Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE), formerly Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering and Kalasalingam University, is a private deemed to be university located in Krishnankoil near Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu, India. The campus is close to the ancient temple town of Srivilliputhur.

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education was established in 1984 by the Kalasalingam Anandam Ammal Charities.[2] "Kalvivallal" Thiru T. Kalasalingam, veteran freedom fighter, was the founder chairman.[citation needed] It was granted deemed to be university status in 2006.[2] In November 2017, following a directive by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to drop the "University" from the name[3]