Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

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GCT, Coimbatore

Established	1945
Type	Autonomous institute affiliated to the Anna University
Principal	Dr. V.Palanisamy
Faculty	~200
Undergraduates	~3600
Postgraduates	~1200
Location	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	Urban
Nickname	GCT Coimbatore
Website	http://www.gct.ac.in

The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (GCT) is an autonomous state funded engineering college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a DOTE-1 institute affiliated to the Anna University.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 2.1 Undergraduate courses 2.2 Postgraduate courses 2.3 Ph.D. Programme 3 Departments 4 Admission Procedure 4.1 Undergraduate 4.2 Postgraduate 5 Student Associations 5.1 Technical 5.2 Non-technical 6 Fests 6.1 Technical Symposiums 6.2 Welcoming carnivals for incoming students 6.3 Farewell for outgoing graduates 6.4 Miscellaneous celebrations 7 Hostels 7.1 Men's Hostels 7.2 Women's Hostels 8 Sports 9 Placements 9.1 Some notable recruiters 10 External links

[edit] History

The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was founded in 1945 as the Arthur Hope College of Technology, under the patronage of the philanthropist Shri G.D. Naidu (Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu). The college was also offered the offices and portions of the workshop and hostel of the National Electric Works for its facilities.

In June 1950, the college moved to the present site of about 45 hectares on Thadagam Road. The College was then renamed Government College of Technology and was affiliated to the University of Madras in 1951. Initially only Civil and Electrical Engineering programs were offered, but the Mechanical Engineering branch was introduced in 1952.

The main building of the college was formally opened by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then-Vice President of India on October 8, 1959. The syllabus for Engineering Studies was revised and the five-year semester system was introduced in the academic year 1968-69. Postgraduate degree courses in Structural Engineering (Civil) & Engineering Design (Mechanical) were started during 1971.

On the introduction of the 10+2 scheme, admission to the five-year B.E. degree course ceased from the academic year 1980-81 onward and the four-year B.E. degree courses began. In 1981, the college was granted autonomy for its civil and mechanical engineering postgraduate programs. In 1987, full autonomy for all programs was granted.

Beginning in 2001-02, all undergraduate and postgraduate courses have been affiliated to Anna University. Since then, six new postgraduate courses have been started in various disciplines, in addition to a self-supporting course in Biotechnology at the undergraduate level.

[edit] Academics

[edit] Undergraduate courses

The college offers the following courses leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering of the Anna University:

• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
• Industrial Biotechnology (B.Tech)
• Information Technology (B.Tech)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Production Engineering

[edit] Postgraduate courses

The following courses are offered by various departments: M.E. Degree Courses:

• Civil Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

• Computer Science & Engineering

• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Power System Engineering
  • Power Electronics & Drives

• Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Applied Electronics
  • VLSI Design

• Mechanical Engineering
  • Engineering Design
  • Thermal Engineering
  • Production Engineering

[edit] Ph.D. Programme

The departments of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering provide facilities for Ph.D. Programmes.

[edit] Departments

• Bio-Technology
• Chemistry
• Civil
• Computer Science
• Electrical and Electronics
• Electronics and Communication
• Electronics and Instrumentation
• English
• Information Technology
• Mathematics
• Mechanical
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Production

[edit] Admission Procedure

[edit] Undergraduate

Undergraduate students are admitted based on their TNPCEE (Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination) and 12th standard (high school) scores.

[edit] Postgraduate

Postgraduate students are typically required to take up an entrance exam conducted by GCT. Alternatively, they can also get in if they have good GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) scores.

[edit] Student Associations

[edit] Technical

• Civil Engineering Association (CEA)
• Computer Science and Information Technology Association (CSITA)
• Electrical, Electronics, and Instrumentation Engineering Association (EEEIEA)
• Electronics and Communication Engineering Association (ECEA)
• Mechanical Engineering Association (MEA)
• Production Engineering Association (PEA)

[edit] Non-technical

• Film committee
• Literaty and Debating Society
• Old Students Association

[edit] Fests

[edit] Technical Symposiums

GCT's annual national level technical symposiums provide opportunities for students to hone their technical skills and to publish their original works. The following symposiums typically occur in the even semester (December to May) of the academic year.

• Geofest - Civil Engineering Association (CEA)
• Infoquest - Computer Science and Information Technology Association (CSITA)
• Nexus - Electronics and Communication Engineering Association (ECEA)
• Oracle - Electrical, Electronics, and Instrumentation Engineering Association (EEEIEA)
• Technotryst - Mechanical and Production Engineering Association (MPEA)
• Elyzia - Biotech Forum

[edit] Welcoming carnivals for incoming students

• Bias - Electronics and Communication Engineering Association
• Login - Computer Science and Information Technology Engineering Association
• Induction - Mechanical and Production Engineering Association
• Commenzar - Electrical ,Electronics ,Instrumentation Engineering Association

[edit] Farewell for outgoing graduates

• Adieu - Electronics and Communication Engineering Association
• Sayanora - Computer Science and Information Technology Association
• Hasta La Vista - Mechanical and Production Engineering Association
• Horizon - Electrical and Electronics Engineering Association
• Au revoiur - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Association

[edit] Miscellaneous celebrations

• Tamil Mandram
• Mess day
• Sports day
• Tech-Talk

[edit] Hostels

Seven hostel blocks are available for men and two separate hostel blocks are available for women to accommodate a total of 1,500 students. The hostel is managed by a hostel committee including members from students and faculty. The hostel is run on a no-loss, no-gain basis. The total expenditure, including board and amenities, is divided among the hostellers.

[edit] Men's Hostels

• Bhavani
• Kauveri
• Palaru
• Ponnaiyaru
• Thamiraparani
• Vaigai
• Vellaru

[edit] Women's Hostels

• Amaravathi
• Kothaiyaru

[edit] Sports

GCT hosts soccer, cricket, hockey, baseball and athletics fields, tennis courts, volley ball courts, basket ball courts, and a well equipped gym. Some of the notable sports loved by GCTians are:

• Chess
• Cricket
• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Hockey
• Soccer
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball

[edit] Placements

GCT's Placement and Training Cell [1] opens up the campus recruitment season for final year students immediately after the 6th semester examinations. Companies are invited by the Placement Officer (PO) and the departmental Placement Representatives (PRs), and mutually convenient dates are scheduled for the recruitment process.

[edit] Some notable recruiters

• Ashok Leyland
• Caritor
• Cognizant
• D.E.Shaw & Co
• E-funds
• Essar Groups
• Flextronics
• HCL
• Honeywell
• IBM
• ICICI
• Infor (erstwhile BaaN)
• Infosys
• Jasmine Infotech
• Juno
• L&T
• Mindtree
• Microsoft
• Oracle
• Pricol
• Robert Bosch
• Satyam
• Sanmar
• Soliton Labs
• Syntel
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Wilco
• Wipro
• Yahoo
• Verizon

[edit] External links

• GCT Website
• GCT Alumni Association Website
• Coimbatore City
• Wiki Site of GCT