B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology


B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, formerly B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent University, is a private university located in Tamil Nadu, India. Previously, functioning under Madras University and Anna University as Crescent Engineering College, the institute gained deemed status in 2008–09. It is located in Vandalur near Tambaram, a suburban area of Chennai, India.

History

B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology was founded by Tamil businessman and philanthropist B. S. Abdur Rahman in 1984 as Crescent Engineering College, a Muslim minority institution approved by the All India Council of Technical Education and affiliated to Madras University. The college was affiliated to Madras University until the year 2001. From 2002, many engineering colleges in the city of Chennai changed affiliations to Anna University. University of Madras became an umbrella university, exclusively for non-professional, Art & Sciences colleges that offer BSc & BCom degrees. Many colleges chose not to affiliate with any university and became deemed universities in their own right. Crescent Engineering College was affiliated to Anna University until 2008. It was elevated to deemed to be university status as B. S. Abdur Rahman University in December 2008. In 2017, it was renamed as B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology following the UGC request to drop the "University" from the name.

Location

The institute is located in the Seethakathi Estate, Vandalur, Chennai, on the GST Road, seven kilometers from Tambaram Railway Station, 30 kilometers from Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus and 17 kilometers from the Chennai International Airport. It is situated right next to Anna Zoological Park and is spread over 64 acres of greenery along the GST road.

Academic departments

BSA Crescent Institute of Science and Technology is structured around ten schools of study. Research centres are also part of the schools, encouraging interdepartmental collaboration and opportunity for students to participate in exciting research projects. The academic activities of the school are monitored by the respective Deans.
; School of Infrastructure Sciences
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; School of Mechanical Sciences
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; School of Electrical and Communication Sciences
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; School of Computer, Information and Mathematical Sciences
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; School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
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; Crescent School of Business
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; Crescent Business School
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; Crescent School of Architecture
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; School of Islamic Studies
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; School of Social Sciences & Humanities
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; School of Life Sciences
;Crescent School of Law
;School of Pharmacy
B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology was ranked 131 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2019 and in the 151–200 band among all universities.

Notable alumni