Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (GCT)[1] is an autonomous state funded engineering college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a constituent college of the Anna University. Since its inception as the first engineering educational institution in the Coimbatore area, GCT has been inspiring technological evolution with state-of-the-art courses in a variety of engineering domains.GCT has been awarded The Best College award by TamilNadu Government for the Academic year 2010-11.^[1]

History

The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was founded in 1945 as Arthur Hope College of Technology, under the patronage of the philanthropist Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu (G.D. Naidu). The college was offered the offices, workshops, and hostels of National Electric Works for its facilities. In June 1950, the college moved to the present site of about 45 hectares on Thadagam Road, Coimbatore. In 1951, the college was renamed Government College of Technology (GCT) and was initially affiliated to the University of Madras, later to the Bharathiar University. Since the academic year 2001-2002, all undergraduate and postgraduate courses of GCT are affiliated to the Anna University.

GCT started its civil and electrical engineering departments in 1951, and its mechanical engineering department in 1952. The main building of the college was inaugurated by President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 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) and Engineering Design (Mechanical) were started during 1971. Following the introduction of the 10+2 high-school education system, 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. Subsequently, in 1987, full autonomy for all programs was granted.

Since 2001, six new postgraduate courses have been started in various disciplines, in addition to a self-supporting course in Biotechnology at the undergraduate level.

Academics

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

Postgraduate courses

The following Master of Engineering (M. E.) courses are offered:

• Civil Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geotechnical 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

Ph.D.

The departments of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering offer doctoral research opportunities.

Departments

• Industrial Biotechnology
• Applied and Pure Chemistry
• Hydraulics
• Environmental Engg & Public Health
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Informatics
• Electrical and Electronics
• Electronics and Communication
• Electronics and Instrumentation
• Humanities
• Information Technology
• Mathematics
• Thermal Sciences
• Engineering Design
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physical Education
• Physical Sciences
• Production Engineering
• Geology
• Managerial Studies

Admission Procedure

Undergraduate

Undergraduate students are admitted based on their rankings in twelfth standard (higher secondary course) exam. The ranking and subsequent counseling are done by the Anna University.

Postgraduate

Postgraduate students are typically selected based on ranks of TANCET entrance exam. Alternatively, GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) scores may also be used to seek admission.

Student Associations

Technical

• Biotech Forum (BF)
• 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)
• Student Branch of IEEE
• ISTE chapter
• SAE Club
• Environmental Club
• Science Club

Non-technical

• Film committee
• Literary and Debating Society
• Old Students Association
• Quiz club
• Rotaract Club
• Fine arts club
• Orchestra
• Tamil Mandram

Fests

Technical Symposia

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

• Elyzia[2] - Biotechnology Association(BTA)
• Geofest - Civil Engineering Association (CEA)
• InfoQuest[3] - Computer Science and Information Technology Association (CSITA)
• Nexus - Electronics and Communication Engineering Association (ECEA)
• Oracle - Electrical, Electronics, and Instrumentation Engineering Association (EEEIEA)
• Praxis - Production Engineering Association (PEA)
• Technotryst - Mechanical Engineering Association (MEA)

Welcoming carnivals for incoming students

• Incean - Civil Engineering Association
• Exordium - Biotech Forum
• Bias - Electronics and Communication Engineering Association
• Commenzar - Electrical ,Electronics ,Instrumentation Engineering Association
• Induction - Mechanical Engineering Association
• Ignite - Production Engineering Association
• Login - Computer Science and Information Technology Association

Farewell for outgoing graduates

• Saffio - Civil Engineering Association
• Atvedas- Biotech Forum
• Aurevoiur - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Association
• Hasta La Vista - Mechanical Engineering Association
• Horizon - Electrical and Electronics Engineering Association
• Sayanora - Computer Science and Information Technology Association
• Adieu - Electronics and Communication Engineering Association

Miscellaneous celebrations

• Tamil Mandram
• Mess day
• Sports day
• Tech-Talk - ECEA
• Infex *student forum of EEEIEA
• Indigenize *student forum of EEEIEA
• Diabolix -MEA
• Illuminati - CEA
• Azonics - Cultural festival of Civil Engineering Association (CEA)
• Virtuoso
• SSQ
• BRAINSTRAIN - Literary and Debating Society
• Muthamizh Vizha

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.

Boys' Hostels

• Palaru (I yr Hostel)
• Ponnaiyaru (I yr Hostel)
• Kauveri (I yr Hostel)
• Bhavani (II yr Hostel)
• Vaigai (III yr Hostel)
• Thamiraparani (IV yr Hostel)
• Vellaru (IV yr Hostel)

Girls' Hostels

• Amaravathi
• Kothaiyaru

Sports

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

• Chess
• Cricket
• Ball Badminton (2005 TIES Bronze)
• Badminton
• Softball
• Basketball
• Hockey (2004 gold-1,bronze-1)
• Soccer
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Kabbadi
• Kho Kho

Notable alumni

Well known GCT alumni include:

• Dr.Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar probe
• Dr. A. Kalanidhi, Former Vice Chancellor, Anna University.
• Dr. M. Ananthakrishnan, Former Vice Chancellor, Anna University
• B. B. Sundaresan, T. N. Planning commission, Former Vice Chancellor, Madras University
• Dr. T. R. Natesan, Former Vice Chancellor, Gandhigram Deemed University
• N.A. Gnanam, Former Director of Technical Education
• V. K. Jayakudi, IAS, Director of Technical Education
• Dr. A. Balakrishnan. A, Former Principal, GCT
• Dr. C. Sivanandan, Former Principal, BIT Sathy
• Prof. V. Ganesan, IIT, Chennai
• Ashok Varadhan Shetty, IAS
• Narayanan Desukudi, IAS
• K.Gnanadesikan, IAS, Finance Secretary, TN Government
• Ravi Arumugam, IPS
• J. Balakumaran, Project Manager, ABB Ltd
• Baskaran, CEO, Impulse Soft

Placements

GCT's Placement and Training Cell 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.

Some notable recruiters

• ABB
• ADP
• AIG SS
• Aricent
• Amazon
• Ashok Leyland
• Aspire Technologies
• BEML
• BHEL
• B.E.Billimoria & Co Ltd.
• Brakes India Ltd.
• Broadridge Financial Solutions
• Cognizant
• Commvault
• Cordys Software
• Delphi
• Delphi-TVS
• D.E.Shaw & Co
• EMC Corporation
• E-funds
• eBay
• Efficient Frontier
• Essar Groups
• Flextronics
• Flowserve
• Futuresoft
• Foster and Sylvan
• Gammon India
• Global Scholars
• Godrej & Boyce
• Greaves cotton
• HAL
• HCC
• HCL
• Harita Seating System Limited,Hosur
• Honeywell
• HP
• Hughes
• IBM
• ICICI
• iNAUTIX
• Infor (erstwhile BaaN)
• Infosys
• ISRO
• Jasmine Infotech
• Juno Online
• Keane
• Kennametal Inc.
• L&T (ECC)
• L&T Ramboll
• L&T Heavy Engineering
• Lucas TVS
• Mindtree Consulting
• Microsoft India
• Mahindra & mahindra
• Maytas Infra
• MuSigma
• Oracle India
• Patni
• Pricol
• Renault-Nissan
• Robert Bosch India
• Sagar
• Saint Gobain
• Sanmar
• SAP Labs
• Sapient
• Satyam
• Scolish Tech
• Scope International
• Silver Soft
• Soliton Labs
• Soma Enterprise Ltd.
• Sourcebits
• Standard Chartered
• Sterlite Copper
• Sundaram-Clayton
• Sungard
• Syntel
• Titan
• TVS motors
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Tata Consulting Engineers
• Tavant
• Wipro
• Yahoo!
• Verizon
• Yokogawa

Higher Education

Some of the graduate schools chosen by GCTians for their higher education needs include:

• Anna University
• BITS, Pilani
• California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Clarkson University
• Cornell University
• Indian Institutes of Management
• Indian Institutes of Technology
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Great Lakes Institute of Management
• Johns Hopkins University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• National University of Singapore
• North Carolina State University
• Ohio State University
• Purdue University
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Stanford University
• State University of New York, Buffalo
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich
• Texas A&M University
• Texas State University at San Marcos
• University of Arizona
• University of Bridgeport
• University of Cambridge
• University of Central Florida
• University of Chicago
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of Colorado, Boulder
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• University of Ottawa
• University of Rochester
• University of Southern California
• University of Texas, Austin
• University of Texas, Dallas
• University of New Mexico,Albuquerque
• Virginia Tech
• University of Toronto
• XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur

Reference

External links

• GCT Website
• GCT Alumni Association Website
• Coimbatore City
• Oracle X Website