About College 

Government Engineering College, Barton Hill was established by the Government of Kerala in the academic year 1999-2000. Within a short span of time since inception, the college has achieved notable academic excellence. The college is affiliated to the University of Kerala for final year B.tech batch and APJ Abdul kalam Kerala Technological University for all other batches. It is under the administrative control of the Director of Technical Education, Government of Kerala.

The college is situated at scenic hills of Barton Hill and the land was donated by His Highness Sri.Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the last ruling Maharaja of the princely State of Travancore. The college started its functioning in the month of November 1999 on the buildings of the Barton Hill Girl’s High School, Kunnukuzhy which is now defunct. The first principal of the college was Prof. G. Jayasankar.

Our Vision
A centre of higher learning in engineering that nurtures inquisitive young minds, fosters innovative research and reaches out to the society, while incessantly improving itself.

Our Mission
Impart Engineering knowledge and skills.
Mould professionals with integrity.
Nurture the spirit of innovation, creativity and sustainability to address needs of society.
Collaborate with industry, academic and research institutions of repute.

     Library

In any academic institution Library plays an important role in the dissemination of knowledge. In fact, the ambience of the library reflects the quality of the education imparted by the Government Engineering College ,Barton Hill (GECBH) Campus has recognized the importance of the academic vibrations required in the library and has been growing in this direction, right from its very inception. The current location of the Central Library is well planned. The well stacked racks are user friendly. A special zone has been carved out for the digital library. Our college was established and functioned in the academic year 1999-2000, with Central Technical library.

The Campus Wi-Fi

The college is a member of the National Knowledge Network (NKN) which is a high-speed network backbone interconnecting major educational and research institutions. NKN is maintained by National Informatics Network (NIC), Government of India. NKN provides a bandwidth of 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) to the college. In addition, a 16 Mbps internet connection has been taken from BSNL. This connection is being maintained as a backup to be used in the rare event of an NKN connection failure.