Government Engineering College,Thrissur (Government Engineering College, Trichur) known as GECT is the second oldest Engineering College of Kerala, India. It is also popularly known as Thrissur (Trichur) Engineering College. The college was established in 1957. It is located at Ramavarmapuram, 4 km from the center of Thrissur, Kerala, South India. The foundation stone was laid by the first Prime minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and inaugurated by the first Chief minister of Kerala, Pattom Thanu Pillai. This is the Golden Jubilee year of the college (GECT GoldenJubilee) GEC Alumni Page.
| Motto | योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ([Yoga Karmasu Kaushalam] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) |
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| Type | Education and Research Institution |
| Established | 1957 |
| Principal | Dr. K.V. Narayanan |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | 120 acres |
| Website | www.gectcr.edu |
Affiliation
The college is approved by the AICTE and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. The College is affiliated to the University of Calicut and is one of the most reputed engineering colleges in India. Before the Calicut University came into existence, it was affiliated to the Kerala University. Also it was affiliated to CUSAT for a brief stint of time in the 70's. Edusat facility is available in the college.