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 150 faculty, 3,000 students and 150 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 62 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, 32 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