Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

Government College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Established	1945
Type	Autonomous(academic only) institute affiliated to the Anna University
Academic staff	~155
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)[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 Tamil Nadu Government for the Academic year 2010-11.^[1]

[edit] 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.

GCT Coimbatore's main administrative building

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.

[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

GCT Coimbatore's lush green campus

[edit] 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

Department of ECE

[edit] Ph.D.

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

[edit] 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

Department of CSE

[edit] Admission Procedure

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Student Associations

[edit] 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

[edit] Non-technical

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

Department of EIE

[edit] Fests

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] Farewell for outgoing graduates

Saffio - Civil Engineering Association
Atvedas- Biotech Forum
Aurevoiur - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Association
Godspeed - Production 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

[edit] 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

[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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Girls' Hostels

Amaravathi
Kothaiyaru

Sports

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

Placement and Training Cell

[edit] 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 (Not that much worth)
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
Pricol Technologies Ltd
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
Symphony services
Titan
TVS motors
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consulting Engineers
Tavant
Wipro
Yahoo!
Verizon
Yokogawa

[edit] Higher Education

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

Anna University
RWTH Aachen University,Germany
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
Oklahoma State University
Purdue University
Rochester Institute of Technology
SASTRA University
Stanford University
State University of New York, Buffalo
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Technical university of Berlin, Germany
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 Leicester,UK
University of Leeds,UK
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
University of Ottawa
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Texas, Austin
University of Texas, Dallas
University of Toronto,Canada
University of New Mexico,Albuquerque
University of Ulster,NI,UK
University of Waterloo,Canada
University of Wolverhampton,UK
VIT University
Virginia Tech
XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur

[edit] References

^ "GCT - Best College Award". http://gct.ac.in/news.asp?id=98.

[edit] External links

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