Kuriakose Elias College admissions are offered at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. These KEC Mannanam admissions are offered in the courses which include BA, BSc, BCom, MA, MSc, MCom and MSW at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Apart from these, the college also offers Doctoral programmes in different specialisations.

All the programmes are across Arts, Science, and Commerce streams and are offered in full time mode. Kuriakose Elias College admissions are done on the basis of merit following the guidelines of Mahatma Gandhi University and government reservation policies. Kuriakose Elias College has its participation recognised in the Centralised Allotment Process (CAP).