Maharana Pratap Engineering College is best private engineering college in Kanpur. It was established in 1999 by the Maharana Pratap Group. MPEC Approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. This college is ranked under the top 10 engineering colleges. The college spread over 50 Acre of the area located near Mandhana on G.T. Road, 3 KM from IIT Kanpur.

The college offers graduate and postgraduate programmes.  All the departments of the institution are well equipped to make the students aware of the latest developments in their respective fields.

At MPEC, the emphasis is given to not just academic performance but also to personality development. Students are encouraged to be an active part of committees like the Cultural Committee, Sports Committee, Green & Clean Committee, Training & Placement Committee etc. in order to bring out their inherent potential.

The College always motivates students to achieve success in the institute's environment, promotes opportunities for knowledge, skill and attitude development.

The institution has more interaction with the corporate world than any other institution. It is responsible for establishing the linkage between the students, faculty and the corporate world to start continuous interaction with the industry, sharing industry experience. They understand industry needs and providing the required support to the corporate world.

The college arranges guest lectures, workshops, seminars, job fairs, internships etc for the academic and technical growth of the students. The college is committed to providing quality education to its students to ensure a bright tomorrow for them and society.

Auditorium: The institution has a very large and spacious auditorium fully air-conditioned with a seating capacity of 350 people, an amphitheatre with a capacity of 2000 people and a conference hall with a capacity of 75 people.

Maharana Pratap Engineering College Library:

The library has a huge collection of books which include :

• 60 journals
• 15 Management magazines
• 10 business newspaper
• 19315 total library books

Gym: The college understands the value of fitness in the life of a student with this vision there is a gym which has a splendid design and has tools of excellent quality which helps students to maintain a proper health.

Cafeteria: The institute has its own cafeteria which provides healthy and nutritious food and snacks to students at a reasonable price.