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Rajalakshmi Engineering College is a Private engineering college located at Thandalam, Sriperumbudur near
Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, Tamil Nadu, India. The college was established in 1997 by the Rajalakshmi Educational Trust,
Rajalakshmi Institutions Rajalakshmi Institutions is a group of private educational institutes in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India founded by Mr. S. Meganathan in the year 1997. This group of institutes provide higher education and school level educations to students in and ...
.


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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,
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, WIPRO Trusted Academic Partner and
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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".


Cooperation with other organisations

It has memoranda with the following industry representatives: * Robert Bosch GmbH to set up a joint certification training centre. * Aban Group focusing on biofuel from algae. 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.


See also

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Rajalakshmi Institutions Rajalakshmi Institutions is a group of private educational institutes in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India founded by Mr. S. Meganathan in the year 1997. This group of institutes provide higher education and school level educations to students in and ...
*
Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology (RIT) is an Autonomous engineering college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. RIT is approved by AICTE and affiliated with Anna University, Chennai and accredited with 'A++' Grade in NAAC. RIT is located in Chen ...
*
Rajalakshmi School of Architecture Rajalakshmi School of Architecture is an architecture college in Thandalam, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The college was established in 2010 by the Rajalakshmi Educational Trust, Rajalakshmi Institutions and has been approved by All Indi ...


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