DR. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

One of the Constituent Units of Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Dr. M.G.R. Engineering College was instituted 36 years ago by Dr. A.C.Shanmugam, a Philanthropist and a great Educationalist who formulated several innovative projects for the up-liftment of rural and the urban folks alike and founded 3 Charitable and Educational Trusts at Chennai, Arni and Bangalore and is the driving force behind setting up the educational institutions. Dr. M.G.R. Engineering College and Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital were founded in 1988 and 1991 respectively and were upgraded to a Deemed to be University status as Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, University in 2003. A.C.S. Medical College and Hospital, Velappanchavadi, Chennai, started in 2008 has been brought in to the ambit, as a constituent unit, of Deemed to be University by MHRD Notification. Adding a feather to the University, Raja Rajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru has been brought into the ambit, as a constituent unit, of Deemed to be University by MHRD Notification dated 14.02.2019. With increase of the requirement of Health Services as Faculty of Medicine – Sri Lalithambigai Medical College and Hospital under Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Deemed to be University, was brought in to the service of the public with the necessary approval of National Medical Commission from 2021.

The University is accredited by NAAC and accorded with “A+” Grade (3.48 out of 4) rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body under the UGC. Five of our University Departments – Biotechnology, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics, Communications Engineering, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Management Studies – have been accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi. Two of our University Departments Biotechnology (under ANSAC) and Computer Science and Engineering (under CAC & EAC) were Internationally Accredited by the world famous Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) for six years up to 2025.

In the recent NIRF Ranking 2023 our Deemed to be University has ranked 92nd Ranking under University Category, 23rd Ranking under Dental Category and 27th Ranking under Architecture Category.

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