Boys Hostel The college has two hostel for boys, each with an intake of about 150 inmates. The college bus is available for hostel inmates. The hostel has a reputation of providing one of the best mess in Kerala, with minimum expenses. The hostel provides a homely atmosphere ideal for studies and recreation. Both the hostels also provide sports facilities and health care viz basketball courts, exercise equipment, volleyball courts etc. Facilities for entertainment are also provided with a stocked literature and technical library. Admission to the hostels is confined to the students of Government College of Engineering, Kannur. Students are admitted to the hostel according to the rules framed by the college council. The mess committee is selected from the inmates from time to time and is in full charge of running the mess. Girls Hostel The college has two hostel for Girls, each with an intake of about 150 inmates. The college bus is available for hostel inmates. The hostel has a reputation of providing one of the best mess in Kerala, with minimum expenses. The hostel provides a homely atmosphere ideal for studies and recreation. Both the hostels also provide sports facilities and health care viz basketball courts, exercise equipment, volleyball courts etc. Facilities for entertainment are also provided with a stocked literature and technical library. Admission to the hostels is confined to the students of Government College of Engineering, Kannur. Students are admitted to the hostel according to the rules framed by the college council. The mess committee is selected from the inmates from time to time and is in full charge of running the mess. Gym The college has a Gym facility for the students. Library The description of the college remains incomplete without a mention of the Central Technical Library, the main information bank for the students and the faculty. The library has a main lending section consisting of over 23000 books and a reference section of another 2000 books covering, beside the core branch subjects, topics on management, computer, higher education and industry. GLIMPSES OF GALLERY It subscribes to a range of journals and periodicals of national as well as international repute. There is also an audio-visual section in the library, which maintains videocassettes and CD-ROMS on an array of engineering topics and lectures by eminent personalities. In addition, another branch of the library stocks the project and seminar reports of students. Provision for a separate section devoted to arts and literature is also available. Non technical section includes a literature section consisting of Malayalam and English works and a wide range of encyclopedias , year books , dictionaries and books providing skills on management, personality development etc. "Besides the central library, each departments have their own 'Departmental Libraries'." Department of electrical and electronics takes the centre stage in this section by bringing up a library of IEEE,which helps us join with our counter parts around the globe. We are fortunate enough to have subscription of 30 journals of IEEE including spectrum etc.Electronics association also supports a technical library consisting journals and texts on electronics. Sports Gcek believes in poised personalities and that is why we have been provided with best sports facilities . This sector includes facilities and play grounds for sport events viz cricket, football, volleyball, basketball, badminton , table tennis and also indoor games like caroms and chess. Guys in here are fortunate as they have a multi functional gym. Main ground is also the venue for the track and field events of annual sports Cafeteria The college canteen is run on a co-operative basis from 1995 onwards, with the active involvement of students and staff. Sri. Y.V.Sukumaran, Selection Grade Lecturer is the convener of the committee. Auditorium College has 2 open air auditoriums with a seating capacity of about 1000-1500. We also have a seminar hall in the main block with public addressing system , projectors and other facilities. Main blocks also has a separate conference hall aiming the administrative purposes. Departmental blocks have their own seminar halls .All seminar halls are equipped with excellent furniture and equipments like LCD & OHP projectors Medical/Hospital The college has a health centre with first aid facility for the students. IT Infrastructure Apart from mini computer labs provided in each departments Govt. College of Engineering , Kannur has a centralized computer centre to cater the more advanced needs of the students and faculty . The centralized computer center provides sufficient computing facility for the students and staff of Department of Computer Science & Engineering. The Lab has 72 nodes connected wirelessly operating on D-Link network at a speed of 20Mbps. Students can uti
