C Block

The MH was and is a haven of, well, a lot of things (some of which are not fit to mention!), but above all, memories. This is a view of the C block of the MH...

Plagiarism...

A typical assignment submission day. Note the frantic attempts to Ctrl V + Ctrl C !!

MechTree

For years, this magnificent piece of flora has been the abode of class-cutting, exam-scooting Mechmen ;-)
See if you can identify the four legends in this photo :D

F1 comes to GECT :D

Okay, so F1 did not come to GECT - but this is the closest we could get, when a bunch of MECHalmoanics and partial F1 freaks went along and built a go-kart, emblazoned with the Ferrari logo. For a while, it was the hottest final year project in GECT, until a certain trio from the department of Chemical Engineering calculated how much molten sulphur was required to produce a 1000 Tons Per Day 98.6% Sulphuric Acid plant... Er, never mind :P

GECT Transport Corporation Limited

A fleet that includes 3-4 buses and a relic of Benz bus, the GECT TCL is not the most populous, but it sends back it students to where they belong pretty efficiently ;-)
Offer not valid for class-scooting junta.

CTS comes to GECT!

CTS came to GECT, and what a find they had - a whopping 74 people recruited... This was the kick-off for what seems poised to make GECT a major contributor to the Indian IT industry ;-)
This was taken and for a rare occasion, we all were in formals... Well, most of us anyway :P

Chali Consortium!

CC - we terrorised the college for a couple of years :D
And left a legacy behind ;-)

Hail all PJists!!! :D

The tree!

The tree that can make any amateur shutterbug's photo a masterpiece :D
Unfortunately, it is also the home to many crows, which makes the populace sitting directly vertically below slightly uncomfortable :|

Up 'n' Away !

This is moi, aloft the gate. Next to the college name arch :D

The front...!

Like a friend said... The beauty outside shields the madness inside :D
Few will argue that the front of our college rarely does evoke nostalgic memories and a sense of pride... Yeah, yeah, whatever :D

The layout!

This is the layout of GECT, which you will see on entering the college. The cartographer's guide to GECT, in a way :D

On le tour d'eau (water tank!)

This is a crazy bunch of Chemical dudes on top of the water tank - we miss climbing it :(
From L to R: Kiran, APK, Kumarettan, Speed, Biju. Oh, and the one doing an albatross impersonation is yours truly ;-)

Google Earth View

Not even the labs of Sergei Brin and Larry Page could escape the invasion of GECT :D

This is the Google Earth view of out alma mater, and you can see everything - The gallery, the departments (Now we have irrefutable proof that Chemical is the biggest of the departments... Yay! Yay!), the roads, even SKCL and *ahem* Vimala College.

GECTians @ Accenture

Well, most of us. Since yours truly is the only one who can take a photo properly from this batch, I tend to be absent in most good photos :P
Okay, enough bragging... This was taken outside Hotel President, our temporary accomodation.

Pondi beach...

This was taken at the Pondi beach... Before the rock show...

Photographic genius :D

Well, I guess some of you have realised how I took this... LOL...

Preps for the final exams...

We decided since this was the last time we'd ever have exams, we thought we'd give it a good shot. I remember combine studying for ChemEngg Design - amazing times :D

SPANDAN Rock show...

I had been to a rock show at JIPMER lately... The bands were...


Junkyard Groove: Ex-JIPMERians, one of the most accomplished bands in competitions in India. You will notice the guitarist is a Slash devout.


Moksha: The biggest name to get on stage, and they did not disappoint. The standout was a n extended-solo rendition of "Comfortably Numb". David Gilmour would have been proud.



Motherjane: Yes, Kochi's own band. Baiju, the guitarist, effortlessly blended classical Indian and western distortion. All original performances here.

TMS '05

DISCLAIMER: This is written from a highly neutral point of view (yes, pH = 7!).

Noone will argue (except during sponsorship runs) that the Thrissur Motor Show is the biggest event hosted by GEC Thrissur. Kudos to the guys from Mech for holding this event, each year bigger than the previous. Bikes, cars, equipment, vintage automobiles... You have it all here!

The '05 edition surpassed all records in terms of ticket sales and reach, and sets the stage for greater success in the future.

With Renjith Sir!

The jolly dude from IMS is too well-known in GEC Thrissur-informal events-circles. He never misses out on the chance to harass someone on stage and have a laugh with innuendos to their 'orientations', their inebriative capacities, and stuff! Here we have an ice cream with our mentor, from a stall which ostensibly has a "VESTED" interest in our college events :D

(Yes, I told him that PJ too, and he did not take too kindly to it!)

The Go-Kart!

The ultimate mechanical project... The Go-Kart. And they even let me ride it :D

The CAD Cup Football final : Audience view

High-profile sporting events in GECT are never short of audience support. A scene from a thrilling game of football, which the final semester won in a penalty shootout.

Chems' Break-Off Party

This is the break-off party that we guys had at Kovillakom Residency... Had a grand time, and this photo came out pretty well...

Chemical 'Branch'

After our last ever exam, we went on a massive photo shoot. This photo was taken on the Chemical 'branch'... Heh heh...

Aloft the water tank!

This was after we climbed up a 15-m water tank... The photo was taken by Ramakrishnan who was on top of the department roof!

Momentum '05 Dumb Charades

Even though we didn't win this event, me, Arun and Nikhil had a ton of fun. Among the quite nasty rounds we had to go through, I had to wear a Donald Duck mask, of all things, while miming. That was bearable, but what was distressing is the fact that some people called it an improvement and advised me to keep wearing it to enhance my aesthetic demeanour :|

Solo!

Well, this is my solo!

Alma Mater!

Crazy things can be done with a camera... This is me, on top of the college gate!

Blue 'n' White all around!

My two best mates at college against the Milma booth... It's almost as if the whole colour scheme was predecided :D

Ithellam Inniyum Enthina...?

Roughly translated, that means 'What's all this for, again?'
Which quite sums up Vishnu's reaction after the last exam in which we had to use a pen (the last exam was interestingly, ChemEngg drawing, which mandated pencils). Classic reaction from this quite amazing little chap.

Chalis @ Gallery...

Classic sepia photo taken... We were, as usual, killing all and sundry with PJs and chalis... This photo came out very well. Credit goes to Kochu, the guy who spends more time in the Placement Cell rather than in the department :D
Ostensibly, he's an excellent photographer too...!

The Board Of Directors....

And here we have the board of directors... Heaven help the company in whose hands these hands are handed... On the other hand... Er... Never mind.

Our band @ Bhoomika '06

Well, this was our most satisfying performance. We put in a lot of hard work into this, and came out well. My happiest moment in college :)

The Axis Painting...

By common consent, the best eatery in Palimoola, Axis, also comes with a lovely painting of a rock band...

The college bus..!

The quiet and unsung hero of our college, providing a means of transport for the hard(ly?)-working day scholars...

Google Earth view of GECT!

Yes, the tentacles of GECT have spread so far and wide now... Even the labs of Sergei Brin and Larry Page cannot escape our grasp... Muahahaha!
this is how our college would look to an astronomer flying over Thrissur :D

College Plan

This is our college plan, which is available for public viewing under the main staircase. Immediately after this photo was taken, the sargeant reprimanded me for taking photos in college without a principal-given license :|

The Mech Tree!

The ultimate symbol of Mechanical spirit in our college: the good ol' flora called the Mech Tree. And well, you find a bit of fauna in there too ;)

Outside SKCL...!

SKCL was once advertised as an organization run 'by an engineer who could not become an engineer but suceeded in making any engineers'. Indeed, there is little we could have done without SKCL's photostat machines to xerox assignments, or cabins which acted as refuge for class-cutters who preferred Orkut to Newton.
Here, are a group of us with the SK of SKCL.

Band practice at the Gallery!

Banding gave me my best moments of college. This was a scene when we were fooling around in the gallery, practicing for a competition. Boy, we had fun!

The College Front!

Despite the chaos within, few people will dispute the aesthetically pleasing exterior. This is the pride of GEC - the lawns, the arch and the rather breathtaking college front that has been the target of many an aspiring shutterbug.

Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Widely regarded as the last refuge of those people with too much of grey matter - and no wonder. Ask anyone from any other branch about those circuits, phase diagrams, alternators and most of all, the confidence-sapping machines lab, and they will fall flat, while these guys go about their equations and diagrams with consummate ease.

Production-cum-Plant Engineering

Our faithful neighbours. We always cheered for each other in cricket matches :D

Computer Science And Engineering

These guys were always regarded as the cool, introverted, geeks who always scared us with scary thick textbooks and pages and pages of program code. They also are (in)famous for holding a fest wherein the sponsor name was more prominent! :D

Mechanical Engineering

The most notorious bunch ever to walk this college. Their nauseating MECHalomania was and still is legendary. They never shy away from a mass cut, or scooting an exam. Their unity and batch pride is unmatched. A mixture of everyone - bujis and alamb-guys, hardcore drinkers to guys who'd get high drinking lime - the Mechies had it all. Too bad they are hardly never in college :D

Electronics And Communications Engineering

The 'bujis' of GECT. The guys with three-digit ranks and four-digit IQs. The people whose laboratories give the rest of the college a bloody nightmare.