Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE) is a government aided engineering college located in Kothamangalam, Kerala state, India. The college is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University since its inception in 2015.
One of the five oldest engineering colleges in Kerala and one among the three gov-aided colleges , MACE was established in 1961 under Mar Athanasius College Association, and is approved by the AICTE. The college has six departments and two auxiliary departments (Mathematics and Humanities & Science). MACE has nearly 151 faculty, 3,050 students and 160 administrative and supporting staff.
The college provides Bachelor of Technology programs (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science), Master of Technology programs, Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and PhD programs. Students are admitted to the various programs from the rank lists published by the state/central Government (KEAM, DTE, GATE).
The college conducts a techfest called 'Takshak' and an arts and culture fest called 'Sanskriti'. The students of MACE are generally referred as MACEians. Student level technical clubs are very active in MACE. IEEE and ASME students have gained global level recognitions.
Beautiful campus of MACE occupies over 63 acres of land and is equipped with sports facilities of international standards. 50 meters swimming pool is a unique facility among them. MACE campus is located 1 kilometer from the Kothamangalam city, 30 kilometers from Aluva (AWY) railway station and 36 kilometers from Cochin International airport (COK).
Governance
The Institution is the second venture of the Mar Athanasius College Association, the first being the arts and science college started in 1955. The Association also has Mar Athanasius International School and Mar Baselious College, Adimali, to its credit. Prof. M P Varghese had been at the reins from the time of founding.
There is a governing body separately for MACE consisting of representatives of the All India Council for Technical Education, the State Government, Mahatma Gandhi University, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, and Mar Athanasius College Association.
Academic programs
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Candidates for admission to the B.Tech. Degree course shall be required to have passed the higher secondary/+2/XII Std. examination conducted by boards/departments recognized/accepted by the university, obtaining not less than 50% marks in Mathematics and not less than 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together or the diploma examination in Engineering, Kerala or any examination accepted by the government of Kerala as equivalent there to with 50% marks in the final qualifying examination, subject to the usual concession allowed for backward and other communities as specified from time to time. The college has the best accredited Mechanical engineering department in the entire state. Only the top five percentile in the Kerala Engineering Entrance Exam are able to secure a seat. The course takes a duration of 4 years with 8 semesters and it is approved by the Indian AICTE.
Seats
Civil Engineering - 120
Mechanical Engineering - 120
Electrical & Electronics Engineering - 120
Electronics & Communication Engineering - 120
Computer Science and Engineering - 60
Data Science - 60
Artificial intelligence and Machine learning - 60
Master of Technology (M.Tech)
Seats
Computer Science and Engineering (Computer Science) - 18
Computer Aided Structural Engineering (Civil) - 18
Production & Industrial Engineering (Mechanical) - 18
Power Electronics (Electrical& Electronics) - 18
VLSI (Electronics and Communication) - 18
Thermal Power Engineering (Mechanical) - 24
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) The minimum qualification for admission is B.Sc. Comp. Sc, BCA or B.Sc. or B.Com. degree with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects with not less than 55% marks, excluding languages, in the qualifying examination.
Candidates with B.Sc. Comp Sc, BCA, B.Sc/ B.Com. degree of the Mahatma Gandhi University or any other degree, accepted as equivalent there to by the Mahatma Gandhi University are alone eligible to apply.
The intake is 30.
Student life
Sanskriti
Sanskriti is the annual national level cultural fest of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Kothamangalam.
Takshak
Takshak is the annual national technical fest of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Kothamangalam.