B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Vandalur, Chennai-600 048, (formerly B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College) has been established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. The University is located in the outskirts of Chennai city on the G.S.T. Road, (Chennai-Trichy National Highway) 7 km from Tambaram and 2 km from Vandalur Railway Station and 17 km from the International Airport. Being adjacent to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, it is easily accessible by city buses.
B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College, which has now been upgraded as B.S Abdur Rahman University, was an institution acclaimed throughout India for its quality in teaching and research. Being one of the largest engineering institutions in India, it lays emphasis on innovative research, investment in high-quality facilities and first-rate infrastructure. By making use of the latest technologies and quality teaching, the college is able to offer a wide choice of interdisciplinary degrees in engineering which has enabled students to gain accolades in the global level. It is one of the few institutions with all the UG and PG programmes 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. Modern hostel facilities are available for men and women students separately within the University campus.
Students are imparted knowledge and provided ample opportunities to test their knowledge in real-time industrial situations and during this pursuit, their character traits are shaped and fine-tuned to enable them to initiate, compete, lead and share and become a good human being.
The placement record of the institution has been remarkable and most students chart their careers well before their graduation. All the graduates from its portals either occupy prestigious positions in multinational companies or join institutions of higher learning in India and abroad. Some of the graduates turn entrepreneurs with the guidance of Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Industry-Institute Partnership Cell.