Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan
Hassan, Karnataka- Government-aided
- Affiliated to VTU
- Established
- –
- Seats 2025
- 1,140
- Fees / year
- ₹2.35 L
- CSE closing rank, KCET 2026
- 2,75,942
- Programmes
- 12
- Median package
- Not published
About MCE
Malnad College of Engineering is a govt-aided institution in Hassan, Karnataka. It is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. It admits B.E. students through KEA counselling on the KCET rank (government seats for Karnataka candidates) and through COMEDK counselling on the COMEDK UGET rank, into 12 programmes.
- Admission through KCET and COMEDK UGET
- 1,140 seats in 12 programmes
How to get in
- Entrance exams accepted
- KCETCOMEDK UGET
- Counselling and seat allotment
- KCET (KEA) and COMEDK
Karnataka candidates get government-quota seats at MCE through KEA (Karnataka Examinations Authority) counselling on their Karnataka CET (KCET) rank. KEA allots seats in several rounds, in the order of the options you enter, by category (GM, 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, SC, ST) with separate seats for Kannada-medium and rural candidates.
Students from any state can get a seat through COMEDK counselling on their COMEDK UGET rank. COMEDK seats are general merit (GM), with a share kept for candidates from the Kalyana Karnataka region (KKR), and are allotted in several rounds.
Fees differ by route: a KEA government seat costs less than a COMEDK or management seat.
Candidates need Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics. Check the dates and eligibility on the official counselling sites, or ask our counsellor.
Official counselling sites: KEA and COMEDK .
Fees
Academic year 2026-27- B.Tech fee for one year
- ₹2,35,000
- Fee of a COMEDK seat (tuition and other fee notified by COMEDK for 2026-27). Government seats allotted by KEA cost less: their fee is fixed by the Government of Karnataka. Hostel and mess are extra.
Courses and seats
Seats: intake 2025 · Closing rank: KCET 2026, general merit| Programme | Seats | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) | 60 | 41,426 |
| Information Science and Engineering | – | 43,034KCET 2024 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 120 | 45,691 |
| Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering | – | 84,551KCET 2023 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 120 | 99,192 |
| Electronics Engineering ( VLSI Design and Technology) | 60 | 1,17,369 |
| Electronics and Computer Engineering | – | 1,62,225 |
| Civil Engineering | 120 | 1,72,758 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 120 | 2,19,658 |
| Computer Science and Business Systems | 60 | 2,59,920 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 420 | 2,75,942 |
| Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | 60 | 2,77,289 |
Closing rank = general merit seats, the highest closing rank of the year (each counselling round lists only its own allotments). Other categories, rounds and years are in the cut-offs section below.
Cut-offs: closing ranks
KCET (KEA) and COMEDK UGET| Programme | Closing rank |
|---|---|
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 28,889 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 55,301 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,06,534 |
| Civil Engineering | 1,08,340 |
Closing rank is the KCET rank of the last candidate who got a seat in that category in that KEA round. Your rank has to be the same as or smaller than the closing rank to have a chance. Each round lists only the seats allotted in that round, so later rounds can show fewer programmes.
HK seats are reserved for candidates from the Kalyana Karnataka region (Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari and Vijayanagara districts) under Article 371(J). Other candidates compete for the general seats.
KEA categories: G = general, K = Kannada medium, R = rural candidates; 1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B are the Karnataka backward-class categories.
About this data
Collected and checked by Insight Mentors from official sources (KEA, COMEDK and the institute). Last updated 18 October 2026.