Marian Engineering College was established in the year 2001 and is managed by the Trivandrum Social Service Society under the Trivandrum Latin Catholic Archdiocese. It is a private minority college, situated in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The college has been affiliated with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) and the University of Kerala (KU). It has been recognised by UGC and has also been approved by AICTE, New Delhi. Marian Engineering College has been accredited by NAAC as well as NBA. It has also received the ISO 9001:2008 certification. In order to promote engineering education in the private sector, the long-term objective of the college is to develop a high-level learning facility that meets worldwide standards and has an academic and research culture. There are a total of 104 faculty members and 1462 students are registered at the college.

The Marian Engineering College courses are offered to interested candidates at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are a total of 10 courses offered to students in the stream of engineering and technology. All the courses are offered in offline, regular mode to the students. The Marian Engineering College admission to these courses are offered on the basis of the performance of the candidates in the entrance exam along with the last qualifying exam. For admission to the B.Tech courses, candidates have to appear in the KEAM entrance exam. The candidates have to appear and qualify in the GATE entrance exam to become eligible for the M.Tech courses at the college.

The 27-acre Marian Engineering College campus is home to a number of facilities that are available to students, including fully stocked laboratories, contemporary classrooms, transportation options, hostels for both boys and girls, a fully stocked canteen, a medical facility and an auditorium. The college also has a dedicated placement cell for the career development of the candidates. The Marian Engineering College placement cell works with the training cell and career development cell to provide training to the students. For students to get proper training prior to the final placement drive, the placement cell conducts activities including group talks, aptitude, logical reasoning, analytical reasoning tests, computer programming tests, and technical interviews. Some of the major participating recruiters are Wipro, Infosys, Virtusa, Byju's, IBS, TCS and more.