Model Engineering College
Coordinates: 10°04′56″N 76°19′43″E / 10.08233°N 76.3286°E
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| Motto | Manpower Development |
| Established | 1989 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dr. T. K. Mani |
| Academic staff | 105 |
| Students | 1500 |
| Location | Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Campus | Thrikkakara (14-acre (57,000 m2)) |
| Nickname | MEC |
| Affiliations | CUSAT, AICTE |
| Website | http://www.mec.ac.in |
Govt. Model Engineering College, Thrikkakara (Malayalam: ഗവണ്മെന്റ് മോഡല് യന്ത്രശാസ്ത്ര കലാലയം തൃക്കാക്കര , Devanāgarī:सरकार मॉडल प्रौद्योगिकी कलालय त्रिक्काकरा) (MEC) is an institute of engineering and technology in Thrikkakara near Kochi, Kerala in South India. The institution is the first self-financing college to be established by the Government of Kerala under the aegis of the Institute of Human Resource Development for Electronics, IHRDE (now IHRD) and the first to be affiliated to CUSAT (Cochin University of Science And Technology). It is the first recognised Research centre under the CUSAT. The institution has been ranked among the top government engineering institutes in the country, according to educational institution surveys. The MINT business newspaper ranked the college as the 28th best government institute in India.[1]
The students of Govt. Model Engineering College are nicknamed "MECians" and the alumni are called the "XMEC". Among all the IHRD institutions, the college offers the maximum number of courses in engineering (four undergraduate and three postgraduate).[2] The college is known for[citation needed] its student festivals: Excel and Technopreneur.
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[edit] General information
Govt. Model Engineering College is a technical institute which is affiliated to the All India Council of Technical Education and is located in a 14-acre (57,000 m2) campus near the city of Kochi at Thrikkakara, 12 km from the heart of the city. The college is located close to the technology and industrial campuses of InfoPark, Cochin Special Economic Zone and the KINFRA Export Promotional Industrial Park.
The institute has four undergraduate programmes and four postgraduate programmes, with 17 laboratories. The four undergraduate programmes are Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Biomedical Engineering. Govt. Model Engineering College is the first Engineering College in the state recognised by Cochin University of Science and Technology as the Research Centre of University in the branch of Electronics and Communication Engineering. The major areas of research are VLSI and Embedded Systems, Signal and Image processing, Opto Electronics, Biomedical Engineering etc. The college has more than 100 faculty, 1500 students and 50 supporting staff.
[edit] History
On January 28, 1987, the Government of Kerala established the Institute of Human Resources Development in Electronics (IHRDE) (now known as IHRD) in Thiruvananthapuram for the purpose of establishing a central institution which would work for the development of technical education in the state. The governing body of the IHRDE was headed by the then education minister of Kerala, K. Chandrasekharan. The first institute established under the IHRDE was the Model Polytechnic in Vadakara in 1988.
In August 1989, Model Engineering College came into existence, as the first engineering institution under the auspices of the IHRDE. Prof. Sukulal was the first principal of the institute. The college started off with three undergraduate courses in engineering: Biomedical Engineering (BE), Computer Engineering (CE) and Electronics Engineering (EE). The college became the first government run self-financing college in Kerala and the first engineering institute to be affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).
The initial functioning of the college was from its temporary premises at the Government High School at Edapally, while a new campus was being constructed at the suburb of Thrikkakara. In September 1994, the new campus at Thrikkakara was ready and the college started functioning from there. The new campus included the main building, the men's hostel and the play grounds, covering an area of 14 acres (57,000 m2). The design of the main building was inspired from India's first satellite, Aryabhatta.
[edit] Admission
The admission procedure and the fee structure for the B Tech. programmes are decided by the Government of Kerala. Admissions to the institution are purely based on merit in the Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE), Government of Kerala and out of the 1.2 lakh aspirants only the finest talents make it to MEC. The details are given in the admission prospectus published by Kerala State Entrance Commissioner under the Government self-financing colleges category. However 15% of seats are reserved for the children of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).
[edit] Departments
- Electronics and Communication Engineering Department
- Computer Science and Engineering Department
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department
- Electronics and Biomedical Engineering Department
- General Engineering Department
- Applied Sciences Department
[edit] History
The college was established in 1989 by the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) to provide engineering education in Kerala. The college started functioning in August 1989 with three degree courses: Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. In September 2008 it started a Master's course in VLSI Design, then later on in 2009 a new UG programme was started in EEE and by 2010, two more Master's courses in OptoElectronics and Signal Processing were added on and now we do offer Master's courses in Computer Science and Image Processing.
At the time of its establishment, MEC was the first self-financing college under the Government of Kerala and the first college to get affiliated to CUSAT and in 2010, it became the first research centre under the university.
[edit] Principals
- Prof. Dr. K. Sukulal
- Prof. Dr. K. S. M. Panicker
- Prof. Jyothi John
- Prof. Dr. Suresh Kumar
- Prof. Dr. T. K. Mani (present)
[edit] Location
MEC was established at a campus in Edappally (a suburb of Kochi) before it was shifted to its present campus at Thrikkakara in September 1994. It is now situated on a hilltop in Thrikkakara, providing a panoramic view of Kochi city and its suburbs.
The college is close to research institutions like Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) and Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) .The industrial centres of Aluva, Kalamassery, Cochin Special Economic Zone - CSEZ, KINFRA Software park Kakkanad and the VSNL international gateway are not far.
[edit] Student activities
The foremost student body of the college is the Senate, which consists of elected representatives from each stream. The college has several students associations, of both technical and non-technical nature.
[edit] College senate
The college senate is the foremost student body of MEC. The Chairman is an ex-officio post held by the Principal. Senate members are elected from each class of the college. Each class can elect three representatives (two boys and one girl) to the senate. The senate has 60 student representatives (24 from Electronics, 24 from Computer Science and 12 from Biomedical streams). Posts held by the students include Student's Chairperson, Student's Vice Chairperson (has to be a girl), General Secretary, Arts Secretary, Sports Secretary and Extramural activities secretary.
[edit] Technical associations
These include IEEE student's branch, Electronics Association [Mixed Signals], The Electrical Minds Forum(EMF), The MEC Association of Computer Students (MACS), The Biomedical Association (BMA), Model Amateur Radio Association(MARC), IETE Student's Branch and a Robotics Club by the name [Cyborg].
[edit] Non-technical associations
These include Young Indians student net, the Illuminati(quizzing fraternity), the Music Club, the National Service Society chapter, and the Entrepreneurship forum by the name E-Cell.
[edit] Excel
Excel is the annual technical-management festival of the College. The event is held over a period of three days and is conducted in association with the IEEE Student Branch of the college[3] This festival has science, technology and management based competitions, lectures, demonstrations and workshops. The event is organized by the students of the college and provides a platform where students can compete and showcase their technical skills and management capabilities.
The festival has been held every year since its inception in 2001.[3] It has been held as an All India Annual Technical Fest since its beginning in 2001.[citation needed]. Excel 2K8 was held from 31 January to 2 February 2008 [4]
Excel 2K9 was held from 23 January to 25 January 2009. [5]
[edit] Arts & Sports
The arts and sports festivals conducted every year by the college senate. The College Senate will divide students into 4 houses, each having one captain and a vice captain.(Normally each final year class will take one house or two classes will merge together to take one house.) There will be a College inauguration ceremony. In this ceremony, students will do some programs and each house will show their house videos.[citation needed]
Arts and Sports festivals will be conducted in 2 semesters. The winning houses will get awards.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Shah, Gouri (2009-06-23). "India's Best Colleges - 50 Government Engineering Colleges in India". Kharagpur: Mint Business Magazine. http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/23184718/Top-govt-engineering-colleges.html. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Engineering Colleges under IHRD". http://director.ihrd.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=31:engineering-colleges&Itemid=50&layout=default. Retrieved 2009-06-01.[dead link]
- ^ a b "About Excel". http://www.excelmec.org. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Excel promises to inspire, innovate". Kochi: The Hindu. 2008-01-30. http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/30/stories/2008013050430200.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Aeroshow, software contest at college fete". Kochi: The Hindu. 2009-01-23. http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/23/stories/2009012350760200.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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- Official website
- Excel annual technical symposium conducted by IEEE student branch
- IEEE Student Chapter
- Association of Computer Students (MACS)
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