Maharana Pratap Engineering College, Kanpur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Maharana Pratap Engineering College, popularly known as MPEC, was founded in 1999 to be one of the leading educational institutions in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It has a sprawling 100-acre campus with a varied number of programs in Engineering and Management. The college is affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, and all of its programs are approved by the AICTE, ensuring high quality of education and absolute conformance to industry requirements. MPEC, with a faculty strength of 141 dedicated professionals, provides the right kind of environment for intellectual growth and creativity. The institution imparts courses related to Engineering, Management, and Computer Applications to cater to the diverse aspirations of the students.

Several facilities have been provided to enhance the learning experience as a whole. It is a well-equipped institution; all modern laboratories are there where students learn practical work. A fully modern library with an area of 6,000 square feet exclusively for the department of Engineering alone, housing more than 40,000 books, serves as an extensive knowledge bank for students. The campus is equipped with ultra-modern IT infrastructure to facilitate the students in keeping pace with the technological changes. In the sphere of extracurricular activity, there are excellent sports facilities—basketball and badminton courts, thus fostering a holistic development approach at Maharana Pratap Engineering College. The college has well-furnished separate hostels for boys and girls to make students from outstation comfortable. A 12,000 sq ft auditorium with modern audio-visual facilities that provides a place for conducting numerous events and seminars which support the cultural and academic ambience of the campus.

The institution offers all kinds of courses catering to divergent academic interests. The academic portfolio of MPEC consists of 15 different programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At the undergraduate level, these include B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Data Science, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and Computer Science, to name a few. MPEC offers, for the postgraduate aspirants, M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The college also offers courses in MBA and MCA for students having a bent of mind for management and computer applications. More recently, MPEC has started BBA and BCA courses, reflecting diversification into fields other than engineering.

The admission procedure to Maharana Pratap Engineering College is comprehensive and strictly based on merit. The college accepts the UPCET (Uttar Pradesh Combined Entrance Test) scores for admission into the B.Tech programs, whereby fairness in the selection process is ensured.