The Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram (short names: GECB, GECBH; Entrance Commissioner's Code: TRV), was founded by the Government of Kerala in August 1999 and provides technical education under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. The institution is located in Barton Hill, which is from the city centre in Trivandrum.
The institute has five major departments: Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. All these departments have obtained an NBA accreditation. The college is currently ranked second among the 138 colleges affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University according to Academic Performance Index (API) report published by the university.
Campus
The campus, situated centrally in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, is less than a kilometre from Palayam, and is located beside the Government Law College, Trivandrum. Two hostels are provided for women. The campus area is about 6 acres.
Building construction
The college is housed in the old seven-storey buildings. The construction of the new eight-storey main block is continuing and construction of the Mechanical Lab Complex is complete. The work on the new Mechatronics Laboratary Complex being jointly set up by Mercedes-Benz and GEC, Trivandrum is underway.
Intake
Admissions and fees
All admissions are based exclusively on merit and arranged through the Centralized Admission Procedure (CAP) of the government of Kerala. All the students need to pay the fees only at the Government rate. Top rank holders of the Common Entrance Examination (CEE) conducted by government of Kerala opt for this college. In 2005, the admissions to the college started at rank number 254 in the Common Entrance Examination.
Courses and curriculum
GECB, Trivandrum offers five B.Tech. courses in the streams of mechanical engineering (ME), electrical and electronics engineering (EEE), information technology (IT), civil engineering (CE) and electronics and communication engineering (ECE), each with an intake of 60 regular students and six lateral entry students per year.
GECB, Trivandrum offers four M.Tech. courses in Mechanical Engineering (ME) with specialization in Machine Design, Information Technology (IT) with specialization in Network Engineering, Electronics and Communication (ECE) with specialization in signal processing and electrical and electronics engineering with specialization in power system and control with an annual intake of 18 students per stream.
The college is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University since 2015.
Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering block has been completed and houses machinery lab, the ADAM course classes and the main drawing hall.
The department has a workshop that caters to the need of the entire college.
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory facilities include CNC machines (both lathe and milling machines), Toolmaker's microscope, profile projectors, sine bar and other measuring instruments. PLC programmer and Hydraulic power pack are the new additions in this lab. Programmable Robotic Arm will soon join the list. The Mechanical Engineering Lab of seventh semester is conducted in the lab. The Thermal Engineering Laboratory has heat transfer, refrigeration and air conditioning experimental setups. Heat transfer experiments include free convection, forced convection, composite wall, and heat exchanger apparatus. Performance study setup on blowers and multistage compressors are also available. The Thermal engineering lab of seventh semester is conducted in the lab. The Strength of Materials Laboratory has a testing machine, spring testing machine, hardness-testing machine and impact test machine. Torsion meter, torsion pendulum and moment of inertia setups are also included. The Civil Engineering lab of third semester is conducted in the lab. Apart from the mechanical workshop, the college has a Metrology Lab and Heat and Mass Transfer Lab and a high tech CAD Lab . To assist in intra disciplinary studies the institution has an Electrical Lab. An Engines lab and Hydraulics lab has been set up New lab with Lathe facilities is constructed