Rajalakshmi Engineering College

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College
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Rajalakshmi Engineering College campus
MottoHard Work And Discipline
Type Private
Established1997 [1]
Students2000(Average intake per year UG: 1500, [2] PG: 500)
Location
Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
Campus23 acres
Website www.rajalakshmi.org

Rajalakshmi Engineering College is a Private engineering college [3] located at Thandalam, Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The college was established in 1997 by the Rajalakshmi Educational Trust, Rajalakshmi Institutions. [4]

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Accreditations

It is approved and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) [5]

The college is also accredited by companies like Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant Technology Solutions, WIPRO Trusted Academic Partner and Infosys Campus Connect. Ashok Leyland recognized the college as a centre of excellence in automotives. IBM named it a "Centre of Excellence for Certified Software Center". [5]

Cooperation with other organisations

It has memoranda with the following industry representatives:

Rajalakshmi Education Private Limited has entered into an agreement with University of Worcester to jointly offer courses in computing and management. [8]

REC sponsored the Aircel Chennai Open from 2012. [9]

Facilities

The REC library has a collection of 48,100 volumes and periodicals. [10]

Transport

Since the campus is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) away from Chennai city, transportation is provided between Chennai and the college. The college now runs over 119 air-conditioned buses. [11]

Conferences and symposia

In 2013 REC organised an international conference on surface engineering for research and industrial applications, Interfinish SERIA 2013 Asia Pacific. [12]

Rankings

University and college rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2021) [13] 86

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 86 among engineering colleges in 2023. [13]

Societies and extracurricular activities

KRIYA

KRIYA is an "entrepreneurship development cell" with the stated aim of conducting research, inspiring students, assist with project development and provide interaction with entrepreneurs and industrialists. The facility is designed by students. [15]

Alumni association

Some alumni have achieved a degree of international recognition. [16] [17]

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  13. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
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  15. ↑ "Entrepreneurship Development Cell". KRIYA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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