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Central Polytechnic College, popularly known as CPT, situated in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. Central Polytechnic College was established in the year 1958, during first Government in Kerala led by Sri. E. M. S. Namboodiripad. Central Polytechnic College is controlled by the Department of Technical Education, of Government of Kerala and is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

History
Established in the year 1958, the Central Polytechnic College, Thiruvananthapuram started functioning in a building in the campus of the School of Arts in Thiruvananthapuram. At first it offered three year diploma courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Having constructed its own building in the year 1967, the college shifted to Vattiyoorkavu  – a place that contributed greatly to the cause of the nation during our struggle for freedom - in the outskirts of the city. Later Textile Technology diploma programme was shifted from Fine Arts College to this campus and two other diploma programmes - Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering - were also introduced.

General Information
Central Polytechnic campus spread across an area of 24 acres on the left of Vattiyoorkavu - Nettayam Road and the exact location is now known as CPT. The college is about 9 kms from Thiruvananthapuram Railway station and KSRTC Central Bus Station and 14 kms from Thiruvananthapuram International Air Port.