Co-operative Academy of Professional Education


The Co-operative Academy of Professional Education of Kerala, India, is an educational institutions in professional fields to provide facilities for education and training. CAPE is promoted by the Co-operation Department of the Government of Kerala and is an autonomous society under the Government of Kerala. The society is 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 Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan is the ex-officio chairman of the society. The Minister for Co-operation, Tourism, Devaswoms, Shri. Kadakampally Surendran is the ex-officio vice-chairman of the society and the chairman of its board of governors.

Institutions under CAPE

Under CAPE there are nine engineering colleges, one management institute and one finishing school and a hospital at Punnapra.
NameDistrictCodeEstablishedSource
College of Engineering AranmulaPathanamthittaAEC2014
College of Engineering KidangoorKottayamKGR2000
College of Engineering PerumonKollamPRN2000
College of Engineering TrikaripurKasaragodTKR2000
College of Engineering VatakaraKozhikodeVDA1999
College of Engineering ThalasseryKannurTLY2000
College of Engineering PathanapuramKollamPEC2011
College of Engineering and Management, PunnapraAlappuzhaPRP2008
College of Engineering, MuttatharaThiruvananthapuramCEM2016
Institute of Management and Technology, Punnapra|Institute of Management and Technology, PunnapraAlappuzhaIMT2009
Kerala Institute of Making the Best, Punnapra|Kerala Institute of Making the Best, PunnapraAlappuzhaKIMB-
Sagara Hospital, Punnapra|Sagara Hospital PunnapraAlappuzha-2010