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Government Engineering College, Thrissur,
situated just 4km from Thrissur town, the cultural capital of Kerala,
is one of the premier engineering institutes in the country. It was
founded in 1958, the foundation stone being laid by Pandit Jawarharlal
Nehru making it one of the oldest engineering college in Kerala. GEC
has been rated consistently among the top technical institutes in
South India, with students being admitted purely on the basis of
merit. The institute is well networked with the industry and it has been
helping the industry to grow through focused training and consultancy
programmes. The mutual gain is obvious, as seen from the placement
track record of the institute.
Being the choice of the top rank holders in the common entrance exam,
conducted by the Government of Kerala, the college regularly receives
the cream of nearly a lakh student who undertakes the test. |
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The department of chemical engineering set up in 1962, was the
first of its kind in Kerala offering B. Tech degree through a four
year course. During the course the student is given an in depth
understanding of the basic principles of engineering aided by well
equipped, and sophisticated equipments, by highly qualified and
experienced faculty, enabling the student to groom into a
professionally competant chemical engineer. |
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Since the Govt. Engineering College,
Thrissur is situated very near to the industrial areas of Cochin,
Palakkad and Coimbatore, there is a close rapport between the
industries, government departments or agencies and the department
of Chemical Engineering. A lot of industrial research and
consultancy works are carried out by the faculty members,
especially in the field of industrial pollution control, safety,
energy and environment, much of which earned wide acclamation and
received awards and recognitions. Live industrial problems were
identified and given as project works for final year B.Tech. and
M.Tech. Students.The department is an approved Ph.D centre of the university nof calicut. Continuous industry-institute interaction is
going on by conducting the following mutually beneficial
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Short-term training programmes by the department for
industrial employees in topics like general Chemical
Engineering, safety, energy, environmet and biochemical
engineering. |
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Part-time B.Tech. degree course for diploma holders who are
working in industries. |
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Process development and plant design by the department for the
small and medium size industries. |
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Analysis and testing of industrial chemicals and materials by
the department. |
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Guest lectures in the department by industrial experts,
especially in engineering fields like energy, environment,
safety, biochemical engineering and computerized process
control. |
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Industrial visits by staff and students of the department. |
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Industrial training programmes for the final year students of
the department. |
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The students undertake projects in final year under the guidance of
staff member. The topics are usually in subjects like process control,
unit operations, polymers, pollution control, and design of process
industries and are primarily industry based. While a student gains
experience of industrial conditions and practical functioning, the
industry is benefited from the research work done. Projects done by
the students have won accolades at national level competitions.
The department of chemical engineering, Government Engineering
College, Thrissur was set up to provide a world class programme,
bridging the gaps in technical education and developing competencies
in the frontier areas of chemical engineering studies. The institute
also promises that its curriculum aims to create a technically sound
student with multiple skills. The syllabus followed by the college
(set by University of Calicut) has been rated as one of the toughest
in the country, constantly revamped incorporating all the latest
innovation in the realm of engineering.
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Vision |
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Keeping in mind the challenges of the modern day industry, the college
is firm in its commitment to produce not just knowledgeable engineers
but quality technocrats who possess the necessary skills that the
work-place demands. The course structure of the college is designed in
a way so as to nurture and mould young minds into competent
engineering professionals to manage vital sections of the economy.
Apart from the engineering subjects the students are also trained in
interpersonal relations, communication skills and managerial tasks
through co-curricular activities. The educational process also fosters
team building through participation in group activities and classroom
discussions.
The students are highly conversant with the time value of money,
profitability analysis and the assessment of financial statements
which leads to the maximisation of profit which is one of the main
goals of any industrial establishment.
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Placement |
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Our department has been blessed with many companies who came for the
placement. The companies include: CTS Chennai, Gharda Chemicals Pune,
Hindustan Lever Bangalore, Honeywell Pune, Infosys Bangalore, Kerala
Chemicals & Proteins Kochi, US Software Thiruvananthapuram, Hindustan Petrolium Corporation Ltd Mumbai, Bharat Petrolium Corporation Ltd Mumbai, Philips Carbon Black Calcutta, etc....
Of the 2002- 06 batch students,
70 % students are
placed in different companies with an average salary of 1.5 lakh
rupees per annum. The 48% students of the 2003-07 batch are also
placed with an average salary of 1.8 lakh rupees per annum. Many
multinational and Indian companies offered to us for placements. Even in the economic recession period,six of the 2004-2008 batch have already received offer letters. |
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