The Government College of Engineering, Amravati is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Maharashtra, India. It was started in 1964 by the Maharashtra government. It is now an autonomous institute of Government of Maharashtra (since 2006) under the purview of AICTE. It has a lush green campus of 115 acres (0.47 km). The institution started in 1964 with three UG programs in electrical, civil, and mechanical engineering. The UG programs in electronics and telecommunication (1986), computer science and engineering (1986), instrumentation (1996), and information technology (2001) were introduced thereafter. There are also five part-time and five full time PG programs in civil, electrical, mechanical and electronics. The student strength is around 1,700. All eligible programs have been accredited by NBA.