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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 |
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