Goa Engineering College
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Goa Engineering College is a government-run college in Goa
, India
, offering courses in engineering disciplines. It is located in Farmagudi, Ponda. Founded in 1967, it is the oldest engineering college in Goa
and is one of the three engineering colleges in the state. It is a NBA
accredited degree level engineering college. The college is affiliated to Goa University.
in 1988 and Information Technology
in 2001.The college also houses National Institute of Technology Goa.
The National Board of Accreditation
(NBA) has accredited three branches of the college - the Mechanical, Civil and Electronics and Telecommunications branches of the college. This means the academic curriculum and the teaching learning process is of a good standard, with adequate infrastructure and faculty, acceptable to the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
The college has E-learning software hosted by the Mechanical Engineering Department. It is the open source software platform, Moodle
.
The college has a Nature Club which organises tree planting programmes in the Farmagudi campus and organises treks to locations in Goa. Some of the treks have been to DudhSagar, Keri, Mainapi Falls, and Tamdi Surla Falls.
Student associations, based on their streams, are as follows:
These associations conduct events, technical and non-technical, once or twice per semester
The library has a book bank facility with which students can obtain books for the entire year and return after the completion of the year, by paying a small fee.
Besides the main canteen and multiple mess facilities, the college has small shacks and restaurants that are frequented by students. The campus shopping complex has a restaurant, as well as shops that cater to student needs ranging from photocopying to stationery and other day-to-day needs.
The campus has a Post Office and a Computer Center.
The GEC Gymkhana houses a Power Gym, which is accessible to students on an almost full day basis. There is an indoor badminton
court, a full-length natural grass soccer ground that can also be used as a cricket field, and a basketball court.
The college hosts the rock show Zero, Millennium in 1997, Parikrama in 1998, Pentagram in 1996 and 1999, Ezee Meat in 1997, Brahma in 2000, PDV, Moksha, Metakix, Psychomotor, Sceptre in 2004. Rock machine, lately known as Indus Creed, was the first band ever that played in GEC.
In 2008, Goa witnessed the biggest youth festival in Goa so far, at Farmagudi. 35 events were conducted over three days in February. The biggest attraction was the Pronite on 22 February featuring Jal the Band from Pakistan and Rock show on 23 February featuring Decibel from Delhi and Fahrenheit.
2009 saw two other big names performing for the rock show, "Bhayanak Maut
" And "Reverse Polarity", both based in Mumbai.
and the Free Software Foundation
visited the Goa Engineering College, and delivered a talk in November 2002.
A study conducted by the magazine Dataquest
India ranked the college at 75th in India.
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, offering courses in engineering disciplines. It is located in Farmagudi, Ponda. Founded in 1967, it is the oldest engineering college in Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
and is one of the three engineering colleges in the state. It is a NBA
National Board of Accreditation
The National Board of Accreditation , India was established by AICTE as an autonomous body under section 10 of AICTE act, 1987 for periodic evaluations of technical institutions & programmes basis according to specified norms and standards as recommended by AICTE council...
accredited degree level engineering college. The college is affiliated to Goa University.
Specializations offered
The college started with courses in Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering. The Electronics and Telecommunication course was introduced in 1982, Computer ScienceComputer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
in 1988 and Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
in 2001.The college also houses National Institute of Technology Goa.
The National Board of Accreditation
National Board of Accreditation
The National Board of Accreditation , India was established by AICTE as an autonomous body under section 10 of AICTE act, 1987 for periodic evaluations of technical institutions & programmes basis according to specified norms and standards as recommended by AICTE council...
(NBA) has accredited three branches of the college - the Mechanical, Civil and Electronics and Telecommunications branches of the college. This means the academic curriculum and the teaching learning process is of a good standard, with adequate infrastructure and faculty, acceptable to the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
Engicos
The students of Goa Engineering College call themselves Engicos.The college has E-learning software hosted by the Mechanical Engineering Department. It is the open source software platform, Moodle
Moodle
Moodle is a free source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment...
.
The college has a Nature Club which organises tree planting programmes in the Farmagudi campus and organises treks to locations in Goa. Some of the treks have been to DudhSagar, Keri, Mainapi Falls, and Tamdi Surla Falls.
Student associations, based on their streams, are as follows:
- ELECTRA - Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students,
- MESA - Mechanical Engineering Students Association,
- ACES - Association of Civil Engineering Students,
- CURSOR - Association of Computer Engineering Students,
- INTENSA -Information Technology Students Association and
- ASSETS - Association of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Students.
These associations conduct events, technical and non-technical, once or twice per semester
Library facility
The college has one of the largest libraries in the state, and is home to books, journals, and magazines, catering to all the subjects taught in the college. The Library has a Multimedia section which houses electronic modes of information such as encyclopedias.The library has a book bank facility with which students can obtain books for the entire year and return after the completion of the year, by paying a small fee.
Life on the campus
The college campus is the biggest campus in Goa. The college has four boys' hostels and one girls' hostel. The campus has staff housing, and guest house facilities for visiting faculty and students.Besides the main canteen and multiple mess facilities, the college has small shacks and restaurants that are frequented by students. The campus shopping complex has a restaurant, as well as shops that cater to student needs ranging from photocopying to stationery and other day-to-day needs.
The campus has a Post Office and a Computer Center.
The GEC Gymkhana houses a Power Gym, which is accessible to students on an almost full day basis. There is an indoor badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
court, a full-length natural grass soccer ground that can also be used as a cricket field, and a basketball court.
Happenings
Happenings is an All-Goa Youth Fest organized by the college. The festival was started in 1981. It is officially the oldest college festival in Goa.The college hosts the rock show Zero, Millennium in 1997, Parikrama in 1998, Pentagram in 1996 and 1999, Ezee Meat in 1997, Brahma in 2000, PDV, Moksha, Metakix, Psychomotor, Sceptre in 2004. Rock machine, lately known as Indus Creed, was the first band ever that played in GEC.
In 2008, Goa witnessed the biggest youth festival in Goa so far, at Farmagudi. 35 events were conducted over three days in February. The biggest attraction was the Pronite on 22 February featuring Jal the Band from Pakistan and Rock show on 23 February featuring Decibel from Delhi and Fahrenheit.
2009 saw two other big names performing for the rock show, "Bhayanak Maut
Bhayanak Maut
Bhayanak Maut an Indian metal band from Mumbai. The band's name was inspired by a Ramsay Brothers’ Hindi horror movie of the same name, which it translates to "Terrible Death". Their music is an eclectric mix of metal, death metal and hardcore.-History:...
" And "Reverse Polarity", both based in Mumbai.
Intake
The college has an annual intake of almost 320 students. This was increased from 150 in 2001.Events
Richard M Stallman founder of the GNU ProjectGNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software, mass collaboration project, announced on September 27, 1983, by Richard Stallman at MIT. It initiated GNU operating system development in January, 1984...
and the Free Software Foundation
Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the free software movement, a copyleft-based movement which aims to promote the universal freedom to create, distribute and modify computer software...
visited the Goa Engineering College, and delivered a talk in November 2002.
A study conducted by the magazine Dataquest
Dataquest
Dataquest is India's oldest IT publication. A fortnightly, Dataquest is published by Cyber Media India Ltd, South Asia's largest specialty media group. The magazine targets senior IT managers in user organizations as well as the IT industry professionals in India.Dataquest has grown with the Indian...
India ranked the college at 75th in India.