The Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur is one of the oldest and most prestigious institution of Technical Education in India. The College started functioning in the Chembukkavu campus in of Maharaja Technological Institute in 1957.
The present college campus is spread over an area of 120 acres(0.49 km2) 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 foundation stone of the college was laid by late Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, on 26 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 the present campus in October 1960. The college was formally inaugurated by the late Shri. Pattam A. Thanu Pillai, the then Chief Minister of Kerala on 2nd February 1962
The College offers undergraduate courses in the following branches of Engineering(B.Tech): Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering Chemical Engineering Production Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Architecture
The following Post-graduate programmes are also offered(M.Tech): Environmental Engineering(Civil Eng.Dept.) Production Engineering(Mechanical Eng. Dept.) Power Systems Eng.(Electrical & Electronics Dept.) Process Control(Chemical Eng. Dept.)
The College is also an approved center for pursuing Phd in Mechanical Engg., Electrical and Electronics Engg. and Chemical Engg. under University of Calicut.
Companies visiting GECT for campus recruitment include Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., General Electric, TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Robert Bosch, Accenture, CTS, Caritor, Subex, US Technologies, Mahindra & Mahindra, ISPAT Industries, Hindustan Lever Ltd., Ghardha Chemicals, HCL Technologies, Cerachem, Ashok Leyland, Kale Consultants, Eddy Current Controls, Vallabhas Kanji, Triune Projects, Iormyx, L & T, Thermax, HCL Technologies, L&T Info Tech, and US Technologies and so on