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University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha offered scholarships for qualifying students, but 100% scholarships are not offered at the learning institution. The meritorious scholarships available are government-sponsored schemes including State Merit Scholarship, Post-Matric Scholarship and Eklavya Scholarship for both general and reserved categories of the economically backward communities of the country. Further, some students may be given merit scholarships enable them to pay for a certain percentage of tuition fees in exchange for an impressive performance in class.

University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha offers the best facilities within college campuses. It has a well-equipped laboratory, a central library with more than thirty thousand books, and hostels for boys and girls. It also has sports grounds, a counselling centre and an internet connection in the whole compound. Technical infrastructure occupies an important place in the college, which has separate laboratories for different branches of engineering to provide opportunities for students' successful learning process.

At present the maximum package comes to the organisation directly from the University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha comes out to be between INR 10-12 Lacs per annum. This salary package is beneficial for the students as most of the visiting companies/organisations include TCS, Infosys, Wipro, etc. The median salary offered to pass-out students is approximately Rs. 3-Rs.  5 thousand per annum and this varies with the branch of the company and the placement session. The placement record of this college is also satisfactory as a good number of students go to reputed firms.

University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha offers the B.E. / B.Tech programmes for admission to which candidates are selected based on KEAM. However, the candidates who couldn't appear for KEAM can register under the Management quota, though these intakes are restricted. In the case of management quota admissions, there may be other requirements such as marks in the 12th standard, but insofar as government-quota seats are concerned KEAM is the principal pathway.

The cost of tuition at the University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha depends on the course the learner is undertaking and their category. For the UG courses, the annual fees range from Rs. 60,000 to Rs 90,000 for the government quota. For postgraduate courses fees are Between Rs. 30000 to Rs 70000 for each year based on the particular stream of the course. These fees may be charged to management quota students or may be charged according to government policies.

UG admissions to University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha are open for KEAM (Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical) examination qualifiers only and on the basis of cutoff marks. The admission criteria for the undergraduate courses is 12th pass together with 50% in Physics, chemistry and Mathematics. For admission into PG courses, the candidates have to produce their B.Tech/B.E degree and clear GATE or the university test, as the case maybe.

To be specific UCET, Thodupuzha is a government college. They are being affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi College, Kottayam and owned by the Kerala State Government. The college has engineering courses at the university level and is recognised for its quality courses and research facilities. It is a government entity that operates on the credit of the state and is subordinate to the state's legislation on higher education.