# Gaya College of Engineering

Gaya College of Engineering is a public Technical institute in Gaya, Bihar, India . The institute running under Department of Science and Technology, Bihar. Affiliated to Bihar Engineering University, Patna and approved by AICTE, Ministry of Education.
It was formerly named 'Magadh Engineering College (MEC)' from 1958 to 1994 ; now it is a public institute under name 'Gaya College of Engineering (GCE)'. It was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on 19 November 2008 in presence of renowned dignitaries and educationists at a function held in college campus itself.

## History

In 1958, Magadh Engineering College was established. It ran from 1958 to 1994. It was revived and inaugurated as Gaya College of Engineering by the Chief Minister of Bihar on 19 November 2008.

## Campus

The campus is situated at Bihar State Highway-4 Shrikrishnanagar locality on the outskirts of Gaya district, fifteen km from the main town. The college is spread over 87 acres. There are two academic buildings, one workshop.The area is lush green and free from pollution. A canteen available on the campus.
A branch of Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank is Functional here serving the needs of all students.

## Departments

GCE offers undergraduate courses in five streams of engineering.
| Departmental Courses in B.Tech. offered | Intake and seats available |
| B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering | 60 (Normal Entry Seats) +3 (Tuition Fee Waiver seats) +12 (Lateral Entry) |
| B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering | 120 (Normal Entry Seats) +3 (Tuition Fee Waiver seats) +12 (Lateral Entry) |
| B.Tech. Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 90 (Normal Entry Seats) +3 (Tuition Fee Waiver seats) +12 (Lateral Entry) |
| B.Tech. Civil Engineering | 90 (Normal Entry Seats) +3 (Tuition Fee Waiver seats) +12 (Lateral Entry) |
| B.Arch. (5 years) | 40 (Normal Entry seats) |
GCE offer postgraduate course in Two streams of engineering. M.TECH in Cyber Security - 18 seats &M.TECH in VLSI Design - 18 seats are available in this institution.admission through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.

## Academics
### Admission

Admission is done through engineering entrance examination, namely the Joint Entrance Examination JEE Main conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).Students have to appear in Under Graduate Engineering Admission Counselling (UGEAC) & (UGAAC) conducted by the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (BCECE) board, in order to seek admission to the first year B.Tech & B.Arch. course based on the JEE merit-list. Diploma holder candidates admission in 2nd year through BCECE (LE) admission test conducted by Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board.

### Library

A central library which has all essential books available for students.

## Student life
### Hostel

There are three boys and two girls hostels are available in GCE campus provided for College staffs & Guards, First, second third and fourth-year students in the college campus. All hostels have telephones, television, Common room, indoor games court as well as WiMAX. Some rooms are single and some rooms are three seated for the students. A mess with dining room is functioning in the hostel, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served. There are also some private hostels providing accommodation to the students at Gaya Junction and Lakhibagh, Manpur Junction for boys and Nutan Nagar for girls.

### Celebrations

* Annual Function is organized every year to commemorate the foundation day of the college. Annual sports meet and Cultural programs are held along with it.
* The mega tech. fest 'GRAVITON'
* ADAVYA once organized in 2011.
* SUMEDHA organized every year
Besides Saraswati Puja, Vishwakarma Puja, Farewell Party, Welcome Party and Freshers' party act as a source to inculcate zeal and joy in within.

### Philanthropy GCEians

It is a student social activity cell of Gaya College of Engineering.