P.A.C.E. offers six
B.Eng programs: Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Postgraduate degrees include an
M.B.A. and four
M.Tech courses: Digital Communication Networks, Computer Science and Engineering, Thermal Engineering, and VLSI Design. The Electronics and Communication, Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Computer Science departments each have dedicated research centers. The research programmes available are Biotechnology, Chemistry, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, and Management Studies. Research clusters include
Drug Discovery (Synthesis and Biological Studies),
VLSI Design and
Fuzzy Logic, High Performance Computing and Embedded Systems,
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Flow in Jet and
Turbo Jet Engines, and Biotechnology. A Pre-University College was opened in the academic year 2005–06 with 350 students in the Science and Commerce courses. This school was intended to be a
feeder school into the university itself. P.A. Polytechnic was established in 2006. It offers Diploma education in Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering. In 2009 a Mechanical Engineering branch was added. P.A.C.E.'s collaborating institutions include
Academia Sinica in
Taipei,
University of Tromsø in
Tromsø, and
Universiti Sains Malaysia in
Penang. The trust also runs hostels to house students. Men live in one hostel, while women live in another. Approximately 1,200 students are fed each day. Professional societies ISTE, CSI, IEEE, and Linux Users Group all have student chapters on campus. ==References==