About SRM

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SRM In Focus

Education is all about creating an environment of academic freedom, where bright minds meet, discover and learn. One would experience top of the world living and learning experience at SRM. SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) - where you have the freedom to take wings. SRM Institute of Science and Technology is one of the top ranking universities in India with over 52,000 full time students and more than 3200 faculty across all the campuses - Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani Campus – all in and around Chennai, and Modinagar, NCR, Delhi - offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in six Faculties – Engineering & Technology, Management, Medicine & Health sciences, Science & Humanities, Law and Agricultural Sciences

Academic Environment
Foreign faculty, flexible and dynamic curriculum, exciting research and global connections are the features that set SRM apart. Students have a wide choice of cutting edge programs including nanotechnology, genetic engineering, remote sensing and GIS, embedded systems or computer forensics to choose from. Most of these courses are offered in close collaboration with foreign universities. Even at UG level specialized engineering programs like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, IoT etc. are offered. All the programs offered are approved by UGC and applicable Statutory Councils like AICTE etc.
Diversity of Students
70% of students are from outside Tamil Nadu, with students from USA, Europe, China and other countries.
Semester Abroad Program
Over 200 students sponsored to more than 35 foreign universities like MIT, Carnegie Mellon, UC Davis, Warwick and Western Australia every year. Click here
International Advisory Board
57 members from top universities across the world including MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Cambridge and NUS help set Global Standards. Click here.
Corporate Advisory Board
Over 50 top executives from leading corporate institutions constantly interact with faculty and students to help in formulating academics and research. Click here.
Accreditation
SRM Institute of Science and Technology has been accredited by NAAC with the Highest 'A++' Grade in the year 2018, valid for the next 5 years. SRM IST is placed in Category I with 12 B Status by MHRD-UGC. Five engineering undergraduate programs of Kattankulathur campus are accredited by different commissions of ABET (www.abet.org) and four other engineering undergraduate programs by IET (UK).
Ranking
SRMIST has been ranked 35 nationally under Universities Category by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in 2020. It regularly gets ranked by world ranking agencies like QS (UK) and Times Higher Education (UK).
Rating
SRMIST is globally rated as ‘Four Star’ University by renowned ranking agency QS and given ‘Diamond’ Rating by QS-IGAUGE in Indian context.
Infrastructure
Nearly 400 acres replete with a variety of facilities, State-of-the-art labs, libraries, Wi-Fi, knowledge center, 4000 capacity AC auditorium, 100 online smart classrooms, Hostels with premium facilities, endless convenience on campus including ATM's, bookstores, dining options, cafeterias, prayer halls, gym and more.
Placement
600+ companies visit SRMIST every year to place 75-80% of registered students in well-known companies like TCS, Wipro, Cognizant, Infosys, Siemens, L&T, and others.
Scholarships
Under various scholarship schemes more than Rs. 32 crores are awarded benefitting 3200+ students every year.
Loans
On-the-spot sanction of bank educational loans during counseling.

Vision

To emerge as a World - Class University in creating and disseminating knowledge, and providing students a unique learning experience in Science, Technology, Medicine, Management and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the world and betterment of mankind.

Mission

MOVE UP through international alliances and collaborative initiatives to achieve global excellence. ACCOMPLISH A PROCESS to advance knowledge in a rigorous academic and research environment. ATTRACT AND BUILD PEOPLE in a rewarding and inspiring environment by fostering freedom, empowerment, creativity and innovation.

Administration

SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) is headed by the Chancellor, supported by the Chairman Mr. Ravi Pachamoothoo, the President Dr. P. Sathyanarayanan, the Vice - President Dr. R. Shivakumar and the Vice - Chancellor. The Directors of Faculties, Admission, Corporate Affairs and Student Mentoring, report directly to the Vice-Chancellor. Divisions like planning, finance and legal, work closely with Vice Chancellor reporting to the Board of Management.

The three faculties - Engineering & Technology, Medical & Health Sciences, and Science & Humanities - are headed by Directors. The key functional areas including Research, Admission, Corporate Affairs and Student Mentoring are headed by directors. The various Schools are headed by Deans and the Departments by HODs.


HISTORY OF SRM GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

  • Inception of Florence Nightingale Primary School.

  • Upgrading the Primary School to the status of Matriculation Higher Secondary School.

  • Launch of Valliammai Polytechnic Institute.

  • Launch of SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, near Chennai.

  • Launch of SRM College of Nursing and SRM College of Pharmacy.

  • Launch of SRM Institute of Hotel Management in Chennai and Trichy.

  • • Launch of SRM School of Nursing and SRM College of Physiotherapy.
    • Launch of SRM Arts & Science affiliated to the University of Madras.

  • Launch of SRM Dental College.

  • Launch of SRM Polytechnic Institute.

  • • Launch of Easwari Engineering College affiliated to the Anna University.
    • Launch of SRM College of Occupational Therapy.

  • Launch of SRM Institute of Management & Technology, Delhi.

  • Launch of Valliammai Engineering College affiliated to the Anna University.

  • UGC has declared the SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai comprising SRM Dental College, Ramapuram as deemed to be University under Sec. 3 of the UGC Act 1956.

  • SRM Engineering, Kattankulathur, Chennai was brought under the ambit of SRMIST, Chennai a deemed to be University.

  • SRM College of Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, in Chennai and SRM Institute of Management and Technology, Modinagar, Delhi was brought under the ambit of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University).

  • SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, was started in the SRMIST, the deemed to be University. And School of Education, Faculty of Science and Humanities, Kattankulathur.

  • The UGC in September 2006 permitted the Deemed to be Universities to be called as Universities under Sec. 3 of the UGC Act 1956. Since then SRMIST deemed to be University is called as SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University).

  • • SRM Kattankuthur Dental College was started under the ambit of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University). • Launch of SRM Community Radio.

  • Inter Disciplinary School of Indian System of Medicine.

  • Launch of Valliammai Engineering College affiliated to the Anna University.

  • TRP Engineering College, Trichy, Affiliated to the Anna University.

  • Launch of Faculty of Science and Humanities, Vadapalani Campus, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University).

  • Launch of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University), Haryana

  • Launch of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University), Sikkim

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