The Government College of Engineering and Technology (GCET), located in the Chak Bhalwal region of Jammu, is grappling with a myriad of issues, leading to significant administrative inefficiencies. The college is right now besieged by a substantial shortfall of permanent faculty, and its non-teaching staff is facing career stagnation due to the absence of appropriate recruitment regulations and various other factors. Presently the college is having multitude long-standing problems. This institution was established after the 1990 migration due to problems faced to accommodate engineering students who were displaced from the erstwhile REC in Srinagar, now NIT, as the Jammu region lacked its engineering college. Since its inception, this college has grappled with a host of issues that ideally should not have persisted for such an extended duration. Even after decades of existence, the college continues to struggle to establish essential infrastructure and provide basic amenities like a functioning canteen and reliable transportation services. This situation falls far short of the standards expected of any educational institution. In the current landscape, prospective engineering students have a plethora of options both within and outside the UT, as numerous private engineering colleges have emerged, boasting superior infrastructure and amenities.
Government engineering colleges typically enjoy an advantage due to various factors, but in the case of GCET, the circumstances are quite the opposite. The alleged decline in admissions, as asserted by the students, raises significant concerns. The presence of a caretaker principal, the absence of adequate hostels, a functional canteen, unfinished buildings, and transportation issues have persisted unresolved for an extended period. Those responsible for overseeing technical education have, for decades, failed to address these persistent challenges. The Government must devise a strategy to operate GCET more efficiently while concurrently improving career prospects for the staff. The Government should undertake a thorough examination of the underlying causes behind the current state of affairs at GCET. It is imperative to distinguish between merely sustaining the institution and elevating it to the status of a premier educational establishment.
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