The national-level Techfest at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE), Kothamangalam was held on 25th and 26th september 2026. It was officially inaugurated by the ISRO Gaganyaan astronaut, Group Captain Angad Pratap.
Innovation took centre stage at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE), Kothamangalam, as the IEEE MACE Student Branch hosted the seventh edition of its flagship hackathon, >.hack();_ ’26, from 4 to 6 September 2026. Designed as a platform for students and young innovators to experiment, collaborate, and build, the hackathon brought together 3000+ registrations from across India. With the theme “Building a Better Tomorrow”, this year’s edition challenged participants to move beyond ideas and develop technology-driven solutions to problems that matter.
A symposium on the theme “Viksit Bharat: Towards Global Space Leadership” was organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE), Kothamangalam, in association with the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), ISRO, as part of the National Space Day celebrations on 20 August 2026.
Student Induction Programme 2026 was inaugurated on Monday, 10 August 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Baselios Paulose Indoor Stadium, marking the beginning of the academic journey for the new batch of engineering students.
The Course Completion Ceremony for the 2026 graduating batch of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE), Kothamangalam, was held on 23 June 2026 at the Baselios Paulose Indoor Stadium.
The newly established Robotics and Automation Lab under the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering was inaugurated by Professor Dr. Suresh Sundaram of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
The two-week Startup Acceleration Programme 𝙓𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚, organised by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (IEDC) of Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, was inaugurated by 𝙇𝙩. 𝘾𝙙𝙧. 𝙎𝙖𝙟𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙆𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙧 Infrastructure & Government Advisory Lead at Kerala Startup Mission on 12th February 2026.
MACE proudly hosted the NASA Space Apps Challenge for the fourth consecutive year, joining 2,800 centers across 182 countries for the 40-hour global hackathon. Organized by NASA’s Earth Science Department, the event encourages tech-driven solutions to Earth and space challenges.
The 35th anniversary of the IEEE Student Branch at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE) celebrated the Branch’s legacy of sustained achievement, innovation, and impact over 35 years. Leaders, faculty, students, and alumni gathered to highlight the Branch’s commitment to advancing technology and community.
>.hack(); is a 36-hour hackathon and the flagship event of IEEE MACE SB. Since its inaugural edition in 2020, it has maintained its legacy for the past seven years. Hosting over 1000+ teams from across India and receiving registrations from around the world, >.hack(); has been reaching greater heights and continues to do so. .hack(); 2026 carries this legacy forward, keeping up the momentum with over 3000+ registrations. This year, >.hack() scheduled to be held from 4 to 5 September 2026; takes the theme of building a better tomorrow as its central theme, with all the tracks revolving around it.
The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is organizing a Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Empowering Research and Innovation through Artificial Intelligence, IPR, and Emerging Technologies” from 14 to 19 September 2026. The programme is technically sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Kerala Chapter.
The General Body Meeting of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is scheduled to be held on 05 September 2026 as per the following schedule:
Seventh Semester: 9:45 am – 11:15 am
Fifth Semester: 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Third Semester: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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Established in 1961, our college is one of the only three Government-Aided Engineering colleges in Kerala. At MACE, we try to nurture the young minds, help them to enrich their knowledge and provide wings to their aspirations, train them for real-life experiences, prepare them to face challenges in life, and encourage them to expose their hidden talents to make them competent and confident to suit any work environment. MACE always has a penchant for Quality, which is evident from our faculty’s qualifications and academic contributions, placement records, equipment in our laboratories, library and computing facilities, teaching methodology and evaluation system, and the academic level of our students. We have continually excelled in the university examinations over the past 54 years. Our students have excellent placement opportunities and are employed at the leading companies in India and abroad. We have Alumni chapters in nine countries. Our Alumni have brought us glory in the past and recent years by serving in key positions in several reputed organizations in India and abroad and in the State and Central Governments. Though we have earned a place among one of the best-rated Engineering colleges in Kerala over these years, we believe that there is always room for improvement.
Mar Athanasius College of Engineering pioneered engineering education in central Kerala in 1961. Managed by Mar Athanasius College Association, Aided by the Government of Kerala, the college was first in Asia under Christian Management. The college is affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. MACE, as it is popularly known, has grown by leaps and bounds since. It now has six full-fledged departments apart from the two auxiliary departments of Mathematics and Science and Humanities.
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