Government Engineering College, Hassan

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{{Infobox university
| name = Government Engineering College, Hassan
| other_name = GECH
| image = Government Engineering College, Hassan.JPG
| image_size = 220
| motto = To Reach The Unreached
| established = 2007
| type = [[Government of Karnataka|Government]] [[Engineering College]]
| principal = Dr. K C Ravishankar
| students = 1057
| city = [[Hassan, India|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]]
| country = India
| coor = {{coord|13|00|38.3|N|76|07|14.4|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
| website = {{URL|http://gechassan.ac.in}}
| affiliations = [[Visvesvaraya Technological University|VTU]]
}}

'''Government Engineering College, Hassan (GECH)''' is an engineering college located in [[Hassan, India|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. A huge building with planned utilities has come up in forty acres land. The [[Government of Karnataka]] started this Government Engineering College with an objective - '''To Reach The Unreached'''. The institution is affiliated with the [[Visvesvaraya Technological University]]<ref>[http://www.vtu.ac.in/index.php/affiliated-institutes/247.html?article=]</ref> in [[Belgaum]] and approved by [[AICTE]], [[New Delhi]].

==History==
The [[Government of Karnataka]] under Department of Technical Education has established 10 engineering colleges during the year 2007-08. GEC Hassan is one such college established with four branches of engineering, namely, [[Civil Engineering]], [[Computer Science & Engineering]], [[Electronics & Communication Engineering]], and [[Mechanical Engineering]].

The institution, although having a rough start, is slowly evolving to become one of the elite technical institutes providing quality technical education.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/gechassan sites.google.com/site/gechassan]</ref>

==Facilities==

===Library===
The college library acts as a [[knowledge]] center for students and faculty of the college. The collection consists of documents in [[Engineering]] subjects. The [[library]] collection today stands at 2 books. Karnataka Examination Authority announced to provide necessary initial books grant to expand library’s collection. Social Welfare Department, [[Government of Karnataka|Govt. of Karnataka]] also assisting in building SC/ST Book Bank in the library. From recent past, the collection has also been enriching by donations of valuable books from students & faculty.

===Lab facilities===
The [[Computer Science and Engineering]] department has state of the art network of computers to cater the needs of students. There are two computer labs with total of around 50 Standalone machines and 2 [[Server (computing)|Servers]]. Most of the lab courses are done using [[FOSS]] to enhance students knowledge for practical works as access to source code is access to knowledge. The [[Gratis versus libre|libre]] software give full freedom to students to make full use of it.

The [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]] department has well equipped lab for Advanced Digital-communication, Microprocessor, Micro-controller, C++, Analog-Communication, Digital Signal Processing and Logic Design Lab classes.

Also other departments have well equipped lab facilities.

===Other facilities===
The Students and Staff are provided [[Internet]] facility under the National Mission of Education scheme of [[Government of India]].<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/gechassan/hme/academics/departments/computer-science]</ref>

==Academics==
GEC Hassan offers [[undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate]] degrees across 4 disciplines in Engineering. About 40 faculty belonging to science and engineering departments of the Institute are engaged in teaching, research and industrial consultancy.

The college offers undergraduate [[Bachelor of Engineering]] (B.E) programmes in four disciplines, namely:

* B.E in [[Civil Engineering]]
* B.E in [[Computer Science and Engineering]]
* B.E in [[Electronic engineering|Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
* B.E in [[Mechanical Engineering]]

There are postgraduate courses in two disciplines, namely:
* M.Tech in [[Construction|Construction Technology]] and
* M.Tech in Computational Analysis in Mechanical Sciences (CAMS)

Two more PG courses are expected to be started in academic year 2013-14 in the departments of [[Computer Science and Engineering]] and [[Electronic engineering|Electronics and Communication Engineering]].

===Admissions===
For the [[undergraduate]] curriculum, admission to the [[Bachelor of Engineering]] (B.E) programme is done through the Common Entrance Test(CET) conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority. For the [[postgraduate]] curriculum, admission to the [[Master of Technology]] (M.Tech) programme is through the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test(PGCET) conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority. Students admitted with weaker economical background get either fee reimbursement by [[Government of Karnataka]] or scholarships from various social welfare departments.

==Student activities==
The college cultural committee in co-ordination with the [[SPIC MACAY|Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth(SPIC MACAY)]] organizes concerts, lectures, demonstrations, informal discussions, and seminars promoting [[Indian classical music]], [[Indian classical dance]], and other aspects of Indian culture. '''Ananya''' is the college magazine released by the library that carries the scholarly papers, creative writings, short poems, art-works, etc.,. written by students and faculty of the college.

===GLUE===

GECH GNU/Linux Users and Enthusiasts(GLUE) is a [[GNU/Linux]] user group of GECH which organizes regular events and meetups to learn and share their knowledge on various [[FOSS]] technologies. GLUE was started in August 2013 and currently it is having more than 50 active members.

===GEON===

GECH Electronics Open hardware Network(GEON) is a GNU/Linux Users Group associated with [[Free Software Movement of Karnataka|FSMK]]. GEON is a group made by students of E&CE to learn and explore more about hardware electronics. It strive to implement the Open Hardware philosophy into Electronics as well as support the free and open-source ideology. It works towards design freedom in electronic hardware and promote use of libre tools in academics, research and our daily lives.

GEON regularly conduct sessions, workshops and events where participants are involved in hands-on project developments, activities, and philosophical discussions. GEON was started in 2016 and currently it is having more than 50 active members.

===Gech Utsav===
Gech Utsav is the annual techno-cultural festival of GEC, Hassan. It is typically held in the first week of May. Competitive activities cover design events, [[Treasure hunt (game)|treasure hunt]], [[singing]], [[rangoli]], [[short-film making]], [[face painting]], [[quizzes]], indoor and outdoor sports.

==Helpline center==
This college is the helpline center for verification of documents of the candidates who have assigned ranks in CET-2012 Examination conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority(KEA). Candidates belonging to Hassan, [[Chickmagalur]], [[Kodagu]], [[Mandya]] and [[Tumkur]] districts have to get their original documents verified in this Helpline Center to be eligible for Option Entry for choice of allotment of Professional Course seat.<ref>[http://kea.kar.nic.in/cet2015/nodal_centres.pdf]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140506100539/http://gechassan.ac.in/]

[[Category:Affiliates of Visvesvaraya Technological University]]
[[Category:All India Council for Technical Education]]
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Hassan district]]

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