About BS Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

B.S. Abdur Rahman University is a private university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is formerly known as B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College. B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College now has been upgraded as B.S Abdur Rahman University. It is one of the few institutions with all the UG and PG programs approved by AICTE and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. This has been upgraded to university status with a view to keep academic in pace with development in industry. The University is located in the Seethakathi Estate, Vandalur, Chennai, on the G.S.T. Road, (Chennai-Trichy National Highway).

B. S. Abdur Rahman University was founded in 1984 as Crescent Engineering College. It is 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. Crescent Engineering College was affiliated to Anna University until 2008. It was elevated as a university (B. S. Abdur Rahman University) by Section 3 of the UGC act 1956 in December 2008.

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