The Government Engineering College Sreekrishnapuram (GEC-SKP) is a technical education institute established in 1999 in Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad, Kerala, India. The college is owned by the

Government of Kerala The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...

and is governed by the Directorate of Technical Education, Kerala. The college is affiliated with the

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) is a state public technological university headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. KTU is an All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) ...

since 2015.

Campus

The college is located in the town of

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in the

Ottapalam Ottapalam (also spelled Ottappalam) is a town, taluk, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ottapalam taluk and is located approximately 34 km (21 mi) from the Palakkad (district ...

taluk of the Palakkad district, Kerala, India. The nearest towns are

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Ottappalam Ottapalam (also spelled Ottappalam) is a town, taluk, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ottapalam taluk and is located approximately 34 km (21 mi) from the Palakkad (district ...

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Shoranur Shoranur is a town and municipality located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River, in the Palakkad district of Kerala. The town is spread over an area of 32.28 km². Geography Shoranur is located at . It has an average elevation of 49 ...

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Palakkad Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of P ...

(). The main building was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister V.S Achuthananthan on 1 August 2010.

Organisation and Administration

Departments

* Dept. of Electronics and Communications Engineering * Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering * Dept. of Information Technology * Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Dept. of Mechanical Engineering * Dept. of Civil Engineering * Dept. of Mathematics * Dept. of Physics * Dept. of Chemistry * Dept. of Economics * Dept. of Physical Education

Facilities

* Central Library * Central Computer Facility and Seminar Hall * Centre for Continuing Education * Gymnasium * Canteen * Ladies' hostel * Men's hostel * Sports Complex * Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell * Technical Business Incubator * Rainwater Harvesting Plant * New Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Block Central Stair Case of GEC Palakkad

Academics

Courses

Undergraduate courses: The college offers six B.Tech. courses, with an annual intake of 63 regular students and six lateral entry students for each course. * Computer Science and Engineering * Electronics and Communication Engineering * Information Technology * Mechanical Engineering * Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Civil Engineering Admission to undergraduate courses is based on results in KEAM entrance exams. Postgraduate courses: *

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* Electrical Drives and Control Admission to M.Tech programs is based on the applicant's results in the GATE conducted by IITs and IISc. Non-GATE entries are accepted according to the CGPA in B.Tech. PhD PhD in the Department of Computer Science also started in 2016.

Library

The college library has more than 12,000 volumes that mostly cover the syllabus needs of the students. Some international and national journals are available in the college library. Around 9% of the annual budget is allotted for the library. The

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Magazine Package is made available in the library. The library has subscribed to the

AICTE The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education (India), Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 firs ...

-DELNET Scheme for online access to DEL resources of e-journals.

Placements

GECSKP students have been placed in organizations like

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, TCS,

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, HP,

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, Patni,

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, Future Soft,

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, IBS, Kirloskar,

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, Kanbay Software,

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, US Technology,

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, etc. In 2013–14, more than 50% of students with a 7.5 CGPA and no backlogs were placed.

References

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External links

Official website
Engineering colleges in Kerala Colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut Universities and colleges in Palakkad district Educational institutions established in 1999 1999 establishments in Kerala