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Department of Civil Engineering http://www.gectcivil.org The Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur one of the most prestigious institution in Kerala for technical education had a modest but epoch beginning in a building temporarily provided by the Maharajas Technological Institute, Thrissur at its Chempukkavu campus.The foundation stone of the main college building was laid by late Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India,on26th April 1958. The work on the main buildings, two men's hostels and laboratories were taken up straightaway and subsequently on their completion, the classes were shifted to present campus in October 1960. The college was formally inaugurated by late Shri. Pattam A Thnu pilla, the then Chief Minister of Kerala on 2nd February 1962.The present college campus is spread over an area of 120 acres and is located at Ramavarmapuram which is about 5 Km from the heart of Thrissur town and about 6 Km from Thrissur Railway station.The college, in the beginning, was affiliated to the University of Kerala. When the University of Calicut was formed in 1968, the college was subsequently affiliated to it. For a brief spell from 1977 to 1980, the college was under the academic and administrative control of the Cochin University of Science and Technology.Prof. S. Rajaraman, a civil engineer of international repute and author of many engineering books honoured the post as the first principal of the college. He along with Prof. M.P.Mathew and Prof. V.S.Nair ( the then Head of the Departments of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering respectively.) formed the triumvirate that gave the college a strong footing and set the pace for the onward growth and development Education Feb 20, 2007



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