The role of the Research & Development Council is to enhance research and development activities that would enable B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Engineering College to attain the status of a renowned Intellectual corporation that fosters excellent research, development, sponsored projects, continuing education, consultancy, and industry-institute-Interaction, in addition to excellent teaching. The eminent external members of the Council have been drawn from the elite of the various industry and of repute institutions.
The R&D Council is all set to motivate and encourage the faculty to carry out research work, generate project proposals, to tap funds from governmental and industrial funding agencies and establish centres of excellence in the college as well as to interact with industries in and around Chennai. The council facilitates the faculty to enhance their academic qualification and to help them in proper planning and coordination of the research and development activities. The Council further helps the departments to analyse their strengths and weaknesses so as to identify the field of research in frontline or appropriate technology for tapping funds. The Council periodically reviews the research work carried out by the faculty, while emphasising the importance of industry–institute interaction, and facilitates taking up project and consultancy work, which in turn, helps students in their training and placement. Most important, the R &D Council bridges the gap between demand and availability of trained manpower with adequate technical knowledge by encouraging the departments to organise extension programmes for different categories of students.
A task force serves as an interface between various departments for easy facilitation of the enhancement of R & D activities of the College.
The following Departments have been recognised as Research Centres by the Anna University.
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Fifteen faculty members have been recognised as Research Supervisors by the Anna University.
The R & D Council comprises the following members |
