MALNAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

About Institution

Malnad College of Engineering (MCE), Hassan, established in the year 1960-61, under the auspices of the Malnad Technical Education Society, Hassan, was the first college to be established in the Malnad region of Karnataka state and was affiliated to the university of Mysore, until 1997-98. The college established in the latter part of the Third Five Year Plan, as a joint venture of the Government of India, Government of Karnataka and Malnad Technical Education Society, Hassan, is now affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. The college is a reputed institution in the country. The college has received The Best Engineering College award by the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) during the year 2007.
At present, the college conducts 9 B.E. programs and 5 M.Tech Programs and the MCA program. and has 2750 students on its rolls.Hassan city is the Head Quarters of one of the 28 Districts in the state of Karnataka. It is a picturesque place midway on the National Highway (NH-48) that connects the Capital city of Karnataka, Bangalore and the Port city Mangalore. It is at a distance of about 180 Kms. from Bangalore. It is a well connected place with a good network of roads and rails. The city is located at 13o N 76.5o E and at an altitude of 943.05 mts. It enjoys a temperate climate with an annual rainfall of about 900 mm.

The INSAT Master Control Facility (a wing of ISRO), that monitors the health of Indian satellites is located at Hassan. World famous Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebeedu and Sharvanabelagola are located in the Hassan District.

The college is built on a sprawling campus of about 41.28 acres and has all the facilities required of a model technical education center.