Admissions
Admission to B.Tech programmes is regulated by the Government of Kerala through the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE). Seats are filled based on the rank list of the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) entrance examination, with separate quotas for merit and management seats as permitted under Kerala's self-financing engineering college framework.
M.Tech admissions are based on GATE scores and the state-conducted entrance process, while MBA admissions consider scores from KMAT Kerala, CMAT, or equivalent national tests, followed by group discussion and interview rounds.
Student life
Student activity at Sahrdaya is organised around technical associations of each department, an arts club, sports club, and cultural committees. The institution hosts an annual technical festival and a cultural festival, where students from other colleges in the region participate in coding contests, robotics events, paper presentations, and cultural competitions.
The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit and similar volunteer groups co-ordinate community outreach activities such as