RVS Padhmavathy College of Engineering and Technology is run by Rathinavel Subramaniam Educational Trust (RVSET) and situated in city Thiruvallur state of Tamil Nadu. The college is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and affiliated by Anna University, Chennai. The mission of college is to give dimension to the process of learning in the age of globalization and empower the youths through education and by developing the right value systems and enhance the public's understanding of technology and to facilitate its use on behalf of society.

The vision of college is to provide the overall development to students and enhance their skills, creativity. The faculty is academically sound mind in higher education, highly experienced with industry background. The college has all necessary facilities like computer lab, library, laboratory etc. The college programme includes acquisition of technical exposure, nurturing of career improvements as well as personality development.