History[edit]

Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was founded in 1945 as Arthur Hope College of
Technology named after Arthur Hope, Governor of Madras Presidency (1940–46) by G. D. Naidu.
The College was modelled after the then famous Germany’s technical institutions with inputs by Stoll
family and Hermann Weiler. Till 1950 the college functioned in Peelamedu, then a suburb
of Coimbatore.
In June 1950, the college moved to its current location in Thadagam Road, Coimbatore. In 1951, the
college was renamed as Government College of Technology (GCT). The college was initially
affiliated to the University of Madras, later to the Bharathiar University and since the academic year
2001-2002 to Anna University. In 1981, the college was granted autonomy for its civil and
mechanical engineering postgraduate programs. Subsequently, in 1987, full autonomy for all
programs was granted.

Academics[edit]
The institute offers undergraduate courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering and
postgraduate courses award the Master of Engineering degree. Undergraduate students are
admitted based on competitive student rankings in higher secondary examination.

Placement and Training Cell

Student life[edit]
Clubs[edit]
The various forums and clubs include Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE-GCT Collegiate Club),
GCT-Motorsports, Mechanical Engineering Association, Biotech Forum, Civil Engineering
Association, Computer Science and Engineering Association (CSEA), Information Technology
Association (ITA), Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Association (EEEIEA),
Electronics and Communication Engineering Association (ECEA), Production Engineering
Association (PEA), Student Branch of IEEE, ISTE chapter, Administration Aspirants
Council(AAC) [1] [2] [3], Rotaract club,[4] Green club, Science club, Y's club, Fine arts club, Orchestra,
Literary and Debating Society, Tamil Mandram. Student Journalist Council-GCT [5][6] is the official
media body of the GCT. The first edition of Aperture[7], the student e-Newsletter of GCT was
launched on 21 February 2014[8]. The Rotaract club of GCT earned the most prestigious "Well-
balanced Club" award at the Rotaract District Assembly 2017. Eliminators is the official dance team
of GCT. The Administration Aspirants Council (AAC) is a council for developing the UPSC Civil
Services Aspirants among the GCT students. It has set up an own Library called AAC LIBRARY
within the college campus with the permission of the respected Principal and with the funds provided
by the GCT Alumini Association (GCTAA). AAC Library is opened for 24 hours and students conduct
early morning and late night classes among themselves and has interviewed many bureaucrats of
our nation in their official Youtube channel[9] .
Hostels[edit]
There are 10 Hostel blocks available for both men and women in which 1500 students can
accommodate. Boys Hostel names are Paalaaru, Ponnaiyaaru, Kayvery, Bhavani, Vaigai,
Thamiraparani and Vellaru and Girls Hostel names are Kothaiyaaru, Manimuthaaru and Amaravathi

Rankings[edit]
College rankings

Engineering – India

NIRF (2019)[10] 90

NIRF (2020)[11] 104

Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was ranked 90 among engineering colleges by

the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2019.[10]