About the University
With over 35 years of ground-breaking expertise, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute is a multifaceted, globally recognized Private University (with Special Graded Autonomy Status), which has keen focus on Interdisciplinary Science Research and Holistic development of the 20000+ student community through a well trained cluster of 2000+ faculty members facilitating high end teaching learning process through technology driven ICT enabled learning environment.
Accredited with an A+ by NAAC, the University is offering more than 140 UG, PG and PhD programmes under fourteen different faculty including Medical, Dental Surgery, Engineering, Humanities and Science, Arts and Commerce, Law, Allied Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Nursing, Education, Management Studies, Computer Applications Hotel Management and Centre for Online Programs. The University has the best in class infrastructure spread across 07 campuses with an outstanding land area of 300+ acres and 100+ Lakh square feet built up architecture for teaching, learning and research deliberations. The University has its wings spread across the states of Tamilnadu (Chennai, Adayalampattu, Velapanchavadi, Arni) and Bengaluru.
The University has a very vibrant motto “Our students are to be Job Creators” which resonates on building a society with improved standard of living, drives economic growth, creates job opportunities widely and ensures community development and social change through innovation and technology. To facilitate the spirit of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the University has collaborated with over
- 200+ eminent National and International Organizations through actionable MOUs and joint ventures.
The Founder Chancellor, Dr. A.C. Shanmugam is a world renowned Philanthropist has received an honorary Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (FRCPS) doctorate from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow, has been a visionary leader, promisingly offering affordable quality education to all which is closely knitted to the Sustainable Development Goal on Quality Education. Carrying forward the light of knowledge is our dynamic President Er.A.C.S. Arunkumar, who has an unwavering vision to empower the society through Outcome Based Education coupled with Innovation and Research. We have now expanded to Arni as off campus, Thiruvanamalai district, approved by the Ministry of Education (MoE) Govt. of India in the academic year 2024-25 and by AICTE, New Delhi for the academic year 2025-26.