Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous), is an engineering educational institution located at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India offering engineering education and research. The college is located on a hillock in the Bethany Hills. The educational Institution is situated along the way from Kesavadasapuram to Mannanthala route, this road further extends to north of Kerala as the MC Road.
The college is a part of the Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar Campus which has 22 educational institutes, including primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, training institutes and an arts college., Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar., Mar Baselios Punctuality, Social Responsibility., Mar Baselios Uniform. The college which started operations in July 2002 is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.
It is one of the top ranked colleges in Kerala for engineering. All B.Tech. programmes have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation w.e.f 1 July 2016., "All B.Tech programmes have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation w.e.f 1st July 2016 for 2 years"
Academics The following courses in MBCET are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and sanctioned by the Government of Kerala, leading to the B.Tech. Degree of the University of Kerala and Kerala Technological University. It has an annual intake of 600 students for B.Tech. courses. The distribution of seats are as follows.
Civil Engineering : 120 seats Computer Science & Engineering : 120 seats Electrical & Electronics Engineering : 120 seats Electronics & Communications Engineering : 120 seats Mechanical Engineering : 90 seats
MBCET offers M.Tech. programmes in the CSE, EEE, ME, CE and ECE Departments.
Computer Science and Engineering The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers 4 years undergraduate program leading to the award of B.Tech. Degree in Computer Science and Engineering. Every year 120 students are admitted to the Program.
Head of the Department: Dr. Tessy Mathew Year in which the department began: 2002
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Electrical & Electronics engineering deals with the generation, transfer and conversion of electric power with the aid of mechanical, electronic circuits and computer systems. (Batch 2016–2020)
Head of the Department: Mr. Shajilal A S Year in which the department began: 2002
Electronics and Communication Engineering
This department deals with the teaching of electronic engineering such as analog circuits, digital circuits, VLSI, and solid state conductors, and communication engineering, networking, and digital signal processing.
Dean of Research and Development: Sakuntala. S. Pillai Head of the Department: Dr. Jayakumari J. Year in which the department began: 2002 Student body: Electronic Association (EA), IEEE
Mr. Joji John Varghese was selected as the winner in Electronics Skills from Kerala as part of Nypunyam 2015 and won first prize worth Rs 1,50,000/-.Winner in Electronics Skills from Kerala as part of Nypunyam 2015 The Hindu, Trivandrum, 8 February 2016
Student project gets funding from Startup Village and Kerala Chapter of IEEE Communication Society.Student project gets funding from Startup Village and Kerala Chapter of IEEE ComSoc The Hindu, Kochi, 6 September 2012Student project gets funding from Startup Village and Kerala Chapter of IEEE ComSoc The Business Standard, Kochi, 6 September 2012
Mechanical Engineering The Mechanical Engineering department of Mar Baselios College has various contributions and had students develop environment friendly engines. The batch of 2005 had introduced the G-Mech or "Generation Mech" as a student body to unite future mechanical engineering students and act as a branch student body.
Head of the Department: Rajesh T N Year in which the department began: 2005 Student Body: Association of Mechanical Engineers (G-Mech)
List of notable mechanical projects in MBCET Batch Project Specific client(s) Key factor Project completion 2015 Plastic waste disposal N/A IEEE Award 2015CLaurel for project on plastic waste disposal The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 8 February 2016 2009 Thermo-acoustic refrigerator N/A High COP attained 2013 2008 Coconut de-husker N/A Speedy and cost effective 2012Coconut De-husker The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 23 March 2012 2007 Multi-purpose farming machine N/A Cheaper than market 2011Farming Machine The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 1 April 2011 2006 Compressed air engine N/A Zero carbon emission (patent pending) 2010Air Powered Engine The Hindu, 3 April 2010 2005 V II 400 redesign Kerala Automobiles Limited (KAL) KAL accepted the redesign 2009KAL accept MBCET The Hindu, 15 May 2009 2005 Diesel two-wheeler N/A ( Lower Carbon Emission) 2009Low Emission Bike The Hindu, 26 May 2010
Civil Engineering
Head of the Department: Dr. Jisha S V Year in which the department began: 2005 Student Body: Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA) UTBHAV – Annual Technical fete by Civil Engineering DepartmentTechnology unplugged Technology unplugged The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 22 September 2012
Basic Sciences The department offers courses in engineering mathematics, engineering physics and engineering chemistry within the engineering curricula. There are no students directly under this department. However, there are lectures and seminars conducted by these department to all students in the first year of Engineering.
Head of the Department: Cherian Year in which the department began: 2002
Governance Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology is administered by the Major Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram through the Malankara Catholic Educational Society, a society found by the diocese exclusively for the formation of educational technical and other institutions to benefit the community and the public in general.
The society was registered in 1996, under the Travancore – Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act XII of 1955. The major Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram under which the society functions, has established several primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, nursing college, technical college, NAAC 'A' grade training college and other colleges.
Admissions
Candidates for admission to the B.Tech. degree courses will have passed the higher secondary examination of Kerala with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as subjects or any other examination accepted as equivalent by the Kerala Technological University. Pass in Higher Secondary Examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education of Kerala or an examination recognized equivalent thereto with at least Fifty percent marks in Mathematics separately and Fifty percent marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry / equivalent subjects put together or equivalent grade. Candidates should qualify in the Engineering Entrance Exam conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Exams, Govt. of Kerala.
Facilities
Library The backbone of MBCET is the library. There are 21,000 engineering books for the six engineering branches. A periodical section has 190 national and international journals. Back volumes of journals, question papers etc. are available for reference. MBCET Library PortalMBCET Library Portal MBCET Library Portal
Award for MBCET Library portalAward for portal on energy resources Award for Portal The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 14 December 2010.
Hostel MBCET's men's hostel is Mar Aprem Hostel and it is located behind the college. The ladies stay at the foot of the hillock at the Sacred Heart Hostel along with students from other institutions in the Mar Ivanios Vidyanagar.
Other facilities Amenities center Chapel Canteen Central Computing Facility
NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS) The NSS unit of the college is a very active one which does a number of Social Service activities in and out of the college. It Conducts campaigns to make students aware of the society. Assistant professor Sreeju Nair S B is the program officer of the unit 706, Jetcin and Insha are the volunteer Secretaries of the unit.
Conferences and workshops
Design and Innovation Workshop by MIT Media LabMIT media lab design, innovation workshop begins New Indian Express, Thiruvananthapuram, 31 July 2013. MIT media lab workshop begins The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 31 July 2013. MIT mentor creates new entrepreneurs The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 15 December 2013. NABARD to Support Innovations New Indian Express, Thiruvananthapuram, 11 July 2014.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab is an interdisciplinary research laboratory devoted to projects at the convergence of technology, multimedia and design. The MIT Media Lab joins hands with Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology (MBT) to host a Design and Innovation Workshop from 30 July to 1 August 2013 at MBT Campus. The workshop has been designed around the MIT Media Lab philosophy, where the future is lived, not imagined. The workshop aims to share MIT's interdisciplinary research, design, and development cultures—hands-on creative learning (learning-by-doing) and "hacking" (rapid prototyping).
International Conference on Green Technologies 2012MBCET organises ICGT 2012 The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 19 December 2012.
International Conference on Green Technologies (ICGT12) was organized by Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Trivandrum, jointly with University of Dayton, USA during 18–20 December 2012 at Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Trivandrum. The Conference was technically sponsored by IEEE EDS India Chapter and IEEE Kerala Section. The Conference was inaugurated by Honorable Minister for Education Sri P K Abdu Rabb and was presided by Samuel Irenios, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Trivandrum.
During the three days of the Conference, the Research and Development activities in all Engineering fields viz. Civil, Computer Science and IT, Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering related to Green Technologies were discussed. The keynote address "Alternative Energy Sources: A Practical Perspective" was delivered by R. Unnikrishnan, Dean, California State University, Fullerton, USA.
Organ Donation Camp(Dec 2015)
MohanlalMohanlal in 2015 took part in the 'Organ Donation Campaign' organized by Mar Baselious College. Mar Baselious College frequently conducts such programs that involves the society and are useful for the humankind. Mohanlal declared MBCET as the first organ donation friendly campus.
Professional student bodies
The college shows keen interest in developing a professional caliber among the students. This was done with the help of various international organisations forming student bodies with the college. Mar Baselios College in association with the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Kerala circle, Computer Society of India, Thiruvananthapuram chapter, and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) had organised national conference on communication systems and networks (CoMNeT- 2010).MBCET organises CoMNeT The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 20 December 2010. The Mar Baselios College in association with the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Kerala circle, Computer Society of India, Thiruvananthapuram chapter, has also conducted a national conference on broadband technologies in 2008.Broadband 2008 The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, 26 March 2008.
Computer Society of India The college is an institutional member of the Computer Society of India. The CSI Student Branch of Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology was inaugurated on 24 September 2004. Over the years, the CSI branch has proved itself to be the most active association in the college. It is also the biggest student branch in the Kerala state, boasting 153 members.