Government Engineering College, Barton Hill (GECBH) was established in 1999 by the Government of Kerala. It is committed to impart quality education & training leading to various professional degrees and aims to be a global Institution through continual improvement. It was established on the land donated by His Highness Sri.Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the last ruling Maharaja of the princely State of Travancore. It is situated in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city at a walking distance from PMG junction. It offers under graduate and post graduate Engineering courses.

  • Approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to University of Kerala
  • It is under the administrative control of the Director of Technical Education, Government of Kerala

Department

  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering

Placement

The College has an independent Training & placement Cell devoted to cater the needs of the organizations in conducting campus interviews for placements.

Placement Details 2012-13

Name of Company

EC

EE

IT

ME

Total

Infosys

18

26

13

22

79

IBS 

3

3

2

2

10

Anglo Eastern 

-

-

-

8

8

MUSIGMA 

4

-

-

-

4

MRF 

-

1

-

-

1

South Indian Bank 

4

3

2

5

14

Total  No. of students  Placed 

29

33

17

37

116

Extracurricular Activities

  • National Service Scheme
  • Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
  • Ethics Committee

Facilities

Library
  • The College has an air conditioned library that houses nearly 8,140 volumes and 4,050 titles of books
  • An online journal database with a link to IEC (IEEE & IEE), DELNET, is also available
  • It is subscribed 46 national and international periodicals and magazines for students to help their study and research

Hostel

The College has a separate hostel for girls. The hostel can cater to the needs of more or less all the lady students of the college who require accommodation

Scholarship

  • National Scholarship Scheme
  • Post Metric Scholarship
  • Central Sector Scholarship
  • Merit scholarship for the children of primary and secondary school teachers
  • Merit Scholarship
  • National Talent Search (NTS) Scholarship