The Central Library was established in 2001 to support AJCE's educational mission and to meet the information needs of its diverse user community, including researchers, faculty, and students. It houses a comprehensive collection of 55,786+ books, 400+ e-journals, and 5 major databases, carefully curated to support learning, research, and lifelong curiosity.
Log in to the AES Library Portal to manage your library activity — view current loans, check due dates, track reservation holds, and review your complete borrowing history. Available to all AJCE students, faculty, and research scholars with AES credentials.
The Central Library of Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, was established in 2001 to support the educational mission of the college and to meet the information needs of its diverse user community.
In keeping with the college's objectives, the library aims to develop and maintain a comprehensive collection of resources to support researchers, faculty, and students.
As Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, the father of Library Science in India, observed, "the library is the trinity of learning resources, faculty/students, and the library staff." AJCE's Central Library, housed at the Knowledge Centre on the main campus, is built around this principle and supports academic programmes ranging from B.Tech and M.Tech to BCA, MCA, BBA, and doctoral research.
The Central Library offers a range of services to support teaching, learning, and research activities.
Access and manage your library account using AES login to view borrowed items, due dates, fines, and borrowing history.
Open portal ↗Borrow, return, and renew library books in accordance with the library's circulation policies.
Learn more →Access e-books, e-journals, and online databases for academic use.
Explore e-resources →Quiet study spaces and collaborative learning areas for individual and group learning.
View all services →One-to-one consultation with librarians for research support, citation guidance, research ethics, academic integrity, and academic writing.
Find out more →Access books and materials from other libraries through DELNET when they are not available in the AJCE Library.
Learn more →Provides assistive technology support for users with special needs.
Explore Kibo →Plagiarism checking support for research scholars and final-year PG/UG students.
Learn more →AJCE-In-Press: Archives of news related to AJCE.
Learn more →Recognises the best library user based on effective utilisation of library resources, with the privilege of borrowing six books for a semester instead of the standard limit of three books for 15 days.
See award details →The Central Library subscribes to premium international databases, e-journals, and e-book collections — providing faculty and students with seamless access to cutting-edge research and the latest technology publications.
7694+ engineering eBooks covering biotechnology, civil, electrical, aerospace, robotics, energy sciences, industrial safety, and project management. ITCore additionally provides 2,000+ IT eBooks on networking, programming, cybersecurity, and web development.
Award-winning engineering reference platform for professionals, academics, and students — authoritative, regularly updated engineering reference information with dynamic online content.
World's leading source for scientific, technical, and medical research — peer-reviewed journals and books across engineering, computer science, materials, and more.
World's leading research database for engineering and technology — IEEE journals, conferences, standards, and books essential for electrical, electronics, and computer engineering research.
India's premier resource-sharing network — enables inter-library loan from partner libraries nationwide. Gateway to union catalogues, periodical databases, and cooperative research support.
AJCE is an officially registered National Digital Library of India club (Reg. No. INKLNC88U2GUECC, enrolled 25 Mar 2021, launched 30 Jun 2021). Connects students to a world of curated digital resources — books, videos, articles, and thesis — with certificates issued by the Ministry of Education and IIT Kharagpur.
Multi-lingual scanning & reading device — listen to, translate, and digitize printed and handwritten documents. 60 global languages including 12 Indian languages (Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Sanskrit, etc.). Text-to-speech, editable-text conversion, cloud storage integration.
Curated directory of teaching, learning, and research materials in the public domain or under Creative Commons licenses — freely usable and adaptable for teaching and study.
Step-by-step tutorials for all subscribed e-databases + links to NPTEL, MIT OpenCourseWare, Harvard Online — world-class free courseware integrated into the library's learning support.
KTU academic regulations, previous university question papers (on Google Drive), course-reference syllabi, NPTEL videos, remote-access tools — all in one consolidated directory.
Awarded each odd and even semester — one recipient per class. Winners earn the privilege of 6 books per semester (above the standard loan limit). Recognising students who make the most of the library's collection.
Leading AJCE's Central Library and its Knowledge Centre operations — overseeing 55,786+ volumes, 400+ e-journals, and subscriptions to EBSCO, McGraw-Hill AccessEngineering, Elsevier ScienceDirect, IEEE, and DELNET. The library team supports students, faculty, and research scholars with circulation, reference, research assistance, and digital-resource services.
The Central Library is located at AJCE's Knowledge Centre, in the main campus at Kanjirappally. The library staff team supports circulation, reference, research assistance, and digital-resource services — reach out to the appropriate desk for faster resolution.
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Chief Librarian: +91 96052 61133
Circulation: +91 99616 75068
Reference: +91 98472 18354
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Monday to Saturday
Central Library · Knowledge Centre
Amal Jyothi College of Engineering
Kanjirappally, Koovappally P.O.
Kottayam Dt., Kerala 686518