Logos of India

GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PALAMU (GEC PALAMU) The emblem of Government Engineering College, Palamu (GEC Palamu) features a gearwheel housing the motifs of a rising sun, an open book and the motto of the college in Sanskrit ‘विद्या परमं बलम्’ meaning ‘Education is Strogest Power’. The wheel is ensconced by a circular border inscribed with the name of the college in Devanagari and English and a pair of tigers. The gearwheel represents industry, technology and mechanical progress; the sun symbolises wisdom, enlightenment and the dawn of knowledge; the book is an universal symbol for education, the equality of knowledge and continuous learning; and the tigers represent the local identity and strength of the Palamu district, which is well known for the Palamu Tiger Reserve.