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

Dr. M.G.R. University
Motto	To create job creators
Established	1988
Type	University
Chancellor	Mr. A.C. Shanmugam
Admin. staff	796 (Teaching=355)
Students	12242 (M=8895;F=3347)
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	Suburban, 250 acres (1 km²)
Website	www.drmgrdu.ac.in

The Dr. M.G.R. University is a university with its main campus in the city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It was founded by A.C. Shanmugam under the Kannamal Educational Trust. Dr. M.G.R. Engineering College and Thai MoogaAmbagai Dental College were established in 1987 and 1991 respectively. These two colleges were made into constituent colleges of Dr.M.G.R Educational and Research Institute University, by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the University Grants Commission.

Infrastructure

The institute, after it became a university, built the Ramanujan Block, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Block, Mother Teresa Block, New Block, Ganesh Block and the hostel at the Kuvam river between Dr. M.G.R. Engineering College and Thaimoogambagai Dental College. A second campus was created at Arni.^[1]

Regrowth

Leadership of the institution was given to A.C.S. Arun Kumar pro chancellor, the son of A.C. Shanmugam, who assembled a teaching faculty. Admission are done through management quota and entrance exam conducted by the institute. He made scholarships for the scheduled caste and backward caste community as per government norms.Scholarship is given to students who are residents of Tamil Nadu. After all these difficulties, the A.C.S Medical College and Rajarajeshwari Engineering College were brought into this Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute university. The university once again rebuilt New Block, First Year Blocks and Anna Block, and student joining the university increased .

Courses

The university offers the following courses^[2]:

• MBBS
• BDS
• MDS
• BSC(Nursing)
• MSc(Nursing)
• BPT
• MPT
• BSc(Catering Technology)
• MSc(Catering Technology)
• BA, BSc in Physics, Chemistry, English and Computer Sciences
• BTech, MTech and PhD in engineering
• MCA
• MBA^[3]

Constituent colleges

The following colleges are part of the institute^[2]:

• Dr. M.G.R. Engineering College
• Rajarajeshwrai Engineering College
• A.C.S. Medical College
• Thai moogambigai Dental College
• Arni campus
• Institute of Catering Sciences
• Institute of Nursing and Physiotherapy
• Institute of Humanities and Sciences
• Institute of Teacher Training
• Institute of Computer Applications
• Institute of Management^[4]
• Thai moogambigai Polytechnic College

Achievements

The university was ranked 4th among private universities by the Financial Express[1]. Graduates of the university were assisted by the university's placements scheme, which conducts courses to develop employable skills, and were hired by companies including^[5] Infosys, Keane, Sapient, Ashok Leyland, Ford, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Kingfisher Airlines, Sutherland^{[disambiguation needed ]} HCL, and Satyam

References

1. ^ http://naacindia.org/Reports/TN_Dr.%20M.G.R.%20University,%20Chennai,%20TN.doc
2. ^ ^{a b} http://drmgrdu.ac.in/adminFETnew.html
3. ^ http://www.drmgrdu.ac.in/
4. ^ http://www.drmgrdu.ac.in/Engineering/index.htm
5. ^ http://drmgrdu.ac.in/placement/aboutus.html

List of UGC Approved Deemed Universities in India (MGR ERI # 96)