Government College of Technology is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai was started in July, 1945. GCT offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Doctoral programs in all major departments.
- The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore formerly known as Arthur Hope College of Technology
- The College was renamed as the College of Technology and was affiliated to the University of Madras in 1951
- Initially only Civil and Electrical Engineering branches were incepted at GCT in the year 1952
- The main building was opened by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then Vice President of India on 8th October 1959
- The five-year Semester System was introduced from 1968-69, three-year B.E. Degree course for B.Sc. was introduced 1963-64
- Electronics and Communication Engineering was started in the academic year 1970-71
- All the UG and PG courses are affiliated to the Anna University with effect from the academic year 2001-2002
- The college celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1994-95 and now completed its 59 fruitful years of excellence too
Government College of Technology Coimbatore Important Dates
Event | Dates |
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Start date of online TNEA Registration | May 04, 2024 |
Last date of online TNEA Registration | June 04, 2024 |
Assigning Random Number | June 07, 2024 |
Declaration of TNEA Rank List | July 12, 2024 |
Sponsored Projects:
Branch |
Project Name |
Agency |
Total Grant |
EC |
WST A Low power VLSI design for image processing applications |
DST |
Rs,12.84 Lakhs |
CSE |
VLSI Lab |
DST - FIST |
Rs.37 Lakhs |
Heterogeneous Network |
AICTE |
Rs.5.5 Lakhs |
|
Speech Signal Processing |
AICTE |
Rs.9 Lakhs |
|
Networking |
Ministry of IT |
Rs.18.45 Lakhs |
|
Chemistry |
Synthesis of metal oxide |
AICTE |
Rs.6.25 Lakhs |
Civil |
Centre of Excellence for Environmental Studies |
TEQIP |
Rs.5 Crores |
EEE |
Centre of Excellence for Alternate Energy Resources |
TEQIP |
Rs.5 Crores |
Notable Alumni:
- Dr. N. Valarmathi, Project Head at RITSAT
- Dr. A. Kalanidhi, Former Vice Chancellor, Anna University
- B.B. Sundaresan, T.N. Planning Commission
Clubs at GCT:
Green Club |
Its purpose is to promote research and development in green engineering concepts and energy conservation activities in and around the campus. ACHIEVEMENTS OF CLUB:
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Rotract club |
It fosters the desire for the development of social welfare. ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE CAMPUS FROM JAN 2013-AUG 2013:
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SOCIETY FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE) |
To encourage creative and innovative ideas for various engineering fields |
Science Club |
It’s an innovative program conducted for first years for their involvement various events. This club has been guided by Principal and first year chief faculty advisor. Some of the events of the science club inauguration include General Quiz, Debate, Cultural Fine Arts, Essay writing |
TEDx GCT |
Under-graduate students and alumni of Government College of Technology organize an event to share unique experiences. |
Library:
Books |
No. of Books |
93,281 |
No. of Titles |
64,825 |
|
Journals |
No. of back volumes |
40,884 |
TEQIP Fund |
No. of books purchased |
3,376 |
Average No of users per day |
155 |
|
Digital Library |
No. of Computers |
25 |
Books CD's |
820 |
|
Journal CD's |
354 |
|
Average no. of users/day |
65 |
Scholarships:
S.No. |
Name of the Scholarship |
To whom awarded/Eligibility |
Amount |
1 |
A.P.Madhavan Memorial Scholarship |
Final Year B.E., Student who gets highest marks (Excluding practical) in Second and Third year |
Rs. 5000/- |
2 |
1962 Batch old students Silver Jubilee Scholarship |
Final year B.E. Student who secures the maximum marks in the third Year |
Rs. 2000/- |
3 |
1950-54 Batch old students Scholarship |
Third year B.E. Computer Science Engg. Student who scores the maximum marks in the II year |
Rs. 3000/-+INT |
4 |
1963 Batch old students Silver Jubilee Scholarship |
Third Year B.E. student who has secured the highest percentage of marks in the second year |
Rs. 2500/- |
5 |
V.Janakiraman Memorial Scholarship |
Third Year B.E. student who has secured the highest percentage of marks in the second year |
Rs. 1500/- |
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