Completing two years of my engineering in aerospace department at RVCE, I guess I could certainly give my opinion on this.
I don’t really think that the department is doing well when compared to any other departments in the campus. Reasons are several which includes delayed lab set up, lack of facilities such as a department library, skilled professors who could impart knowledge (concepts) clearly, as I belong to the first batch of this department ever since came up, there are many reasons not to appreciate the department much. However, it ultimately depends on the individual to tacle all such problems when he/she has chosen for it and has to face the consequences.