there to with 50% marks in the final qualifying examination, subject to the usual concession allowed for backward and other communities as specified from time to time. The college has the best accredited Mechanical engineering department in the entire state. Only the top five percentile in the Kerala Engineering Entrance Exam are able to secure a seat. The course takes a duration of 4 years with 8 semesters and it is approved by the Indian AICTE. Seats Civil Engineering - 120 Mechanical Engineering - 120 Electrical & Electronics Engineering - 120 Electronics & Communication Engineering - 120 Computer Science and Engineering - 60 Data Science - 60 Artificial intelligence and Machine learning - 60 Master of Technology (M.Tech) Seats Computer Science and Engineering (Computer Science) - 18 Computer Aided Structural Engineering (Civil) - 18 Production & Industrial Engineering (Mechanical) - 18 Power Electronics (Electrical& Electronics) - 18 VLSI (Electronics and Communication) - 18 Thermal Power Engineering (Mechanical) - 24 Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) The minimum qualification for admission is B.Sc. Comp. Sc, BCA or B.Sc. or B.Com. degree with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects with not less than 55% marks, excluding languages, in the qualifying examination. Candidates with B.Sc. Comp Sc, BCA, B.Sc/ B.Com. degree of the Mahatma Gandhi University or any other degree, accepted as equivalent there to by the Mahatma Gandhi University are alone eligible to apply. The intake is 30. Student life Sanskriti Sanskriti is the annual national level cultural fest of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Kothamangalam. Takshak Takshak is the annual national technical fest of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering Kothamangalam. IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) IEEE MACE chapter is a very active student club which is gaining global level recognitions consecutively. Darrel Chong student activity award 2022 (Gold), HAC/SIGHT Project 22 ($4,844), IEEE MGA Outstanding Branch Chapter Advisor and IEEE MGA Outstanding Branch Chapter Counselor are few among them received from IEEE international in 2022 for their outstanding performances. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME MACE) ASME MACE student club is actively involved in the robotic/mechanical design challenges and is bringing international level recognitions to the MACE community. Recently ASME MACE achieved Global Rank 6 in extended reality challenge (XRC) and Global Rank 9 in Student Design Competition (SDC) during the Efest 2022 conducted by ASME. https://www.asmemace.in/ Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE MACE) SAE MACE is a student