The Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu (GCET, Jammu) is an engineering institute located in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It offers the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Sciences, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering. It was established in 1994 and is the first engineering college in the Jammu region of the Jammu and Kashmir.
The college has two campuses, one at Old University Campus, Canal Road and the other at Chak Bhalwal. The Administration Block is the only block now housed by the old campus, all engineering departments, basic sciences and humanities department have been shifted to the new campus. The construction of the Electrical Engineering Block, Humanities Block and Basic Sciences Block at the new campus is in progress.
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The admission of students to GCET Jammu is made through a Common Entrance Test conducted by the BOPEE (Board Of Professional Entrance Examinations). This college has been approved by the AICTE. The college is affiliated to the University of Jammu.
The strength for the intake of B.E. students is:
The Bachelors Degree course consists of eight semesters. Each semester carries 1000 marks and the final percentage of the degree is calculated as the average of all the eight semesters. From first to sixth semester, the curriculum contains six theory courses (600 marks) and four practical courses (400 marks). Much of the first year focuses on the basic sciences, mathematics and introduction to the technical field. The second year is highly interdisciplinary. From fourth semester onwards the course becomes more branch oriented. After fifth semester the students are exposed to summer training in industry for 4-6 weeks.
The seventh and eight semesters i.e. the final year, is different from the rest of the course, with less theory and more practice. Both of these semesters have four theory courses (400 marks). The other 600 marks are divided among the practical courses, summer training, technical seminar, minor project and the major project.
GCET students visit Old Age Homes and orphanages in Jammu. GCET has participated to make the Green Mission successful which is initiated by the Art Of Living. Students of GCET Jammu are involved in the National Service Scheme (NSS) and conduct on social causes.
The whole college, except the administration block, has been moved to the new campus situated at Chak Balwal 25 km from Jammu city. The new college campus has hostel infrastructure ready, but has not been allot ed to the students yet due to some administrational delays.