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Goa Engineering College or Goa College of Engineering (abbreviated and colloquially referred to as GEC) is a public college in Goa, India, offering courses in engineering disciplines and affiliated to Goa University. Founded in 1967 and situated at Farmagudi plateau, Ponda, it is the oldest engineering college in Goa, with over 2,200 students.

AcademicsEdit

Academic programmesEdit

The college started in 1967 with undergraduate courses in mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering. The electronics and telecommunications course was introduced in 1982, computer science in 1988, information technology in 2001, and mining in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In 2022, a course in electronics in VLSI was introduced in recognition of the growing semiconductor industry in India.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> All courses in the college are affiliated to Goa University.

It currently has eight masters programmes, the duration of each being two years:

Sr. no. Course Department Year of commencement
1 Foundation engineering Civil engineering 1986
2 Industrial engineering (part-time) Mechanical engineering 1986
3 Microelectronics Electronics and telecommunication engineering 2008
4 Electronics communication and instrumentation engineering Electronics and telecommunication engineering 2008
5 Power and energy engineering Electrical and electronics engineering 2010
6 Computer engineering Computer engineering 2011
7 Industrial automation and radio frequency engineering Electronics and telecommunication engineering 2012–13
8 Structural engineering Civil engineering 2016
9 IT and engineering Information technology - 10 VLSI engineering VLSI ENGINEERING 2022

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The college is recognized as a research institute under Goa University. The affiliation to Ph.D. programs in civil, mechanical, electrical and electronics, computer science and engineering, and electronics and telecommunication engineering are recognized from academic year 2014–15 onwards.Template:Citation needed

The college has a memorandum of understanding with IIT Bombay, and many of its faculty go there to pursue Ph.D. degrees.<ref name="FullTimePrincipal" />

The Farmagudi campus also houses National Institute of Technology Goa and Indian Institute of Technology Goa.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Accreditation and rankingEdit

The National Board of Accreditation has accredited six branches of the college – the computer, mechanical, civil, electrical and electronics, information technology, and electronics and telecommunications branches.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This means the academic curriculum and the teaching-learning process is of a good standard, with adequate infrastructure and faculty, acceptable to the All India Council of Technical Education.

A study conducted in 2006 by the magazine Dataquest India ranked the college at 75th in India.<ref>http://www.dqindia.com/images06/Complete%20Score%20Card.pdfTemplate:Dead link</ref> In Dataquest's 2011 survey the college was unranked.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As part of the golden jubilee celebrations, it was announced that the college would soon house an incubation centre for boosting entrepreneurship on campus.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

CampusEdit

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Goa Engineering College main building

The college has one of the largest libraries in the state.Template:Citation needed It is home to over 86,000 books, journals, and magazines, catering to all the subjects taught in the college. The library has a multimedia section that houses electronic modes of information such as encyclopedias. The library has a book bank facility with which students can obtain books for the entire year and return after the completion of the year, by paying a small fee.

With the largest campus in Goa, spread well over 285 acres atop Farmagudi hill, the college has five boys' and two girls' hostels, staff housing, and guest house facilities for visiting faculty and students.<ref name="DhuriThesis2017">Template:Cite thesis</ref> The campus also hosts IIT Goa and NIT Goa until they get their permanent campus. The campus also has bicycles, donated by the alumni, for use by the staff and students.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Besides the main canteen and multiple mess facilities, the college has small stalls and a restaurant that are frequented by students. The campus shopping complex has a restaurant, as well as shops that cater to student needs ranging from photocopying to stationery and other day-to-day needs. The campus has a post office and a computer center.

The college gymkhana houses a power gym, which is accessible to students during non-working hours. There is an indoor badminton court, a basketball court, and a full-length natural grass football ground that can be used as a cricket field.<ref name="DhuriThesis2017" />

Notably, the Electronics and Telecommunications branch features a robotic arm – the KUKA KR-16 Industrial Robot, used in assembly lines across many industries, for training its students.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Student lifeEdit

Student clubs and associationsEdit

The students of Goa Engineering College call themselves Engicos. However, not all post-graduate students identify themselves with this term.

The college has many active clubs:

  • The college has a Nature Club which organizes tree planting programmes in the surrounding regions and organizes treks to locations in Goa.
  • The college Photography Club has been organizing Photoflare, an international photography festival, since 2010.<ref name="AkshayPhotoFlare">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • The college Quiz Club organizes quizzes for the college events.
  • The college Music Club conducts workshops and organizes open mike sessions at the college's festivals. It has its own music room with equipment in the Mining Department.
  • The college Literary and Debate Club organizes many small activities and helps organize TEDxGEC.
  • The college has a Coding Club.
  • The college Drama (Theatre) Club was one of the oldest clubs, and has been restarted after a gap of almost seven years (in 2018).
  • The college students founded the Astronomy Club in 2018, with the maiden event hosting Dr Vithal Tilvi, who discovered the furthest known galaxy in the Universe in 2013.<ref

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  • The college also has active student chapters of the IEEE,<ref name="IEEE-AICSSYC">Template:Cite news</ref> CSI, Goa Technology Association (GTA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The college also had a Robotics club and a Linux User Group (which hosted Stallman in 2003).Template:Citation needed
  • The college Coder's Club has been organizing various coding events and competitions, while developing college projects like the Tandav and Spectrum Website.
  • The college has a new Robotics Club called ARM Society Of GEC (founded 2022) . It hosts workshops, talk sessions for students in and out of college. They also assisted in the organization of events like The Goa International Robotics Festival & Vibrant Goa-Global Tech Summit in 2023.

Student associations, based on their departments, are as follows:

  • MESA – Mechanical Engineering Students Association<ref name="GoanAstro2018" />
  • ENEXSA – Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students Association (previously known as ELECTRA)
  • ACES – Association of Civil Engineering Students
  • CURSOR – Association of Computer Engineering Students<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • INTENSA – Information Technology Students Association<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • ASSETS – Association of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Students
  • MINESCO – Mining Engineering Students Council

These associations conduct events, technical and non-technical, once or twice per semester. They also come together to organise Spectrum, the college's technical festival.

The students also celebrate religious festivals Ganesh Chaturthi and Christmas every year on the campus.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Cultural eventsEdit

HappeningsEdit

Happenings is the cultural festival organized by the college.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Started in 1981, it is officially the oldest college festival in Goa.

In 2009, two fresh and famous bands performed for the rock show, namely Bhayanak Maut and Reverse Polarity, both from Mumbai.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Happenings 2019, which was held on 16 and 17 March 2019 witnessed one of the biggest Pronites in its history, with a performance of Emiway Bantai and second day DJ night featured one of India's top DJ duo the Progressive Brothers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

SpectrumEdit

Spectrum is the technical festival organized by the college.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was started in 2016, after a decision to merge the technical events organized by the individual student associations of each department.

Spectrum 2017 Pronite featured Sapan Verma and Sorabh Pant from the comedy group EIC.

Spectrum 2018 Pronite was held in association with Sunburn and featured Sartek and The Unknown.

TandavEdit

Tandav is an annual inter-departmental cultural and sports event, in which all branches of the college compete across various events for a trophy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

TEDxGECEdit

TEDxGEC is Goa's second TEDx event and was started in 2016. Its first event featured four eminent personalities: Kanan Tandi, an expert in body language; Gaurav Padte, a social worker, awarded by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his work in cleaning up the Fatorda Stadium; Marietta Rodrigues e D'Souza, a clinical psychologist and counsellor from Sharada Mandir School, who spoke about teenage love; and Somu Rao, President of Goa Science Forum and Former National Secretary of Federation of Indian Rationalists Associations, who spoke about godmen and rationality.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Their second event open to the general public was a Salon event titled "TEDxGECSalon: ARTiculate". Held in 2017, it featured alumni DJ Anish Sood and filmmaker Aditya Jambhale, along with noted artist Dr Subodh Kerkar.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Other notable eventsEdit

Notable peopleEdit

Notable alumniEdit

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List of principalsEdit

GalleryEdit

  • Life in GEC
  • Goa Engineering College - Students posing with medals after the Golden Jubilee Run.jpg

    Students posing with medals after the Golden Jubilee Run

  • Goa Engineering College - Library.jpg

    Library

  • Goa Engineering College - Nescafe.jpg

    Nescafe on campus

  • Goa Engineering College - Quiz on campus.jpg

    Quiz on campus

  • Goa Engineering College - Students relaxing.jpg

    Students relaxing

  • Goa Engineering College - Hostel 1 backyard.jpg

    Hostel 1 backyard

  • Goa Engineering College - Near Canteen.jpg

    Near Canteen

  • Goa Engineering College - Students catching a Bal Rath (bus).jpg

    Students catching a Bal Rath (bus)

  • Goa Engineering College - Abandoned cars rusting away.jpg

    Abandoned cars rusting away

  • Goa Engineering College - Windmill.jpg

    Windmill on campus

  • Goa Engineering College - Canteen.jpg

    Canteen

  • Goa Engineering College - Theatre-style Lecture Halls.jpg

    Theatre-style Lecture Halls

  • Goa Engineering College - Music.jpg

    Music performance on campus

  • Goa Engineering College - During the Monsoons.jpg

    Campus during the Monsoons

  • Goa Engineering College - Science & Humanities Department.jpg

    Science & Humanities Department

  • Goa Engineering College - Umesh's gaddo.jpg

    Umesh's gaddo

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External linksEdit

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