K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology A sustainable educational hub

K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology

A sustainable educational hub 

Over the past decade, engineering education has seen tremendous growth both in the number of students and in the number of colleges. But only a few are capable of marking their presence in the fast-changing world among top MNCs.

Established in the year 2010, K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology is a premier organization making a constructive transformation in the lives of young aspirants by imparting top-notch technical and value-based education as per the global standard. The institution focuses on empowering the students with world-class research facilities to overcome the hurdles and challenges of the corporate sector. While striving to be a centre of excellence to augment the knowledge of students, the institute fosters the talents of the students to broaden their outlook towards life by enhancing their personality and communication.

Spanning for eight years, KRCT has been accredited with A+ grade by NAAC. It is an ISO certified college affiliated to Anna University Chennai and is run by K. Ramakrishnan Educational Trust. Academically, the institute is walking through the glorious path where the students are able to bag offer from reputed companies like IBM, Capgemini, Wipro and many more. It is remarkable to see the institution reach the position of top 10 Engineering Colleges of Tamil Nadu over a relatively brief period of time.

Located in the famous temple town Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli, K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology believes in educating, enhancing and empowering the student community to face the challenges of tomorrow and to be the front-runners in the job market. KRCT ensures that its students are well-equipped with the skill sets required to surmount the challenges of the competitive world.  In short, it is an institute nurturing talent and enhancing the competency of students to transform them into an all-round personality respecting moral and ethical values.

With quality education, KRCT has come forward to extend several facilities to the students. The Training and Placement Cell of the institute organizes a series of a training program for its students with the help of in-house experts and experts drawn from professional agencies. Wipro, on the other side, has a placement cell which conducts a special training program for its students and this has been a privilege for the institution.

The Department of Training & Placement envisions providing competence training to its students to help them attain growth while nurturing the technical and soft skills to perpetuate the idea of confidence for a buoyant future. It believes in grooming the students in the right direction right from their first semester through continuous counseling and ensures that the semester-based activities prove exceptionally useful in shaping the career of students and mould them to the requirements of various industries.

Students at KRCT continue to surpass the expectations of the recruiters with their potential talent and bring to the table diverse skill sets that make them an asset to any organization they choose to join. Beaming with pride, Dr. S. Muruganandam, the Principal of K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology says, "we prepare our students to be not only professionally competent but also with soft skills like laudable leadership, good teamwork, creativity, negotiation and communication." And, therefore, in the current academic year, 94.3 percent of the eligible candidates are placed in reputed multi-national companies.

The faculty adheres to a strict discipline culture to groom the students and help them rise-up in their professional as well as personal life. They start grooming the students from the first semester itself. In the initial semester, the focus remains on communication skill which gradually moves to aptitude in the third semester and then they start providing various certifications in training from the third year onwards. Special attentions are paid to slow learners through additional training to help them cope up with the syllabus and for an effective understanding.

The college focuses on outcome-based creative learning system with the latest technology and techniques, modern infrastructure, fully equipped laboratories and fully developed library. The fully automated Learning Centre provides an ambience conducive to the teaching and learning process with the support of 21,366 volumes of text and reference books with RFID based Library Management System. A well-stocked library of books, journals, magazines and other such publication enable faculty and students to keep abreast with the latest development in their area of activities and to gain information support for research.

Apart from all the approved equipment, the established laboratories of the college have additional instruments to serve the objective of training students beyond the prescribed syllabus and to enrich their knowledge while practicing. The college also has well-furnished and secure hostels both for boys and girls with attached mess serving quality and nutritious vegetarian and non-vegetation food.

The college transport department provides punctual service, besides ensuring safety and security to the students at competitive rates. More than 20 college buses help the students & staff to commute to the college from various places especially all city areas. The Health Centre, on the other hand, is committed to promoting the health and wellness of the campus community by providing high-quality prevention, education, and treatment services.

With respect to sports, the institution has a fascinating and well-equipped sports complex and a wide playground for activities such as Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Cricket, Judo, Football, Netball, Martial Arts etc. Sports are in fact a way of life for the students who are conscious of health fitness and those looking for professional star status.  To keep the students fit, the institution also has a gym scheduled separately for boys and girls.

K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering is one of the best institutions with highly envisioned professionals. Ever since its inception, the institute has taken huge strides towards differentiating itself by focusing on the pursuit of Innovation and Research by its faculty and students and offers a quality research training experience for its students and faculty members in the recent Frontiers of Engineering and Technology. The state of art infrastructure with Wi-Fi enabled classrooms motivates students to keep abreast with latest trends and technologies. KRCE has grown at a good pace in the last few years and has become one of the most preferred institutions in Tamil Nadu and neighboring states. The institution has a large potential for engineers to shine and it is all set to introduce MBA education in the near future.