It is the second engineering College in the Kerala Section to win the prestigious IEEE Region 10(Asia - Pacific) Exemplary Student Branch Award, First and Only student branch in Asia Pacific Region to win the IEEE MGA Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award five times in a row.

On 28 January 1987, the Government of Kerala established the Institute of Human Resources Development in Electronics (IHRDE) (now known as IHRD) in Thiruvananthapuram for the purpose of establishing a central institution which would work for the development of technical education in the state.

Former Minister of Food, Tourism, Law & Civil Supplies E. Chandrasekharan Nair, who represented Karunagappally in the Kerala Legislative Assembly,[1] put forward a proposal to start an engineering institute in Karunagappally under the auspices of the IHRDE; in 1999 CEK was the fourth engineering institute established under the IHRDE.

The initial functioning of the college was from temporary premises in three rooms of at a hall in Karunagappally town.

The college was officially inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala E. K. Nayanar, two years after its establishment, on 4 February 2001.

The college moved to a permanent campus in 2006 at Thodiyoor Gramapanchayathu, with the foundation stone of the administrative block laid by Minister of Education Nalakath Soopy on 12 February 2004 in the presence of Rajan Babu MLA.

The college was selected in 2012 to participate in Phase II of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme, a project organised by the Government of India with assistance from the World Bank).

[2] The college was selected under component 1, sub-component 1.1 of the programme, for "strengthening institutions to improve learning outcomes and employability of graduates".

Two Bachelor Programs of the College (Computer Science, Electronics and Communication) got accredited in 2018 for 3 Years by NBA.

Annual intake to the Bachelor of Technology course is as follows: Admission to the college's postgraduate programs is through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering exam administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institutes of Technology.

Admission to sponsored seats are as per the Government of Kerala and All India Council for Technical Education rules.

Annual intake to the Master of Technology course is as follows: The college's campus is located 3 km from Karunagappally, in the northwest of Kollam district, near Veluthamanal and Driver Junction.

IEEE MGA Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award 2018 (Declared at Asia Pacific Student Young Professional Women in Engineering and Life Members Congress at Bali Indonesia)[7] 2.IEEE MGA Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award 2019[8] 3.IEEE MGA Darrel Chong Student Activities Award - Gold 2019 (For organizing innovative technical event Luxathon 1.O)[9] 4.IEEE MGA Global Outstanding Counselor Award 2019 - Prof. Sabeena K (For Outstanding contribution towards IEEE technical activities)[10] 5.IEEE Industrial Application Society Global website Contest first prize 2019 - Webmaster : Mr. Akshay Krishnan[11] 6.

IEEE Industrial Application Society Outstanding Member Award 2020(Global) - Chapter Advisor : Prof. Sabeena K[12] The Students Executive Senate, simply known as the CEK Senate, is the supreme student body.

The objectives of the senate are to train the students of the college in their duties, responsibilities and rights, to organize debates, seminars, group discussions, work squads, and tours, and to encourage sports, arts and other cultural, social or recreational activities.

Student members of CEK take active participation in the IEEE meetings and workshops, earning many prizes and awards.

Today IEEE SB CEK have five technical society student branch chapters and one affinity group.

The AG started with the help of former active IEEE member Seena Susan George.

IEEE Nuclear Plasma Science Society/Power Electronics Society Joint Chapter CEK 2019.

Aimed at developing student's personality through community service, NSS is a voluntary association of young people in Colleges, Universities and at +2 level working for a campus-community linkage.

Government of Kerala declared the start up policy with an aim to accelerate the growth of student entrepreneurs.