Maha Barathi Engineering College or MBEC was set up in the year 2007 in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu as an affiliated college and has been recognised by the government. Set on a spacious premise of a sixteen acre of land, MBEC provides different engineering courses accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It is 86 member’s professional faculty with a strength of 1,165 students in total and are sharing an active college. AT present, MBEC offers 11 engineering programmes. This field of specialisation is evident in the various courses that are offered at the institute and can be linked towards various field of engineering.

MBEC boasts of offering all round facilities to its student as a way of improving their learning experience. The college has independent hostel amenities for boys and girls equipped with high-technology accommodation for a comfortable stay. An equipped library which works as a storehouse of knowledge to the learners possesses more than 20,570 books and quite subscribed to 110 national and international journals. The library follows computerised system and easy online access to information. Concerning health services, MBEC has a functional dispensary with clinics of a part-time doctor and a pharmacist for the treatment of all students and staff members. There is also focus on health with the college providing gym and great sports amenities such as playgrounds for cricket, football, volley ball and basket ball as well as indoor games.

Five full time BE programmes are offered at MBEC and the academic environment is diverse. Some of them are Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical & Engineering, Electrical and Electronics & Engineering and Civil & Engineering. 

The admission process to Maha Barathi Engineering College remains as easy as possible. The college follows the regular admission procedures for engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. This often assumes the performance in the required entrance exams and academic standards.