Government Engineering College, Thrissur


The Government Engineering College Thrissur is an engineering college situated in Thrissur city of Kerala, India. It is the third oldest engineering college established in Kerala and the first government engineering college to be established after the formation of Kerala state. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.

History

The college was initially located at the Maharaja's Technological Institute Chembukkavu campus in 1957. The foundation stone of the college was laid by the late Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, on 26 April 1958. The college shifted to its present campus in October 1960. The college was formally inaugurated by late Pattom A. Thanu Pillai, Chief Minister of Kerala on 2 February 1962. The campus is spread over an area of and is located at Ramavarmapuram which is 5 km from the heart of Thrissur city and 6 km from Thrissur Railway station.
Prof.S. Rajaraman, a civil engineer of international repute and author of many engineering books was the first Principal. He along with Prof. M.P. Mathew and Prof. V.S. Nair formed the triumvirate that established the growth of the college.
Besides the regular B-Tech courses, college also offers a postgraduate Course in Computer Applications, and postgraduate programmes in other subjects. Courses offered by college have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.

Academics

The following undergraduate programmes are offered. Admission to these programs is based on the applicant's results of the entrance tests conducted by the Commissionerate of Entrance Examinations, Kerala.

B.Tech Programmes

Teams Sent For University Games
The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked it 164 among engineering colleges in 2020.

Dyuthi -Inter-Collegiate National Level Multifest

The college conducts a yearly techno-managerial fest named "Dyuthi", and invites participants from Indian engineering colleges.

Thrissur Motor Show

The Thrissur Motor Show is an annual motor show held in Thrissur town, Kerala. The expo is held at Thekkinkadu Maidan and is organized by Mechanical Engineering Department of Government Engineering College, Thrissur.
The show exhibits supercars, superbikes, vintage and modified vehicles. It was declared the best student organised expo by the Hindu in 2008. Many racing celebrities like Narain Karthikeyan, Mira Erda etc. have grazed the stage of Thrissur Motor Show.

TEDxGECT

A TEDx event was organised by students of GEC, Thrissur in April 2018
. The theme of the event was "Reality Check". This was the first TEDx event in Central Kerala.
Speakers who talked at the 2018 edition of the event were:
The videos of the talks can be accessed on YouTube.

Notable Alumni