Government College of Engineering Salem was established in 1966. GCE Salem has been approved by the AICTE. The institute has been accredited by NAAC. It is an autonomous institute affiliated with Anna University. Government College of Engineering Salem is a publicly owned co-ed college. The total number of faculty members is more than 80 and the total student enrollment is more than 2,000. The vision of the college is ‘To create excellent engineers not only in the field of Science and Technology but also in good citizenship and discipline’
Government College of Engineering Salem admissions is offered to 12 courses at the UG and PG levels. GCE Salem courses offered are - B.E and M.E. The college offers 60 to 180 seats in the B.E course and 18 seats in the M.E courses. Government College of Engineering Salem admission to the B.E courses on the basis of the merit of the qualifying exam through TNEA counselling. For securing admission to the PG courses candidates need to appear for TANCET or GATE entrance examination.
Government College of Engineering Salem has a training and placement cell. It trains and guides the students to get successfully placed. The students of the college can also avail themselves of the scholarship offered by various agencies. Government College of Engineering Salem provides many facilities to the students like hostel accommodation, gymnasium, sports facilities, cafeteria and many other facilities.
The address of GCE Salem is Bangalore Highway, Salem, Tamil Nadu. The closest airport to the college is the Salem Airport, at a distance of 12 km. The nearest railway station to the Government College of Engineering Salem is the Salem Junction Railway Station, at a distance of 6 km. The nearest bus station is 3 km from the Government College of Engineering Salem.
Boys Hostel There are three hostels for boys. It can accommodate 569 boys. All basic facilities are provided to the students. The hostel has a canteen, mess, fax, phone, recreational facilities and many other facilities.
Girls Hostel There are two hostels for girls that can accommodate 279. The hostel mess provides meals to the students. Wifi and purified water are available in the hostel.
Library Government College of Engineering Salem facilities include a library. The library has many textbooks, reference books, journals, magazines, e-books, CDs, DVDs and other academic resources. Online services are also provided by the college. More than 60,000 books are available in the college library. The library has adopted the Universal Decimal Classification system.
Sports GCE Salem provides a large number of sports facilities to the students. This includes fields and grounds for various outdoor games. Courts and fields for football, cricket, hockey, handball, volleyball, badminton, etc are available. Indoor games like carrom, table tennis, chess, etc are available in the college.
Cafeteria The cafeteria of the college provides meals to the students, faculty and staff.
Auditorium The college auditorium is used by the students and faculty to conduct various activities and functions. It is equipped with an LCD projector, slide projector and overhead projector.
Medical/Hospital A dispensary is present on campus. It also has a medical officer, a nurse, a pharmacy store, two beds, etc.
IT Infrastructure The college has the latest and modern IT infrastructure facilities.
Transport The college provides transportation facilities for the students and staff.
Convenience Store A consumer co-operative store is present on campus. It supplies books, instruments, stationery, toilet articles, etc.