The Institution is the second venture of the Mar Athanasius College Association, the first being the arts and science college started in 1955. The Association also has Mar Athanasius International School and Mar Baselious College, Adimali, to its credit. Prof. M P Varghese had been at the reins from the time of founding. There is a governing body separately for MACE consisting of representatives of the All India Council for Technical Education, the State Government, Mahatma Gandhi University, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, and Mar Athanasius College Association.
Candidates for admission to the B.Tech. Degree course shall be required to have passed the higher secondary/+2/XII Std. examination conducted by boards/departments recognized/accepted by the university, obtaining not less than 50% marks in Mathematics and not less than 50% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry put together or the diploma examination in Engineering, Kerala or any examination accepted by the government of Kerala as equivalent there to with 50% marks in the final qualifying examination, subject to the usual concession allowed for backward and other communities as specified from time to time. The college has the best accredited Mechanical engineering department in the entire state. Only the top five percentile in the Kerala Engineering Entrance Exam are able to secure a seat. The course takes a duration of 4 years with 8 semesters and it is approved by the Indian AICTE.
The minimum qualification for admission is B.Sc. Comp. Sc, BCA or B.Sc or B.Com degree with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects with not less than 55% marks, excluding languages, in the qualifying examination. Candidates with B.Sc. Comp Sc, BCA, B.Sc/ B.Com degree of the Mahatma Gandhi University or any other degree, accepted as equivalent there to by the Mahatma Gandhi University are alone eligible to apply. The intake is 30.
Alumni association
MACE Alumni Association has nine chapters — seven abroad and two in India. Around 8000 are members of MACEAA.
The MacePost is a student operated newsletter website of the college, managed and maintained entirely by the student community of the college. It was launched on 15 July 2013. It provides information on the activities of the various clubs and departments, as well as news of the alumni. It has a dedicated section to inform students on the events like technical festivals, arts festivals, seminars, paper presentations, exams and job vacancies. Students are able to write articles like essays, poems, stories, movie reviews, automobile reviews etc. It provides details on the prizes won by the students in various events. A photo gallery of the events conducted in the college and of the alumni reunions can be viewed. The previous year question papers of university examinations, GATE, and CAT are available to the students through the website. The best projects, awards given to students by the college, placement details and rank holders through the years are listed in the website. Anyone can post news or articles in the website, which after moderation by the admins will be posted on the website. Since 2017 The Macepost and the Mor Athanasius have managed the annual MACE Model United Nations Conference, a two-days international game aimed to build up a blend of diplomacy, debating and display of leadership skills in the context of a reproduction of the UN committees and UN General Assembly. The event has involved around 60 delegates from various years and branches of the college, most of which were participating for the first time.
