Rajalakshmi Engineering College is a

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engineering college located at Thandalam,

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near

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, Tamil Nadu, India. The college was established in 1997 by the Rajalakshmi Educational Trust, Rajalakshmi Institutions.

Accreditations

It is approved and accredited by the

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(NBA) The college is also accredited by companies like

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, WIPRO Trusted Academic Partner and

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Campus Connect.

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recognized the college as a centre of excellence in automotives. IBM named it a "Centre of Excellence for Certified Software Center".

Cooperation with other organisations

It has memoranda with the following industry representatives: *

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to set up a joint certification training centre. *

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focusing on biofuel from

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. Rajalakshmi Education Private Limited has entered into an agreement with

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to jointly offer courses in computing and management. REC sponsored the

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from 2012.

Facilities

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

Transport

Since the campus is located away from Chennai city, transportation is provided between Chennai and the college. The college now runs over 101 air-conditioned buses.

Conferences and symposia

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

Rankings

The

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(NIRF) ranked it 110among engineering colleges in 2021.

Societies and extracurricular activities

* NSS (a community service initiative)

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.

Alumni association

Some alumni have achieved a degree of international recognition.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajalakshmi Engineering College Rajalakshmi Institutions Engineering colleges in Chennai Nursing schools in India Colleges affiliated to Anna University Business schools in Chennai Educational institutions established in 1997 Private engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras 1997 establishments in Tamil Nadu