BS Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology (BSAU) is deemed to be a university that is ranked 3rd position among the Engineering Institutions in Tamil Nadu. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses in various specialisations. It offers B.Tech, B.Com, BA, BA English (Hons.), BBA, B.Sc., BCA, B.Arch, B.Des, B.Pharm, BBA LLB and B.Com LLB at the undergraduate level and MBA, MCA, M.Tech, MA, and M.Sc. at postgraduate level. The university also offers Ph.D. in the relevant discipline.

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Admission to all courses is granted on the basis of the scores obtained in entrance exams conducted by the University. JEE (Main) scores are considered for admission to the B.Tech program. Admission to the MBA program is done on the basis of any of the entrance scores such as CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ TANCET followed by group discussion and personal interview. For B.Arch, applicants have to appear for the NATA Exam. Candidates can apply online on the official website of the college.

BS Abdur Rahman University (BSAU) spans over 50 acres of serene and quiet campus as the vast campus has a well-planned system consisting of blocks of numerous departments, reading halls, classrooms, laboratories, a state-of-the-art convention center, a computerized library and several playgrounds. It has an excellent placement record and top companies like Godrej and Boyce, Cognizant, Wipro, Infosys, and HDFC participate in the placement drive.

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute Rankings 

  • The college was ranked 123 for B.Tech by NIRF Ranking in 2020 and 131 in 2019.
  • The college is positioned 97th overall by Outlook 2019.
  • It has also been ranked 86th overall by QS 2020.
  • The college is among the top 3 Engineering institutions in Tamil Nadu.
  • It is in the top 15 among private Engineering Colleges in India.
  • It is ranked in band A (6th to 25th) by Atal Ranking of institutions on innovation achievements (ARIIA) ranking 2020.

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute Courses and Fees

The institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses across over 20 specialisations under different departments. The details related to different courses are given below:

Course Details Selection Criteria
B.Tech
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Specialisations: Aerospace Engineering, automobile engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, production engineering, polymer technology, electronics and communication engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, electronics and instrumentation Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, information technology, biotechnology, cancer biotechnology
  • Eligibility: 12th standard from a recognised board with a minimum of 60% marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. For B.Tech in Biotechnology, a minimum of 60% aggregate in Mathematics/Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
  • Fees: INR 85000 for 1st year
 JEE merit-based or BSAUEEE merit
M.Tech
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Specialisations: Construction Engineering and Project Management, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, CAD-CAM, Polymer Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Power Electronics and Drives, Power System Engineering, Communication Systems, VLSI and Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Software Engineering, Network Security, Computer and Predictive analysis, CSE with specialisation in Big data analysis, Information Technology, Information Security and Digital Forensics, Biotechnology, Data and Storage Management
  • Eligibility: Graduation in the relevant discipline
 Common entrance test conducted by the college or GATE merit-based
BA
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Specialisations: Islamic studies
  • Eligibility: 12th standard from a recognised board or equivalent
  • Fees: INR 30000 for the first year
 Merit-based
B.A {Hons.}
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Specialisations: English
  • Eligibility: 12th standard from a recognised university or equivalent
  • Fees: INR 80000 for the first year
 Merit-based
MA
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Specialisations: Islamic studies
  • Eligibility: Graduation in relevant subject
 Common entrance test inducted by the University
B.Arch
  • Duration: 5 years
  • Specialisations: architecture
  • Eligibility: 10+2 past equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks with Mathematics
  • Fees: INR 40000 for the first year
 NATA merit-based
M.Sc
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Specialisations: Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Material Science, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sonology
  • Eligibility: Graduation in the relevant discipline
  • Fees: INR 1 lakh for the first year
 Common entrance test conducted by the college or GATE merit based
MCA
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Specialisations: Computer Applications
  • Eligibility: Graduation degree
 Entrance test conducted by the college and personal interview
MCA (Lateral entry)
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Specialisations: Computer Applications
  • Eligibility: Graduation degree in computer applications/ computer science/ information technology
 Entrance test conducted by the college and personal interview
MBA
  • Duration: 2 years
  • Specialisations: Business administration
  • Eligibility: Graduation degree from UGC recognised University with 10+2+3 pattern
  • Fees: INR 1.9 lacs for the first year
 Merit-based, CAT/MAT/XAT/TANCET/BSAU entrance test-based, group discussion and personal interview
Ph.D
  • Duration: 3-4 years
  • Specialisations: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Information Technology, Polymer Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Applications, Mathematics and Actuarial Science, Physics, Chemistry, English, Economics, Life Sciences, Architecture, Business Management, Islamic studies
  • Eligibility: Post-graduation by a recognised university or equivalent, bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology with a minimum of 10 years of r and d experience in national research laboratories or equivalent
 Entrance examination conducted by the college and personal interview

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute Placements 

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute has an excellent placement record in the last few years. The college has a training and placement cell that is responsible for the recruitment process. It coordinates with reputed companies and provides the best placement and internship opportunities to its students.

  • Over 173 MNCs participated in the placement drive conducted by the college recently.
  • Around 80% of the candidates got placed in the top companies at a decent salary package. 
  • The average salary package offered to the final year graduates is INR 3 lacs per annum.

Some of the prime recruiters of the college placement drive include: 

Amazon iGate ValueLabs Kotak HDFC
Capgemini Sony Jaro Education HCL Federal Bank
IBM TVS Vidyalay Tata consultancy services Axis Bank
Infosys DSRC Kaar Virtusa Swiggy
Wipro Accenture Paypal Power IT HP
Tech Mahindra Zoho Spiders Microsoft Bosch
Byju's IndiaMART IDBI federal Apollo GGS
Cognizant GeekyAnts India Bulls FedEx Godrej

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute Scholarships 

The college provides scholarships to the meritorious students for higher studies. All the scholarships are offered on the basis of merit scored by the candidate in the previous examination. Scholarships offered by the government and other associations include:

  • Government of India scholarship for SC or ST and ADW scholarships
  • National merit scholarship by government or bright students award
  • BC or MBC or DNC scholarships by government
  • Postgraduate scholarships SC or ST by UGC New Delhi
  • Chief minister's award
  • Prize money award
  • AICTE fee waiver Scheme by AICTE, Delhi
  • Merit comes means scholarship (Minority government)
  • Post matric scholarship for minority students
  • Merit comes means scholarship from other states for Bihar or Kerala or Andaman and Nicobar or Jharkhand or Assam or AP.
  • Seethakathi trust for BSA Rahman University scholarship
  • Merit comes means scholarship (private)
  • Teachers welfare scholarships by the government
  • Farmer’s scholarship by the government
  • Menon scholarships/Indian Union Muslim league
  • Rajasthani association
  • Tamil Nadu Congress committee charitable trust
  • Private scholarship

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute FAQs

Ques. What is the admission process to get admission to B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent?

Ans: Follow the simple steps below to apply for BSAU: 

  • Visit the official website of the college
  • Select the desired course and click on 'Apply Now.
  • Register with personal details and submit. 

Ques. Does the university offer any hostel facilities for its international candidates?

Ans: Yes, the following are the details of hostel facilities offered by the college. 

  • Fees for Indian Male and Female candidates: INR 95k.
  • The refundable caution deposit for Indian students is INR 5000 (one-time payment).
  • Fees for NRI/ international candidates (male and female): USD 1400 to USD 2700
  • Refundable caution deposit International candidates: USD 100

For International candidates, the hostel fee is determined by the sharing of room.

Ques. What is the highest salary package offered in the placement drive to the candidates?

Ans: The highest salary package offered at BSAU is INR 4 lacs, and the lowest being INR 2.5 lacs. 

Ques. Does the college offer distance education to candidates?

Ans: No, it does not offer a distance education program. But candidates do have a choice at the full-time mode of course or part-time mode.

Ques. What is the selection criteria for MBA at B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent?

Ans: For MBA, admission is based on the combined score of UG degree marks and Entrance Test (MAT/CAT/XAT/TANCET/BSAU Entrance Test, etc.), group discussion, and personal interview.