Govt. College of Engineering Kannur was established in 1986 as a centre for imparting quality engineering education in northern Kerala. It is affiliated to Kannur University. The college is functioning in a large 75-acre unified academic complex, having sound and self-sufficient infrastructure. It is recognized by AICTE.

Departments

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Department of Computer Engineering
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Physical education
  • Department of English

Placements

Students placed in 2011-2012

Name of Company

Selected Students

Tata Consultancy Services

90

NeST

11

South Indian Bank

03

US Technologies

04

Students placed in 2010-2011

Name of Company

Selected Students

Tata Consultancy Services

40

TATA Advanced Materials Ltd

04

VKC Group

08

Extracurricular Activities

  • National Services Scheme: The NSS offers a wonderful opportunity to use a part of spare time to empathize and help the poor and the under privileged fellow countrymen living in slums and villages
  • Indian Society for Technical Education: The major objective of the ISTE is to assist and contribute in the production and development of top quality professional engineers and technicians needed by the industries and other organizations
  • Mechanical Engineering Association
  • Civil Engineering Association
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering Association

Facilities

Library
  • More than 23,000 books available
  • In reference section 2,000 books available
  • Subscribes to a range of journals and periodicals of national and international repute

Hostels
  • There are four hostels available in the college
  • Two hostels each for boys and girls
  • Each hostel with an intake of about 150 inmates

Gathering Halls

College has 2 open air auditoriums with a seating capacity of about 1000-1500.

Festivals

  • Esperanza 2K11: It is a national level techno cultural fest to be held in GCEK organized by the department of computer science
  • Confluence: An inter college national level technical festival is organized by the electronics and communication association every two years in which various events

Ranking

  • In 2012, Careers360, a magazine promoted by Outlook Group, ranked it among the best engineering colleges in Kerala with AA+ rating

Scholarships

  • National Scholarship Scheme: The award will be limited to scholars ,the income of whose parents does not exceed Rs.25,000 /- per year
  • Government of India Post Metric Scholarships: This is a Government of India Scholarship available on the basis of economic criterion of students
  • Government of Kerala National Loan Scholarship Scheme: This is available on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examinations
  • Interest free repayable loan scholarship by Government of Kerala: The Government of Kerala gives this Scholarship to students of engineering institutions on merit-cum-means basis
  • Scholarship for orthopedically Handicapped