Government College of Engineering, Karad

Karad Vidyanagar,, Karad, 415124
Government College of Engineering, Karad Government College of Engineering, Karad is one of the popular College & University located in Karad Vidyanagar, ,Karad listed under Education in Karad , Government Organization in Karad ,

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Government College of Engineering, Karad is an autonomous technical institute in Maharashtra state in India. It was established in 1960 and was affiliated to the Shivaji University till 2015 after which it became an autonomous institute. The autonomy was granted by the UGC. Karad is a culturally vibrant town and is a sought after center of education in Western Maharashtra.The students and alumni of Government College of Engineering, Karad are colloquially referred to as CEKians.Over the years the college has produced about 10140 engineers and more than 700 computer professionals through a Master of Computer Application course in the Engineering faculty.Government College of Engineering, Karad is located in Vidyanagar, Karad besides Saidapur.HistoryGovernment College of Engineering, Karad is one among seven engineering colleges established by State Government of Maharashtra and first among those established post independence. The prime objective of establishing college was to impart technical education to the youth in rural part of Maharashtra. Basically three institutes i.e. Engineering College, Government Polytechnic and Pharmacy College started functioning in the same premises. Other Colleges were then shifted to their independent premises and the heritage building was retained by the college. The college was established in 1960 with under graduate programmes in three core branches of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, initially affiliated to Pune University and subsequently to Shivaji University in 1972. PG programmes (Master of Engineering) in these disciplines too were started in 1967.

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