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{{Infobox university
| name = Government College of Engineering, Salem
| image_name =
| image_alt = First gate of GCE Salem
| caption = Administrative block
| logo = Government College of Engineering, Salem logo.JPG
| logo_size = 150px
| established = {{Start date and age|1966}}
| type = Autonomous
| principal = Dr. C. Vasathanayaki
| city = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = [[India]]
| undergrad = 720
| postgrad = 90
| faculty = 150
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| website = http://www.gcesalem.edu.in
| coor = {{coord|11.712757|78.088208|display=inline, title}}
}}

The '''Government College of Engineering, Salem''' in [[Salem, Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], is an [[engineering]] education center in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is one of the three institutions offering Metallurgical Engineering as a full-time course in Tamil Nadu.

GCE-Salem was started during the [[Five-Year Plans of India|Third Plan]] period in 1966 and is located on a beautiful site surrounded by hills. Its area is {{convert|1.62|km2|acre}}. This is the third government engineering institution formed in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myklassroom.com/Engineering-colleges-tamilnadu-details/189/2615/Government-College-of-Engineering,-Salem |title=Government College of Engineering, Salem - Salem |publisher=MyKlassRoom |date= |accessdate=2013-11-04}}</ref> The first batch of students was selected for 1966 for courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. In 1973 the [[metallurgical engineering]] branch was started. The Electronics Engineering and Communication Engineering branch was introduced in 1985. Computer science and engineering was started in 2001. All the undergraduate courses except Computer Science and Engineering are accredited by [[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]].

<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.gcesalem.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22 |title=Welcome to GCE - Salem | GCE - Salem |publisher=Gcesalem.edu.in |date= |accessdate=2013-11-04}}</ref>

==Affiliations==
The institute was affiliated to the [[University of Madras]] until 2001. After a brief affiliation with [[Periyar University]], it was a constituent college of [[Anna University]] which is a statewide centralized engineering university. From the year of 2009, GCE salem has been promoted as one of the Autonomous Engineering Colleges in [[Tamil Nadu]].
<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.gcesalem.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44 |title=Welcome to GCE - Salem | GCE - Salem |publisher=Gcesalem.edu.in |date= |accessdate=2013-11-04}}</ref>

The college is a Regional Centre for Anna University for Ph.D. and M.S., programmes. It is the zonal office for the conduct of Anna University Examinations in the 21 colleges belonging to this zone. The institution is one of the eleven technical institutions of Tamil Nadu selected for World Bank financial assistance under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP).<ref name="gcesalem1">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.gcesalem.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&showall=1 |title=Welcome to GCE - Salem | GCE - Salem |publisher=Gcesalem.edu.in |date= |accessdate=2013-11-04}}</ref> The institution has received an approval for a sum of Rs. 10.967 crores as lifetime allocation for the project implementation spread over a period of four years from 2003 to 2007.

==Buildings==
The Administrative block or Main block is the capital of the College. The streams of Engineering have dedicated buildings. All the Engineering departments are equipped with technologies aided by funding from World Bank through Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP). In TEQIP Phase II ( from 2011-2014), the institution has received Rs.12 crore for enhancing research activities.<ref name="gcesalem1"/>

==Admission==
Admission to the institute is through single window counselling system of Anna University. Undergraduate students are selected based on competitive student rankings in higher secondary examination and then subjected to counselling.

Postgraduate students are selected based on competitive rankings in [[Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test|Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET)]] and few seats through [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] Examinations.

===Academic and departments===

* Administrative Block
* Civil Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Electronics and Communication Engineering
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Metallurgical Engineering
* Physics department
* Chemistry
* Mathematics
* English
* Physical Education
* Library
* Digital Library

====Master courses====
* Structural Engineering
* CAD
* Thermal Engineering
* Power Electronics and Drives
* Welding Technology

==Planetarium==
The Planetarium of Government College of Engineering, Salem-11. was commissioned on 6 February 1979 by Dr. M.G.Ramachandran the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The sky is projected on the dome of the Planetarium.

==See also==
* [[List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions]]
* [[List of Tamil Nadu Government's Engineering Colleges]]

==References==
{{Commons|Government College of Engineering, Salem}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.gcesalem.edu.in GCE Salem home page]

{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Government Engineering Colleges of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Education in Salem, Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras]]
[[Category:1966 establishments in Madras State]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1966]]

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