Rajalakshmi Engineering College Course Admissions 2026: Important Dates, Eligibility & Application Process, Cutoff

Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC) was established in the year 1997 under the aegis of Rajalakshmi Educational Trust. REC Chennai is an autonomous institution affiliated with Anna University, Chennai. REC is a prestigious college in Tamil Nadu and it has been ranked by NIRF many times. A few of the important Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai rankings are mentioned below:

Ranking Body	Rank
NIRF 2023 for B.Tech	86
NIRF 2022 for B.Tech	95
NIRF 2021 for B.Tech	110
NIRF 2020 for B.Tech	106

Rajalakshmi Engineering College through its 15 departments, offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses to students across Engineering, Computer Application and IT, Management and Business Administration, and Sciences streams. The below-mentioned table shows the departments available at Rajalakshmi Engineering College:

Aeronautical Engineering	Automobile Engineering	Biotechnology
Biomedical Engineering	Management Studies	Humanities & Sciences
Chemical Engineering	Mechatronics Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Information Technology	Food Technology	Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering	Computer Science & Engineering	Civil Engineering

No, admissions have not been opened for Rajalakshmi Engineering College MBA course. However, the accepted entrance examinations for REC MBA admissions are ongoing. Candidates who are interested in applying for MBA admissions at REC should start to register for the TANCET entrance exam as soon as possible. Candidates should also ensure that they are eligible to apply for MBA admissions at REC.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College application process is open. Interested students should visit the official website of the college. Students can check the step-wise application process below:

• Visit official website of institute and look for admission tab.
• Select application form option from drop-down menu.
• Choose a course and click on Apply Now.
• Register as a new student.
• Log in to portal to access application form.
• Fill the form and upload documents 
• Pay application fee. 

Undergraduate and graduate programmes are available at Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC), in Chennai. Courses at Rajalakshmi Engineering College in Chennai are available full-time. Courses in Engineering, Computer Application and IT, Management and Business Administration, and Sciences are offered at Rajalakshmi Engineering College. The undergraduate programmes of Rajalakshmi Engineering College are BE/BTech programmes with 17 specialisations. The BE/BTech programme has a 4-year course duration. There are 8 specialisations available in the MBA and ME/MTech programmes at Rajalakshmi Engineering College. The MBA and ME/MTech programmes each have a two-year course duration. The courses offered by Rajalakshmi Engineering College, along with the eligibility criteria, are shown below:

Courses	Total tuition Fees	Eligibility
B.E. / B.Tech (20 Courses)	INR 2.5 L (for 3-4 years)	Class 12: 45-50 % Exams: TNEACBSE 12th
MBA/PGDM (1 Courses)	INR 35 K (for 2 years)	Graduation: 50 % Exams: TANCET MBA
M.E./M.Tech (8 Courses)	INR 50 K (for 2 years)	Graduation: 50 % Exams: GATETANCET

 

 

Yes, it is possible to get admission at Rajalakshmi Engineering College with 15000 rank. The college accepts TNEA scores for admission to BE/BTech specialisations. The last round closing ranks for the General AI category candidates were between 6193 and 46008. The branch-wise cutoff for the college is given in the table below so that students can know which specialisation is available at which rank:

Course	2024
B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering	6193
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	10768
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering	33127
B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering	19738
B.E. in Aeronautical Engineering	23334
B.E. in Biomedical Engineering	28114
B.Tech. in Information Technology	10842
B.Tech. in Biotechnology Engineering	31347
B.E. in Civil Engineering	46008
B.E. in Mechatronics Engineering	25477
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering	30847
B.Tech. in Food Technology	39702
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Business System	15056
B.E. in Robotics and Automation	25358
B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning	15113
B.E. in Computer Science and Design	19881
B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science	11528
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)	12762

TNEA Rank List for various categories is out on the official website of TNEA. To check ranks candidates must login using the username and password. Grievances Redressal option is available till June. Further, the Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) Tamil Nadu released TNEA counselling dates and details. Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) counselling registrations are ongoing, whereas the general TNEA Counselling process will start in July. TNEA counselling process includes registration, assignment of random numbers, certificate verifications, rank list publication, and finally the counselling. The counselling rounds will include steps like Choice Filling, Allotment, Confirmation of Allotment, and Reporting to the College/ TFC and payment of fees depending upon their confirmation.

 

TANCET exam is held once every year around the month of March. Typically, Anna University starts the TANCET registration in January, and the same concludes within one month from the start date. The conducting body releases the TANCET admit card for all candidates who will be appearing for the exam. The admit card is downloadable from the official website within a week after the registration window is closed. Candidates will find the TANCET results 15-20 days after the exam is conducted.

REC BTech courses do follow semester system in their curriculum. Each year is divided into two semesters of 4-5 months each. The college offers BTech in various specialisations which all have a minimum duration of four-years or eight total semesters. The entire BTech syllabus as well as the required internships/projects are completed within this course duration.

Candidates seeking admission to MBA at Rajalakshmi Engineering College are required to submit the following documents along with two sets of attested copies during the time of admission as mentioned below:

• Class 10/ SSLC certificate with marks (for evidence of Date of Birth)

• Class 12  (Higher Secondary) marksheet

• Transfer certificate from the institution last studied

• Original Community certificate

• Sports certificates of achievement, if allotted under Sports Quota

• Extra Curricular certificates, if any.

• Medical Fitness certificate

• Nativity certificate

• Conduct certificate

• CET- Entrance Examination marksheet and hall ticket

• Eligibility certificate (other State Candidates only)

• Three passport-size photos

Below are the factors that will determine the cut off of TNEA:

1. Exam difficulty
2. The number of students who appeared in the exam
3. Available seats in the institutes
4. Last years cutoff trends The authority releases TNEA community-wise cutoffs for all the candidates.

TNEA cut-off score is the minimum mark that candidates have to secure to be eligible for admission to B.Tech courses. Eligible candidates for TNEA are called seat allotment on the basis of TNEA cut-off marks and availability of seats in the TNEA participating colleges. The TNEA cut-off admission scores will also be released after each round of counselling on the official website. TNEA cutoffs are different for all the categories depending on various exam factors.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College MBA curriculum does follow a semester-based system. Every year is divided into two semesters with a duration of 4-5 months. The REC MBA course is a two-year course with four total semesters. The entire syllabus for the MBA course as well as all necessary internships/projects are completed within this course duration.

TANCET participating colleges define the TANCET cutoff scores or the last ranks for admission. However, participating institutes do not release a cutoff list for candidates to check during the admission process. In fact the cutoff scores are not released by any authority during the admission session. Candidates can find the TANCET cutoff scores and TANCET last ranks, from the previous admission session, published on the official admission website, I. e. Tamil Nadu-mbamca. Com. All queries related to the centralised admission, counselling, cutoffs, vacancy details, among other information is published on the counselling website, aka the admission website. Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai, has the authority to publish the previous year TANCET cutoff on the official admission website.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College cutoff 2024 has been released. Rajalakshmi Engineering College cutoff 2024 stood at 1403 for the General AI category candidates. As per the last three-year TANCET score cutoff, the REC showcase an increasing trend. The cutoff for the General category under the AI Quota, in 2022, 2023 and 2024 the TANCET score stood at 883, 1352, and 1403, respectively.