SCTCE is one of the seven colleges in the state of Kerala that receives aid from the World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP).

The college maintains the vocational and practical relevance of its courses through extensive links with research institutes and industries, including VSSC, DRDO, ER&DCI, Technopark, Kerala, and IISc.

degree program in Machine Design, run by the Mechanical Engineering Department, started in 2009 with a single batch of students.

The TEQIP program of the Government of india has improved the quality of training offered by the college through a Central Computing facility and a digital library.

[7] Major Academic Achievements include: The Government of Kerala decides on the admission procedures and fee structures for the college.

[8] A small percentage of the seats are reserved for the children of KSRTC employees and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).

[citation needed] SCTCE had the privilege of being one of the top seven colleges in the state aided by the World Bank funded Technical Education Quality Improvement Program.

Moreover, SCTCE is the only engineering college selected as a centre for bus body testing and certification by the government of Kerala.

Usually, the recruitment of new Assistant Professors is aided by a selection test conducted by a Kerala government agency.

The college has an industry-institute partnership that conducts training and educational programs for the benefit of both students and the public.

It helps the students take up the challenge of solving problems faced by industry by doing their final year projects in collaboration with a company.

The first college-level road safety club in the state was formed at the college in association with the Kerala Motor Vehicle Department.

Vishal Dadlani, Sonu Kakkar, Jonita Gandhi, Rasika Shekhar, Lucky Ali, Brodha V, The Local Train, When Chai Met Toast, and Divine Connection are some who have done gigs at Cult a Way.

In 2013, Autobahn India's top stunt riding team GhostRyderZ (GRz) was hugely successful, drawing an audience of over 5000 people, and with over 10,000 tickets were sold.

However, the college also offers a wide range of electives for its students, including e-commerce, vehicle design, aerospace engineering, aviation electronics, neural networks, mechatronics, fuzzy logic, image processing and optoelectronics.