| Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar | |
| Other Name: | GEC-GN |
| Established: | 2004 |
| Faculty: | 32 |
| Students: | 3156 |
| Undergrad: | 3120 |
| Postgrad: | 36 |
| Location: | Near GEB cross road, Sector-28, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India |
| Principal: | Dr. Sweta P. Dave |
| Campus: | Urban, |
| Website: | , |
Established in 2004, Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar (GEC-Gn) takes pride in its highly motivated students. Our students are life-long assets that help this institute to continuously evolve and work towards its Vision. Approved by AICTE. The College is administrated by Directorate of Technical Education, Gujarat State, Gandhinagar. GEC Gn is affiliated to Gujarat Technological University. GEC-Gn offers its students a wide range of courses to choose from. This helps them to become multi-skilled personalities who can handle the challenges that industry and society will pose before them as future engineers. Committed, to deliver excellence in everything that it does, our institute works towards reducing the gap between industry and education. GEC-Gn endeavors to educate its students in a manner that offers them an opportunity not only to excel in academics but to be completely aware of their future industrial needs for professional expertise through innovative and flexible curriculum. This trains the students of this campus to reach their highest potential. The highly dedicated faculty members of GEC-Gn are experts in their professional fields. Their professional skills and industry linkages help the students by grooming them to become competent engineers who will contribute to the society and economy in the long run.
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 ACPC Centralized Admission Committee constituted by the government of Gujarat fills up 100% of total seats on merit basis of total of Normalized Merit Rank (obtained from 60% of H.S.C. Examination + 40% of GUJCET Examination conducted by GSEB as for academic year 2018–2019)
Additionally, in the 2nd year of BE, students of diploma engineering who have completed their studies can also take admission by DDCET Examination (Diploma to Degree Common Entrance Test) directly into the 2nd year of BE through the ACPC.
The college offers seven undergraduate courses leading to Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degrees (number of seats in brackets):
The college also offers two postgraduate courses leading to Master of Engineering (M.E.) degrees (number of seats in brackets):
The Department of Computer Engineering is well-equipped to meet the needs of its course offerings. It features advanced laboratories designed to support the curriculum of various computer-related subjects. The primary focus of the course is to impart comprehensive knowledge of computer engineering. Given that almost all fields have become computerized, the curriculum addresses the needs of designing, manufacturing, maintenance, servicing, research, marketing, and accounting through computer technology.
The Computer Engineering program covers computer operations across different programming languages, data generation, collection, and utilization of information. The course ensures that students acquire both fundamental and advanced knowledge relevant to the fast-evolving field of computers. It is structured to keep students abreast of practical industry requirements. The department's mission is to impart the theoretical principles, practical applications, and critical importance of computing in the information age. This foundation is essential for the analysis, design, evaluation, and improvement of computing systems within the context of both computers and industry services.
The objective is for students to pursue advanced studies in computer engineering and information technology on a competitive global basis.
Community by the Students, for the Students An initiative by the CE/IT Department of GEC-Gandhinagar, Club IDE fosters a peer-to-peer learning environment where students can grow their knowledge and build solutions for local businesses and their community.
Google Developer Student Clubs Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC) are community groups for college and university students interested in Google developer technologies. Open to students from all undergraduate or graduate programs with an interest in growing as developers, GDSC provides a peer-to-peer learning environment where students can expand their knowledge and develop solutions for local businesses and communities.
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering is well posed to cater the needs of the course. It is equipped with well-developed laboratories to satisfy the course curriculum of various subjects related especially to the Computer field.
Besides the studies, EC students have participated in various events at national level technical competition regularly and have won prizes. EC Club has been formed and very active. Numbers of activities are being conducted by the EC Club.
The department is well equipped to cater to the needs of existing strength as well as additional strength of 30 students.
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). Department has well equipped labs for Signal and System, Measurement, Instrumentation, Power electronics as well as PLC's which helps to enhance the practical skills of the student. The students from this department have also got placed in global giants in Instrumentation and Control like Yokogawa. The well experienced faculties helps to keep the student updated with the latest trends of Instrumentation and Control in Industries.
The college campus is spread over 33acres, and a new hostel campus was ready for use beginning in 2012–2013.
A training and placement cell is in touch with industry. Many former students in various multinational companies.
Examination System is according to Gujarat Technological University Scheme.
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 will have to submit an assignment or have to attend for retake exam given by the subject professor.
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%.