Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad (GECA) is a premier technical institute of Marathwada region in Maharashtra State of India. It was affiliated to the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University and was established in 1960. The construction of the college was started in 1957 and was completed in 1960. Additions include the extension building that presently housed the Electronics and Telecommunication Department, Computer Science Engineering Department and the Information Technology Department. A classroom block which will house the First Year classes and IT Department is finished. In 2006 the institute was given autonomy. The college has also got the TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme) grant. It holds national level and state level competitions round the year. It had held the national level IT Festival, Sporadica 007. The college offer degrees in the following six disciplines of engineering: It offers a Master in Computer Applications (MCA), part-time and full-time M.E. programs, and PhD degrees. The admissions to the college are governed by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE).