Rewa Engineering College

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Rewa Engineering College
रीवा अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालय
Rewa Engineering College Rewa Logo.png
Former names
Government Engineering College-Rewa
Mottoतेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु
(tejasvi naavadhiitamastu)
(Sanskrit)
Motto in English
May our knowledge become brilliant
TypePublic Institution
Established1964
Chairman Shri Umashankar Gupta
Principal Dr. B.K. Agrawal
Undergraduates 340
Postgraduates 60
Location
Rewa
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
India

24°32′0″N81°18′0″E / 24.53333°N 81.30000°E / 24.53333; 81.30000
Campus250 acre
Affiliations Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya [1]
Website www.recrewa.ac.in
Rewa Engineering College
Entrance of REC Rewa REC Rewa Gate.jpg
Entrance of REC Rewa

Rewa Engineering College (REC), formerly known as Government Engineering College (GEC), is an institute of technology located in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is an autonomous institution funded by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India. [2]

Contents

REC is an autonomous institute. However it depends on Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya for academics and administrative purposes. [3]

History

Main building of REC Rewa REC REWA College.jpg
Main building of REC Rewa

Formerly known as Government Engineering College (GEC Rewa), was established by the Govt. of M.P. in 1964.It was initially set up at the present Model Science college building with Prof. S.R. Beedkar as founder Principal, later it was shifted to Government B.Ed College building. In 1972, it was shifted to its present location, spreading across 250 acres (1.0 km2).

The institute was affiliated with Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa, until 2000. Afterwards it was affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The first batch was started with 120 students for the courses of Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. In 1984 Electronics engineering branch was started with 20 student. In 1980 a B.E. (transfer course) was introduced in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering with a capacity of 20 students in each branch to facilitate a graduate degree course for diploma holder students. Looking at the growing demand for Software Engineers across the country Computer Science and Engineering branch was introduced in 2018.

For the academic year of 2022, AICTE approved REC to conduct M.Tech course. Following which three new courses- Thermal Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Power System where introduced in Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering department respectively. [4]

Organisation and administration

Governance

The institute is governed by Rewa Engineering College Society, Rewa registered by Govt. of MP. The administrative and management functions are accomplished through a General Body and Board of Governors. [5]

Departments

Centres

Academics

REC Rewa offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs in following engineering fields:

DegreeSpecialization
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)

Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. [6]

Master of Technology (M.Tech) Thermal Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Power Engineering. [7]

Admissions

Students are admitted into the various B.Tech. programs through the national level engineering entrance examination Joint Entrance Examination - Main (JEE (Main)).

Admission to the M.Tech programs is done through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

Student life

Cultural and non-academic activities

REC have well cultivated culture of clubs cells. There are mainly seven clubs in REC-

The very first club established in 2015. E-Cell is an entrepreneurial cell of the college, which is responsible for conducting entrepreneurial activities throughout the campus.

Official Media House and Event Organizing Body of REC. It was established in 2018 and has been growing tremendously since then.

Tech club promotes technical activities in the college like circuit designing, coding quests, etc.

Abhiruchi club is dedicated in promoting a vibrant campus experience by conducting several arts and cultural activities.

Established in 2019 as SAEINDIA Collegiate Club. This club is indulged in activities to promote designing and making of automobiles.

Responsible for conducting various sports event in the college and also helps students to play for nodal and state-level competitions.

This is a photography and videography club of college which carves out the best photographers of REC.

Fests organized annually are-

Achievements

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Institutions Profile". www.rgpv.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Engineering Colleges". www.mptechedu.org. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Institutions Profile". www.rgpv.ac.in. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mtech: एमपी के इस कॉलेज में भी शुरू हुई एमटेक की पढ़ाई, 90 सीट स्वीकृत". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Board of Governors".
  6. ↑ "Rewa Engineering College".
  7. ↑ "Mtech: एमपी के इस कॉलेज में भी शुरू हुई एमटेक की पढ़ाई, 90 सीट स्वीकृत". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "GATE: 13वीं रैंक लाने वाले MP के बेटे की कहानी:पिता रातभर पढ़ने से मना करते, जुनून देख मां चोरी-छिपे कॉफी देती रहती... बेटा पढ़ता जाता". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "स्मार्ट इंडिया हैकाथॉन राष्ट्रीय प्रतियोगिता:कोल्हापुर में बजा रीवा इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज की प्रतिभा का डंका, छात्रों ने जीता एक लाख रुपए का पहला पुरस्कार". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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