The College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE) is a public engineering institution located in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is a constituent college of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT) and is one of the older engineering colleges in the state of Rajasthan. The college offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes across several branches of engineering and technology, with a particular historical association with agricultural engineering on account of its parent university.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | College of Technology and Engineering |
| Abbreviation | CTAE |
| Type | Public engineering college |
| Affiliation | Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Location | Udaipur, Rajasthan |
| Country | India |
| Field | Engineering and technology education |
| Language of instruction | English |
CTAE functions as the principal technical wing of MPUAT, a state agricultural university headquartered in Udaipur. While the parent university focuses on agriculture, dairy science, fisheries, home science and allied disciplines, CTAE concentrates on conventional engineering streams along with agricultural engineering, providing the university with an integrated technical profile. The college caters mainly to students from Rajasthan but also admits candidates from other states through national and state-level entrance examinations.
The college traces its origins to the period when engineering education in Rajasthan was being expanded through institutions linked with the agricultural universities established in the state. Over the years, the institution evolved from offering primarily agricultural engineering into a multidisciplinary engineering college, while retaining its connection with the agricultural university system. Its location in Udaipur places it within an academic ecosystem that also includes Mohanlal Sukhadia University and several other regional institutions.
CTAE offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degrees in disciplines that typically include:
The college conducts Master of Technology (M.Tech) and Master of Engineering programmes in selected specialisations, alongside doctoral (Ph.D.) research in engineering disciplines under the academic regulations of MPUAT. Research areas commonly include water resources, soil and water conservation engineering, farm machinery and power, processing and food engineering, structural engineering, and emerging areas of computer science and electronics.
Departments are organised by discipline and are responsible for teaching, laboratory work, examinations and research supervision. Curricula are framed in accordance with the academic council of the parent university, with periodic revisions to incorporate updated technical content and practical components such as industrial training and project work.
The CTAE campus is part of the larger MPUAT academic complex in Udaipur. Facilities on campus typically include:
Admission to undergraduate B.Tech programmes is generally made through state-level engineering entrance counselling, with seats also filled through national-level examinations as per Rajasthan government norms. Admission to postgraduate engineering programmes is typically based on GATE scores and/or university-conducted entrance tests, while doctoral admissions follow the research admission process of MPUAT. Reservation policies prescribed by the Government of Rajasthan apply to seat allocation.
Student life at CTAE includes participation in technical and cultural events, departmental societies, and chapters of national professional bodies in engineering. Annual technical festivals and cultural programmes are organised by student bodies, often in association with the parent university.