Government Engineering College, Hassan (GECH)

Government Engineering College, Hassan (GECH) started in the year 2007 by The Government of Karnataka under Department of Technical Education.  It has established 10 engineering colleges during the academic  year 2007-08 with an objective "To Reach the Unreached".  GECH, inspite of having a rough start, is slowly evolving to become one of the elite technical institutes providing quality technical education. The Students are admitted to college only through CET with very normal tuition fee.  Most of students admitted are from economically weak background. They get either fee reimbursement by Government of Karnataka or scholarships from various Social Welfare Departments.

Government Engineering College, Hassan campus consisting of a huge building with planned utilities has come up in 40 acres of land.  The college is located opposite Dairy Circle, BM Road, Hassan, Karnataka.  The nearest Airport is Mysuru Domestic Airport which is128 kms away from the campus. The Hassan Railway Station is just 1 km away from the college.

This Government Engineering College is affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum and approved by AICTE, New Delhi.

GECH offers undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering B.E and postgraduate MTech courses.  For the UG curriculum, admission to the BE is done through the Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority.  For the PG curriculum, admission to M.Tech is through the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority.

The GEC Hassan provides excellent Facilities which include Library, well equipped department-wise Lab facilities, State-of-the-art Network of Computers, Internet facility under the National Mission of Education scheme of Government of India, Medical facilities, Sports & Games facilities and various other facilities to its students.  The college has a dedicated team of highly experienced and adequately qualified Faculty belonging to Science and Engineering departments of the Institute who are engaged in Teaching, Research and Industrial Consultancy.

Training and Placement Cell of Government Engineering College, Hassan handles all the Placement Related activities on the campus. It helps the undergraduate students to avail various placement opportunities by organizing Intensive Placement Oriented Training to make the students habitual to the expectations of multiple Industries. The Placement Cell also provides Training in Communication Skills, Aptitude Skills, Group Discussion Skills, Technical Interview Skills and Computer Programming Skills of the students. GECH has  excellent Infrastructure to support the Placement process on the campus such as Communication Skill Training Laboratories, Auditorium, Seminar Halls and Online Examination Centre. 

GEC Hassan encourages its students to outshine themselves by giving them opportunities through a variety of Student activities like concerts, lectures, demonstrations, informal discussions, and seminars promoting Indian classical music, Indian classical dance, and other aspects of Indian culture organized by the College Cultural Committee in co-ordination with SPIC MACAY.  ANANYA, the college magazine, GECH GNU/Linux Users and Enthusiasts (GLUE),GECH Electronics Open hardware Network, (GEON) , GECH Utsav, Science Club activities, Helpline center, Etc.

Vision

To become an exemplary institution for engineering education and technology to create high quality professionals having technical competency, leadership qualities, ethical behavior, innovative abilities with the support of best academic environment and creative faculty.

Mission

To produce competitive and high caliber engineering professionals.
To enounce the commitment of faculty and students to the centrality of diversity, social justice and democratic citizenship.
To initiate and participate in community activities that will serve as avenue for applying engineering knowledge for the benefit of the society.
To provide technical solution through relevant research and consultancy.

Candidate must have passed in 2nd PUC / 12th Std / Equivalent Exam with English as one of the Languages and obtained in aggregate in Physics and Mathematics

Placement achievements

The Training and Placement Cell at GEC, Hassan plays a crucial role in locating job opportunities for Under Graduates students passing out from the college by keeping in touch with reputed firms and industrial establishments. The Placement Cell operates round the year to facilitate contacts between companies and graduates.

Training & Placement Cell at GECH strives for every single opportunity, if not create an opportunity to make students employable.

The College has a full-fledged Placement Cell with Placement Officer and faculty from various departments as placement coordinators. The Placement cell coordinates with HR departments of various Corporates/MNCs and organizes recruitment at the college campus.

Vision of Training and Placement Cell

 Equipping the students with Competencies and Employability Skills to become part of Top best Companies

GOALS

1. To enhance the employability skills among the students to meet out the corporate expectations.

2. To improve the industry – institute relationships

3. To enhance the student’s interest towards the entrepreneurship and business strategies.

OBJECTIVES:

To provide class training for the students through continuous training module

To approach top multinational companies for arranging the campus recruitment

To counsel the students to improve their career exposure across the global.

To produce the most competitive students to fit in all scenario of the job market

Training Cell

The Training cell identifies the training needs based on the industry requirements from time to time and trains the students using corporate trainers and assists the students for completing certification courses.

GEC Hassan, Training and placement cell is collaborated with various tech giants for training the students through various industry academic collaborations.

1> Tata Consultancy Services is supporting our students through Youth Employability Program every year providing both Technical and soft skills training for 90 students of pre-final year and internship opportunity.

2> Siemens Technology providing support through Siemens Scholarship program for the selected students by providing scholarship from 1st year to last year and with training during every semester vacation and placement opportunity.

3> Edunet Foundation in support with Microsoft and Saplabs is training 140 girls students through women empowerment program with respect to Cloud Technology, AI and Web Technology.

4> Infosys Springboard and Kodnest supporting our students through LMS.

5> VTU Centralized Placement Cell , Placesense, Kodnest, Nextgen ventures are supporting GECH students for placement.

Also, GECH have recently signed up MOU with ICT academy for establishing new collaboration with industry partners to train , place and make students ready for industry b

Scholarship

MHRD Scholarship

Scholarships are provided by the organization of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education to help the people overcome poverty and continue their education without worrying about the lack of financial funds.

SDM Scholarship

Sujnana Nidhi scholarship is conducted by Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) for the young wards of SHG group members. A total of 8,000 scholarships are distributed to needy children who are domiciles of Karnataka under the Sujnana Nidhi scholarship. The benefits of the scholarship scheme can be availed by the students pursuing their technical training programmes.

Jindal Scholarship

The Jindal scholarship is a merit-cum-means scholarship provided by the Sitaram Jindal Foundation. The program offers financial aid to underprivileged students aspiring to study higher. Therefore, those studying classes 11, 12, ITI, Diploma, Bachelor's, and Masters level can apply to the Sitaram Jindal foundation scholarship scheme 2022. The foundation has not set a Sitaram Jindal foundation scholarship last date as the online applications are open throughout the year. The selected candidates will receive up to INR 3,200 every month.

About Library

The information society has brought developments in the way information is created, consolidated, and accessed. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has produced larger volumes of information, new ways of packaging information, and new tools for managing information to meet the changing demands of the user community. In view of the complex information needs of the society, the library and information centre have to play a greater role in building, developing, and disseminating information The Govt. Engineering College Library acts as a central knowledge centre for students and faculty of the college and the collection of this knowledge center comprise of documents in engineering subjects (Civil, E&C, Mechanical and CS & E). Efforts are ongoing to provide computerized library services by skilled Information professionals and systematic organization of documents are the major functions of the library.

Sports

Physical Education is a learning process that focuses on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that are imperative for students to embrace a lifestyle of health and fitness. Through these processes, students learn how to achieve daily physical activity and personalized levels of fitness, develop physical skills and achieve knowledge for living a healthy life. It involves training and participation in different intramural and extramural sports activities, fitness training, and organizing and conduct of various sporting events at college and university levels.