Government Engineering College, Sreekrishnapuram
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Other name | GEC-SKP |
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| Motto | Excellence through the wings of science and technology. |
| Type | Public Engineering College |
| Established | 1999 |
Academic affiliation |
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| Principal | Meenakshy K |
Academic staff | 65 |
Administrative staff | 25 |
| Undergraduates | 1350 |
| Postgraduates | 36 |
| Location | , , 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 |
  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
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.
Placements
[edit]GECSKP students have been placed in organizations like Microsoft, Accenture, Infosys, Mphasis, IBM, TCS, Wipro, Cognizant, Siemens, HP, Samsung, Patni, CMC Limited, Future Soft, HCL, IBS, Kirloskar, Huawei Technologies, Kanbay Software, Subex, US Technology, DRDO, etc.
In 2013–14, more than 50% of students with a 7.5 CGPA and no backlogs were placed. [1]
See also
[edit]List of educational institutions in Palakkad district