Rewa Engineering College

Rewa Engineering College (REC), formerly known as Government Engineering College (GEC), is an institute of technology located in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is an autonomous institution funded by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India.[2]

Rewa Engineering College
रीवा अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालय
Former names
Government Engineering College-Rewa
Mottoतेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु
(tejasvi naavadhiitamastu)
(Sanskrit)
Motto in English
May our knowledge become brilliant
TypePublic Institution
Established1964
ChairmanShri Umashankar Gupta
PrincipalDr. B.K. Agrawal
Undergraduates340
Location
Rewa
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
India

24°32′0″N 81°18′0″E
Campus250 acre
AffiliationsRajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya[1]
Websitewww.recrewa.ac.in

REC is an autonomous institute. However it depends on Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya for academics and administrative purposes.[3]

History

Formerly known as Government Engineering College (GEC Rewa), was established by the Govt. of M.P. in 1964.It was initially set up at the present Model Science college building with Prof. S.R. Beedkar as founder Principal, later it was shifted to Government B.Ed College building. In 1972, it was shifted to its present location, spreading across 250 acres (1.0 km2).

The institute was affiliated with Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa, until 2000. Afterwards it was affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The first batch was started with 120 students for the courses of Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. In 1984 Electronics engineering branch was started with 20 student. In 1980 a B.E. (transfer course) was introduced in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering with a capacity of 20 students in each branch to facilitate a graduate degree course for diploma holder students. Looking at the growing demand for Software Engineers across the country Computer Science and Engineering branch was introduced in 2018.

For the academic year of 2022, AICTE approved REC to conduct M.Tech course. Following which three new courses- Thermal Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Power System where introduced in Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering department respectively.[4]

Organisation and Administration

Governance

The institute is governed by Rewa Engineering College Society, Rewa registered by Govt. of MP. The administrative and management functions are accomplished through a General Body and Board of Governors.[5]

Departments

Centres
  • IIT Bombay Remote Centre and Resource Centre
  • Centre of Innovation, Incubation, Entrepreneurship and Industry Relations.
  • Training and Placement
  • Central Workshop

Academics

REC Rewa offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs in following engineering fields:

DegreeSpecialization
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)

Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.[6]

Master of Technology (M.Tech)Thermal Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Power Engineering.[7]

Admissions

Students are admitted into the various B.Tech. programs through the national level engineering entrance examination Joint Entrance Examination - Main (JEE(Main)).

Admission to the M.Tech programs is done through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

Student life

Cultural and Non-Academic Activities

REC have well cultivated culture of clubs cells.There are mainly seven clubs in REC-

  • Catalyst E-cell

The very first club established in 2015. E-Cell is an entrepreneurial cell of the college, which is responsible for conducting entrepreneurial activities throughout the campus.

  • REC Pedia

Official Media House and Event Organizing Body of REC. It was established in 2018 and has been growing tremendously since then.

  • Technical Club

Tech club promotes technical activities in the college like circuit designing, coding quests, etc.

  • Abhiruchi Club

Abhiruchi club is dedicated in promoting a vibrant campus experience by conducting several arts and cultural activities.

  • REC Design Club

Established in 2019 as SAEINDIA Collegiate Club. This club is indulged in activities to promote designing and making of automobiles.

  • Sports Club

Responsible for conducting various sports event in the college and also helps students to play for nodal and state-level competitions.

  • 3rd - Eye Photography Club

This is a photography and videography club of college which carves out the best photographers of REC.

Fests organized annually are-

  • AARAMBH
  • PENTAQUEST

Achievements

References
  1. "Institutions Profile". www.rgpv.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. "Engineering Colleges". www.mptechedu.org. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. "Institutions Profile". www.rgpv.ac.in. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. "Mtech: एमपी के इस कॉलेज में भी शुरू हुई एमटेक की पढ़ाई, 90 सीट स्वीकृत". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. "Board of Governors".
  6. "Rewa Engineering College".
  7. "Mtech: एमपी के इस कॉलेज में भी शुरू हुई एमटेक की पढ़ाई, 90 सीट स्वीकृत". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. "GATE: 13वीं रैंक लाने वाले MP के बेटे की कहानी:पिता रातभर पढ़ने से मना करते, जुनून देख मां चोरी-छिपे कॉफी देती रहती... बेटा पढ़ता जाता". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. "स्मार्ट इंडिया हैकाथॉन राष्ट्रीय प्रतियोगिता:कोल्हापुर में बजा रीवा इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज की प्रतिभा का डंका, छात्रों ने जीता एक लाख रुपए का पहला पुरस्कार". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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