The Government College of Engineering, Salem

The Government College of Engineering, Salem was founded in 1966 during the Third Plan period. It was the third Government engineering college to be established in Tamil Nadu and is one of the three institutions in Tamil Nadu offering Metallurgical Engineering as a full-time course.

GCE-Salem is located on a beautiful 400 acre site surrounded by hills, along the  Bangalore Highway NH7, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

The institute is affiliated to Anna University which is a statewide centralized engineering university.  From the year of 2009, GCE Salem has been promoted as one of the Autonomous Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu.  All the undergraduate courses except Computer Science and Engineering are accredited by NBA.  The college has been accredited by NAAC with a "B" Grade. In addition, it has been recognized as a Research Centre under Anna University for Ph.D./MS courses.  It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified College.  Government College of Engineering Salem NIRF Ranking is 251-300 for B Tech.

GCE Salem offers 6 UG Courses and 6 PG courses including B Tech and M Tech in numerous engineering specializations. However, only full-time study programs are available at the college.  TNEA Counselling is used as the basis for admission to the BE programs. The TANCET /GATE entrance exam scores determine admission to the M Tech programs. However, students must satisfy the necessary Government College of Engineering Salem cutoff scores.  The college is a Regional Centre for Anna University for Ph.D. and M.S. programs. It is the zonal office for the conduct of Anna University Examinations in the 21 colleges belonging to this Certification Type

All the departments have well-qualified faculty members and excellent infrastructural facilities. GCE, Salem was supported by World Bank Financial Assistance, TEQIP phase I to III. It is one of the participating institutions in Quality Enhancement in Engineering Education (QEEE) program offered by Department of Higher Education, MHRD, Government of India.  The college has excellent computer facilities with Internet Connectivity in all the departments. Facilities in GCE Salem include separate dormitories for boys and females, Wifi access, Library, Cafeteria, Auditorium, a dispensary, sports facilities, and many more amenities.  The Administrative block or Main block is the capital of the College.   Dedicated buildings for each of the Engineering departments are equipped with technologies aided by funding from World Bank through Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP).

In addition, the industrial experts regularly interact with the college to make the students industry-ready. Thus, GCE Salem is rising from strength to strength and gaining an appreciation for its involvement in the cause of Engineering Education.  More than 80 faculty members & 2,000 students are enrolled. The college's core mission is "To develop exceptional engineers who succeed not only in the scientific and technological fields, as well as in civic virtue and discipline."

The Top Recruiters of GCE Salem are Hero Motocorp, VMWARE, Bharat Forge Ltd, Delphi-TVS, JSW Steel, AFCONS Infrastructure,etc.

Government College of Engineering Salem offers many facilities to the students, faculty and staff. GCE Salem facilities include accommodation facilities, medical facilities, cafeteria, auditorium, and many other facilities. The college provides separate hostels for boys and girls.

Admission to the institute is through single window counselling system of Anna University. Undergraduate students are selected based on competitive student rankings in higher secondary examination and then subjected to counselling.

Postgraduate students are selected based on competitive rankings 

Placements: About 100% of students got placements from our college in the previous year. The highest salary package offered in our course is 5 LPA, and the lowest is 1.5 LPA. Top recruiting companies are JSW, Aquasub, LGB, and IT companies.