PACE Education group was founded in the year 1999 by Dr. P.A. Ibrahim Haji by forming a trust, namely, P.A. Educational Trust. The first venture was P.A.College of Engineering (PACE) in Mangalore with 4 branches of engineering having strength of 240 students. Today, the campus has 2.61 million sq. ft. land and we have 6 branches of engineering, 4 branches in M.Tech, 5 branches in research programs and 5 branches in diploma engineering. We also offer 5 branches in undergraduate business degrees along with 2 post graduate degrees. P.A College of engineering is affiliated to the Visvesraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, recognised by the Government of Karnataka, accredited by the National board of accreditation (NBA) and certified to ISO 9001-2008. The institution also has 2 Post Graduate Courses in Business Management apart from Undergraduate courses. Engineering Polytechnic is also a big attraction of this institution. The total campus strength is about 3500 students.