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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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About Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai

Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC), Chennai was established in the year 1997 under the aegis of Rajalakshmi Educational Trust. REC Chennai is an autonomous institution affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. The college offers 17 undergraduate and 9 postgraduate programmes. Rajalakshmi Engineering College has facilities like a library, canteen, hostels, internet, healthcare centre, security, sports facilities, transport facility and many more. REC Chennai has a dedicated placement cell that is responsible for the entire campus placement drive. Every year various companies visited the campus for the REC Chennai placement drive like Infosys, Cognizant, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Accenture and many more.

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Latest News and Updates

Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai, 21st Graduation Day was held on October 1, 2022. It was presided over by Dr. (Mrs.) Thangam Meganathan, Chairperson of Rajalakshmi Institutions. A total of 1570 graduands graduated on this day.
Faculty Development Programme on Designing a Healthy Life- An Awareness on Food and Health, organised by the Department of Biotechnology, REC in association with Society of Biological Chemists, Institution's Innovation Council, REC and Industry Institute Interaction Cell.
REC Chennai has signed an MoU with Webilesk Infotech to provide industry-related training sessions, industrial visits, internship and placement opportunities to the students of the Department of Management Studies.
REC has signed an MoU with Virtual Techz to provide support for industrial training, industrial visits, internship and placement opportunities to the students of the Department of Management Studies.
REC has signed an MoU with Business Standard to provide support to deliver Business insight talks/guest lectures to the students of the Department of Management Studies on technology trends.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Courses

REC Chennai offers 26 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. REC Chennai courses are offered in several streams like engineering, computer application and IT, management and business administration and sciences. Rajalakshmi Engineering College course list includes B.E/B.Tech programmes in 17 specialisations, M.B.A and M.E/M.Tech programmes in 8 specialisations.

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Admissions

REC Chennai offers admission to UG and PG level courses. Rajalakshmi Engineering College B.E admission is based on candidates' scores in the 10+2 exam followed by the TNEA counselling. Admission to M.B.A and M.E/M.Tech programmes are done on the basis of candidates' performance in TANCET. Meantime, M.E/M.Tech candidates with a valid GATE score are exempt from taking TANCET. Further, candidates have to participate in TANCET M.B.A counselling and TANCA counselling for M.B.A and M.E/M.Tech programmes. Rajalakshmi Engineering College admission is done after verification of documents and course fee payment.

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Scholarships

REC Chennai offers different types of scholarships for deserving students. The Rajalakshmi Engineering College scholarships are given to students based on their performance in curricular and extracurricular activities. Both undergraduate and postgraduate students are eligible for the REC Chennai scholarships. Students who secure a first or second rank in every semester or every year or 100% attendance in every academic year or centum in individual subjects are awarded certificates of appreciation, books and cash prizes. The institute also awards special cash prizes in paper presentation in symposia/conference, quiz, publication of research papers in journals and proficiency in R&D activities. Outlined below are the Rajalakshmi Engineering College scholarships.

Raghavan Memorial Merit Award
Lady Parvatham Trust Award
Thiruvenkatam Sivasailam Endurance Prize
Giri Memorial Best Outgoing Student Award

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Cutoff

REC Chennai releases the cutoff for admission to undergraduate courses. The cutoff of Rajalakshmi Engineering College is released in the form of maximum and minimum cutoff marks. REC Chennai cutoff is the minimum mark required to be eligible for B.E admission. The factors that affect the Rajalakshmi Engineering College cutoff are the number of applicants, the number of seats, the difficulty level of the qualifying exam and the previous year's cutoff trends. Candidates meeting the REC Chennai cutoff have to further participate in the TNEA counselling. However, the maximum cutoff mark for B.Tech Information Technology is 196.185 and the minimum cutoff is 150.5 in the year 2021.

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Placements

REC Chennai has a training and placement cell that conducts the campus placement drive. Rajalakshmi Engineering College placement cell ensures placements for the students graduating from the college. The placement cell of REC Chennai keeps in contact with corporations and industries to keep students up to date on current industry trends. Students are also given placement training by the Rajalakshmi Engineering College placement cell. Every year, various companies visit the campus for placement like Accenture, Airtel, Ashok Leyland Ltd, Bajaj Capital, Blue Star, Capgemini, Cognizant, Ericsson, Ford, HCL Technologies, Hexaware, HSBC, Hyundai, IBM, Infosys Technologies, Jindal, Wipro and many more.

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Collaborations, Accreditations, Recognitions and Rankings

REC Chennai Collaborations

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai has signed MoU’s (Memorandum of Understanding) with the following institutions:

Gedik University, Turkey	Universidade Paulista-UNIP, Brasil
Millersville University of Pennsylvania, USA	Edinboro University
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (Brazil)	Universidade de Vigo (Spain)
Universidade da Coruña	Altinbas University
Michigan State University, USA	AEC Business School for Singapore Polytechnic
Moscow, Aviation Institute (MAI)	Sunderland University, U.K
Bahir-Dar University, Ethiopia	University of Wolverhampton, U.K.
University of Regina, Canada	Strengthening Industry Institute Interaction
Super Auto Forge, Chennai	Infosys
FLSmidth Private Limited, Chennai	Firestream Worldwide Inc, Chennai
San Francisco State University	University of California, Berkeley Extension
Northern Arizona University - USA	Swinburne University of Technology
University of UTAH	University of Plymouth

REC Chennai Accreditations

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai has been accreditated by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
REC Chennai has been re-accredited by National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an 'A' Grade.

REC Chennai Recognitions

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.
REC Chennai has also secured 12(b) status from University Grants Commission (UGC).

REC Chennai Rankings

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai has secured 95th rank in NIRF Ranking 2022 under the Engineering category.
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai has been ranked at 110th position under the Engineering category in NIRF Ranking 2021.
REC Chennai has been in the rank band 151-200 in the overall category in NIRF Ranking 2021.
Rated “AA” by Careers360 for M.B.A.
Rated “AAAA+” by Careers360 for Engineering.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Facilities and Infrastructure

REC Chennai provides several infrastructural facilities for students and staff members. Rajalakshmi Engineering College hostels for boys and girls are equipped with spacious rooms and a mess with a dining hall and kitchen. REC Chennai facilities include a health centre that is well equipped and has a separate inpatient facility for male and female students. Rajalakshmi Engineering College facilities also include a dedicated internet lab that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It gives free internet access to students and has 1155 Mbps 1:1 dedicated leased line internet connectivity (1 Gbps from Tata and 155 Mbps from Vodafone Idea).

The college has also provided a free 24x7 Wi-Fi facility on the entire campus (including hostels, cafeteria, seminar halls and auditorium) for the benefit of the students and faculty to avail internet connection from anywhere on the campus. Library, sports facilities, canteen and transport facilities are other REC Chennai facilities available on the campus.

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Location

Rajalakshmi Engineering College is located at Rajalakshmi Nagar, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu. There are various means of transport to reach Rajalakshmi Engineering College. One can travel by air, train or bus to reach the college. The nearest railway station is Veppampattu Railway Station which is 28.2 km away from the college. The nearest airport is Chennai International Airport and the distance between the college and the airport is 25.5 km. The nearest bus stop is Thandalam Bus Stop and it is 3.2 km away from the college. Students can hire an auto or taxi to reach Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai.

Parameter	Parameter Description
Established	1997
Courses	27 Courses, 3 Degrees
Accreditations	NAAC
Approvals	Autonomous
Gender	Co-ed
Student count	2349
Faculty count	519
Campus size	23 acres
Gender percentage	Male 59% and Female 41%

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Rankings / Accreditations

Ranking Publisher NIRF

300 colleges were ranked for evaluation purpose.

Parametric Score Engineering
TLR - Teaching,Learning ang Resources.
RPC - Research and Professional Practice.
GO - Graduational Outcomes.
OI - Outreach and Inclusivity.
PERCEPTION - Peer Perception.

Overall Yearly Trend Graph

40.47

65.03

9.2

59.85

59.19

3.14

Key takeaways from Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai's Ranking Statistics

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai ranks higher than 27 Public/Government colleges which were ranked for evaluation purpose.
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai jumped by 15 position in 2022 from previous year.

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Female Percentage

200 colleges were ranked for evaluation purpose.

Domain	Year	Score	Rank Band	Rank
Overall	2021	-NA-	151-200	-NA-

Key takeaways from Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai's Ranking Statistics

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai ranks higher than 27 Public/Government colleges which were ranked for evaluation purpose.
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai jumped by 15 position in 2022 from previous year.

Accreditations
Accreditation is a process by which the quality of all the programmes is examined and certified normally by an external body of academics in a college. It validates and certifies the academic processes practiced within an institute are robust and relevant.

Other Accreditations NAAC

Approvals
In India, a degree can only be delivered by an approved institution and awarded by an institution authorized to do so by an act of parliament or legislature. Approval of institutions can be in the form of affiliation, autonomy, constituent or even approved institution status accorded by a university
Autonomous

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Placements

Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC), Chennai has a training and placement cell that handles all placement-related activities. The main objective of the Rajalakshmi Engineering College placement cell is to provide job opportunities by bringing the companies for campus recruitment to all the eligible students of final year. Every year, campus recruitment for final-year students begins in June. Recruitment will take place after students have graduated from the university, depending on the availability of non-placed students. The REC Chennai placement cell also plays a vital role in enhancing the practical and technical knowledge of the students.

Some of the activities conducted by the Rajalakshmi Engineering College placement cell are regularly contacting recruiting companies for campus placement, conducting career awareness programmes by industry professionals, arranging guest lectures and industrial visits to deliver knowledge and industry practices to the students, conducting the mock interview and mock group discussion by HR Professionals and conducting workshops, seminars and conferences.

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REC Chennai Placement Statistics

According to the REC Chennai placement statistics for the 4 years UG programme (from NIRF), out of 1696 eligible candidates, 1347 students have been placed and 254 have opted for higher studies in the year 2021. As per the Rajalakshmi Engineering College placement statistics for the year 2021, the median salary offered to the 4 years UG programme students was Rs. 3,00,000. Similarly, according to the Rajalakshmi Engineering College placement statistics for the 2 years PG programme, out of 113 eligible candidates, 110 students have been placed and 2 students have opted for higher studies in the year 2021. As per the placement statistics for the year 2021, the median salary offered to the 2 years PG programme students was Rs. 4,15,000.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College Placement Statistics - UG (4-Years Programmes)- 2020-21 (NIRF Data)

Particulars	Statistics
Batch strength	1767
Total number of students eligible for placements	1696
Total students placed	1347
Median salary	Rs. 3,00,000
Number of students who opted for higher studies	254

Rajalakshmi Engineering College Placement Statistics- PG (2-Years Programmes)- 2020-21 (NIRF Data)

Particulars	Statistics
Batch strength	114
Total number of students eligible for placements	113
Total students placed	110
Median salary	Rs. 4,15,000
Number of students who opted for higher studies	2

Rajalakshmi Engineering College Top Recruiters

Accenture	Adaptavant Technologies	Airtel
Amalgamations Group	American Megatrends	Analytical Instrumentation
Ashok Leyland Ltd.	Bajaj Capital	Blue Star
Brakes India	Cache Nextgen Software	Capgemini
CITI Group	Cognizant	CSS Corp
e-Funds	Elecon	Ericcson
Excelacom	FL Smidth Minerals	Flextronics
Ford	Frost and Sullivan	Fujitec
Godrej & Boyce	HCL Technologies	Hewitt Associate
Hexaware	Hinduja Foundries	Hindustan Motors
HSBC	Hyundai	IBM
ICICI Securities Ltd.	iGate	IHD Industries
Infosys Technologies	Inzi Controls Ltd	iSoft
Jindal	JK Tyres	Kone Elevators
L&T	L&T Infotech	Larsen & Toubro E-Engineering
Mahindra & Mahindra	MARG Group	Lifecell
Nokia	Nuvent Technologies	Oracle
PEPSICO	Protech Software	Protek Circuits and System
Ramco Systems	Reliance Communications	Reliance Industries
Saint Gobain	Sapient	Satyam
Schwing Stetter	SKF India	Stats Hithat
Subex	Sundaram Fasteners	Syntel
TATA Consultancy Services	Tech Mahindra	Technip
Thirumalai Chemicals	TMI Systems	TVS Turbo Energy Ltd
United Software	US Technologies	Value Source Technologies
Videocon	Virtusa	Visteon Technologies
Wheels India Ltd.	Wipro	Zenta Global

Domain

Management and Business Administration

Year

2 Years

Statistics for Academic Year 2023

Particulars	Statistics
Total Placed Students	87

Placement yearly trends

Placement Percentage

Source Data NIRF 2022

Key takeaways from Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai's Placement Statistics

The Placement Percentage of Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai has increased by 17.39 %
The Median salary of Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai has decreased by 38.33 %
The Placement Percentage of Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai is better than 36 colleges that are ranked higher

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Student Diversification at Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai

Data Source: NIRF 2021

Courses offered by Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai

Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC), Chennai offers admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Rajalakshmi Engineering College admissions are offered to B.E/B.Tech, M.B.A and M.E/M.Tech programmes. REC Chennai admission to B.E/B.Tech programme is done on the basis of candidates' performance in the class 10+2 examination. Candidates meeting the cutoff have to further participate in the TNEA counselling.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College admission to M.B.A and M.E/M.Tech programmes is offered based on the performance of candidates in TANCET. Meanwhile, M.E/M.Tech aspirants with a valid GATE score, don’t need to appear for TANCET. Later, candidates who are shortlisted for admission have to participate in TANCET M.B.A counselling and TANCA counselling for M.B.A and M.E/M.Tech programmes respectively. Final admission is confirmed after verification of documents and Rajalakshmi Engineering College admission fee payment.

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Selection Criteria

Course	Degree	Selection Criteria
UG	B.E/B.Tech	TNEA followed by TNEA counselling
PG	M.B.A	TANCET followed by TANCET M.B.A counselling
PG	M.E/M.Tech	GATE/TANCET score followed by TANCA counselling

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Application Process

First, visit the official website of Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai and click on the 'Admission open: UG/PG' tab on the homepage.
Next, enter the required details and click on the 'Apply Now' button.
Candidates have to then register themselves using a valid e-mail id, phone number and enter aadhaar number and other details.
Fill the Rajalakshmi Engineering College application form with all necessary details.
Later, submit the application form along with the application fee.
Take a printout of the REC Chennai application form for future reference.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai UG Admissions

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai offers 17 undergraduate programmes. REC Chennai courses at the UG level include B.E/B.Tech programmes in 17 specialisations. The course duration of the B.E/B.Tech programme is 4 years.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai UG Courses- Seat Intake/Eligibility Criteria

Course	Seat Intake	Eligibility Criteria
B.E Computer Science and Engineering	300	Passed 10+2 with an aggregate of 50% marks for general, 45% for backward, 40% for most backward and passing marks for SC/ST from a recognised board.
B.E Electronics and Communication Engineering	240
B.Tech Biotechnology	180
B.E Mechanical Engineering	180
B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	120
B.Tech Information Technology	120
B.E Biomedical Engineering	120
B.E Electrical and Electronics Engineering	120
B.Tech Chemical Engineering	60
B.Tech Computer Science and Business Systems	60
B.Tech Food Technology	60
B.E Aeronautical Engineering	60
B.E Civil Engineering	60
B.E Computer Science and Design	60
B.E Mechatronics	60
B.E Robotics and Automation	60
B.E Automobile Engineering	30

Rajalakshmi Engineering College B.E Admission Procedure

First, candidates need to meet the eligibility criteria for Rajalakshmi Engineering College admission to the B.E/B.Tech programme.
Eligible candidates have to apply for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission (TNEA), conducted by the Department of Technical Education (DoTE) of Tamil Nadu.
The Rajalakshmi Engineering College B.E admission is offered based on candidates' scores in the class 12th board examination.
Then, the cutoff list for Rajalakshmi Engineering College B.E/B.Tech admission is released.
Candidates should register for TNEA counselling through the TNEA portal.
During the counselling, they have to give first preference to Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai.
The merit list is prepared based on marks obtained by the candidate in TNEA, board exam, choice filling and counselling.
Later, candidates have to get their documents verified and pay the REC Chennai admission fee.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai PG Admissions

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai offers nine postgraduate programmes. Rajalakshmi Engineering College courses at the PG level include M.B.A and M.E/M.Tech programmes in 8 specialisations. The course duration of M.B.A and M.E/M.Tech programme is 2 years.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai PG Courses- Seat Intake/Eligibility Criteria

Course	Seat Intake	Eligibility Criteria
M.B.A	120	Passed the bachelor’s degree examination of Anna University or any other examination of any university or authority accepted by the Syndicate of Anna University as equivalent thereto.
M.Tech Biotechnology	24
M.Tech Data Science	18
M.E Avionics	18
M.E Communication Systems	18
M.E Computer Science and Engineering	18
M.E Embedded Systems Technologies	18
M.E Engineering Design	18
M.E Medical Electronics	18

Rajalakshmi Engineering College M.B.A. Admission Procedure

For Rajalakshmi Engineering College M.B.A admission, candidates have to apply and appear for the entrance exam- TANCET.
Next, the TANCET M.B.A results are declared followed by the TANCET M.B.A cutoff.
Candidates meeting the TANCET M.B.A cutoff have to register for TANCET M.B.A counselling.
Later, candidates have to participate in the TANCET M.B.A counselling and give preference to Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai during the choice filling.
Once the seat has been allotted then candidates have to get the documents verified and pay the admission fees.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College M.E Admission Procedure

Candidates have to apply and obtain a valid score in TANCET or GATE.
Then, aspiring candidates have to submit the TANCA application form.
A merit list is prepared and candidates whose names appear on the merit list are eligible to participate in the TANCA counselling.
Candidates should select Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai during the choice filling as their first choice.
In order to complete the admission process, candidates have to submit the required documents and pay the Rajalakshmi Engineering College admission fees.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Admission Process- Documents Required

Three passport size photos
10th certificate with mark sheet (for evidence of Date of Birth)
12th certificate with mark sheet (for UG admission)
Bachelor’s degree certificate (for PG admission)
Transfer certificate from the institution last studied
Original Community certificate
Migration certificate
Sports certificates of achievement (if allotted under sports quota)
Extracurricular certificates (if any)
Medical fitness certificate
Nativity certificate
Conduct certificate
TANCET mark sheet and hall ticket (for PG admission)
Eligibility certificate (other state candidates only)

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai Scholarship

Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC), Chennai offers scholarships to meritorious students. The institute provides various prizes, awards and scholarships to encourage and appreciate the meritorious students for their excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities. Rajalakshmi Engineering College scholarships include special cash prizes in the paper presentation in symposia/conference, quiz, publication of research papers in journals and proficiency in R&D activities.

According to REC Chennai scholarship policy, cash prizes, certificates of appreciation, and books are awarded to students who secure first or second place in every semester or year or who secure centum in individual subjects, or who obtain 100% attendance in every academic year. Rajalakshmi Engineering College scholarships are Raghavan Memorial Merit Award, Lady Parvatham Trust Award, Thiruvenkatam Sivasailam Endurance Prize and Giri Memorial Best Outgoing Student Award. Mentioned below are the REC Chennai scholarships along with eligibility criteria.

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Rajalakshmi Engineering College Scholarships and Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship	Eligibility Criteria
Raghavan Memorial Merit Award	This award is given to the college topper of the year among all branches of first-year students. The award waives the tuition fee for one year.
Lady Parvatham Trust Award	This award includes a cash prize and is given to the student who is the topper among all branches of II, III and IV year students.
Thiruvenkatam Sivasailam Endurance Prize	Two scholarships are given to one male and one female student who demonstrates a positive attitude and a fighting spirit in overcoming obstacles and improving their performance.
Giri Memorial Best Outgoing Student Award	This has been instituted by Mrs. K. Dhayabara Sundari in the name of her Late Grandson Giridhari Sai Ganesh. The goal of this award is to encourage engineering students to develop an all-around personality while maintaining a consistent academic record and focusing on extra-curricular activities.

Students Receiving Full Tuition Fee Reimbursement

UG (4 years): 5480/26573

PG (2 years): 304/899

Data Source: NIRF 2020