Established in 1984 as Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering by the pioneering Kalasalingam Anandam Ammal Charities. From the year 2006, the institute was granted deemed to be university and renamed as Kalasalingam University.

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE) formerly Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering was established in 1984 by the pioneering Kalasalingam Anandam Ammal Charities. 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 the society for thirty four long years and it caters to the needs of the students from all walks of the 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. The Institution continues to do indefatigable work in getting projects and research centers.  It has received DST funding to establish the National Center for Advance 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. Multistoried separate hostels with plenty of facilities provide accommodation to thousands of students. The institution has spent exorbitant sum to create a world class swimming pool and indoor auditorium for sports. Furthermore KARE gives utmost importance to Intra-mural and Extra mural activities for the holistic development of the students.

Later in November 2017, following a directive by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to drop the "University" from the name it was renamed Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education.

The aim of the university is to be a world class university and focus research in “3-O” technologies (Bio, Info, Nano) Produce Technical and Management graduates who would be global players. 

VISION

To be a Center of Excellence of International Repute in Education and Research.

MISSION

To Produce Technically Competent, Socially Committed Technocrats and Administrators through Quality Education and Research.