Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

Government College of Technology, Coimbatore.

Emblem of GCT Coimbatore
Type	Autonomous
Established	1945
Academic staff	~155
Undergraduates	~3600
Postgraduates	~1200
Location	Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu , India 10.512898°N 78.049858°E / 10.512898; 78.049858
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.gct.ac.in

The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (GCT) is an autonomous state-funded engineering college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a constituent college of Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore.

History

The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was founded in 1945 as Arthur Hope College of Technology (named after Arthur Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour), 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 Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore.

GCT started offering Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering courses in 1951-52. 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.

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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.

Academics

The institute offers undergraduate courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering, in various fields. postgraduate courses award the Master of Engineering degree. Most departments also offer doctoral research opportunities.

Admission

Undergraduate students are admitted based on competitive student rankings in twelfth standard (higher secondary course) examination. The ranking and subsequent counseling are done by Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore.

Postgraduate students are typically selected based competitive rankings in either Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) or Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

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

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

Department of EIE

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 - Biotechnology Association(BTA)
• Geofest - Civil Engineering Association (CEA)
• InfoQuest - 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
• 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

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 hostel blocks are available for women to accommodate a total of 1500 students. The hostel is managed by a hostel committee including members from students and faculty. The hostels are run on a non-profit basis.

Boys hostels

• Palaru (First Year)
• Ponnaiyaru (First Year)
• Kauveri (First Year)
• Bhavani (Second Year)
• Vaigai (Third Year)
• Thamiraparani (Fourth Year)
• Vellaru (Fourth Year)

Girls hostels

• Amaravathi
• Kothaiyaru

Sports

Placements

Placement and Training Cell

GCT's Placement and Training Cell opens the campus recruitment season for all undergraduate and postgraduate students in the beginning of their final year at the institution. Multinational and national companies are typically invited by the Placement Officer (PO) and the departmental Placement Representatives (PRs), and mutually convenient dates are scheduled for the recruitment process.

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

Alumni

The GCT Alumni Association actively communicates with GCTians, and organizes an annual alumni meeting. The association recently succeeded in launching an effort to unite GCTians around the world for the cause of building an exclusive Alumni Center in the GCT Campus.

Notable alumni include:

• Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayaan-1 and Program Director of IRS&SSS satellite, Indian Space Research Organization
• Thomas Rathnam.B.E, BGL, Film Music Composer, Writer, Publisher & Industrialist ,

See Also

• List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions
• List of Tamil Nadu Government's Engineering Colleges

External links

• GCT Website