Vijay Rural Engineering College

Vijay Rural Engineering College
VREC at dusk
Address
Rochis Valley Das Nagar-503003 Nizamabad, Telangana India
Coordinates	18°43′29″N 78°8′50″E / 18.72472°N 78.14722°ECoordinates: 18°43′29″N 78°8′50″E / 18.72472°N 78.14722°E
Information
Type	Private Engineering College
Established	1997
President	Amruta Latha
Chairman	K.Narender Reddy
Principal	Dr. B.R.Vikram
Affiliation	JNTU Hyderabad
Acronym	VREC
Website	www.vrecedu.org

Vijay Rural Engineering College fondly called as VREC is a private engineering college established in 1997 in Nizamabad, Telangana, India.It is 8 kilometers away from Nizamabad railway station and 9 kilometers from Nizamabad Bus Station.The college is affiliated to JNTU Hyderabad and approved by AICTE, New Delhi.

History

VREC was established in 1997 with four branches of Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering and Mechanical Engineering with a capacity of 40 seats per branch.The Department of Civil Engineering was established in the year 2012.The initial strength of 160 improved every year and present intake is around 1200 (including Diploma,MCA.MBA and M.Tech). It has been managed by Ideal Education Society.

Campus

VREC,A Block,Nizamabad

The campus is divided in PG and UG by A and B blocks respectively.Vijay College of Pharmacy is also situated in the VREC campus.The college has started JKC (Jawahar Knowledge Center) in 2006 and it is upgraded to JKC-Star Center.It is co-ordinated by Institute of Electronic Governance (IEG-Govt. of A.P). There are labs,workshops and computer centers within all the blocks of the college.There is a library and Information center too.

Academics

The college admits undergraduate students through the statewide EAMCET exam conducted every year. It offers B.Tech & M.Tech courses in multiple disciplines.Besides it provides the facility for attending various workshops on multiple topics which avail students a great opportunity to progress in every opportunity they utilize.The college also offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) & MCA through its Department of Management.VREC along with JNTUH is the only college in the state of Telangana which offers Cyber Forensics & Information Security discipline.

Departments

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering
• Information Technology
• Basic Science and Humanities
• Business Administration (MBA & MCA)
• Power Electronics
• Web Technologies
• Cyber Forensics & Information Security

Intake

UG and Diploma 

From 2014 the intake of B.Tech Civil and Mechanical branch has been increased from 60 to 120.^[1]

Branch	B.Tech	Diploma
Civil	120	60
Mech	120	60
ECE	120	60
EEE	120	60
CSE	120	60
IT	00	00

PG 

Branch	Seats
Power Electronics	18
Machine Design	18
Computer Science & Engineering	18
ECE	18
Web Technologies	18
Cyber Forensics & Information Security	18
MBA	60
MCA

Extra-curricular activities

Fests

The college holds cultural fests every year and the students belonging to other engineering colleges in the district participate too.

NSS

LEAD programme at VREC

NSS unit was established in the college in 2001. From the day of beginning, NSS unit was conducting various programmes. The main activities of NSS unit at VREC are blood donation camp, anti-ragging squads, medical camps in villages, environmental awareness and other LEAD programmes.

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

The NCC unit was inaugurated on 16 November 2013 by the commanding officer of NCC 12 (A) battalion, Col. Y S Pathania at Vijay Rural Engineering College. VREC is only college in the district that has set up separate NCC units for boys and girls.

Placement Cell

The training and placement cell was started with a vision to provide excellent training to the student so that they can work in multinational companies and become good entrepreneurs.The cell coordinates various training activities like soft skill,communication skills,aptitude and technical skills and certification programs like Infosys campus connect foundation program, DB2, Microsoft certification.It also provides career guidance like abroad studies GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, GATE, GMAT and CAT.

Top Recruiters^[2]

• IBM Technologies
• Infosys
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Convergys
• Tech Mahindra
• Wipro Technologies
• Cognizant (CTS)
• Satyam

Vijay Group of Institutions

• Vijay Rural Engineering College(VREC), Manikbhandar, Nizamabad, established in 1997^[3]
• Vijay Institute of Technology and Sciences(VITS,VJAY),Kamareddy, established in 2004
• Vijay College of Education for Women,Mubarak Nagar,Nizamabad established in 2007
• Vijay College of Engineering For Women(VCEW), Mubaraknagar, Nizamabad, established in 2009
• Vijay College Of Pharmacy(VCPN),Manikbhandar,Nizamabad,established in 2010
• Srinivas Reddy Institute of Technology(SNRJ),Armoor,Nizamabad,established in 2001
• Vijay High School,Mubarak Nagar,Nizamabad,established in 1981.

Notes

• Satya Phanindra Saibewar, a final year student of B.Tech at VREC, who represented the entire Telangana state was awarded the 'Best Leader Award' at the Yuva Summit-2015 held recently at Deshpande Foundation in Hubli of Karnataka.He received the award from the hands of Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Infosis Narayana Moorthy.^[4]

Gallery

Inaugural Stone  VREC,B Block  Vijay College of Pharmacy  Workshop Labs  Principal B.R Vikram interacting with professors  Production Tech Lab

See also

• Kakatiya Institutions
• List of cities in Telangana by population
• Nizamabad Railway Station
• Nizamabad Bus Station

References

1. "Vijay Rural Engineering College - Vijay Group of Institutions  : : : AMRUTHA LATHA.COM". amruthalatha.com.
2. http://www.vrecedu.org/placement
3. "List of Vijay Group of Institutions  : : : AMRUTHA LATHA.COM". amruthalatha.com.
4. P. Ram Mohan. "Engineering student wins best leader award". The Hindu.