The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore formerly known as the Arthur Hope College of Technology, was started in July 1945 in accordance with the general policy of the then Government of Madras to give high priority to technical education under the post-war reconstruction schemes in order to meet the demand for trained engineers for various industrial and development projects in the State and the rest of India. The offer of the premises including offices and portions of the workshop and Hostel of the National Electric Works free of rent for a period of three years together with a donation of Rs. 2,00,000 by the well-known industrialist and philanthropist of Coimbatore the Late G.D. Naidu, enabled the college to be started in July 1945.
College Details
| College Name: | Government College of Technology, Coimbatore |
| Affiliated To: | Anna University |
| Category: | Co-Educational |
| Address: | Government College of Technology, Coimbatore – 641 013. Tamil Nadu India |
| Phone: | 0422-2432221 |
| Email: | principal@gct.ac.in |
| Website: | http://www.gct.ac.in |
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Courses Offered
Mode of Admission: AIEEE & State Entrance Exam for UG courses, GATE for MTech
Streams at Graduate Level
| S.No | Course Name | No. of Seats |
| 1 | Civil Engineering | 60 |
| 2 | Mechanical Engineering | 60 |
| 3 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 60 |
| 4 | Electronics and Communication Engineering | 60 |
| 5 | Production Engineering | 60 |
| 6 | Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering | 60 |
| 7 | Computer science & Engineering | 60 |
| 8 | Information Technology (B.Tech) | 60 |
| 9 | Industrial Biotechnology (B.Tech) | 100 |
| 10 | M.Sc.(CS&IT) (not offered currently) | 30 |
Streams at Post-Graduate Level
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Fee Structure
Fee structure for various courses:
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Placements
Placements: NA
Facilities
Campus: The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore formerly known as the Arthur Hope College of Technology, was started in July 1945 in accordance with the general policy of the then Government of Madras to give high priority to technical education under the post-war reconstruction schemes in order to meet the demand for trained engineers for various industrial and development projects in the State and the rest of India. The offer of the premises including offices and portions of the workshop and Hostel of the National Electric Works free of rent for a period of three years together with a donation of Rs. 2,00,000 by the well-known industrialist and philanthropist of Coimbatore the Late G.D. Naidu, enabled the college to be started in July 1945. The College was afterwards shifted to the present permanent site of about 45 hectares on the Thadagam Road in June 1950. The College was then renamed Government College of Technology and was affiliated to the University of Madras in 1951.Though initially only Civil and Electrical Engineering branches were offered the Mechanical Engineering branch was introduced in the year 1952.
Central library: Librarian
Tmt. G. Sushila B.Sc., BLib.Sc., M.A., MLIS., M.Phil
Issue Section:
- Total number of books-48062
- Average number of user per day-167
- Average number of Issue per day-109
Book bank:
- Number of books in book bank – 18542
- Number of books issued per student- 6
Reference Section:
- Total number of volumes- 21486
- Average number user per day- 153
- Xerox Facility Available for students
Digital library:
- Internet access provided by INDEST
- Number of computers- 18
- Number of book CD’s- 654
- Number of Journal CD’s- 300
- LCD Monitor- 1
- Average number of users per day- 45
Journals
- Number of back volumes : 40776
- Number of Journals for current year : 88
- Foreign journals
- ACI Concrete International
- ACI Materials Journal
- ACI Structural Journal
- ACM Trans. on Graphics
- ACM Trans.on Design Automation of Electronic Systems
- ACM Trans. on Internet Technology
- ASCE : Surface Engineering
- ASME Trans. on Engg. Materials and Technology
- ASME Trans. on Manufacturing science and Engg.
- ASME Trans. on Mechanical Design
- Dr.Dobb’s Journal
- IEEE Communication Magazine
- IEEE Trans. on Image Processing
- IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks
- IEEE Trans. on Parallel and distributed Systems
- IEEE/ACM Trans. on Networking
- IEEE: Robotics & Automation Magazine
- IEEE: Signal Processing Magazine
- Journal of Cement & Concrete Composites
- Journal of Ferro Cement
Hostel: Seven Hostel blocks are available for boys and two separate hostel blocks are available for Girls to accommodate a strength of 1700 students. The Hostel is managed by a hostel committee including members from students and faculty. The Hostel is run on no loss no gain basis. The total expenditure, including board and amenities, is divided among the hostelers.
List of hostels
For Boys:
- Thamiraparani
- vellaru
- Kauveri
- Bhavani
- Vaigai
- Palaru
- Ponnaiyaru
For Girls
- Amaravathi
- Kothaiyaru
Events
NA