Government College of Engineering Kannur
Main building, Government College of Engineering, Kannur
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| Type | Educational institution |
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| Established | October 1986 |
| Principal | Dr. C.Sreekumar |
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Kannur, Kerala, India 11°59′9″N 75°22′55″E / 11.98583°N 75.38194°ECoordinates: 11°59′9″N 75°22′55″E / 11.98583°N 75.38194°E |
| Campus | 75 acres (300,000 m2) |
| Website | www.gcek.ac.in |
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The Government College of Engineering, Kannur (GCEK) is a state-sponsored engineering college affiliated to Kannur University, Kerala, India. The college was started in October 1986, as a center for imparting engineering education in northern Kerala. It began in the Town High School, Kannur Campus. In 2012, Careers360, a magazine promoted by Outlook Group, ranked it among the best engineering colleges in Kerala with AA+ rating.
GCEK has grown into a sprawling 75-acre (300,000 m2) campus in Mangattuparamba, just off National Highway NH-17, 15 km north from the district headquarters, Kannur.
The college has an annual intake of 300 students (under five four-year graduate courses), on merit basis through the All Kerala Common Entrance Examination.
M.Tech courses in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Power Electronics and Drives) and Mechanical Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems) were started from 2011-2012 onwards and Electronics and Communication Engineering (Signal Processing and Embedded Systems) and Civil Engineering (Computer aided Structural Engineering) with an annual intake of 72 students.
The college was affiliated to Kannur University. Since 2014, the college is affiliated to KTU.
The GCEK offers M.Tech degree in Engineering in four subjects:
The college offers B.Tech Degree in Engineering in five subjects:
The intake is 335 students per year.
The college offers PhD also from this year
The college has seven buses for the conveyance of the staff and students, hostels for men and women, accommodating staff hostel and quarters, a co-operative store, a canteen and recreational facilities. GCEK has a training placement cell for campus recruitment and a Parent Teacher Association.
Forums, clubs and associations include the Sports and Health club, NSS unit, Guidance and Counselling cell, Nature club, Cultural Center, Alumni association, science forum and IEEE Students Chapter.
Each department has computer labs and a library, besides the central computer lab and library. The college website and 24-hour high-speed internet connection were inaugurated on 3 October 2002.
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