SRM Institute of Science and Technology

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 six campuses, four in Tamil Nadu — Kattankulathur, Ramapuram and Vadapalani, and Tiruchirappalli, one in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh and one in NCR Delhi.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Former names
SRM Engineering College, SRM University
MottoLearn. Leap. Lead.
TypePrivate Deemed University
Established2002 (2002)
FounderS B Varun Kumar
ChancellorS Kalyanasundaram[1]
Vice-ChancellorHarold Das[2]
Pro-chancellorDr. P. Sathyanarayanan
Location
Enga Atti - Potheri
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusRural
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.srmist.edu.in

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 request to drop "University" from the name.[4]

Campuses
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 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]

NCR campus

The 25-acre (10 ha) campus at Modinagar on Delhi-Meerut highway houses the faculties of Engineering & Technology, Management and Teacher Education.[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]136
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[11]219
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)[12]224
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2022)[13]112

The QS World University Rankings ranked SRM Institute of Science and Technology 301–350 in Asia in 2023.[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

See also

References
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  2. "Organization Chart". www.srmist.edu.in. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. "History of SRM Group of Institutions". SRM University. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  4. "Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities". The Indian Express. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". www.boulter.com.
  6. "Campus View". 27 April 2015.
  7. "Our campus". 27 April 2015.
  8. "QS World University Rankings 2023". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 June 2022.
  9. "QS Asia University Rankings 2023". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 November 2022.
  10. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  11. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  12. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  13. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  14. "SRM Institute of Science and Technology". Top Universities. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  15. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  16. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  17. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  18. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  19. "Kamal sir was impressed with my marksheets too". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  20. "SRM University has its own take on 3 R's". Daily Thanthi. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  21. Jawalekar, Chinmay (28 October 2016). "Zafar Ansari and 15 other most educated cricketers". Cricket Country. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  22. Kappur Vasudevan, Shilpa (6 October 2014). "Introvert Turned Lover Boy in College". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  23. A Sharadhaa. "Not relying on luck alone: Akshara Menon". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  24. Sathyendran, Nita (24 April 2015). "Making the right moves". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  25. "Rs 8.4 crore mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy dumped architecture for cricket". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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  27. "It's raining films for Shebin". Deccan Chronicle. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  28. "Gm Vishnu Prasanna".
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