Rajalakshmi Engineering College UG, PG, Doctorate Courses 2025

The department of biotechnology was started in the year 2002 with the mission of bringing a unique combination of skills and wide range of scientific disciplines. The Department of Biotechnology has been winning the esteemed best outgoing student award consecutively since its inception in the college. The achievements of the students have allowed the college to attain national and international recognition. The Department has so far produced 52 university rank holders in B.Tech and 6 university rank holders in M.Tech (3 gold medals). The Department is consistently producing 97-100 % results in University examinations. Our Biotechnology graduates have the ability to apply knowledge across the disciplines and in emerging areas of biotechnology for higher studies, research, employability and product development. Our Biotechnology graduates have the communication skills, sense of responsibility to protect the environment and ethical conduct towards their profession and commitment to serve the society. Our Biotechnology graduates possess academic excellence, managerial skills, leadership qualities and understand the need for lifelong learning for a successful professional career. For more details, please check: http://rajalakshmi.org/dept-biotech-intro.php

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.

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

Yes, Rajalakshmi Engineering College does offer several scholarships to its students on all levels. REC scholarships are primarily merit-based scholarships, offered to students with good scores in the last qualifying and entrance exam. The REC scholarships are offered in the form of cash prizes or tuition-fee waivers.  Some of the popular scholarships offered at the institute are listed below:

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

 

Rajalakshmi Engineering College Chennai offers merit-based scholarships to students who excel in curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities. Rajalakshmi Engineering College scholarships are offered in the form of prizes, awards, and tuition fee waivers to all UG as well as PG students. The four scholarships along with their eligibility criteria, and scholarships amount are mentioned in the table given below:

Scholarships Name	Scholarships Amount	Eligibility Criteria
Raghavan Memorial Merit Award	One-year tuition fee waived	College topper of the year, among all first-year students
Lady Parvatham Trust Award	Cash prize	Topper among all first, second, and third-year students
Thiruvenkatam Sivasailam Endurance Prize	N/A	Students exhibiting a positive attitude, and improved performance
Giri Memorial Best Outgoing Student Award	N/A	Merit-based

 

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

 

 

Rajalakshmi Engineering College cut off 2024 for admission to BE/BTech is based on TNEA scores. The last round closing ranks for the General AI category candidates were between 6193 and 46008. For OBC AI category candidates, the ranks closed between 11273 and 45496. For the SC AI category, the ranks closed between 93641 and 169968. 

The most sought-after specialisations at Rajalakshmi Engineering College were B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering and B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering as these had the most competitive cutoff ranks.

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.

The TNEA 2026 dates will be announced in May 2026. Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu will release the application process for TNEA 2026.

Candidates can check the important TNEA 2026 dates like registration dates, random number release dates, Certificate verification dates, rank list release dates and counselling dates. The counselling rounds will include steps like Choice Filling, Allotment, Confirmation of Allotment, and Reporting to the College/TFC and payment of fees.

10+2 passed/appearing candidates can apply for TNEA counselling. Admission will be based on marks obtained by the candidates in the relevant subjects, namely, Maths Physics and Chemistry which will be reduced to 200 (Maths 100, Physics 50 and Chemistry 50).

TANCET exam is conducted for MBA and MCA admission. More than 25,000 candidates take the TANCET exam for MBA admission. The sections vary for MBA and MCA exams. The space below mention the TANCET MBA exam pattern:

• Mode of TANCET exam: Offline, OMR based
• Type of questions: Objective type
• Number of questions: 100
• Number of sections: 5
• Exam duration: 120 minutes
• Maximum marks: 100
• Marks for correct response: 1 mark
• Mark down for incorrect response: 1/4 mark
• Exam medium: English

The TANCET MBA syllabus is based on five sections. The sections for TANCET MBA exam include:

• Business Situations
• Reading Comprehension
• Quantitative Ability
• Data Sufficiency
• English Usage

All sections in the TANCET exam have equal weightage.

 According to the official website, candidates for admission to the first semester of the Master's degree programme shall have passed an appropriate degree examination at Anna University. Additionally, the college accepts any other examination of any university or authority accepted by the Syndicate of Anna University as equivalent to it.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College released its last round of cutoff lists for aspiring candidates based on the entrance exam scores, followed by TNEA counselling. The cutoff was released as opening and closing cutoff ranks across different categories for the All India quota. During the Rajalakshmi Engineering College BTech cutoff 2024, the closing cutoff ranks among the General AI category were between 6193 and 46008 in the last round. Due to high demand, a few BTech specialisations demonstrated more competitive cutoff ranks than others. The specialisation with the most competitive last round cutoff rank of 6193 was B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering.

REC provides all the facilities for the overall development of the students. Given below are the facilities offered by Rajalakshmi Engineering College:

• Library: The college library is house in a large, modern 9000-square-foot building. On all working days, the library is accessible to students and employees from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. In all areas of Engineering, Science, Technology, Management, and General Studies, the library has a comprehensive collection of more than 52,600 volumes of textbooks, reference works, and national and international magazines, and the collection is constantly growing.
• Canteen: The college has a fully working vegetarian canteen where employees and students can enjoy cleanly cooked food. The campus is also home to a funded mess. Boys have access to a separate mess area.
• Hostel: There is a separate hostel for boys and girls on campus. There are 200 girls and 500 boys that can stay in the hostel. Final year and graduate students are provided with single rooms. Additional, candidates are allowed to use their personal computers in their rooms. The mess has a large eating room and kitchen. Both boys' and girls' seating are allocated separately.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College offers decent placements annaully to its BTech, MBA, BArch and MTech students. The overall highest package offered to the batch 2025 stood at INR 54 LPA. The college has released the number of offers and company details for the past few years of placements. See the table below showcasing the Rajalakshmi Engineering College placement between 2024 and 2025 in detail:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2024)	Placement Statistics (2025)
Companies participated	305	268
No. of job offers	1570+	1941+

The list of recruiters that visited the college campus to hire the recent passing out batch is presented below:

Rajalakshmi Engineering College Placement Top Recruiters
Accenture	Atos	Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
City Union Bank	Cognizant	HCL Technologies
IBM	HDFC Life	ICICI Securities
IQVIA	Maveric Systems	Kaar Technologies

To secure a seat in Rajalakshmi Engineering College, you have to apply online and get through the relevant entrance exam. BTech admissions are based on TNEA, M.Tech on GATE/TANCET, and MBA on TANCET MBA with subsequent GD and PI. Merit and performance in the selection rounds decide on final selection. Admission gets finalized after the submission of fee.