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University and college rankings
University and college rankings
General – India
; NIRF (Overall) (2018);	151–200
; NIRF (Universities) (2018);	101–150
Engineering – India
; NIRF (2018);	79

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
Former names	Crescent Engineering College, B. S. Abdur Rahman University, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent University
Type	Deemed University
Established	1984 (1984);
Founder	B. S. Abdur Rahman
Chairman	Abdul Qadir A. Rahman Buhari
Vice-Chancellor	Sahol Hamid Bin Abu Bakar
Location	; Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 12°52′33″N 80°05′00″E / 12.875746°N 80.08338°E / 12.875746; 80.08338Coordinates: 12°52′33″N 80°05′00″E / 12.875746°N 80.08338°E / 12.875746; 80.08338;
Campus	Sub Urban
Website	www.crescent.education

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B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology , formerly B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent University, is an deemed to be university located at the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Previously functioning under Madras University (1984–2001) and Anna University (2001–09) 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

List of vice-chancellors
2008–2013: P. Kanniappan^[1] 2013–2015: J. A. K. Tareen^[2] 2015-2017: V. M. Periasamy 2017–present: Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Location

The institute is located in the Seethakathi Estate, Vandalur, Chennai, on the GST Road (Chennai-Trichy National Highway NH 45), seven kilometers from Tambaram Railway Station, 30 kilometers from Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus (Koyambedu) and 17 kilometers from the Chennai International Airport. It is situated right next to Anna Zoological Park (Vandalur Zoo) 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

Department of Civil Engineering


School of Mechanical Sciences

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Department of Automobile Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Polymer Engineering


School of Electrical and Communication Sciences

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering


School of Computer, Information and Mathematical Sciences

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Department of Computer Applications

Department of Information Technology

Department of Mathematics


School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Department of Physics


Crescent Business School(CBS)

Master of Business Administration


Crescent School of Architecture(CSA)

B.Arch.

B.Des.


School of Islamic Studies

B.A. Islamic Studies


School of Social Sciences & Humanities

Department of English

Department of Economics

Department of Sociology


School of Life Sciences

Department of Biotechnology

Department of Cancer biology

Department of Genetics & Genomics

Department of Micro Biology

Department of Molecular Biology & Bio Chemistry


Crescent School of Law(CSOL)

B.A, L.L.B

B.Com, L.L.B


School of Pharmacy

B.Pharm

Semesters and timeline

The academic term for 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students begins during July-August. Classes for 1st year students start around July.

The engineering course has eight semesters. The odd semesters start from July-August and end in November-December. The even semesters begin in January and end in April-May. Students get from one to three weeks vacation between semesters.

Examinations

For undergraduate/Bachelor level courses - at the end of each semester students typically write Semester Exams (also called University Exams). These are final exams of the courses covered during that semester. Typically each semester has six theory and two laboratory courses. The first year is common for students across all engineering disciplines and, as students progress over the years, they continue to specialize in their disciplines.

The college has totally nine hostel blocks, seven for men and two for women

Sport

The college has dedicated grounds for cricket, football as well as courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton and ball badminton.

Clubs, societies and events

ISTD-c Students' Club

The Indian Society for Training and Development - Crescent (ISTD-C) is the official students' club of the University. It has been in existence for almost a decade. It is a part of ISTD, Delhi and works under the ISTD, Chennai Chapter.

The ISTD has various clubs where the students can show their talents and nurture their interests. The clubs include the Crescent Team Dramatix (CTD) Dramatics Club Of University, Crescent Fashion Team (CFT), Arts Club, Photography Club, VJ Club, Media Club, Dance Club, Design Club, Literary Club and Music Club.

The mega event of ISTD-C is Orion, a two-day annual Intra-collegeiate cultural event held in March. The club comes out with new productions every year which include stage plays, trainings and workshops.

ISTD-C also conducts a grand inter-college Literary Fest every year. The fest is called Literapture. Institutions across India participate in the event.

E-Magazine

The institute features an exclusive Editorial Board that goes by the name Crescent Writers Guild. The main production of the Crescent Writers Guild is Writers Inc. E Magazine every month. The E-Magazine covers highlights of events and achievements in addition to articles, poems, stories, photographs and drawings contributed by the students. The magazine is available as Mobile application as well as Web edition.

Infinity

Infinity is the annual math symposium of the college. 18 March was the date for Infinity in 2013.

Crescent Islamic Cultural Society

Burooj Islamic Cultural Society is guided by School of Islamic Studies organizing two function AICE and Darul Hikmah annually.

Rankings

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology was ranked 79 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018,^[7] in the 101–150 band among all universities^[6] and in the 151–200 band overall.^[5]

Notable alumni

Arya, actor^[8]

Karthi, actor

Sarjun, Director

Priya Bhavani Shankar, actress

References

^ "P. Kanniappan, Syndicate nominee for VC search panel". The Hindu. 16 February 2012. Madurai, India. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

^ "Graduation day held in B S Abdur Rahman University". The New Indian Express. 24 April 2013. Chennai, India. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

^ "Deemed varsity status for Chennai college". The Hindu. India. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ "Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities". The Indian Express. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

^ ^a^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.

^ ^a^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.

^ ^a^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.

^ Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (8 March 2017). "Tempted by tiramisu". [[[The Hindu]]. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] "P. Kanniappan, Syndicate nominee for VC search panel". The Hindu. 16 February 2012. Madurai, India. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[2] "Graduation day held in B S Abdur Rahman University". The New Indian Express. 24 April 2013. Chennai, India. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[3] "Deemed varsity status for Chennai college". The Hindu. India. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[4] "Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities". The Indian Express. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[Rankings_NIRF_O_2018-5] "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.

[Rankings_NIRF_U_2018-6] "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.

[Rankings_NIRF_E_2018-7] "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.

[8] Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (8 March 2017). "Tempted by tiramisu". [[[The Hindu]]. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

v t e Education in Tamil Nadu
List of educational institutions by districts	Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dharmapuri Erode Kanyakumari Krishnagiri Madurai Namakkal Nilgiris Perambalur Pudukkottai Salem Sivagangai Thanjavur Thoothukudi Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruvarur Vellore Viluppuram Virudhunagar
Institutes of National Importance	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli Indian Institute of Technology Madras Kalakshetra Foundation National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
Central universities	Central University of Tamil Nadu Indian Maritime University
State universities	Alagappa University Anna University Annamalai University Bharathiar University Bharathidasan University Madurai Kamaraj University Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Mother Teresa Women's University Periyar University Tamil University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Tamil Nadu National Law School Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Thiruvalluvar University University of Madras
Deemed universities	Academy of Maritime Education and Training Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Avinashilingam University Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology Chennai Mathematical Institute Chettinad Academy of Research & Education Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute Gandhigram Rural Institute Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Karpagam Academy of Higher Education Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University - Coimbatore Campus Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute SRM Institute of Science and Technology Vellore Institute of Technology Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation

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District Headquarters	Kanchipuram
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Tondai Nadu
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Municipal Corporations	Chennai Pallavaram Corporation (proposed) Chennai Tambaram Corporation (proposed)
Municipalities	Pallavaram Pammal Anakaputhur Sembakkam Tambaram Maraimalai Nagar Chengalpattu Maduranthakam Kanchipuram
Town Panchayats	Acharapakkam Chitlapakkam Edaikazhinadu Karunguzhi Kunrathur Madambakkam Mamallapuram Mangadu Nandivaram-Guduvancheri Peerkankaranai Perungalathur Sriperumbudur Thirukalukundram Thiruneermalai Thirupporur Uthiramerur Walajabad
History	Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Carnatic Kingdom Company Raj British Raj
Places of interest	Arignar Anna Zoological Park Ashtabujakaram Cholamandal Artists' Village Dakshinchitra Descent of the Ganges Ekambareswarar Temple Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple Mangadu Kamakshi Amman Temple Kundrathur Murugan Temple Madras Atomic Power Station Madras Crocodile Bank Trust Neervalur Pancha Rathas Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Mamallapuram Shore Temple Subrahmanya Temple Thirukadalmallai Thirukazhukundram Tirusoolanathar Temple Tiruththanka Tiruvekkaa Tiruvelukkai Varadharaja Perumal Temple Varaha Cave Temple Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Religious and monastic institutions	Kanchi matha Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput
Universities	B. S. Abdur Rahman University Sathyabama University Chennai Mathematical Institute Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya SRM Institute of Science and Technology Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing Kancheepuram
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