SRM Institute of Science and Technology

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SRM Institute of Science and Technology
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Former names
SRM Engineering College, SRM University
MottoLearn. Leap. Lead.
Type Private Deemed University
Established1985;39 years ago (1985)
FounderT.R Paarivendhar
Chancellor T.R Paarivendhar [1]
Vice-Chancellor C. Muthamizhchelvan [2]
Pro-chancellorP. Sathyanarayanan
Location
Potheri
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusRural
LanguageEnglish
Website www.srmist.edu.in

SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), formerly SRM University, is a private deemed university, located in Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu (near Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, it gained the deemed status in 2002. SRM Institute of Science and Technology includes four campuses in Tamil Nadu — Kattankulathur, Ramapuram and Vadapalani, and Tiruchirappalli, three distinct state private universities – in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Sikkim.

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History

The first college of what is now SRMIST, SRM (Sri Ramaswamy Memorial) Engineering College, was established in 1985, followed by the other SRM colleges from 1992 to 1997. [3] The institute gained deemed status in 2002 as SRM Institute of Science and Technology and renamed SRM University in 2006. [3] In 2017, its name was reverted to SRM Institute of Science and Technology following UGC's order to drop "University" from the name. [4]

Campuses

Dr. T. P. Ganesan Auditorium, SRM Institute of Science and Technology SRM University Auditorium.JPG
Dr. T. P. Ganesan Auditorium, SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Located about 35 km (22 mi) [5] away from the city of Chennai, this campus is situated on a 250 acre [6] site overlooking Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road), NH-32. The main campus at Kattankulathur consists of a College of Engineering and Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Science and Humanities, School of Management, School of Architecture and School of Law. It is also one of the few schools in India that offers a Degree in Telecom studies.

Vadapalani campus

Vadapalani Campus is located at Vadapalani, Chennai. This campus houses the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty of MCA. The SRM Institute for Medical Sciences is also located within the campus. [7]

Tiruchirappalli campus

The 250-acre (100 ha) campus at Trichy on the Trichy-Chennai highway houses the faculties of Engineering & Technology, Science & Humanities, Allied Medical Science and Management. [7]

Academics

Rankings

Academic rankings
General – international
QS (World) (2023) [8] 1201-1400
QS (Asia) (2023) [9] 301-350
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022) [10] 36
NIRF (Universities) (2022) [11] 19
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022) [12] 24
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2022) [13] 12

The QS World University Rankings ranked SRM Institute of Science and Technology 271-280 in Asia in 2024. [14]

SRM Institute of Science and Technology ranked 29th among engineering colleges in India by India Today in 2020. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 28th in the engineering ranking, [15] 15th in the pharmacy ranking, [16] 18th among universities [17] and 32nd overall [18] in NIRF 2023.

Notable alumni

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