Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam
Kothamangalam, Kerala- Government-aided · Autonomous
- Affiliated to KTU
- Established
- 1961
- Seats 2026
- 720
- Fees / year
- ₹8,650
- CSE closing rank, KEAM 2026
- 2,798
- Programmes
- 7
- Median package
- Not published
About MACE
Mar Athanasius College of Engineering is a govt-aided institution in Kothamangalam, Kerala, established in 1961. It is affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. It admits B.Tech students on the KEAM engineering rank (KEAM entrance score and Class 12 marks, 50:50) through the centralised allotment of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, into 7 programmes with 720 seats.
- Admission through KEAM
- 720 seats in 7 programmes
How to get in
- Entrance exam
- KEAM
- Counselling and seat allotment
- KEAM counselling
B.Tech seats are filled through the centralised allotment process (CAP) of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, on the KEAM engineering rank, which gives equal weight to the normalised KEAM engineering entrance score and the normalised Class 12 marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (5:3:2), in phases (first, second and third phase, then stray vacancy rounds for the remaining seats). Seats follow Kerala's reservation: 50% state merit, 10% EWS, 30% for the SEBC communities (Ezhava, Muslim, Other Backward Hindu, Latin Catholic and Anglo-Indian, Dheevara, Viswakarma, Kusavan, Other Backward Christian, Kudumbi) and 10% for SC and ST, with special reservation seats (persons with disabilities, ex-servicemen and defence personnel's wards, NCC, sports, CAPF) and supernumerary AICTE tuition fee waiver seats.
Official counselling sites: KEAM counselling (CEE Kerala) .
Fees
Academic year 2026-27- B.Tech fee for one year
- ₹8,650
- Tuition and compulsory institute fees for a general-category student. Hostel and mess are extra.
Annual fee for KEAM merit seats in 2026-27 at government and aided engineering colleges, as notified by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala.
From the official fee notice of MACE. Fees can change each year, so confirm the amount before you pay.
Courses and seats
Seats: intake 2026 · Closing rank: KEAM 2026, general merit| Programme | Seats | Closing rank |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 60 | 2,798 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 120 | 4,043 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) | 120 | 6,020 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | 60 | 7,371 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 120 | 7,564 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 120 | 10,438 |
| Civil Engineering | 120 | 13,632 |
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
KEAM · KEAM| Programme | Closing rank |
|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 2,038 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 2,620 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) | 4,186 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | 4,954 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 5,136 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 8,225 |
| Civil Engineering | 10,724 |
Closing rank is the KEAM rank of the last candidate who got a seat in that category in that KEAM 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.
About this data
Collected and checked by Insight Mentors from official sources (Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala and the institute). Last updated 31 October 2026.