R.D. Engineering College Ghaziabad

R.D. Engineering College (RDEC) is an engineering college, located at Ghaziabad City in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The college is affiliated with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The college provides technical as well as management courses in various streams. Its campus is 11 km away from Vaishali metro station, near the National Highway 58, connecting Ghaziabad to Meerut.

History
The Rajeshwar Dayal Educational Trust was established on 20 April 2004.

R.D. Engineering College is one of the pioneering institutions established by the Rameshwar Dayal Educational Trust. The institute was founded as a self-financing institute. This college is situated at 8th km mile stone from Ghaziabad on N.H 58, Delhi-Meerut Road, Duhai, Ghaziabad. The college is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (A.I.C.T.E.), Ministry of HRD, Government of India and state government. The college is affiliated with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, formerly Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU).

It offers technical education in various engineering streams such as Computer Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Information Technology and Management Courses like MBA.

Campus
The college owns a 12-acre campus and the management is planning to add more infrastructure. It has a gym.

The RDEC library is open 10 hours daily. According to the college website (2008): "It is equipped with a large number of text and reference books and a plethora of Indian and Foreign Journals and magazines. The library is also enriched with all type of academic resources. A Xerox is made available during working hours. The library contains texts in English and many other languages."

Organisation and administration
The college was set up by the Rameshwar Dayal Education Trust.

Academic profile
The institution is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, recognized by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, and affiliated with Uttar Pradesh Technical University in Lucknow.