Model Engineering College or MEC is a government cost-sharing

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and research centre in

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. It was established by the

Institute of Human Resources Development An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

(IHRD), an autonomous agency under the

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, in 1989. It is affiliated to the

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) is a state public technological university headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. KTU is an All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) ...

(KTU) since 2015. MEC was previously affiliated to the

Cochin University of Science and Technology Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a state government-owned autonomous university in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1971 and has three campuses: two in Kochi (Kalamassery and Ernakulam) and one in Kuttanad, Alapp ...

(CUSAT) until 2015. 'Excel' is the annual national techno-managerial festival conducted by MEC since 2001 under the motto "Inspire, Innovate, Engineer". All B.Tech programs offered by the institute are accredited by the

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(NBA).

History

MEC was established in 1989 by the

(IHRD), an autonomous technical educational research institute established by the

in 1987. MEC was the first institute in Kerala to be affiliated to the

(CUSAT). The institute shifted into its current campus in 1994. It is affiliated to the

(KTU) since 2015.

Campus

Model Engineering College Kochi Top view 02

Facilities

* Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) Kerala Delivery Platform * Amphitheatre * Basketball ground * Cafeteria * Central Computing Centre * Central Library * College Buses * Counselling Facility * Football ground * Gymnasium * Laboratories and Workshops * Main Auditorium * Mens Hostel * Open air theatre * Placement Cell *

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ATM * University Research Centre * Wi-Fi

Organization and Administration

Governance

The Board of Governors (BoG) of MEC is constituted by the

. It includes educationalists, industrialists, representatives from

All India Council for Technical Education The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education (India), Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 firs ...

(AICTE), University Grants Commission (UGC),

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(IIT),

(KTU), a state government nominee from its department of higher education, the college principal, and some faculty members.

Departments

The institute has six departments. They are: * Department of

Computer engineering Computer engineering (CE, CoE, or CpE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software. It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engi ...

* Department of

Electronics and Communication engineering Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current flow ...

* Department of

Electrical and Electronics engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

* Department of Electronics and Biomedical engineering * Department of

Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

* Department of

Applied Sciences Applied science is the application of the scientific method and scientific knowledge to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines, such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted with basic science, ...

Academics

Undergraduate programs

MEC offers four-year long

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s with a sanctioned annual intake of 660 students in the following nine programmes: *

: 180 seats * Electronics and

communication engineering Telecommunications engineering is a subfield of electronics engineering which seeks to design and devise systems of communication at a distance. The work ranges from basic circuit design to strategic mass developments. A telecommunication engi ...

: 120 seats * Computer engineering (Business systems): 60 seats *

Electronics engineering Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current flow ...

(VLSI Design and Technology): 60 seats *

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: 60 seats * Electronics and biomedical engineering: 60 seats *

: 60 seats. * Electronics and

for working professionals: 30 seats *

for working professionals: 30 seats Students who successfully complete these academic programs from the institute will receive a

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(B.Tech) degree issued by the KTU at the end. All B.Tech courses offered by the institute are accredited by the

(NBA).

Graduate programs

The institute also offers two-year long

postgraduate Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor' ...

s with a sanctioned annual intake of 78 students in the following four specialisations: * VLSI design and

embedded system An embedded system is a specialized computer system—a combination of a computer processor, computer memory, and input/output peripheral devices—that has a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electronic system. It is e ...

s: 24 seats *

Data science Data science is an interdisciplinary academic field that uses statistics, scientific computing, scientific methods, processing, scientific visualization, algorithms and systems to extract or extrapolate knowledge from potentially noisy, stru ...

: 18 seats *

Energy management Energy management includes planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units as well as energy distribution and storage. Energy management is performed via Energy Management Systems (EMS), which are designed with hardware ...

: 18 seats Students who successfully complete these academic programs from the institute will receive a

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(M.Tech) degree issued by the KTU at the end.

Admission

The admission procedure and the fee structure for the academic programmes offered by the institute are decided by

(KTU) and

(IHRD) respectively. Admissions to the undergraduate programs are based on the ranklist prepared after the performance of applicants in the KEAM Entrance Test conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala. 15% of total seats to the programs offered by the institute are reserved for

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(NRIs). Admissions to postgraduate programs offered by institute are based on the ranklist of

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(GATE) conducted by Indian Institutes of Technologies (

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). The vacant seats are filled based on nativity, percentage of marks obtained, and reservation criteria of the students.

Research

Robotics workshop at the Model Engineering College

MEC was the first engineering college in Kerala to be recognised by

as the research centre of university in the branch of Electronics and communication engineering in the year 2010. The research areas in 2010 included

Digital image processing Digital image processing is the use of a digital computer to process digital images through an algorithm. As a subcategory or field of digital signal processing, digital image processing has many advantages over analog image processing. It allo ...

Signal processing Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as audio signal processing, sound, image processing, images, Scalar potential, potential fields, Seismic tomograph ...

, and

Optical communication Optical communication, also known as optical telecommunication, is communication at a distance using light to carry information. It can be performed visually or by using electronic devices. The earliest basic forms of optical communication date ...

. Later, the

(KTU) extended the research into various specialisations including

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, Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, VLSI and

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Reliability engineering Reliability engineering is a sub-discipline of systems engineering that emphasizes the ability of equipment to function without failure. Reliability is defined as the probability that a product, system, or service will perform its intended functi ...

, etc. In September 2022, the

(KTU) decided to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) at MEC for advanced learning and research in the following fields of

with industrial linkages: *

Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...

(AI) *

Machine learning Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of Computational statistics, statistical algorithms that can learn from data and generalise to unseen data, and thus perform Task ( ...

(ML) *

Robotics Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...

Automation Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, mainly by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machine ...

The university research centre will come up at a space of around 60,000 sq.ft in the institute.

Traditions and student activities

The foremost student body of the institute is the Senate, which consists of elected representatives from each stream. The institute has several students bodies, of both technical and non-technical nature.

Technical bodies

These include the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IEDC MEC), which is a fully functioning student body registered under the Technology Business Incubator of MEC. The cell provides a platform for students to work on their ideas and take it further.

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student's branch, Electronics Association (Mixed Signals), the Electrical Minds Forum (EMF), the MEC Association of Computer Students (MACS), the Biomedical Association (BMA), the Model Amateur Radio Association (MARC), the FOSS MEC, the IETE Students Branch, the TEDx MEC, the Topgear MEC (mechanical association), a robotics Club named Cyborg and NSDC MEC are some of the other student technical bodies in the institute. There are multiple tech community and club branches in MEC which are highly active in supporting the students gain knowledge in core technical and related subjects. They include: * Hack Club MEC: MEC branch of the international community 'Hack Club'. * DSC MEC: MEC branch of Developer Students Club (Google). * Tinkerhub MEC: MEC branch of Tinkerhub Kerala.

Non-technical bodies

These include the

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(quizzing fraternity), the Debate Club, The Book Thieves (Literature Club), Bharathanam ( Music Club), the ''Bhoomitrasena'' (environmental club), and the National Service Scheme chapter among many others.

Excel

Excel is the annual national techno-managerial festival conducted by MEC under the motto "Inspire, Innovate, Engineer". The event is held over a period of three days and is conducted in association with the

Student Branch of the college. The festival has been held every year since its inception in 2001. It has been held as an All India Annual Technical Fest since its beginning in 2001.

Technopreneur

It is the annual national level entrepreneurial and managerial symposium of MEC and the flagship event of IEDC MEC. The first edition of Technopreneur, Technopreneur 2006, went on to win the Best Yi-Net event at the CII National Summit in

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. The 13th edition of Technopreneur will be held in March 2023. The symposium attracts over 2000 participants across the nation.

Arts and sports

Arts and sports festivals are conducted every year by the college senate. The College Senate divides students into 4 houses, each with a captain and a co-captain. The houses compete with each other for the Arts, Sports and Overall trophies across multiple events. Houses are formed exclusively for the arts and sports competitions and are dissolved soon after. There is a College inauguration ceremony. Arts and Sports festivals are conducted annually in the even semesters. The Arts festival of the university is named ''Sargam'' which was later changed to ''Layatharang''. ''Chakravyuh'' is the name given to the annual sports meet. MEC was the overall champion of CUSAT inter-college arts fest ''SARGAM-2013'' consecutively for the third time.

Placements

Despite the

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, MEC graduates of 2019-20 batch got nearly 100% placements in 2020. Almost all of the 360 students who graduated from the institute in 2020 got recruited by over 80 companies during the campus placement drive conducted by MEC. The

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s who recruited graduates from the campus in 2020 include

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, FactSet,

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, and

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. The highest pay package was around 30 lakh per annum during the pandemic year. The median pay package was 6.6 lakh per annum for product companies and 4.5 lakh per annum for service-based companies.

Alumni

xMEC is the official alumni network of MEC.

References

External links

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History

Campus

Facilities

Organization and Administration

Governance

Departments

Academics

Undergraduate programs

Graduate programs

Admission

Research

Traditions and student activities

Technical bodies

Non-technical bodies

Excel

Technopreneur

Arts and sports

Placements

Alumni

See also

References

External links