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

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
Former names
B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College (1984–2008)
B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent University (2008–2017)
TypeDeemed University
EstablishedNovember 5, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-11-05)[1]
FounderB. S. Abdur Rahman
Accreditation
Academic affiliation
ChancellorQurrath Jameela
Vice-ChancellorT. Murugesan
Academic staff
295 (2020)[2]
Students9,239 (2024)[3]
Undergraduates7,556 (2024)[3]
Postgraduates1,240 (2024)[3]
443 (2024)[3]
Location
Vandalur
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

12°52′39″N 80°5′5″E / 12.87750°N 80.08472°E / 12.87750; 80.08472
CampusSuburban Campus, 50 acres (20 ha)
Affiliations
Websitecrescent.education

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology is a private deemed university located in Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, Crescent was one of the first self-financing engineering institutions in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. After being affiliated to University of Madras and Anna University for 25 years, Crescent was Deemed to be University by Indian Government and was known as B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent University. Since 2017, Crescent is known as B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology.[1]

Crescent is organized into twelve constituent schools, which together comprise a total of eighteen departments.[4][5][6] While Crescent is governed by the Institute's Board of Management, the Institute's Academic Council is the principal academic body that supervises Crescent's academic policy. Additionally, each department constitutes a Board of Studies composed of experts from academia and industry, deliberates and finalizes the curriculum for the respective programmes.[5][2][7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology (2020), Self Study Report (PDF), National Assessment and Accreditation Council, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2023
  3. ^ a b c d B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 Data for Overall Category (PDF), Ministry of Education, Government of India, archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2024
  4. ^ "B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology". Times Higher Education. 27 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b The Structure of the Governance (PDF), B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2024
  6. ^ "Schools". B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ Memorandum of Association: Modified in Accordance with UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2019. (PDF), B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, 12 January 2022, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2023