Type Engineering Principal Dr. K.R. Dixit Phone 07172 225 168 | Established 1983 Undergraduates 520 annual intake Founded 1983 | |
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Chairman Shri Shantaramji Potdukhe Motto आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः, translit. "Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions" (Sanskrit) | ||
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology (RCERT), formerly Chandrapur Engineering College(CEC), is an engineering institute located in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India. It is managed by the Sardar Patel Memorial Society(Trust). It is affiliated to Gondwana University.
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History
The college was established in 1983 by Shri Shantaramji Potdukhe in 1983. It started with five branches and 180 seats. It now has 520 intake in seven branches and a postgraduate course in three branches.
Facilities
The college campus covers 42 acres of land. The college has a library and an auditorium. It has Cricket, Football & Volleyball ground, a Basket Ball and Badminton court and a Skating rink. The college also has a TT Hall and Gymnasium each for boys and for girls.
Courses
The Undergraduate courses offered by the college are:
The Postgraduate courses offered by the college are:
Admissions
Admission criteria is based on the MHT-CET / JEE-Main rankings.
Library
The library has attained membership of DELNET (Developing Library Network) which enables students/staff to access the books/journals of the libraries of hundreds of colleges including NT. They can also avail themselves of the ILL (Inter Library Loan) facility to borrow books from other colleges libraries. The digital library facility gives access to journals for research. The IEEE journals and papers are also available to be downloaded as e-resources. The library features a 'book bank' facility which is partly funded by the State Government. It enables a student to hire a complete set of books for a given year for a nominal rent. SC/ST students are provided books free of cost. There is a reading room for books . The library also has a section of reference books and Periodicals/Journals. The library is well automated.
Training and Placement
A large number of companies visit the campus every year and recruit eligible students from the campus.
Professional Affiliations
The college is a member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and of the Institution of Engineers (IEI).