Dr M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute is a private state university established in 1988. The university got deemed to be university status under section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act 1956 in the year 2008. It is approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The varsity has been accredited by the NAAC with an ‘A’ grade. The university is also ranked 25th according to the NIRF ranking 2021 for the Architecture category. Dr M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute has a total of 895 faculty members and its campus is spread over an area of 300 acres. Currently, 15852 students are enrolled in the various programmes offered by the varsity.
The university offers a total of 181 courses at diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. The courses are offered in numerous disciplines such as engineering, law, pharmacy, commerce, management etc. For admission in the B.Tech and B.Arch programmes, candidates marks in JEE Main and NATA/JEE Main paper 2 respectively are taken into consideration. NEET marks are accepted by Dr M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute for admission in the M.B.B.S. course. Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai has secured 35th rank in the Dental category in NIRF 2021 Ranking while it ranked 27th rank in the Dental category in NIRF 2020 Ranking.
The varsity has a student exchange programme as it has collaborations with a number of overseas universities. Some of them are University of Adelaide, University of Birmingham etc. It offers scholarships to meritorious students. The training & placement cell handles the placements of students and provides them with an ample number of job opportunities. The campus of Dr M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute has modern and upgraded facilities and infrastructure.
The varsity is situated at Periyar E.V.R. High Road, Vishwas Nagar, Maduravoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The nearest airport to the varsity is Chennai International Airport. It is located 16.1 km away from the campus. With a distance of 2.3 km, Koyambedu Railway Station is the nearest railway station to the university. The closest bus stop to Dr M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute is Nerkundram Bus Stop. It is situated 650 meters away from the campus.
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