Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

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{{Short description|University in Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
| image_name = Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education logo.png
| image_alt =
| caption =
| motto =
| established = 1984
| type = [[Private University|Private]] & [[Deemed University]]
| chairman = Mr. Kalasalingam
| chancellor = K. Sridharan
| vice_chancellor = Nagaraj R
| vice-president = S. Shasi Anand, S. Arjun Kalasalingam
| students =
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| doctoral =
| city = [[Krishnankoil]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|9.5743|77.6761|region:IN-TN_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[Suburb]]an, {{cvt|320|acre}}
| former_names = Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering (AKCE) (1984–2006)
| free =
| colors = Blue
| mascot =
| website = {{url|kalasalingam.ac.in}}
| location =
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemeduniversitylist.aspx?id=ELvvTRQMzalJ3/R/MmUcsQ==&Unitype=Jc2qxh2PCqffjt5wPbleBA==|title=Deemed University Tamil Nadu|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)]]|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], [[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]]
}}

'''Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education''' ('''KARE'''), formerly '''Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering''' and '''Kalasalingam University''', is a [[Private university|private]] [[deemed to be university]] located in [[Krishnankoil]] near [[Rajapalayam]] in [[Tamil Nadu, India]]. The campus is close to the ancient temple town of [[Srivilliputhur]].

== History ==
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education was established in 1984 by the Kalasalingam Anandam Ammal Charities.<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education – About us|url=http://kalasalingam.ac.in/site/about-us/|website=kalasalingam.ac.in|access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref> "Kalvivallal" Thiru T. Kalasalingam, veteran freedom fighter, was the founder chairman.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} It was granted [[deemed to be university]] status in 2006.<ref name=about/> In November 2017, following a directive by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) to drop the "University" from the name<ref>{{cite news|title=Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/education/university-in-institute-names-ugc-directs-deemed-to-be-varsities-4938238/|access-date=1 December 2017|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=15 November 2017}}</ref>

==Location==
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education is situated at [[Krishnankoil]], {{cvt|65|km}} south of [[Madurai]] and {{cvt|10|km}} north of [[Srivilliputhur]], in Madurai-Shenkottah National Highway (NH208). The location is at the foothills of the Western Ghats in a rural setting of [[Virudhunagar District]].

==Courses offered==
The Deemed to be university offers Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Master of Technology (M.TECH.) degrees in the following fields:
* [[Agricultural Engineering]]
* [[Automobile Engineering]]
* [[Biotechnology]]
* [[Chemical Engineering]]
* [[Civil Engineering]]
* [[Computer Science and Engineering]]
* [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
* [[Electrical and Electronics Engineering]]
* Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
* [[Food Engineering]]
* [[Information and Communication Technology]]
* [[Information Technology]]
* [[Manufacturing Engineering]]
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]
* Aeronautical Engineering
* Biomedical Engineering

There is different approaches of getting admitted into undergraduate, postgraduate and research program of Kalasalingam university.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.collegesearch.in/university/article/kalasalingam-academy-of-research-and-education-admission-692-78 | title= Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Admission | publisher= CollegeSearch.in}}</ref>

==Central and departmental libraries==
*Extensive collection of academic volumes and titles
*Popular periodicals
*National and international journals
*Supplementary digital resources (CD-ROMs and audio cassette equivalent)

==Campus==
The Deemed to be University sporting facilities include an athletic track, basketball courts, tennis courts and a football ground. The campus is WiFi enabled and available with a SunFire 4800 enterprise server, a SunFire T1000 server, six IBM Blade servers, four Wipro rack servers, six desktop servers (from HP and HCL), and nine TB of storage for the computing and storage needs of the faculty and students. The central server farm includes file servers, a database server, a mail server, a web server, a backup server, a proxy server, and an e-learning server.

==Examination system==
The academic year is divided into two semesters named as Even and Odd. Each semester has three internal exams and one final exam (semester exam) for all theory subjects. Generally, semester exam questions are from Anna University. Laboratory courses usually have two internal exams followed by the final exam. Most of the exams are theoretical, similar to other [[engineering]] colleges in India. It follows the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS).

===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = College
| NIRF_E_2019=61
}}
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education was ranked 61 among engineering colleges by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2019.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2019/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.kalasalingam.ac.in}}

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[[Category:Universities in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Education in Virudhunagar district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1984]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]

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