Malla Reddy Engineering College (Autonomous) – MREC, is one of the top notch and highly reputed engineering colleges in Hyderabad, Telangana. MREC is part of Malla Reddy Group of Institutions (MRGI) which was founded by Sri. Ch. Malla Reddy, who has invaluable insights into technical education of the highest quality. He is currently Member of Legislative Assembly, Medchal Constituency, Telangana State. The college is situated in a serene, lush green environment on Kompally- Bahadurpally Road, opposite Forest Academy, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana State and adjacent to Telangana Urban Forest.
Established in the year 2002, the college is approved by AICTE and affiliated to JNTUH. The college offers 13 UG programmes for the students with intake in various specializations– Computer Science and Engineering (720), Emerging Courses in Computer Science and Engineering such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning(360), Cyber Security(180), Data Science (360) and Internet of Things (60), Information Technology(180), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning(60), Electronics and Communication Engineering(180), Civil Engineering(60), Electrical and Electronics Engineering(60), Mechanical Engineering(30), Mining Engineering(30), and 6 PG programmes for the students with intake in various specializations – Computer Science and Engineering(12), Structural Engineering(30), Electrical Power Systems(18), VLSI & Embedded Systems(18), Thermal Engineering(12) and Master of Business Administration(300). The sanctioned intake for all these 19 programmes is 2340 (UG-1950 and PG-390).
The University Grants Commission (UGC) conferred ‘Autonomous’ status upon the college till the year 2024 – 25. The college is placed in the Band 201 – 300, for NIRF 2024 rankings, in the Engineering Category. The college is accredited by NAAC with 'A++' Grade (Cycle III). It is the only engineering college in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. And MREC is also one among the 6 colleges in South India with SEVEN years Accreditation validity. Six UG programmes offered by the departments of CE, EEE, ME, ECE, CSE & IT got accredited by under Tier – I. Five UG Programmes – CSE, ECE, EEE, CE, ME have secured more than 700+ points and secured 6 yrs of NBA Accreditation. The PG programmes Computer Science and Engineering, Electric Power Systems and Thermal Engineering and MBA have been accredited by NBA, which is again a rare achievement. The college has achieved OBE ranking A+ in the Diamond Band in 2024. AICTE has granted Rs. 50 Lakh worth ‘Margadarshan’ scheme to mentor 10 Engineering colleges for the NBA accreditation process.
The research potential of the college is duly recognized by various funding agencies both national and international. It is evident from the fact that the college got Rs. 1 Crore grant from the software giant Microsoft under ‘AI for Earth’ scheme and DST project worth Rs. 212.504 Lakhs. The college research activities are magnificently driven by the various individual units, like IIIC, IIC, EDC, etc. The Institute Innovation Council (IIC) is a vibrant and bagged 4-star rating for consecutive three years, awarded by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Council, one among the 10 HEIs in South Central region and is a Mentor Institute for five Colleges for mentoring in IIC.