Government College of Engineering, Karad

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Government College of Engineering, Karad
GCEKPhoto.jpg
MottoTruth, Endurance, Perfection
TypeGovernment Autonomous Institute
Established1960
Principal Dr. V.N. Kulkarni
Academic staff
80
Students1,700
Undergraduates 1,400
Postgraduates 300
Location
Vidyanagar, Karad
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India

17°18′31.52″N74°11′5.61″E / 17.3087556°N 74.1848917°E / 17.3087556; 74.1848917
Campus70 acres (28 ha)
Affiliations AICTE, Shivaji University
Website www.gcekarad.ac.in

Government College of Engineering, Karad (GCEK) is an autonomous technical institute in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was established in 1960 and is affiliated to the Shivaji University with an autonomous status under the UGC. The autonomy was granted in 2015 by the UGC. [1] [2] Karad is a culturally vibrant town and is a sought after center of education in Western Maharashtra.

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The students and alumni of Government College of Engineering, Karad are colloquially referred to as GCOEKians.

Over the years the college has produced about 10140 engineers and more than 700 computer professionals through a Master of Computer Application course in the Engineering faculty.

Government College of Engineering, Karad is located in Vidyanagar, Karad besides Saidapur.

History

Government College of Engineering, Karad is one among seven engineering colleges established by the State Government of Maharashtra and first among those established post-independence. The prime objective of establishing the college was to impart technical education to the youth in rural parts of Maharashtra. Basically three institutes i.e. Engineering College, Government Polytechnic and Pharmacy College started functioning in the same premises. Other colleges were then shifted to their independent premises and the heritage building was retained by the college. The college was established in 1960 with undergraduate programmes in three core branches of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, initially affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University and subsequently to Shivaji University in 1972. Post graduate programmes (Master of Engineering) in these disciplines too were started in 1967.

The UG programs in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical are ‘permanently affiliated’ to Shivaji University. In response to the drive of globalization and industry needs, the institute started MCA (Master of Computer Applications) course in 1992. This was the only engineering institute in Maharashtra to offer the MCA course in engineering discipline.

Subsequently, in 1995 all disciplines of the institute were approved by AICTE (AICTE established in 1994). With the boom in Information Technology, Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra (DTE) shouldered the responsibility of starting the bachelor's degree course in IT to cater to the need of meritorious students in this region and the new branch of engineering in Information Technology was started in the institute from 2001. In due course of time, the institute has also started an undergraduate programme in Electronics and Telecommunications in 2007.

Currently, GCEK offers five UG and eight PG programmes.

Departments

Academics

Admissions

Undergraduate

The admissions to the college are governed by the State CET Cell and Directorate of Technical Education (DTE). The State CET Cell hold the all Maharashtra State level MHT-CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test), which was a compulsory examination to admission in engineering. The score of MHT-CET is necessary to get admission into the Government Colleges in Maharashtra, while the score of JEE Mains is only applicable for private Engineering Institutes. [3]

The ratio of girls students to boys students is 34:66. Being a government institute, all seats are strictly filled as per government norms.

Post-graduate

In 2013, Admissions are given on the basis of both GATE 2013 and DTE-held PGET-CET 2013 basis. [4] From 2014 onwards, all the admissions will be given on the basis of GATE score. [5]

Academic programmes

Government College of Engineering Karad offers 5 undergraduate and 6 post graduate programmes. Details are: [2]

Campus

The campus is situated in Vidyanagar, Karad. GCEK has a green campus of about 40 acres(161874 m2). All departments & laboratories are housed on the campus. Residential accommodation for teaching & non-teaching staff of the college are available on the campus. Consciously developed, the campus has retained & increased its green cover, rich in natural flora & fauna, & provides an attraction for bird watchers.

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Staff hostel

The college provides residential facilities for both undergraduate boys and girls. Due to limited vacancies, admissions are merit-based. There are three residential buildings in the hostel campus. Boys' blocks are named B, C, D. The total capacity of boys hostels is 480. For girls, there is one block, namely, Jijau. This was constructed keeping in mind, the huge number of the college's girl-students staying outside. Its capacity is 240. Jijau is four storied, and the remaining buildings are three storied. For PG there's a hostel for boys with capacity of 45.

Further it comprises the principal's residence, hostel office, security room, rectors' quarters, a co-operative store, students' dining rooms. The institute also has a well-equipped gym for students. The Gymkhana consists of Gymkhana Secretary along with secretaries of various sports and cultural committees. The institute has a large ground for sports activities including cricket, football, volleyball, kabbadi, kho-kho.

Library

The Central library is equipped with the library software with barcode system (OPAC). It has around 28279 titles of text/reference books with a volume of 65583 in the relevant disciplines of engineering. It also has around 80 top national and international scientific journal. Students can also avail the book bank facility. Every department has its own departmental library, maintained by students through their respective associations.[ citation needed ]

Student life

Events

The flagship event "Aavishkar" is a national level techno-managerial event, which showcases the technical and managerial skills of the students held every year. This event is entirely managed by students for the students.

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Other Government Engineering Colleges (GEC's) in Maharashtra

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Institute Summary - Government College of Engineering, Karad". Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State.
  3. "..:: Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, Mumbai ::". Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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