Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE) formerly Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering was established in 1984 by the pioneering Kalasalingam Anandam Ammal Charities. KARE (9 34’29”N, 77 40’36”E) is near the Thirumangalam-Kollam highway (NH 744) at a distance of 65 km from Madurai and 12 km from Srivilliputtur. Located at the pristine foothills of scenic Western Ghats, the college obtained the Deemed to be University status in 2006. The Institution has been serving society for thirty-six long years and it caters to the needs of students from all walks of society. KARE offers UG programmes, PG programmes and Ph.D. programmes. It is the first Institution in India to introduce a special B.Tech. programme in engineering for the differently able (speech and hearing impaired) students. The Institution has been re-accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade with a CGPA of 3.11 in 2015. Six UG programmes have been accredited by NBA under Tier-1. KARE participates in NIRF every year and KARE rank in the year 2021 is 56 in Engineering and 50 in University categories. KARE got ABET accreditation for 11 of the B.Tech. programmes. It is to be noted that in India, KARE is the institution having the highest number of ABET accredited programmes. Based on the inspections by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, KARE was ranked 7 th in Technical Institutions/Universities (Residential) category for Swachh Campus Rank 2018. UI GreenMetric World University Rankings adjudged KARE as the 253rd World's Most Sustainable University in 2019 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings. In India, KARE stands in fourth place for consecutive two years.

The Institution continues to do indefatigable work in getting projects and research centers. It has received DST funding to establish the National Center for Advanced Research in Discrete Mathematics. KARE has got the state-of-the-art IRC with splendid high-end instruments for advanced research in material sciences and life sciences. KARE is equipped with state-of-the-art research equipment like Scanning Electron Microscope Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer, X-Ray Diffraction Unit, Fourier Transform – Infra-Red Spectrometer and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. IRC caters to the needs of KARE members and offering services to nearby institutions and industries. KARE has an h-index 75 (Scopus). KARE publishes a scopus indexed journal ‘AKCE International Journal of Graphs and Combinatorics’ through Taylor & Francis. Multistoried separate hostels with plenty of facilities provide accommodation to thousands of students. The institution has spent an exorbitant sum to create a world-class swimming pool and indoor auditorium for sports. Furthermore, KARE gives utmost importance to Intra-mural and Extramural activities for the holistic development of students. KARE has introduced many scholarship schemes like the first-graduate scholarship, free-hostel accommodations which are provided to students from economically weaker sections. Sports scholarships are provided to students who excel in sports. IEDC, established with DST grants, provides institutional mechanism to create an entrepreneurial culture. It is providing financial support to students for converting idea into prototype and prototype into commercial product. The incubation centre of KARE is approved by Ministry of MSME and so far 9 student start-ups have been incubated in the institution.