C A P E

CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

(Estd By Govt. Of Kerala)
COBANK TOWERS, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 033 (Ph. 0471 2316236)

         The Co-operative Academy of Professional Education was formed to establish Educational Institutions in various professional fields to provide facilities for and promote Education and Training. The Co-operative Academy of Professional Education is promoted by the Co-operation Department of the Government of Kerala and is an autonomous society under Government of Kerala. The Society is being registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act, 1955 on the basis of the Memorandum of Association and the Rules as approved by the Government of Kerala. The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala is the Ex-Officio Chairman of the Society.The Hon'ble Minister for Co-operation is the Ex-Officio Vice Chairman and the Chairman of the Board of Governers, with the Director of the Academy as the Member Secretary of the society.

The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. V.S. Achuthanandan is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Society. The Hon'ble Minister for Co-operation & Devaswoms, Shri. G. Sudhakaran is the Ex-officio Vice Chairman of the Society and the Chairman of its Board of Governors. Shri K. Krishnan Kutty is the Director the Society.The members of the Society includes, amongst others, the Secretary to Government (Co-operation), Director of Technical Education, Director of Medical Education, Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Presidents of Kerala State and District Co-operative Banks, eminent experts in Technical and Medical Education and Industrialists. The governance of the CAPE is vested with a seven member Executive Committee headed by the Hon'ble Minister for Co-operation,Coir & Devaswoms.

             The establishment of our first institution was in the year 1999-2000, The other institutions were started in 2000-2001. The five engineering colleges are affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). A Medical College was established at Kochi in 2000-2001, named as the Co-operative Medical College (CMC), Kochi. This establishment has all the necessary and associated facilities and infrastructure, spread over a vast 60 acre campus and is supported with residential and most advanced hospital and teaching facilities.The college is established with the approval of the Medical Council of India. Indian Nursing Council permitted to conduct B.Sc Nursing course during the academic year 2009-2010. The College of Nursing is located in the Co-operative Medical College (CMC) campus, Kochi.

             The first institution started was Co-operative Institute of Technology Vadakara, the others were College of Engineering Perumon, College of Engineering Thrikaripur, College of Engineering Thalassery, College of Engineering Kidangoor, Co-operative Medical College Kochi and College of Engineering & Management Punnapra.Professionally executed, all the five Engineering Colleges are fully established with sprawling campuses of over 25 acres, well equipped labs and workshop, well stocked library, highly qualified and experienced faculty, career guidance and placement cell and transport facilities. A new Engineering & Management College started during this academic year 2008 at Punnapra in Alleppey district. The CAPE finishing school, Kerala Institute of Making the Best(KIMB) also started at Punnapra which is going to be the best finishing school in kerala.

Website : www.capekerala.org

College of Engineering Trikaripur, P. O. Cheemeni,
Kasaragod Dist., Kerala, INDIA-671313

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