R.M.K. College of Engineering and Technology
| Established | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Thiru R.S. Munirathinam |
| Principal | Dr. T. Rengaraja |
| Location |
Kavaraipettai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 13°19′24″N 80°09′10″E / 13.323407°N 80.152771°ECoordinates: 13°19′24″N 80°09′10″E / 13.323407°N 80.152771°E |
| Affiliations | Anna University, Chennai |
| Website | www.rmkcet.ac.in |
R.M.K. College of Engineering and Technology (RMKCET) is an engineering college in the village of Puduvoyal, in the municipality of Tiruvallur, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is governed by the Lakshmikanthammal Educational Trust, affiliated with Anna University, Chennai, and approved by AICTE. It is a Telugu minority institution.
The college opened in 2008 with four departments: Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Mechanical Engineering (MECH).It now has more than 1700 students in various departments such as EEE, ECE, CSE, and mechanical engineering. The campus is about 100 acres (0.40 km2). The college has a fleet of 32 buses for transportation of students covering all most Chennai and Tiruvallur dist.
Courses offered
- B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering
- B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering
- B.E. in Mechanical Engineering
This new college is located at Puduvoyal village at a distance of about 33 km from Chennai on the Chennai-Vijayawada National Highway. It is easily reachable from Chennai by buses proceeding to Gummidipoondi/ Sulurpet/ Nellore / Nayudupet / Sri Kalahasthi/Thirupathi. The suburban trains between Chennai and Gummidipoondi stop at Kavaraipettai station and from there the college is 1 km away.
The institute has a huge complex that houses class rooms, air conditioned seminar halls, central library, departmental libraries and Internet with 2Mbit/s connectivity. There are separate hostels for men and women.
Awards & Honours
- Ranked 16th in Top 100 Private Engineering Colleges in The Higher Education Review Survey 2016 for Placements. Also Ranked 4th in Emerging Engineering Colleges in the Higher Education Review Survey 2016.
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan National Award for Best Engineering College having Best Overall Performance for the year 2015.
- Ranked 82 in the top 100 colleges including IITs and NITs in the All India Survey 2015 conducted by Outlook Magazine.
RMK Group institutions
- RMK Engineering College
- RMD Engineering College
- RMK Matriculation School
- Sri Durga Devi Polytechnic
- RMK Residential School