The Government Engineering College Thrissur (GEC-T) is a public engineering and research institute located in

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, India. During its establishment in 1957, it was the second-oldest public engineering institute to be established in the state of

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after

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(1939) and the first public institute of technology to be established after the formation of the state in 1956. The institute is affiliated to the

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(KTU) since its inception in 2015.

History

The institute was originally located at the Chembukkavu campus of the Maharaja's Technological Institute in 1957. The foundation stone of the institute was laid by the late

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, the first

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, on 26 April 1958. The institute was shifted into its present campus in October 1960. The institute was formally inaugurated by late Pattom A. Thanu Pillai, former 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 centre of

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and 6 km from

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. Besides the regular B-Tech courses, the institute also offers a postgraduate Course in Computer Applications (MCA), and postgraduate programmes in other subjects. Courses offered by the institute have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, AICTE, and Council of Architecture (B.Arch).

Rankings

The

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(NIRF) ranked it between 201-300 band in engineering institutes of India in 2024.

Student life

The College Union conducts the annual National Level Tech fest Dyuthi which includes technical, cultural as well as sporting events. 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.

Notable alumni

* K Radhakrishnan, Padma Bhushan, Former Chairman,

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* M. Chandra Dathan, Padmashree, Former Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) * Babu Bharadwaj, writer and journalist"Renowned writer-journalist Babu Bharadwaj passes away"
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References

External links

* {{Authority control Engineering colleges in Thrissur All India Council for Technical Education Colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala Colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University 1957 establishments in Kerala Universities and colleges established in 1957