Editing Model Engineering College

{{Short description|Indian public engineering institute in Kochi, Kerala (founded 1989)}}
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| name = '''Model Engineering College, Cochin'''
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| motto = ''Evolve into an academy of excellence to serve the knowledge society''
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| address = Model Engineering College, [[Thrikkakara]]
| city = [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]
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'''Model Engineering College''' or '''MEC''' is a government cost-sharing [[Institute of technology|technical institute]] and research centre in [[Thrikkakara]], [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It was established by the [[IHRD (Institute of Human Resources Development)|Institute of Human Resources Development]] (IHRD), an autonomous agency under the [[Government of Kerala]], in 1989. It is affiliated to the [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University]] (KTU) since 2015.

MEC was previously affiliated to the [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]] (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 [[National Board of Accreditation]] (NBA).

==History==
MEC was established in 1989 by the [[Institute of Human Resources Development]] (IHRD), an autonomous technical educational research institute established by the [[Government of Kerala]] in 1987. MEC was the first institute in Kerala to be affiliated to the [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]] (CUSAT). The institute shifted into its current campus in 1994. It is affiliated to the [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University]] (KTU) since 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.mec.ac.in/mec/history.php |website=Govt. Model Engineering College}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Govt. Model Engineering College, Thrikkakara |url=https://www.mec.ac.in/administrations |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.mec.ac.in}}</ref>

==Campus==
[[File:Model Engineering College Kochi Top view 02.JPG|thumbnail|The main academic block]]

===Facilities===
* Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) Kerala Delivery Platform<ref name="fac"/> 
* Amphitheatre<ref name="fac">{{cite web |url=https://www.mec.ac.in/facilities |title=Facilities in MEC | access-date = 12 February 2023}}</ref>
* Basketball ground<ref name="fac"/>
* Cafeteria<ref name="fac"/> 
* Central Computing Centre<ref name="fac"/> 
* Central Library<ref name="fac"/>
* College Buses<ref name="fac"/>
* Counselling Facility<ref name="fac"/> 
* Football ground<ref name="fac"/>
* Gymnasium<ref name="fac"/>
* Laboratories and Workshops<ref name="fac"/>
* Main Auditorium<ref name="fac"/>
* Mens Hostel<ref name="fac"/>
* Open air theatre<ref name="fac"/>
* Placement Cell<ref name="fac"/>
* [[State Bank of India]] ATM<ref name="fac"/>
* University Research Centre<ref name="fac"/>
* Wi-Fi<ref name="fac"/>

== Organization and Administration ==
[[File:Murali Mohan dias FDP Linux.JPG|thumbnail|Faculty development program sponsored by [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE) at MEC]]

=== Governance ===
The Board of Governors (BoG) of MEC is constituted by the [[Institute of Human Resources Development]].<ref name="admn">{{cite web |url=https://www.mec.ac.in/administrations |title=Administration |website=mec.ac.in |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> It includes educationalists, industrialists,  representatives from [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE), [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC), [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IIT), [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University]] (KTU), a state government nominee from its department of higher education, the college principal, and some faculty members.<ref name="admn"/>

=== Departments ===
The institute has six departments. They are:
* Department of [[Computer engineering]]<ref name ="mec"/> 
* Department of [[Telecommunications engineering|Electronics and Communication engineering]]<ref name ="mec"/>
* Department of [[Electrical engineering|Electrical and Electronics engineering]]<ref name ="mec"/>
* Department of [[Biomedical engineering|Electronics and Biomedical engineering]]<ref name ="mec"/>
* Department of [[Mechanical engineering]]<ref name ="mec"/>
* Department of [[Applied science|Applied Sciences]]<ref name ="mec"/>

==Academics==
===Undergraduate programs===
MEC offers four-year long [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] [[academic degree]]s with a sanctioned annual intake of 660 students<ref name="mec">{{cite web |url=https://www.mec.ac.in/admissions |title= Admissions, Academic Programs, and Research facilities in Model Engineering College |access-date= 12 February 2023 |website=mec.ac.in}}</ref> in the following nine programmes:

* [[Computer engineering]]: 180 seats<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Electronic engineering|Electronics and]] [[Telecommunications engineering|communication engineering]]: 120 seats<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Business|Computer engineering (Business systems)]]: 60 seats<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Electronics engineering]] [[Very Large Scale Integration|(VLSI Design and Technology)]]: 60 seats<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Electrical engineering|Electrical and electronics engineering]]: 60 seats<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Biomedical engineering|Electronics and biomedical engineering]]: 60 seats<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Mechanical engineering]]: 60 seats.<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Electronic engineering|Electronics and]] [[Telecommunications engineering|communication engineering]] for working professionals: 30 seats<ref name="mec" />
* [[Electrical engineering|Electrical and electronics engineering]] for working professionals: 30 seats<ref name="mec" />

Students who successfully complete these academic programs from the institute will receive a [[Bachelor of Technology]] (B.Tech) degree issued by the [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University|KTU]] at the end.<ref name="mec"/>

All B.Tech courses offered by the institute are accredited by the [[National Board of Accreditation]] (NBA).<ref name="NBA">{{Cite web|date=2007-10-30|url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2007/10/30/stories/2007103050010100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031083838/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2007/10/30/stories/2007103050010100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-31|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=India and the Washington Accord}}</ref>

===Graduate programs===
The institute also offers two-year long [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] [[academic degree]]s with a sanctioned annual intake of 78 students<ref name="mec"/> in the following four specialisations:

* [[Very Large Scale Integration|VLSI design and]] [[embedded system]]s: 24 seats<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Data science]]: 18 seats<ref name="mec"/>
* [[Energy management]]: 18 seats<ref name="mec"/>

Students who successfully complete these academic programs from the institute will receive a [[Master of Technology]] (M.Tech) degree issued by the [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University|KTU]] at the end.<ref name="mec"/>

=== Admission ===
The admission procedure and the fee structure for the academic programmes offered by the institute are decided by [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University]] (KTU) and [[Institute of Human Resources Development]] (IHRD) respectively.

Admissions to the undergraduate programs are based on the ranklist prepared after the performance of applicants in the [[Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical|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 [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Non-Resident Indians]] (NRIs).

Admissions to postgraduate programs offered by institute are based on the ranklist of [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE) conducted by Indian Institutes of Technologies ([[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]]).<ref name="gate">{{Cite web|url=http://gate.iitm.ac.in/|title=GATE Office, IITM}}</ref> The vacant seats are filled based on nativity, percentage of marks obtained, and reservation criteria of the students.

=== Research ===
[[File:Robotics workshop at the Model Engineering College.jpg|thumbnail|Robotics Workshop at MEC]]
MEC was the first engineering college in Kerala to be recognised by [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]] as the research centre of university in the branch of Electronics and communication engineering in the year 2010.<ref name="mec"/> The research areas in 2010 included [[Digital image processing]], [[Signal processing]], and [[Optical communication]].<ref name="mec"/>

Later, the [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University]] (KTU) extended the research into various specialisations including [[Microwave engineering]], [[Biosignal|Biomedical Signal and Image Processing]], [[Very Large Scale Integration|VLSI]] and [[Embedded systems]], [[Reliability engineering]], etc.<ref name="mec"/>

In September 2022, the [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University]] (KTU) decided to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) at MEC for advanced learning and research in the following fields of [[Computer engineering]]<ref name="coe">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=29 September 2022 |title=APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University to establish three centres of excellence |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/apj-abdul-kalam-technological-university-to-establish-three-centres-of-excellence/article65950767.ece/amp/ |work=The Hindu |location=Thiruvananthapuram |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> with industrial linkages:
* [[Artificial intelligence]] (AI)
* [[Machine learning]] (ML)
* [[Robotics]]
* [[Automation]]<ref name="cs">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=21 December 2022 |title=Model Engineering College to set up centre of excellence in AI, Robotics|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/model-engineering-college-to-set-up-centre-of-excellence-in-ai-robotics/article66288526.ece/amp/ |work=The Hindu |location=Kochi |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
The university research centre will come up at a space of around 60,000 sq.ft in the institute.<ref name="cs"/>

== 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 ===
[[File:Tedxmec excel 2013.JPG|thumbnail|A meeting conducted by [[TED (conference)|TEDx MEC]]]]
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iedc.mec.ac.in/ |title = IEDCMEC}}</ref><ref name="A model college for entrepreneurs">{{Cite news|date=2013-04-10|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/a-model-college-for-entrepreneurs/article4599239.ece|title=A model college for entrepreneurs|work=The Hindu|last1=Krishnakumar|first1=G.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/college-hosts-inspirational-series-for-pupils/articleshow/77512339.cms|title=College hosts inspirational series for students &#124; Kochi News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]] student's branch,<ref name="twmh">{{Cite news|date=2012-05-29|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/workshop-to-test-skills-of-engineering-students/article3467645.ece|title=Workshop to test skills of engineering students|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Electronics Association (Mixed Signals),<ref name="twmk">{{Cite web|date=2012-05-29|url=http://www.kochivibe.com/%E2%80%98technical-workshop-marathon-2012%E2%80%99-begins-in-kochi/|title='Technical Workshop Marathon 2012' Begins in Kochi|work=KOCHIVIBE}}</ref> 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 [[Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers|IETE]] Students Branch, the [[TED (conference)|TEDx MEC]], the Topgear MEC (mechanical association), and a robotics Club named Cyborg 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 [[The Illuminati Quiz|Illuminati]] (quizzing fraternity),<ref name="Illuminati">{{Cite news|title=Keeping alive a precious memory|place= Kochi|date=2008-12-04|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/04/stories/2008120460781100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207045100/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/04/stories/2008120460781100.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=2008-12-07}}</ref> the Debate Club, the Music Club, the ''Bhoomitrasena'' (environmental club), and the National Service Scheme chapter among many others.<ref name="NSS mec">{{Cite news|title=Students provide a shade for the needy|work=The Hindu|place=Kochi|date=2011-08-21|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/students-provide-a-shade-for-the-needy/article2378395.ece}}</ref><ref name="A model college for entrepreneurs"/>

=== Excel ===
[[File:Excel 2014 logo.png|thumbnail|Official logo of Excel 2014]]
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 [[IEEE]] Student Branch of the college.<ref name = "Excelmec.org">{{Cite web|title=About Excel|url=http://www.excelmec.org|access-date=2009-06-02}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Excel 2007">{{Cite news|title=Excel 2012, 13th edition|place=Kochi|date=2008-01-30|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/30/stories/2008013050430200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922091844/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/30/stories/2008013050430200.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=2008-09-22}}</ref>

=== 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 [[Mumbai]]. The 13th edition of Technopreneur will be held in March 2023. The symposium attracts over 2000 participants across the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://technopreneurmec.in//|title = Technopreneur 2021 &#124; National E-Summit of MEC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2010/feb/19/calling-all-technopreneurs-132739.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213757/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2010/feb/19/calling-all-technopreneurs-132739.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2021|title=Calling all technopreneurs}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{cite web | title =  Sargam Results | url =  http://www.sargamcusat.in/ | access-date =  1 June 2013 | archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20130531185649/http://www.sargamcusat.in/ | archive-date =  31 May 2013 | url-status =  dead }}</ref><ref name="Arts1">{{Cite web|date=2013-03-16|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article1503782.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319112835/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article1503782.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2013|title=Model Engineering College leads in 'Sargam'|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="Arts2">{{Cite web|date=2012-03-07|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/model-engineering-college-bags-trophy/236613-60-122.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615171959/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/model-engineering-college-bags-trophy/236613-60-122.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-15|title=Model Engineering College bags trophy|work=CNN IBN}}</ref><ref name="Arts3">{{Cite news|date=2012-03-06|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mec-champions-in-cusat-fete/article2965598.ece|title=MEC champions in Cusat fete|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Placements ==
Despite the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], MEC graduates of 2019-20 batch got nearly 100% placements in 2020.<ref name="pla">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=3 September 2020 |title=Despite pandemic, MEC sees near-100% placements |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/despite-pandemic-mec-sees-near-100-placements/article32518245.ece/amp/ |work=The Hindu |location=Kochi |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="pla"/> The [[multinational corporation]]s who recruited graduates from the campus in 2020 include [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], [[Microsoft]], [[Robert Bosch GmbH]], [[LinkedIn]], [[ServiceNow]], [[Amadeus IT Group]], [[Deloitte]], [[Synopsys]], [[FactSet]], [[Cypress Semiconductor]], [[Oracle Corporation]], and [[redBus]].<ref name="pla"/> The highest pay package was around {{INR}}30 lakh per annum during the pandemic year.<ref name="pla"/> The median pay package was {{INR}}6.6 lakh per annum for product companies and {{INR}}4.5 lakh per annum for service-based companies.<ref name="pla"/>

==Alumni==
xMEC is the official alumni network of MEC.<ref name="amn">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=8 October 2021 |title=Model Engineering College alumni association launches new scholarship|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/model-engineering-college-alumni-association-launches-new-scholarship/article36906755.ece/amp/ |work=The Hindu |location=Kochi |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="c19">{{cite news |author=G. Krishnakumar |date=28 August 2020 |title=COVID-19 financial crisis takes a toll on college students’ online learning |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/covid-19-financial-crisis-takes-a-toll-on-college-students-online-learning/article32467371.ece/amp/ |work=The Hindu |location=Kochi |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
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== See also ==
* [[APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University]]
* [[All India Council for Technical Education]]
* [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]]
* [[Institute of Human Resources Development]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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