The campus is located in Karicode, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from Kollam, Kerala, India.

The college was founded by the TKM Educational Trust,[1] an organization established by Thangal Kunju Musaliar.

The college's foundation stone was laid on 3 February 1956 by Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, and was inaugurated by Humayun Kabir, the Cabinet Minister for Scientific and Cultural Affairs, on 3 July 1958.

The college is located at Karicode, a suburb town of the coastal city of Kollam on the Kollam- Sengottai NH-208 road.

[10] Teams Sent For University Games A TEDx event was organised by students of TKMCE, Kollam on 11 August 2018.