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Government Engineering College, Sreekrishnapuram
Other name	GEC-SKP
Motto	Excellence through the wings of science and technology.
Type	Public Engineering College
Established	1999
Academic affiliation	University of Calicut (1999-2015); APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (since 2015);
Principal	Meenakshy K
Academic staff	65
Administrative staff	25
Undergraduates	1350
Postgraduates	36
Location	Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad, Kerala, Kerala, 678633, India; 10°54′13″N 76°26′05″E / 10.9036°N 76.4347°E
Campus	33 acres (0.13 km2)
Language	English, Malayalam
Website	gecskp.ac.in
	Location in Kerala Location in India

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 and is governed by the Directorate of Technical Education, Kerala. The college is affiliated with the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University since 2015.

Campus edit

The college is located in the town of Sreekrishnapuram in the Ottapalam taluk of the Palakkad district, Kerala, India. The nearest towns are Mannarkkad (15 km [9.3 mi]), Cherpulassery (15 km [9.3 mi]), Ottappalam (25 km [16 mi]), Shoranur (35 km [22 mi]), and Palakkad (35 km [22 mi]).

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

Organisation and Administration edit

Departments edit

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 edit

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 Stairs of GEC Palakkad. The staircase inspired the logo for Invento, Life@GEC (a student organization). Image taken by Allen Kuriakose (student).

Academics edit

Courses edit

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:

Computational Linguistics
Robotics
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 edit

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 IEEE Magazine Package is made available in the library.

The library has subscribed to the AICTE-DELNET Scheme for online access to DEL resources of e-journals.