Editing Goa Engineering College (section)

== Student life ==
=== Student clubs and associations ===
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">{{Cite book
 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aI9LDwAAQBAJ&dq=gec%2520photography%2520club%2520photoflare&pg=PT110
 |title=What about Passion?: Journeys of 12 Engineers who in their 20s created Success stories towards Success
 |last=Dalvi
 |first=Priya
 |date=2018-02-12
 |publisher=Notion Press
 |isbn=978-1-64249-142-5
 |language=en
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://goa.me/photoflare/|title=Photoflare|date=2013-10-28|work=Goa.me|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005712/https://goa.me/photoflare/|archive-date=2018-12-04|url-status=dead}}</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
name="GoanAstro2018">*The college recently started its very own Debate Club.
{{Cite news
 |url=http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=45996
 |title=India likely to face shortage of astronomers: Dr Tilve
 |date=Oct 6, 2018
 |website=The Goan
 |access-date=2018-12-26
}}</ref>
* The college also has active student chapters of the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]],<ref name="IEEE-AICSSYC">{{cite news
 |url=http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=64095&date=2018-11-09&pageid=1#
 |title=AICSSYC 2018 held at GEC
 |work=[[The Navhind Times]]
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118204335/http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=64095&date=2018-11-09&pageid=1
 |archive-date=November 18, 2018
 |url-status=live
}}</ref> [[Computer Society of India|CSI]], Goa Technology Association (GTA)<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/gta-student-chapter-launched/
 |title=GTA student chapter launched
 |date=Nov 12, 2018
 |work = The Navhind Times
 |language=en-US
 |access-date=2018-12-16
}}</ref> and FSAI (Fire and Security Association of India).<ref>{{Cite news
 |url          = http://www.navhindtimes.in/a-thumbs-up-to-the-launch-of-fsai-student-chapter/
 |title        = A thumbs up to the launch of FSAI student chapter
 |date         = May 7, 2018
 |work         = The Navhind Times
 |access-date  = 2018-11-20
 |language     = en-US
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20180507164051/http://www.navhindtimes.in/a-thumbs-up-to-the-launch-of-fsai-student-chapter/
 |archive-date = 2018-05-07
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
 |url          = https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa-News/FSAI-installs-students%25E2%2580%2599-Chapter/130386.html
 |title        = FSAI installs students' Chapter
 |work         = oHeraldo
 |access-date  = 2018-11-20
 |language     = en
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20180505020901/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa-News/FSAI-installs-students%E2%80%99-Chapter/130386.html
 |archive-date = 2018-05-05
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref>
* The college also had a Robotics club and a Linux User Group (which hosted Stallman in 2003).{{citation needed|date= November 2021}}
* 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>{{Cite web|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/technical-workshops-held-at-gec/|title=Technical workshops held at GEC|date=June 17, 2016|website=The Navhind Times|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>
* INTENSA – Information Technology Students Association<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/goa-can-make-niche-in-start-up-rohan-khaunte/states/news/1335581.html|title=Goa can make niche in start-up: Rohan Khaunte|date=Aug 30, 2018|work=United News of India}}</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>{{Cite news
 |url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/students-celebrate-ganesh-chaturthi-on-campus/articleshow/65934102.cms
 |title = Students celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi on campus
 |work = The Times of India
 |access-date=2018-11-20
 |language=en
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20181120083305/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/students-celebrate-ganesh-chaturthi-on-campus/articleshow/65934102.cms
 |archive-date = November 20, 2018
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref>

=== Cultural events ===

==== Happenings ====
Happenings is the cultural festival organized by the college.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Let-the-campus-fests-begin-/96397.html|title=Let the campus fests begin!|work=oHeraldo|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</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>{{Cite web|url=http://gec.ac.in/DisplayPage.aspx?page=cim&ItemID=168|title=GEC: Happenings – All Goa Youth Fest|website=gec.ac.in|access-date=2018-12-29}}</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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gechappenings.com/history|title=GEC-Happenings-2018 {{!}} History|website=GEC Happenings|language=en|access-date=2018-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229220423/https://www.gechappenings.com/history|archive-date=2018-12-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Spectrum ====
Spectrum is the technical festival organized by the college.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.lokmat.com/epapernew.php?articleid=LOK_HGOA_20170318_1_2&arted=Hello%20Goa&width=163.79999999999998px|title=LOKMAT E-Paper|access-date=2017-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digitalgoa.com/event/spectrum/|title=Spectrum '17- Technical, Non-Technical and Sports Events@ Goa College of Engineering, Ponda|website=digitalgoa.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-03}}</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 [[East India Comedy|EIC]].

Spectrum 2018 Pronite was held in association with [[Sunburn Festival|Sunburn]] and featured [[Sartek]] and The Unknown.

==== Tandav ====

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>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GEC-students-want-principal-suspended-for-rude-attitude/articleshow/23677591.cms|title=GEC students want principal suspended for 'rude attitude'|date=Oct 8, 2013|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref>

==== TEDxGEC ====
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 of India|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>{{Cite news|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-college-of-engineering-spreading-ideas-through-ted/|title=Goa College of Engineering: Spreading ideas through TED|last=Fernandes|first=Maria|date=Aug 12, 2016|work=Navhind Times|access-date=2017-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414081652/http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-college-of-engineering-spreading-ideas-through-ted/|archive-date=2017-04-14|url-status=live|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=TEDx comes to GEC|last=Camara Hendricks|first=Edmar|date=Aug 12, 2016|work=oHeraldo}}</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 [[Subodh Kerkar|Dr Subodh Kerkar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=36166|title=Talking about Art at TedxGEC|work=The Goan|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Have-you-met-the-other-TED/118154.html|title=Have you met the other TED?|last=Monte Da Silva|first=Fernando|date=Jul 28, 2017|work=oHeraldo|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Students in Farmagudi college get inspired through this event|date=Aug 9, 2017|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==== Other notable events ====

* [[Richard M Stallman]], founder of the [[GNU Project]] and the [[Free Software Foundation]], visited the college Linux User Group in November 2001.<ref>{{cite mailing list|url=https://mailman.apnic.net/mailing-lists/s-asia-it/archive/2004/08/msg00033.html|title=GOA: Software needs its freedom to grow, students and techies agree|date=Aug 29, 2004|last=Noronha|first=Frederick|work=South Asia Information Technology Mailing List|author-link=Frederick Noronha|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210015/https://mailman.apnic.net/mailing-lists/s-asia-it/archive/2004/08/msg00033.html|archive-date=2018-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The college celebrated its golden jubilee year in 2016–2017. A clock tower, funded by alumni, was erected on this occasion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/year-round-celebrations-to-mark-gec-golden-jubilee/|title=Year-round celebrations to mark GEC golden jubilee {{!}} Navhind Times|work=Navhind Times|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408205758/http://www.navhindtimes.in/year-round-celebrations-to-mark-gec-golden-jubilee/|archive-date=2018-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/GEC-golden-jubilee-to-be-monumental-/103262.html|title=GEC golden jubilee to be monumental {{!}} Herald Goa|work=Herald Goa|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408205918/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/GEC-golden-jubilee-to-be-monumental-/103262.html|archive-date=2018-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref>
* AICSSYC (All India IEEE Computer Society Students and Young Professionals Congress) 2018 was hosted by [[IEEE]] GEC Chapter.<ref name="IEEE-AICSSYC" />