GCET Jammu

GCET Jammu or Government College of Engineering & Technology, Jammu is an engineering institute located in Jammu, J&K, India. It offers the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Sciences, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering. It has been imparting training to engineering students since 1994. This is the first Engineering College from the Jammu region of the J&K.

The college has two campuses, one at Old University Campus, Canal Road & the new campus at Chak Bhalwal. The Administration Block, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Departments, Workshop & first year classes are housed by the old campus. Computer Science, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Civil Engineering Departments are at the new campus.

Admission Process and Branch Strength

The admission of students to GCET Jammu is made through Common Entrance Test conducted by the BOPEE (Board Of Professional Entrance Examinations). This college has been approved by the AICTE. The college is affiliated to the University of Jammu.

The sanctioned strength for discipline-wise intake of B.E. Students at this institute is as under:

Course Curriculum

This bachelors degree course consists of eight semesters. Each semester carries 1000 marks and the final percentage of the degree is calculated as the average of all the eight semesters. From first to sixth semester, the curriculum contains six theory courses (600 marks) and four practical courses (400 marks). Much of the first year focuses on the basic sciences, mathematics & introduction to the technical field. The second year is highly interdisciplinary. From fourth semester onwards the course becomes more branch oriented. After fifth semester the students are exposed to in-plant summer training in respective industries for about 6-8 weeks.

The seventh and eight semesters i.e. the final year is quite different from the rest of the course, lesser theory & more practice seems to be the aim. Both of these semesters have four theory courses (400 marks). The rest 600 marks are divided among the practical courses, summer training, technical seminar, minor project and the major project.

Placement Scenario

The placement scenario of the institute is improving with the passage of each year. Some of the prominent companies visiting the campus are:
*Tata Consultancy Services
*Satyam Computer Services
*Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
*Hindustan Construction Company
*Punj Lloyd
*Canon
*Maytas Infra Ltd
*Tata Tele Services Limited

See Also

*University of Jammu
*National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

External Links

* [http://www50.brinkster.com/gcetjammu/ Unofficial Student Website]
* [http://www.gcetjammu.uni.cc/ Unofficial Student Website]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/gcetjammu/ Google Site]
* [http://groups.google.co.in/group/gcet-jammu/ Google Group]
* [http://www.jammuuniversity.in/ac_ec.asp List of Engineering Colleges under University of Jammu]
* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=32.8505785&lon=74.7784531&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2 New Campus on Wikimapia.org]
* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=32.726017&lon=74.850141&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2 Old Campus on Wikimapia.org]