| With the motto of manpower development, Government Model Engineering College was established in 1989 in Thrikkakara, near Kochi in Kerala. 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 also the first recognized Research centre under the CUSAT. The college is located close to the technology and industrial campuses of Info-Park Cochin Special Economic Zone and the KINFRA Export Promotional Industrial Park. In a span of 20 years the institute has made it to the pinnacle of the engineering arena. We have provided below the Govt. Model Engineering College Kochi Contact Details. Model Engineering College Kochi Contact DetailsAddress: The Principal, Model Engineering College, Thrikkakara, Kochi, 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 the institute offers Master's courses in Computer Science and Image Processing. 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. Admissions to the institution are based on merit in the Kerala Engineering Entrance Examination conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE), Government of Kerala. The functional management of the institute is controlled by an Executive Committee, headed by the Hon'ble Minister of Education, Kerala State, with the Principal Secretary to Government of Kerala, Higher Education Department, as Vice-Chairman. 15% of seats are reserved for the children of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). MEC encourages its students for summer internship so that they can understand the dynamics of the industry and the latest trends. It also helps in moulding them to be a better professional. The college has also witnessed record breaking placements channelled through dynamic corporate scenarios. 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. 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. | |||
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