Placement Brochure 20102011

Government Engineering College Thrissur

from the Principal's Desk

GEC Thrissur has proved to be one of the most preferred destination for aspiring technologists from across the country. The institute consistently attracts the finest minds in the state and is considered to be one of the best government engineering colleges in the country today. Students are exposed to challenging research based academics and a host of sport, cultural and organizational activities on its vibrant campus. The institute's emphasis is on learning, innovation and research integrated with education. The students are nurtured not only to be a thinking engineer , but also an inventor and entrepreneur. In the last fifty years, GEC Thrissur has produced many illustrious alumni, whose contributions at national and international levels have been significant. The alumni of GEC Thrissur occupy excellent reputation in the realm of business, academics and research. GEC Thrissur recruitment record has been one of the best in the state. Our graduates and postgraduates have been selected by leading national and multinational corporations and research institutes. Even during the period of economic slowdown the institute was able to put up with a moderate recruitment performance. We highly value our partnership with recruiters, alumni and friends of GEC Thrissur and remain committed to making your recruiting experience productive and positive. I invite the recruiting organizations and graduating students to find the best match between their needs and capabilities. Wish you all the best!

Dr K Vijayakumar

Principal Government Engineering College, Thrissur

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1. GEC THRISSUR...........................................................1 2. Facilities......................................................................3 3. Academic Programmes................................................5 4. Students......................................................................6 5. Faculty.........................................................................8 6. Placement Procedure.................................................11 7. Placement Cell...........................................................12 8. Past Recruiters...........................................................13 9. Message......................................................................15

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GEC THRISSUR
GEC Thrissur started functioning in the Chembukkavu campus of Maharajas Technological Institute in 1957. The foundation stone of the college was laid by Late Shri. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, on 26th April 1958 and the college was formally inaugurated by the late Shri. Pattam A. Thanu Pillai, the then Chief Minister of Kerala, on 2nd February 1962. The present college campus is spread over an area of 75 acres and is affiliated to the University of Calicut. Ever since its inception, GEC Thrissur has marched ahead to be the most sought after centre of technical excellence and one of most prestigious institution of Technical Education in Kerala.
Rank Year

It is reputed for the quality of faculty and the outstanding calibre of the students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The institute fresh from it's Golden Jubilee celebrations has been striving to provide learning blended with creativity and innovation to create leaders of tomorrow for which opportunities are provided through rigorous academic, cocurricular and extra-curricular activities. The college has a faculty strength of more than 200 well qualified teachers, 80 specially trained workshop and laboratory technicians and about 100 administrative staff.
2008 57 172 2009 63 198

MISSION
To provide quality education in engineering and technology and to transform the youth into committed technical personnel for the social and economic well being of the nation.

A table of the number

2007 66 150

2010 76 227

of students joining GEC, Thrissur

11000 12000

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GEC THRISSUR

Government Engineering College, Thrissur ranks 50 among all the Government Engineering Colleges in India

Survey conducted by MINT

Hari Narayanan of 2005-09 batch Electronics and Communication Engineering secured first rank in the GATE 2010 Examination. Jain Basil Aliyas of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 2007-11 batch, successfully participated in Google Summer of Code 2010.

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Facilities
Instructional Facilities
The institute maintains state-ofthe art instructional facilities in all departments with excellent audio visual aids to enhance the quality of instruction.
Every department in GECT is equipped with smart classrooms to provide it's students interactive learning experience by making use of a variety of media.

Library
The library has more than 60,000 books and back volume Journals. It is fully automated and Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is available to students and staff.
Some other significant facilities in GECT include:

The college is equipped with Edusat Facility under MOU signed with Indian Space Research Organization. Under this scheme two-way interactive sessions are possible using which live classes can be conducted. Classes conducted in engineering stream by expert faculty, beamed from the Amritha University Campus in Coimbatore and that of eminent US professors are being received by this centre. This facility is useful for the student community as well as for the teachers.

Industry Institute Interaction Cell Centralised Computing Facility Energy Park IGNOU Programme Centre Entrepreneurship Development Club

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Academic Programmes
The various academic programmes are designed to provide the industry needs and have the flexibility to evolve and change in response to new requirements. The college uses a judicious blend of concepts, theory and practise to prepare the students to function ina dynamic environment. The main emphasis is to develop skills and aptitude to put acquired knowledge into practise which makes the courses interesting. The admission to the various courses in engineering is done purely on merit, based on the Common Entrance Examination (CEE) conducted by the state of Kerala. Admission to M.Tech is based on the GATE scores and that of B.Arch on the score in National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA) conducted by the Council of Architecture. The various courses offered by The various specializations are: GEC Thrissur include: Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Programme Production Engineering B.Tech Power Systems Engineering Duration: 4 years Process Control Main project duration: 1 year The various specializations are: Duration- 2 years Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Chemical Engineering Production Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Computer Science and Engineering

MCA

Doctoral Programme
The Ph.D. programme in the institute is offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering and requires an original doctoral thesis that should result in a significant contribution to the state-of-art in that field. The aim of this programme is to keep pace with the expanding frontiers of knowledge and provide research training relevant to the present technological, social and economic objectives of the country.

B.Arch

Duration: 5 years

Graduate Programme M.Tech

Duration- 2 years

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Student
At GEC Thrissur, strong emphasis is laid on academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to ensure an all round development of the student while providing multiple platforms for students to improve their soft skills, which are imperative for one to excel in his/ her work space. The college has hosted a number of cultural, sports and technical fests including the most coveted cultural fest in Calicut University, the Interzone youth festival, multiple times. The students are also required to take part in a number of organizational activities. Each of these organizations is considered to be at the forefront in its respective field and has been a source of inspiration for various similar activities in institutes across the state. All the departments conduct their individual tech fests. The institute also conducts Open House for the public.
TECHFEST:

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Students
CULTURAL FEST:

the college cultural fest. The institute has also hosted the university cultural fest several times.
SPORTS:

Confluence is

The college organises C.P. Ayyappan Memorial Hockey Tournament annually. Apart from this, the college Union Games are also conducted every year. Several department level sports programs, seminars and talks are also conducted by the students. The students also share some of the college administrative tasks which include hostel maintenance and mess. The Anti Ragging campaign in the institute is considered the best in the country, with no complaints of ragging being reported in the past several years. Besides, a host of other activities like Institute Placements, Institute Publications including the College Magazine and Graffiti, Student Alumni Relations Cell (SARC), etc. are taken care of by students.

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Faculty
Department of Civil Engineering

Ms. Jayakumari V Ms. Anandavally M.K. Mr K.S. Dineshkumar Mr K.O. Varghese Dr Vijayan P Dr Sajikumar N Ms Anitha P.H. Dr C.V. Lal Mr Anilkumar P.S. Ms Reeba Thomas Mr V.I. Balasubramaniam Mr T Krishnakumar Dr. Z.A. Zoya Mr K Varughese Job Mr C.P. Sunil Kumar Mr E.C. Ramakrishnan Mr V Vasudevan Dr K.R. Jayadevan Mr I.M. Chandran Mr P.S. Sivaraman Mr E.S. Ramasubramaniam Mr A. Ramesh Mr D Mahipal Mr P.A. Abdul Samad

MS M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech Ph.D Ph.D M.Tech Ph.D M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech Ph.D M.Tech M.Tech, MBA M.Tech M.Tech Ph.D M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech

Professor and Head of Department Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professo r Professor and Head of Department Professo r Professo r Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Faculty
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Ms P.A. Mercy Mr M.T. Rajappan Pillai Mr V.V. Babu Mr. Jose Jacob Mr T.M. Sudersanan Dr B Jayanad Ms T Remani Dr M Nandakumar Ms. K.P. Preetha Ms. K. Rathi Ms. V Beena Dr B Lakshmikuttyamma Ms Ramakrishnan Shemeela Dr V.O. Rejini Ms Gigi Sebastian Mr P.V. Gopinadhan Ms Mary C. Kurian Mr M. Parameswaran Ms N Jayasree Mr Haris Naduthodi Mr Manjith Kumar B

MSc(Engg) M.Tech MSc(Engg) ME M.Tech Ph.D M.Tech Ph.D M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech Ph.D M.Tech Ph.D M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech, MBA M.Tech

Professor and Head of Department Professo r Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Professor and Head of Department Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Professor and Head of Department Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r

Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Production Engineering

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Faculty
Department of Electronics and Commmunication Engineering

Dr K.P. Indradevi Mr Navas K.A Ms Muneera C.R. Mr Premanand B. Mr Manoj Kumar K.V. Ms Nalini E.S. Mr Valsaraj K.S. Ms Helen K.J. Ms Jauncy Paul Dr A Salim Ranjini Bhattathiripad (Under QIP for PhD) Dr Nowshaja P.T. Ar. Josna Rahael

Ph.D M.Tech M.Tech M.Tech M.E M.Tech M.E M.Tech M.Tech Ph.D, MURP (Hons) M.Tech M.tech (Civil) M.Arch (Conservation)

Professor and Head of Department Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Asst. Professo r Professor and Head of Department Professor of MCA Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor of MCA Professor and Head of Department Asst. Professor Asst. Professor Asst. Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

School Of Architecture

NOTE:

*This list contains the names of only the seniormost staff members in each department. *The actual list consists of more than 30 Ph.D's

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Placement
Procedure
1. The Placement Office (the formal point of contact for the placements) or the Placement Cell (the body of student representatives) sends invitations to companies/ organizations along with relevant information. 2. The companies interested in recruiting send in their response containing details of the job, selection criteria and the offer to the Placement Office. The details can also be sent either by post or email to Placement Cell/ Office, GEC Thrissur (placement@gectcr.edu). 3. If the company/ organization wishes to conduct a Pre-Placement Talk (PPT) they can send a request along with the preferred dates. 4. The details of the job is made available online to the students, along with any other information furnished by company/organization. 5. Placement Office allots dates in consultation with the companies for campus interviews. Dates are alloted to the companies on a first come first serve basis. 6. Companies visit the campus on the allotted date(s) and conduct tests and/or interviews according to their recruitment process. 7. The company/ organization is required to furnish the final list of selected students after the interview.

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Placement
The Placement Cell from the beginning has been striving to achieve a successful relationship with all the recruiters and to make their visit to GECT as fruitful as possible.

The placement office handles all 1. Auditoriums to conduct Pre aspects of campus placements for Placement Talks the graduating students at GEC Thrissur. The office is well 2. Well furnished rooms for equipped with excellent interviews infrastructure to support every 3. Conference rooms for conducting stage of the placement process. Arrangement for Pre-Placement GDs and talks Talks, interviews, Group Discussions etc. are all handled The placement policies and other by the Placement Cell related activities are handled by representatives. Professor Incharge Placement in The following facilities are made consultation with the Assistant available for the various Placement Officer and the activities:

Student Representatives. The process of coordinating with companies for recruitment is handled by the Placement Office and Placement Cell which consists of two student coordinators and nominated members from each department. The companies are encouraged to contact Placement Cell for initial discussions and Placement Office for confirming of all schedules and official communication.

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Past Recruiters
ACCENTURE All Sec AL JABER GRINAKER LTA, DUBAI ANGLO EASTERN SHIPPING COMPANY APOLLO TYRES AZTEC BHAGEERATHA ENGG. BHARATHI SHIPPING COMPANY BPCL CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LTD CARITOR CONSOLIDATED CONSTRUCTION LTD. COSMIC CIRCUITS CROMPTON GREAVES CTS CYPRUSS SEMICONDUCTORS ELGI ERICSSON GENERAL ELECTRIC GHARDA CHEMICALS GS Engg Co. HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES HCL TECHNOLOGIES HPCL IBS I FLEX SOLUTIONS INDIA TECH LTD INFOSYS ISPAT INDUSTRIES LTD IT FlUX IVRCL INFRASTRUCTURES LTD KALKI TECHNOLOGIES, BANGALORE KANCOR FLAVOURS & EXTRACTS LARSEN & TUBRO LIMITED ECC DIVISION MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA MARICO LIMITED MIL CONTROLS MALA NEST NET ASSET MANAGEMENT NISSAN RENAULT PEROT SYSTEMS, BANGLORE PHILIPS CARBON INDIA LTD POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB PROCESSOR SYSTEMS PROCSYS POORNAM INFO VISION RAMKY INFRA STRUCTURE LTD SANMAR ENGINEERING LTD SATYAM COMPUTERS SHAPOORJI PALLONJI & CO. LTD SIMON CARVES INDIA LTD SLASH SUPPORT SOBHA DEVELOPERS SOMA ENTERPRISES LTD SSI GLOBAL SYSTEMS SUBEX SYSTEMS SUNTEC BUSINESS SOLUTION TATA ELXSI, BANGLORE TCS TECHNI BHARATHI LTD TECHNIP TIMES OF INDIA US SOFTWARE VSNL V FOSTRESS WIPRO

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Placement
Coordinators
Hrishikesan V M Vaisagh P B.Tech B.Tech 9496346365 9746562020

Department Nominees
Civil Engineering

Amegh Gopinath Sreekanth E M

Mechanical Engineering

B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech B.Tech

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Arun Govindarajan Rishik P Mohan Kanakesh V K

Chemical Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Sreekanth K
Production Engineering

Md. Arshad Nived S

Computer Science and Engineering

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Vipin V Johney Gokul Sudhakaran

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Message
Professor in-charge, Placement
learn quickly, their versatility, their performance as team players, their excellent analytical skills, and most important the positive attitude that they bring to their jobs. The institute offers campus placement for students graduating with Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology. GEC Thrissur is the most preferred academic institute to a number of organizations for recruiting outstanding employees with high potential as their future leaders. These organizations, from both within India and abroad, are excited about the capability, intellect and the professional readiness displayed by our students. During the year 2008-09, which was indeed a difficult period for most of the institutes across the country, GEC Thrissur was one of those very few institutes in the state that could show up a decent placement record. For the year 2010-11, around 500 students are be participating in our campus placement program. GEC Thrissur has excellent facilities for campus recruiters and we are pleased to make them available to the participating organizations. We follow a simple and transparent placement policy and welcome any suggestion from your organization that will help us realize our cherished goal of achieving the best match between the aspirations of the recruiting organizations and the abilities of our students. We look forward to having enthusiastic participation from your organization during the year 2010-11.
Dr B Jayanand

The most frequently cited expected to be available through accolades from these the placement process and we organizations regarding our expect many new organizations to students include their ability to

Professor in-charge Placement GEC Thrissur

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Government Engineering College Thrissur, Placement Office

Government Engineering College, Thrissur 680 009, Kerala Phone: 04872320299 Fax: 04872320299 Email: placement@gectcr.edu www.placement.gectcr.edu

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