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{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox school
| image = VREC at dusk.jpg
| caption = A Block, VREC
| name = Vijay Rural Engineering College
| established = 1997
| type = Private [[Engineering College]]
| chairman = K.Narender Reddy
| president = Amruta Latha
| principal = Dr. P.sampath Rao
| affiliation = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad|JNTU Hyderabad]]
| motto =
| city = [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]]
| state = [[Telangana]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|18|43|29|N|78|8|50|E|type:edu|display=title,inline}}
| free_label = Acronym
| free_text = VREC
| campus =
| location = Das Nagar-503003
| address = Rochis Valley
| website = {{URL|vrec.ac.in}}
}}

'''Vijay Rural Engineering College''', also known as '''VREC''', is a private [[engineering]] and [[Institute of technology|polytechnic]] college established in 1997 in [[Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh|Nizamabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It is {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=off}} away from [[Nizamabad railway station]] and {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=off}} from [[Nizamabad Bus Station]].The college is affiliated to [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad]] and approved by [[All India Council for Technical Education]], [[New Delhi]].

==History==
VREC was established in 1997 with four branches of [[Computer engineering|Computer Science Engineering]], [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]],
Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering and [[Mechanical Engineering]] with a capacity of 40 seats per branch. The Department of [[Civil Engineering]] was established in the year 2012. It is managed by Ideal Education Society.

==Campus==
[[Image:VREC,A Block.jpg|thumb|320x240px|A Block houses B.Tech departments]]
The campus is divided into diploma (polytechnic) and undergraduate provision by A and B blocks respectively. Vijay College of Pharmacy is also situated in the VREC campus. The college started as Jawahar Knowledge Center in 2006 and it is upgraded to JKC-Star Center. It is co-ordinated by Institute of Electronic Governance. There are labs, workshops and computer centers within all the blocks of the college. There is a library and Information center in the A block.

==Academics==
The college admits undergraduate and diploma students every year through the statewide TS [[EAMCET]] and Polycet exams. It offers [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] in multiple disciplines. The college used to offer [[M.Tech]], [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) & MCA till 2015 (year clarification needed) but the admissions into all PG courses were revoked by JNTUH and AICTE.

==Departments==
* [[Civil Engineering]]
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]
* [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
* [[Electrical and Electronics Engineering]]
* [[Computer engineering|Computer Science Engineering]]

===Intake===
;Undergraduate and Diploma :<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amruthalatha.com/institutes/vrec.html|title=Vijay Rural Engineering College - Vijay Group of Institutions : : : AMRUTHA LATHA.COM|work=amruthalatha.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Branch !! B.Tech !! Diploma
|-
| Civil || 60|| 60
|-
| Mech || 60|| 60
|-
| EEE || 60|| 60
|-
| CSE || 120 || 60
|-
| ECE || 120 || 60
|}

;Postgraduate : (admissions into all PG courses revoked by JNTUH)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Branch !! Seats
|-
| Power Electronics || 18
|-
| Machine Design || 18
|-
| Computer Science & Engineering || 18
|-
| ECE || 18
|-
| Web Technologies || 18
|-
| Cyber Forensics & Information Security || 18
|-
| MBA || 60
|-
| MCA ||
|}

==Extra-curricular activities==

===Fests===
The college holds cultural fests every year and it is also open to the students belonging to other engineering colleges in [[Nizamabad district]].

===NSS===
[[Image:LEAD programme ,VREC.jpg|thumb|LEAD programme at VREC]]
NSS{{clarify|What does NSS mean?|date=November 2021}} unit was established in the college in 2001. From the day of beginning, NSS unit was conducting various programmes. The main activities of NSS unit at VREC are blood donation camp, anti-ragging squads, medical camps in villages, environmental awareness and other LEAD programmes.

===National Cadet Corps===
The [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] unit was inaugurated on 16 November 2013 by the commanding officer of NCC 12 (A) battalion, Col. Y S Pathania at Vijay Rural Engineering College. VREC is only college in the district that has set up separate National Cadet Corps units for boys and girls.

==Placement cell==
The training and placement cell was started with a vision to provide training to the students and to coordinate various training activities like soft skills, communication skills, aptitude and technical skills and certification programs like Infosys campus connect foundation program, DB2, Microsoft certification. It also provides career guidance to crack GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, GATE, GMAT and CAT.{{clarify|What do any of these letters mean?|date=November 2021}}

==Vijay group of institutions==
* Vijay Rural Engineering College (VREC), Manikbhandar, Nizamabad, established in 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amruthalatha.com/institutions.html|title=List of Vijay Group of Institutions|work=amruthalatha.com}}</ref>
* Vijay Institute of Technology and Sciences (VITS, VJAY), Kamareddy, established in 2004 (closed)
* Vijay College of Education for Women, Mubarak Nagar, Nizamabad established in 2007
* Vijay College of Engineering For Women (VCEW), Mubaraknagar, Nizamabad, established in 2009 (closed)
* Vijay College Of Pharmacy (VCPN), Manikbhandar, Nizamabad, established in 2010
* Srinivas Reddy Institute of Technology (SNRJ), Armoor, Nizamabad, established in 2001 (closed)
* Vijay High School, Mubarak Nagar, Nizamabad, established in 1981.

==See also==
*[[Kakatiya Institutions]]
*[[List of cities in Telangana by population]]
*[[Nizamabad railway station|Nizamabad Railway Station]]
*[[Nizamabad Bus Station]]

==Notes==
* Satya Phanindra Saibewar, a final year student of B.Tech at VREC, who represented the entire Telangana state was awarded the 'Best Leader Award' at the Yuva Summit-2015 held recently at Deshpande Foundation in Hubli of Karnataka. He received the award from the hands of Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Infosis Narayana Moorthy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/engineering-student-wins-best-leader-award/article6894527.ece|title=Engineering student wins best leader award|author=P. Ram Mohan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|title=
|width=190
|height=170
|File:Inaugural Stone at VREC.jpg|Inaugural Stone
|File:VREC,B block.jpg|VREC,B Block houses Polytechnic
|File:Vijay College of Pharmacy.jpg|Vijay College of Pharmacy
|File:Workshop labs VREC.jpg|Workshop Labs
|File:Principal B.R Vikram.jpg|Former Principal B.R Vikram
|File:Production Tech Lab1.jpg|Production Tech Lab
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Engineering colleges in Telangana]]
[[Category:Education in Nizamabad, Telangana]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University]]

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