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 University, is a private deemed university located in Tamil Nadu, India. Previously, functioning under University of Madras (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 and cmbt bus stand ,opposite to Arignar Anna Zoological Park, a suburban area of Chennai, India.It is one of the prominent college in tamilnadu

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 University of Madras. The college was affiliated to University of Madras 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 (Chennai-Trichy National Highway NH 45), seven km from Tambaram Railway Station, 30 km from Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus (Koyambedu) and 17 km 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
B.S. Abdur Rahman 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 TECH

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 Actuarial Science

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

 * Department of Chemistry
 * Department of Physics

Crescent School of Business(CSB)

 * Master of Business Administration with Strategy Focus

Crescent Business School(CBS)

 * Master of Business Administration

Crescent School of Architecture(CSA)

 * Bachelor of Architecture
 * Bachelor of Interior Architecture
 * Master of Architecture

School of Islamic Studies

 * B.A. Islamic Studies
 * M.A. Islamic Studies

School of Social Sciences & Humanities

 * Department of English
 * Department of Economics
 * Department of Sociology
 * Department of Public Policy

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.B.A., L.L.B.
 * B.A., L.L.B.
 * B.Com., L.L.B.

School of Pharmacy

 * B.Pharm.

Achievements
Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) of B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology powered by Crescent Innovation & Incubation Council (CIIC) is crowned with a prestigious 5 STAR rating for the year 2019 – 2020. Additionally, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology ranked in top 25 by ARIIA, Ministry of Education in Innovation & Startups.

Rankings
B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology was ranked 102 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022 and in the 151–200 band among all universities.

Notable alumni

 * Arya, actor
 * Karthi, actor
 * Priya Bhavani Shankar (PBS), actress


 * Khatija Rahman, musician