The Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar (GECG) was established in 2004 to give higher education in engineering and technology. The institute is recognized by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, and the Institute of Engineers (India). The college is administered by the Directorate of Technical Education, Gujarat State, Gandhinagar, and is affiliated with Gujarat University.

In November 2007, the college moved to its new campus at Sec-28, near GEB, inaugurated by Smt. Anandiben Patel, Minister for Higher and Technical Education. It is spread over 33 acres (133,546.4 m²) of land. The college is using old government infrastructure.

General

The candidates who have passed the HSC examination (Science Stream) by the Gujarat Higher-Secondary/Central Board of Higher Secondary (within Gujarat state only) with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics subjects as group A, are eligible for admission.

The JAC-PC (Technical) Centralised Admission Committee constituted by the government of Gujarat fills up 100% of total seats on merit basis of total of 60% of H.S.C. Examination plus 40% of GUJCAT of the calendar year.

Departments

The college offers seven undergraduate courses leading to Bachelor of Engineering(B.E.) degrees (number of seats in brackets):

• Biomedical Engineering (120),
• Computer Engineering (120),
• Electronics and Communication Engineering (120),
• Information Technology (60),
• Instrumentation and Control Engineering (120),
• Metallurgical Engineering (120),
• Mining Engineering (120).

Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering

The Instrumentation and Control Engineering Department started with the opening of the college in 2004. The department offers an undergraduate course B.E.(Instrumentation and Control).

Campus

The college campus is spread over 33 acres (133,546.4 m²), a new campus is under construction.

Facilities

• A satellite based “TECHSAT” facility is available in the campus.
• GECG shares the polytechnic hostel for the degree students. The hostel has a television and outdoor sports equipment for entertainment.
• A gymkhana building is available for gymkhana activities. The students conduct sports, indoor games, social services, cultural activities, and debates in it. Blood donation camps are organized.
• The canteen provides food to the students and the staff.
• The 100 seat auditorium is used for technical events, lectures and seminars.
• Student stores supply items such as stationery and calculators. The students co-operatively run the store on the college premises.
• Broadband internet is available in the computer laboratory during the college hours.

Course structure

The four courses are of four year duration:

• B.E 1st year – annual pattern of two terms
• B.E 2nd year – III SEM and IV SEM
• B.E 3rd year – V SEM and VI SEM
• B.E 4th year – VII SEM and VIII SEM

Internal examination

Internal examination, submission of term work and university external examination, together make an individual eligible for passing (for each subject).

All have to appear for the internal examination. For passing, a minimum 40% marks are required. Students scoring less than 40% marks may be given one more chance to appear in the block sessional examination.

University examination

The university examination is conducted at the end of every semester/year for the subjects. Minimum passing standard is 40% in each head. A student securing 30% marks in the theory may be declared passed if the total marks scored in the subject is 45%.