Government Engineering College, Thrissur (GECT) Development Trust
"Alumni Giving Back To GECT"
To Build a Constant Maintenance & Landscaping Endowment &
To make GECT the Best Engineering College in Kerala Given the facts on the ground explained in the Background page, to do something about improving government institutes like GECT means coming up with innovative ideas for funding and execution of
maintenance projects. We generally concur that government doesn’t have the wherewithal to lead in bringing back such institutes to its past glory without significant help from private citizens. Well to do private citizens and corporations coming to the aid of the struggling government establishments is the need of the hour. This is the organic way of empowering the psyche of the people by awakening them to the fact that, in a democracy people are indeed the government and the era of total dependence on and waiting for the benevolence of rulers and governments is gone for good. We understand that the standards of a college are measured by both academic and non-academic benchmarks. We plan to raise the academic standards by seeking the collaboration of international educational entities, providing students with access to high quality libraries, facilitating practical training to students in top notch corporations, etc. By the non-academic aspects of the college, we mean providing a safe and hygienic campus environment. We will raise the current bar by implementing self-sustaining projects that are privately funded and managed. We strive to address the maintenance related issues of the college so that the faculty and students can enjoy an atmosphere that is conducive the real goals of crafting better prepared engineers for the nation. Our indirect objective is to change the mindset of many a students and faculty, cast a lasting impression among the visitors, and set the tone for many useful initiatives by leading from the front. A privately funded but truly altruistic and sustainable initiative can make a difference to a public setting and this is the concept we are embracing.
