Canara Engineering College CEC, Benjana Padavu

About Canara Engineering College CEC, Benjana Padavu

Established in the year 2001 as a new millennium project of CHSA, Canara Engineering College CEC has evolved as one of the premier Engineering institutes in the region and attracts students from diverse backgrounds across the country.

The campus has a sprawling area of 26 acres, set in a picturesque locale and has aesthetically designed eco-friendly buildings amidst the green belt within the vicinity of Mangalore City. Academic discipline, student centered learning opportunities, hard work and mainly team work by upholding the philosophy of our founder, Late Sri Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, in imparting modern education blended with ancient cultural values, remain the key of success in the path of progress towards perfection.

The institution is completely self-financed and does not receive grants from any source. At present the total intake is 480 in UG Courses. 40% of the seats are allotted through the CET cell, 30% seats are filled under ‘Konkani’ and General Merit by KRLMPCA quota and the remaining 30% under NRI/Management quota. The total intake for PG courses is 18.

The main objective of the college is to provide excellence in technical education based on knowledge, ability and self-confidence, creative thinking based on sound logic and fundamentals. To develop an all-round personality of the student, they are encouraged to actively take part in sports, games and other activities. All round human resource development is the corner stone and the guiding principle of this Institution. Good placement infrastructure assists students for placement. Students are equipped with industry experience by undergoing internship every semester.

Canara Engineering College CEC is a premier engineering institute of the Mangalore region. CEC is established by the Canara Group of Institutions Canara High School Association founded by the late Ammembal Subba Rao Pai. The college is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, recognized by Government of Karnataka and approved by AICTE, New Delhi.

Canara Engineering College is run by Canara High School Association CHSA, an association based in Mangalore contributing towards Konkani linguistic minority education. The group was founded by the late Ammembal Subba Rao Pai also founder of Canara Bank in 1891. Ammembal Subbarao Pai was a social reformer and a philanthropist who aimed at imparting modern education blended with ancient cultural values to the youth of Dakshina Kannada. With this in mind he started the Canara High School Association with its primary project being the Canara High School, which was established in 1891 and functions even today. The group which is now primarily funded by alumni, also runs several other educational institutions in and around Mangalore.

The College was started in the year 2001 with 180 seats in 3 Branches of Engineering. Two more Engineering branches were added in the year 2004. At present it has 8 sections with a total intake of 504 seats including 24 seats of SNQ.