Ramco Institute of Technology (RIT), is an Engineering college in Rajapalayam, approved by AICTE and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. Promoted by the Raja Charity Trust, the college started functioning in 2013-14. The college is nationally accredited by NAAC, India. It has students from the state of Tamil Nadu, with a few from other parts of India.
In 1950, the Ramco Group of industries started its first school. Since then, the group has established 20 educational institutions which have catered to over 1,00,000 students. One of these institutions, the Ramco Institute of Technology was founded in 2013 by the Raja Charity Trust. The vision was to provide high-quality, affordable, world-class education to aspiring engineers.
RIT is run by the Raja Charity Trust. The institute has the following five departments:
The institute offers nine Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree programmes, with a sanctioned intake of 720 students in 2025-26:
Students are admitted in two modes. 65% of the seats are filled from the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNAE) single-window system based on the candidate's rank in a state-wide entrance test. The remaining 35% are filled by the college management according to their own criteria. In 2025, the college had 2024 students. Of these, 2016 were from the state of Tamil Nadu and 8 from other states in India. Female students constituted 36.6%.
RIT is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, India and is affiliated to Anna University, Tamil Nadu. The college is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India, receiving a grade of B++ in 2019 and A+ in 2024. In 2024, RIT was ranked 10th out of 310 affiliated colleges by Anna University, based on academic performance. The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of India accredited the undergraduate programmes in Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering in 2021-22 and renewed the accreditation up to 30 June 2027. The programme in Civil Engineering was accredited from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028.
The faculty of RIT organise conferences and workshops for participants from other institutions. Some recent events:
In 2018, RIT organised the Ramco Institute of Technology International FIDE Rated Chess Tournament on its campus. The tournament was won by M. Kunal, who was an International Master elect at that time. The 310 competitors stayed on the campus during the tournament.
RIT has a number of student clubs including Fine Arts and Cultural Club, Sports Club, ISTE Chapter, Photography Club, etc. Each of the 5 Departments has a Department Technical Association. Students organise regional and national events. Some recent national-level events include: