Malnad College of Engineering
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Malnad College of Engineering (MCE), located in Hassan, Karnataka, India, was established during 1960, in the later part of the Third Five Year Plans of India, as a joint venture of the Government of India, Government of Karnataka and Malnad Technical Education Society R, Hassan. It is affiliated to the Viswesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum(Formerly it was affiliated to the University of Mysore). The college is a reputed institution in the country. It has been awarded the Best Engineering College award by the Government of Karnataka.
Currently the college conducts 9 undergraduate courses and 5 postgraduate courses with more than 3000 students studying in various disciplines.
Hassan city is the Head Quarters of one of the 28 Districts in the state of Karnataka. It is a picturesque place midway on the National Highway (NH-48) that connects the Capital city of Karnataka, Bangalore and the Port city Mangalore. It is at a distance of about 180 km from Bangalore. It is a well connected place with a good network of roads and rails. The city is located at 13° north and 76.5° on east and is at an altitude of 3,094 ft (943 m). It enjoys a temperate climate with an annual rainfall of about 900 mm.
The INSAT Master Control Facility (a wing of ISRO), that monitors the health of Indian satellites is located at Hassan. World famous Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebidu and Sharvanabelagola are located in the Hassan District.
The college is built on a sprawling campus of about 40 acres and has all the facilities required of a model technical education center.
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[edit] Library
The college has an extensive library with more than 50,000 volumes and has a well furnished reference section. The library gets several journals in various fields of science, engineering and technology. In addition to this, each department has an in-house library.
[edit] Placement and training
The college has a Placement & Training Department to train and assist the students in securing jobs under Campus Recruitment Scheme. Many reputed firms like Infosys, Wipro, BFL Software, MICO, Ashok Leyland, BPL Telecom, L&T and IT Solutions, visit the campus regularly to select the engineers in making for their organizations. Military recruitments are also made from time to time.
[edit] Academic units and programmes
MCE offers undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) programmes in 9 disciplines, namely:
- B.E in Automobile Engineering
- B.E in Civil Engineering
- B.E in Computer Science & Engineering
- B.E in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- B.E in Electronics & Communication Engineering
- B.E in Industrial & Production Engineering
- B.E in Instrumentation Technology
- B.E in Information Science & Engineering
- B.E in Mechanical Engineering
There are postgraduate courses in 6 disciplines, namely:
- M.Tech in Digital Electronics & Communication Systems (DECS)
- M.Tech in Computer Applications in Industrial Drives (CAID)
- M.Tech in Computer Aided Design of Structures (CADS)
- M.Tech in Electrical Energy Systems (EES)
- M.Tech in Industrial Automation & Robotics (IAR) and
- MCA (Master of Computer Applications)
MCE, today, is rated as one of the best engineering colleges of India. It is widely recognized as a center of excellence in engineering education, having moulded itself according to the fast changing business and technical environment over the last 45 years.
In the years to come, MCE will keep the flag of educational excellence flying high and its students will keep on making valuable contributions to the Indian and world economy.
