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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Government Engineering College, Erode<br />
| native_name = ''Formerly Institute of Road and Transport Technology''<br />
| latin_name = <br />
| image = IRTTlogo.jpg<br />
| motto = Knowledge is Power<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|1984}}<br />
| type = [[Public University|Public]]<br />
| endowment = <br />
| staff = <br />
| faculty = <br />
| president = <br />
| principal = Dr.R.Murugesan<br />
| rector = <br />
| chancellor = Governor of Tamil Nadu<br />
| vice_chancellor = <br />
| dean = <br />
| head_label = <br />
| head = <br />
| students = 2000<br />
| doctoral = <br />
| city = [[Erode]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = {{convert|396|acre|km2|abbr=on}}<br />
| free_label = <br />
| free = <br />
| mascot = <br />
| nickname = IRTT, GEC<br />
| affiliations = [[Anna University]]<br />
| website = [http://www.irttech.ac.in/ http://www.irttech.ac.in/]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Government Engineering College, Erode''' (''formerly Institute of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT))'' is a state government run [[Engineering]] institution located near [[Chithode]] in the city of [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is a Government institution listed under category 1 colleges by the Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu. Originally, the college was established under Institute of Road and Transport by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation. It is located off Salem-Kochi [[National Highway 544 (India)|National Highway 544]] at a distance of 10&nbsp;km from [[Erode Central Bus Terminus]] and 12&nbsp;km from [[Erode Junction railway station]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Institute of Road and Transport Technology was established in 1984 by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as an automobile research-oriented engineering college. It is affiliated to [[Anna University]] and is located on a serene {{convert|350|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irttech.ac.in/aboutus.php|title=About Us {{!}} IRTT|website=www.irttech.ac.in|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref><br />
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On 26.08.2021 Higher Education Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr.Ponmudi announced on Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly that The Institute of Road and Transport Technology was taken up by the government to directly run under the governance of Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) and subsequently renamed as Government Engineering College, Erode. <br />
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The institution is functioning as the Zonal Headquarters for Zone-XI (Erode Zone) of Anna University monitoring the Engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University in Erode district and part of Namakkal, Tiruppur and Salem districts.<br />
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==Academics==<br />
The institute offers following four-year undergraduate engineering courses. 35% of seats are reserved for children of [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC]] employees and remaining 65% seats are filled in TNEA counseling.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Program name<br />
! Duration of study in years<br />
|-<br />
| [[Automobile Engineering]]<br />
| 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Civil Engineering]]<br />
| 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Computer Science and Engineering]]<br />
| 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Electrical and Electronics Engineering]]<br />
| 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]<br />
| 4<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
| [[Information Technology]]<br />
| 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mechanical Engineering]]<br />
| 4<br />
|}<br />
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The institute also offers the following post-graduate courses<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Program name<br />
! Duration of study in years<br />
|-<br />
| M.E. Computer Science and Engineering<br />
| 2<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| M.E. Structural Engineering<br />
| 2<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.irttech.ac.in Official website]<br />
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{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Government Engineering Colleges of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to Anna University]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Erode district]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1984]]<br />
[[Category:1984 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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