Government Engineering College: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Government College of Engineering, Amravati was established in 1964 by the Government of Maharashtra. The college offers B.Tech at the UG level and M.Tech at the PG level. Not only this, the institute also offers PhD programs in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and ECE. GCOEA was ranked 45 in Outlook India’s Top Engineering Colleges of 2012 and 68 in Dataquest’s Top Engineering Colleges in India of 2011. It was also ranked 5th in the list of top engineering colleges situated in the Western side of India excluding all IITs.The ranking of the DQ 2012 shows a steep jump to 35.

All major Recruiters, both Core and software companies visit the institute for Campus placements. The Institute was honored with National Employability Award 2018-19; for being among ‘The top 10% of Institutes in the State of Maharashtra by Aspiring Minds. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have honoured the Institute as a Premium Category college (2018-19).

The institute has a decent placement record with 3.5 LPA as the average package and 11.91 as the highest salary package. Some of the companies that visit the campus are TCS, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Capgemini, Persistent Systems, Amazon, Infosys, ThoughWorks, Accenture, Tech Mahindra, eInfochips Limited, Larsen and Toubro Limited, Xoriant Solutions, Hexaware, Zoho Corporation, and so on.

Table of Content

Government Engineering College Courses
Government Engineering College Admission
Government Engineering College Placement
Government Engineering College Scholarships
Government Engineering College Facilities
Government Engineering College Faculty
Government Engineering College FAQs

Government Engineering College Courses

The college offers UG, PG and PhD courses in the discipline of Engineering. Mentioned below are the details for the same:

Course	Details	Total Fee
B.Tech	Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, CSE, IT, Instrumentation Engineering	Eligibility Criteria: 10+2 Selection criteria: MHTCET
B.Tech (Lateral)	Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication, IT	Eligibility Criteria: 10+2 Selection criteria: JEE Main/ Chattisgarh Pre Engineering Test
M.Tech	Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Electrical Power Systems	Eligibility Criteria: Graduation in relevant discipline Selection criteria: GATE
M Tech-Part Time	Environmental Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Advanced Electronics, Electrical Power Systems	Eligibility Criteria: Graduation in relevant discipline
PhD	Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mechanics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Electronics and Telecommunication	Eligibility Criteria: Post Graduation in relevant discipline Selection criteria: GATE

Government Engineering College Admission Process

Candidates looking to admit in the desired course can apply for admissions online. Students can follow the below-mentioned steps in order to apply to the courses offered by the institute:

Visit the official website of the college
Click on “Download Admission Form”
Fill the application form with correct details
Attach relevant documents along with the application form
Submit the application form at the institute
Pay the requisite amount of application fee

Check: GCOEA Admission

Government Engineering College Placement

The institute has a decent placement record. From 2018-21, the number of students placed in the UG program were 532. For PG the total students placed was 16. Some of the companies that visited the campus were TCS, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Capgemini, Persistent Systems, Amazon, Infosys, Hexaware, Zoho Corporation, and so on.

Highest Salary offered	INR 14.50 LPA
Average Salary offered	INR 4.35 LPA

Check: GCOEA Placement

Government Engineering College Scholarships

The institute offers several scholarships for SC/ST/OBC/ VJNT category students. More details for the same are available on their website. OBC students can pay half the fee if they have applied for a MAHA-DBT scholarship. Other private scholarships are also applicable after admission. There is also Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj scholarship for SEBC students and Punjab Rao Deshmukh for Hostel students.

Government Engineering College Facilities

GCOEA is spread across 114 acres of land. Every department has its own building; also the institute has independent boy’s hostels and girl’s hostels. There are also quarters for wardens and other staff. The entire campus College has a 10Mbit/s connectivity covering all departments, hostels and residential areas. The campus has excellent laboratory facilities and a conducive environment for the development of students.

Government Engineering College Faculty

Being one of the oldest departments, the Electrical Engineering Department has motivated, well experienced and dedicated faculty members. The Department has a total 13 faculty members which include 02 Professors, 04 Associate professors, 06 Assistant professors and 01 Assistant professors on contract basis. The faculty members are well qualified with 08 Ph.Ds and 02 are pursuing Ph.D at VNIT Nagpur.

Government Engineering College FAQs

Ques. Why Join Government Engineering College Amravati?

Ans. GCOEA is an autonomous institute that offers good placements for students, especially for computer science and information technology students. The infrastructure of the institute is decent. The institute has internet installed all around the campus. The teaching staff is pretty decent which is another important factor of the institute. Apart from academics, students get to participate in many extra-curricular activities, which helps their overall development.

Ques. Is Government College of Engineering, Amravati (GCOEA) better for computer science Engineering as compared to any college of Pune university?

Ans. GCOEA is one of Maharashtra's oldest and best engineering colleges. It is always better than other colleges of Pune university. It supersedes other colleges primarily on the basis of its placement record for the respective branch.

Ques. Which is best the Branch in Government college of engineering Amravati?

Ans. To pick out a best branch depends on various factors, the fundamental of these being the placement record. The placement record for Computer Science and information technology is better. Talking about the core branches, Mechanical has a decent placement record. Majority of the companies that visit the campus are software giants, thus, it is best to choose the respective college accordingly.

Ques. How is the electrical engineering branch at GCOE Amravati?

Ans. In terms of placement it has a decent record. Average package is between 4-5 LPA. The teaching staff is good. Jobs in core companies are not that good, as most of the companies that visit the campus for recruitment are software based.

Top Courses, Fees & Eligibility

All
Lateral
Part Time
Full Time

Duration4 Year(s)

Exams accepted

JEE Main|MHT CET

Application Date11 Mar - 10 Jul 2024

Eligibility10+2