Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (GCT) is an autonomous state-funded engineering college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University. History Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was founded in 1945 as Arthur Hope College of Technology named after Arthur Hope, Governor of Madras Presidency (1940–46) by G. D. Naidu. The College was modelled after the then famous Germany’s technical institutions with inputs by Stoll family and Hermann Weiler. Till 1950 the college functioned in Peelamedu, then a suburb of Coimbatore. In June 1950, the college moved to its current location in Thadagam Road, Coimbatore. In 1951, the college was renamed as Government College of Technology (GCT). The college was initially affiliated to the University of Madras, later to the Bharathiar University and since the academic year 2001-2002 to Anna University. In 1981, the college was granted autonomy for its civil and mechanical engineering postgraduate programs. Subsequently, in 1987, full autonomy for all programs was granted. Academics The institute offers undergraduate courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering and postgraduate courses award the Master of Engineering degree. The Institution affiliated to Anna University, Chennai offers 9 Full-Time Under Graduate programmes, 4 Part-Time Under Graduate programmes and 11 Post Graduate programmes. The Institution has been exercising academic autonomy since 1987. All the Departments are recognized as center’s for research by Anna University. 7 Under Graduate Programmes and 3 Post Graduate Programmes are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. Undergraduate students are admitted based on competitive student rankings in higher secondary examination. Under Graduate Programmes GCT, Coimbatore offers 9 Under Graduate ( UG) Courses 4 of which are also available as part-time courses. Candidates are selected in the undergraduate programme on the basis of the TNEA score. Admission to all the undergraduate programme is done through the single window system of Anna University. The courses provided are listed below, Full Time Courses Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Production Engineering Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (EIE) Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Information Technology (IT) Industrial BioTechnology (IBT) Part Time Courses Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Post Graduate Programmes The Institute provides Full-time Post Graduate (PG) Courses under various specializations. Candidates are selected in the ME/ MTech programme on the basis of TANCET/GATE score. Candidates are selected in the postgraduate programme