Government Polytechnic College, Kottayam, established in 1960 in the beautiful land of letters, lakes and latex, towers above other institutions of its kind.At first it offered three year diploma courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering.The campus sprawling over an area of 25.4 acres provides ample facilities to both the staff and the student community.In order to serve the needs of the industry in a better way other diploma branches like Electronics Engineering, Diploma in commercial practice and Polymer technology Engineering were later introduced. The college now offers three year diploma courses in six disciplines - Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Polymer Technology and Diploma in commercial practice.