[1][2][3] Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal was the first Hindu Indian to be made baronet by the British regime.

The institute is named after the Rai Bahadoor Ranchhodlal Chhotalal (The First Nagarpati and pioneer of textile industry in India).

He set up many textile mills in Ahmedabad which gave the city its moniker "Manchester of the East".

The R C Technical Institute was established by Sir Chinubhai in memoir of his grandfather, Ranchhodlal in the year 1910 at Saraspur, Ahmedabad, which provided certificate programs at that time in various disciplines including textile spinning, electrical, mechanical, etc.

To accommodate this expansion in environmentally clean and larger area, the institute is shifted to the new campus at Sola, Ahmedabad in June 1997.

Lush green and pollution free campus of R C Technical institute is spread in 19 acres (7.7 ha) with 15,224 m2 (163,870 sq ft) built-up area for well-developed classrooms, laboratories, library, workshops, learning resource users center, amenity hall, boys’ hostel with mess, girls’ hostel, staff quarters, etc.

The workshop is equipped to teach and demonstrate students the basic operations of manufacturing and production.

SPARCS (Society for Promoting Art of Revolutionary Charkha) The institute have developed a unit called SPARCS (Society for promoting art of revolutionary charkha) to inculcate Gandhian philosophy among the students.

Specifically in this unit students are taught to make yarn by charkha, the main tool of Gandhiji's non-violence movement.

After undergoing institutional training and various camps the successful cadets are awarded "C" certificates at the end of third year examination.