Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Polytechnic, Coimbatore

Campus Location: Coimbatore

Located in The Government of India, with the purpose of providing a system of education which included study of rural problems, rural requirements and solutions for the same and creation of employment opportunities in rural areas, wanted to establish a few institutions known as “Rural Institutes” on experimental basis in certain selected places. Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore, which was already running several educational institutions and had the experience in catering to rural requirements, was one of such institutions selected for this purpose. The present Polytechnic College which was originally named as “School of Engineering” was one of the wings of the Rural Institute. It started to function in 1956 under the National Council for Rural Higher Education, Government of India. It aimed to specially cater to the needs of rural areas and to improve the economic conditions of the villages. Initially the course of study in Civil Engineering, of three years duration, was started in the name ‘National Certificate Course in Rural Civil Engineering’., The School of Engineering offered a three year Diploma Course in Civil and Rural Engineering (DCRE) which followed the same subjects as prescribed for a Diploma Course in Civil Engineering in a polytechnic. Elements of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Community Development were taught to suit the rural needs., On 26th August 1956, the school was officially inaugurated by Sri M Bhakthavatsalam, Minister of Industries and Agriculture, Government of Madras. Participation in the community work within and outside the campus was, considered as one of the ideals of the Vidyalaya. Students and the members of the staff were made to participate in maintaining the classrooms, hostel rooms and the campus neat and clean all by themselves as far as possible., Community work and extension activity were a part of the study. The students and staff in batches used to go to the surrounding villages, study the village problems, find solutions wherever possible and engage in social work like farming, preparing and supplying teaching materials to schools, repairing the school furniture, etc,., After completion of the course, common examination was conducted by the National Council for Rural Higher Education, New Delhi, in all the Rural Institutes and Diplomas were awarded to the successful candidates., Vision, To be a centre of excellence in the field of technical education., Mission, To offer diploma level education to cater to the needs of industry and society, To mould students to be disciplined, competent and socially responsible technicians, who will be assets to our nation’s human resource pool., To provide the best possible infrastructure and adopt advanced methodologies for improving the calibre of students and the staff, To establish, maintain and continuously improve our quality management system, To expose our students to the universal principles of harmony among religions, universal brotherhood, man-making and character-building education., To create feedback mechanism to evaluate our performance and emerging trends in industry, To identify the latent latent talents of our students by providing a conducive environment.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.