Government College of Engineering, Salem
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| Government College of Engineering, Salem | |
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 Administrative block of the college |
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| Established | 1966 |
| Type | Autonomous institute |
| Academic staff | ~150 |
| Undergraduates | ~720 |
| Postgraduates | ~90 |
| Location | Salem, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.gcesalem.edu.in |
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Government College of Engineering, Salem in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, is an engineering education center in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the three institutions offering Metallurgical Engineering as a full time course in Tamil Nadu.
GCE-Salem was started during the Third Plan period in the year 1966 and is located on a beautiful site surrounded by hills. Its area is 1.62 square kilometres (400 acres). This is the third Government Engineering Institution formed in Tamil Nadu. The first batch of students was selected for the academic year 1966-67 for courses in civil engineering, mechanical engineering and Electrical Engineering. In the year 1973-74, the metallurgical engineering branch was started. The Electronics Engineering and Communication Engineering branch was introduced in the year 1985-86.Computer science and engineering was started in the year 2001. The college has an increase in placement opportunity and is beating its own placement records every year. All the undergraduate courses except Computer Science and Engineering was accredited by NBA.
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[edit] Affiliations
The institute was affiliated to the University of Madras until 2001. After a brief affiliation with Periyar University, it is now a constituent college of Anna University which is a state wide Centralized Engineering University.
The College is a Regional Centre for Anna University for Ph.D., and M.S., programmes. It is the zonal office for the conduct of Anna University Examinations in the 21 colleges belonging to this zone. The Institution is one of the eleven technical Institutions of Tamil Nadu selected for World Bank financial assistance under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP). The Institution has received an approval for a sum of Rs. 10.967 crores as lifetime allocation for the project implementation spread over a period of four years from 2003 to 2007.
[edit] Functional / administrative units
The College houses various buildings and blocks, well structured to carry out day to day activities. The Administrative block or Main block is the capital of the College. The various streams of Engineering have dedicated blocks / buildings. All the Engineering departments are equipped with latest technologies aided by funding from World Bank through Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP). Admission to the institute is through single window counselling system of Anna University.
[edit] Academic
- Administrative Block, Office of the Principal, Lecturers, First Years Classes
- Mechanical Engineering Department
- Civil Engineering Department
- Computer Science and Engineering Department
- Electrical Engineering Department
- Metallurgical Engineering Department
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department
- Electronics & Communication Engineering Department
- Library
- Digital Library
[edit] Sports
The Department of Physical Education takes care of Sport activities for the students.
| Name | Comments |
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| Physical Education Block | |
| Football Field | 1 Field |
| Hockey Field | 2 Fields |
| Basketball Concrete court | 2 Courts |
| Volleyball | 2 Courts |
| Kabaddi | 1 |
| Ball Badminton | 2 Courts |
| Tennis | 1 Court |
| Shuttle Badminton | 2 Courts |
| 400m Track | 1 Track |
| Cricket Field | 2 Fields |
| Hand Ball | 1 |
[edit] Arts & Entertainment
| Name | Comments |
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| Auditorium | |
| Recreation Halls | Two for boys and one for girls |
[edit] Guests
| Name | Comments |
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| Guest House |
[edit] Health
| Name | Comments |
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| Health Centre |
[edit] Hostels and messes
- Hostels
- Boys hostel - Bharathidhasan Illam
- Boys hostel - Bharathiyar Illam
- Boys hostel - Thiruvalluvar Illam
- Boys hostel - Kambar Illam
- Boys hostel - Tholgappiyar Illam
- Boys hostel - Pari Illam
- Girls hostel - Thenral Illam
- Messes
- Boys - first year mess
- Boys - second Year
[edit] Planetarium
The Planetarium at Government College of Engineering campus was commissioned in the year 1979. The Planetarium accommodates around 50 members. The Celestial Sky is projected on the dome of the Planetarium.
[edit] Alumni Association
Alumni of GCE Salem is actively engaged in social, commercial, research and educational activities. Many of them are working and living around the globe contributing to the success of the community they are living in. GCE Salem Alumni Professional Network is an active alumni network.
[edit] External links
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