About Atharva College of Engineering, Mumbai

Atharva College of Engineering (ACE) was established in the academic year of 1999 and is a private institute in Mumbai. The college is affiliated to the University of Mumbai and is recognized by the Government of Maharashtra. The college is managed by “Atharva Educational Trust”. It is also approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It has been given grade B+. It is an engineering college and offers four years engineering programs in various branches.

The campus is surrounded by trees and is spread over an area of 6 acres. The infrastructure involves college building, one basketball court, one big library equipped with informative books, a cafeteria with good quality of food and laboratories equipped with sufficient no. of computers networked through LAN. Another important feature of this campus is its Robotics lab and the swimming pool. The campus is fully enabled with Wi-Fi and also provides with Hospital/Medical facilities in case of injury.

There are several University Schemes set up for the students

Book Bank Scheme- Financial assistance to the backward class students

Needy Students- Financial assistance to all students of colleges of the University of Mumbai

Financial Assistance- To the backward class students of University Department

There is another Department called Student Welfare that organizes Youth Festival, Research Convention, summer camp for researchers, Youth Parliament and self-defense training programs.

“Rhythm” is the annual fest of ACE which takes place in even semesters. “Techithon” is the technical fest targeting current technologies.

It is one of the top engineering colleges in Mumbai. Admission to this college is done on the basis of merit as per rules and norms laid down by the Director Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra.

Admission Procedure of ACE

The admission procedure of ACE is quite simple and easy. Following is the list of all the branches of engineering, the courses are offered in and the maximum intakes of each program,

S No. Department Intake 1 Computer Engineering 120 2 Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering 120 3 Electrical Engineering 60 4 Electronics Engineering 60 5 Information Technology 120

Since ACE offers B.Tech courses in Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Information Technology. The eligibility criteria for taking admission to different undergraduate courses offered by the college are as following,

Candidates seeking admission should have secured 50% marks in higher secondary school in science stream

Or candidates should hold diploma in Engineering and Technology with minimum of 50% of marks

Or should have passed B.Sc. degree from a recognized university with minimum of 50% of marks

For Lateral entry (taking admission to direct second year)

Candidates should have passed Diploma course in Engineering and Technology with 45% of marks

Should have passed B.Sc degree from recognized university UGC and should have attained at least 45% of marks and should have passed Mathematics as a subject

Apart from the eligibility criteria, candidates must clear Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET). It is a state level examination which is conducted by the Government of Maharashtra and Directorate of Technical Education, annually. This exam is conducted for admissions into Engineering and Health Sciences Courses in Maharashtra. Candidate must complete the registration process before the examination is conducted. Following are the steps need to be completed,

Candidate can fill the MHT CET form by visiting the official website of DTE i.e. dtemaharashtra.gov.in

form by visiting the official website of DTE i.e. dtemaharashtra.gov.in Candidate must ensure that all the details filled in by him are correct and are available when asked

While submitting the application form, candidates need to make the payment of INR 800 (general category) and INR 600 (reserved category) as application fee

Before Registration process is proceeded, candidates must fulfill the eligibility norms

Only Indian nationals are eligible to apply for MHT CET

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