Canara Engineering College (CEC) is a private

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, India, approximately from

Mangaluru Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the stat ...

in the surroundings of Benjanapadavu. It was established in 2001 as a Millennium project by

Canara High School Canara High School is an educational institution in Mangaluru which was founded by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai in 1891. He is also popular as the founder of Canara Bank, now a major nationalized bank in India. Since 1945, when a sister school was ...

Association. The college is affiliated to

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. It is also recognized by government of Karnataka and is approved by

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, New Delhi. Approximately 400 engineers graduate annually.

About The College

The college spreads over 26 acres in Benjanapadavu and is accessible from Mangalore or Bantwal. The college is equipped with Cafeteria, Wi-Fi campus, Mess and Hostel facility along with College bus facility for Day Scholars. CEC is run by Canara High School Association (CHSA), an association based in Mangaluru contributing towards

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education. The group was founded by the late Sri. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai (also founder of

Canara Bank Canara Bank is an Indian public sector bank based in Bangalore, India. Established in 1906 at Mangalore by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai. The bank was nationalized in 1969. Canara Bank also has offices in London, Dubai and New York. History Amm ...

) in 1891. Ammembal Subbarao Pai was a social reformer and a philanthropist who aimed at imparting modern education blended with ancient cultural values to the youth of Dakshina Kannada. With this in mind he started the Canara High School Association with its primary project being the

which was established in 1891 and functions even today. The group which is now primarily funded by alumni, also runs several other educational institutions in and around Mangalore.

Courses

Following are the courses in the college: * B.E in Electronics and Communication Engineering * B.E in Artificial intelligence and Machine learning * B.E in Computer Science and Engineering * B.E in Information Science and Engineering * B.E in Information Science and Design * B.E in Information Science and Business System * M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering

Professional Society Chapters

The following Professional Society Chapters function in the college: * ISTE Student Chapter * SAE Student Chapter *

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Student Chapter * CSI Student Chapter * Renewable Energy Club

Technical & Cultural Events

Canara Engineering College hosts several events with the association of various technical chapters in the college. "Aakriti" is the annual national level Technical & Cultural event of the college. Several other events like INNOVATE, TECHNOPHILIA, TECHGURU, EMERGIA, CIPIX maintains associations of various technical chapters in the college. Aakriti20 will be celebrated from 27 February to 29 February. Currently the principal of the college is Dr Nagesh H R. College has had a successful quiz club over the years winning a good number of competitions. Most Notably, Winning the first place in General Quiz in VTU's annual youth fest for the year 2018 a reputed competition where hundreds of colleges affiliated to the university had taken part

References

External links

Official Website
{{Authority control Engineering colleges in Mangalore Engineering colleges in Karnataka Affiliates of Visvesvaraya Technological University Universities and colleges in Dakshina Kannada district Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in Karnataka