History of GCES and IT expo

Gandaki College of Engineering and Science (GCES) is a tertiary educational institution situated in Lamachaur, Pokhara. The college was established in the year 1999 as an extension of Gandaki Boarding School and is affiliated to the Pokhara University. The college strives to provide high-quality technical education in the field of ICT. At present, the college provides a 4-year Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering.

It has been our tradition to organize IT Expo in GCES. We have already organized the GCES IT Expo in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. We feel we could achieve a lot through those festive events. We could create awareness to a huge mass and we could also demonstrate our software products both the research types and the products that could be easily fit into our Nepalese context. Those activities really had a profound impact to promote the use and development of the IT sector in Nepal. Encouraged by past achievements, as a responsible factor for national developments and to address the need of the time, we are organizing the IT Expo again this year too. We believe this will provide outstanding achievement in the field of Information Technology.

GCES IT Expo 2020

Gandaki College of Engineering and Science (GCES) is organizing "GCES IT Expo 2020" for two days on 15th and 16th February 2020 (3rd to 4th Falgun 2076) in the college premise itself at Lamachaur, Pokhara. GCES IT Expo is all about Information and Communication Technology (ICT) exhibitions and awareness programs. The exhibition is aimed at creating awareness about Information and Communication Technologies and newer and emerging tools of the IT industry, and how they can fit in our society and how can we benefit from IT in organizations, government offices, educational institutions and our day to day life. It will address many more challenges that our society has been facing without IT. ICT presents itself as an effective and affordable solution to overcome the socioeconomic imbalance due to the geographical remoteness of Nepal. But due to a lack of awareness, these technologies are not exploited. GCES promotes ICT by showcasing the latest hardware and software products, Free Software Projects, and other related technologies.

The IT Expo will attract Secondary School students, 10+2 students, college and university students, entrepreneurs, professionals, enthusiasts, and the IT business personals as well as the general public. The major highlights of the exhibition will be Technology Demonstrations, Technical Talks, Documentaries, Software Development Contests, Quiz Competitions, and so on.

Main Objectives of IT Expo 2020

  • To create awareness on the importance of ICT in the socio-economic development of Nepal.
  • To exhibit the software and the commonly used information technology/hardware technologies in a common platform.
  • To make the government, organizations, educational institutions, and the general public adapt to the use of ICT in their daily activities.
  • Here in the case of Pokhara, we would like to merge IT with the Tourism industry and promote the regional economy and also share our helping hands for the national economy as a whole.
  • To encourage investments in the development and promotion of ICT in Nepal.
  • To help promote the IT industry in Nepal.
  • Last but not the least, to explore the knowledge of the students and provide them the industrial environment and promote the college.