Center of Excellence in AI & ML
As a part of MoU with UST renewed by April 2024, an orientation session was given to the students by Dr. M. Manoj & Dr. Manu Mohan. 47 students registered for this years program. Sessions started by the mid of May and got completed by June end.As an outcome students were given opportunities to attend interview at UST. 16 students got placed this year. All of them joined and as per company feedback, their performance is
As part of Centre of Excellence (CoE) Activities Marian CoE and UST has renewed the MoU signing on 29th April, 2024.

The 2020-2024 placed students of UST through CoE ,were given the offer letters on 11th June , 2024
UST SPONSORED LAB IN AI & ML
As a part of CoE an Industry Sponsored lab in AI & ML was established in collabration wilth UST. The lab consist of state of the art facilities intended to give a hands on exposure to stakeholders
Sri. Antony Raju, Hon. Minister for Transport, Govt. of Kerala, visiting the Industry sponsored lab after inaguration

- The Department of Electronics & Communication has established ‘The Centre of Excellence in AI&ML, with an objective to
- Provide training, facilitate self-learning and enhance skills of students.
- Bridge the gap between Industry and Academia
- Foster the spirit of learn- to-work at the early student- ship.
- M. Manoj (Professor, ECE) is the In-Charge of the COE-AIML.
- An MoU was signed with the first company Accubits Technologies (Global Developers of AI, Blockchain) on 27th Jan, 2021 to train the interested and selected students and provide real time internships.
COLLABORATION WITH ACCUBITS INC
- Virtual Inaugural ceremony on 24th Nov, 2020 was held by the Department for establishment of Center of Excellence. The Chief guest of the day was Mr.Shameer Thaha, Global CSO & CEO, Accubits, Middle East/Africa, Building AI Blockchain Tech.

- An exam was conducted for the students registered under the Centre of Excellence under the platform set by Accubits on 4th Feb, 2021
- On May 8th, 2021 the very first session of Accubits was given to the 20 selected students as part of training, which was continued every consecutive second Saturdays
- Launch of Accubits Fellowship Program on 21st June for the First Year students.

COLLABORATION WITH UST
UST Fellowship Program
- Offered to Students of Marian Engineering College studying in their first, second & Third Year of Studies
- Students will be trained in AI & ML Sector through a three year program
- Foundation Level- Programming Fundamentals(6 months)
- Advanced level- Sector specific in-depth training
- Interns/Live Projects
- Placement Offers.
- Curtain Raiser of the program was conducted on 26th May 2021.
- 50 students enrolled in the first phase

MoU Signing With UST
VISIT TO UST CAMPUS
As a part of industry interaction on 13.05.2022 a team of students and faculty visited UST, Trivandrum campus and interacted with UST team

CoE Team @ UST Campus