Intending to encourage the creative potential of Engineering students, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has shortlisted 49 institutions in 2021 across the country to set up the IDEA (Idea, Development, Evaluation & Application) Lab to boost new-age learning among students.

RMKEC – AICTE IDEA Lab sanctioned with a cost of 1.52 Crores by AICTE, New Delhi amongst the 49 colleges across the country, is set up to encourage students to experiment with the fundamental application of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), and enable in the product visualization, where students can work on an idea and take it to the prototype stage. This IDEA Lab will provide all facilities such as 3D Printer, 3D Scanner, CNC Laser cutter, CNC router, PCB milling Machine, Computer work stations, etc. under one roof for the conversion of an idea into a prototype.

As a common facility embedded in the institution, the IDEA Lab will make engineering graduates more imaginative and creative, besides getting basic training in the 21st-century skills like – critical thinking, problem-solving, design thinking, collaboration, communication, lifelong learning, etc.

RMKEC IDEA Lab can empower the students and faculty to “Engage, Explore, Experience, Express and Excel”, addressing the need for new-age learning. This IDEA Lab would also serve as an infrastructure for faculty to take up and promote multidisciplinary education and research. Accordingly, faculty would be encouraged to get trained in these Labs and strive for creating solutions for problems/ projects/ internships in their own subjects/ disciplines and mentor the students.