K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology

K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology (KSRCT) is an autonomous engineering college affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, situated near Thiruchengode in Tamil Nadu, South India. Its foundation stone was laid in 1994 by Lion Dr. K. S. Rangasamy, and the college draws students from every state in India, offering 14 undergraduate and 11 postgraduate programmes. The institution is part of the larger KSR Group of Institutions, which also includes several colleges and three schools—Avvai KSR Matric, KSR Matric, and Akshara Academy CBSE. In the college's name, 'K' stands for Karuveppampatti and 'S' for Sennimalai Gounder, the father of Lion Dr. K. S. Rangasamy, the chairman of KSRCT. The campus spans over 400 acres with a built-up area exceeding 12 lakh square feet, and it has one of the largest student intakes among self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu. KSRCT's programmes are accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education, and the institution has been accredited 'A++' by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission (UGC). It was certified with ISO 9001:2000 (E) in December 2001 by RWTUV, a German-based ISO certifying agency. The college also won first prize in the Tamil Nadu Police Hackathon and attempted a world record involving over 1800 women preparing Pongal on its premises in partnership with Jio.