Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
Former names
 Sathyabama University, Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Sathyabama Engineering College
Motto Justice, Peace
Established 1987[1]
Founder Jeppiaar
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Latin Church)
Chancellor Remibai Jeppiaar
Vice-Chancellor S. Sundar Manoharan
Academic staff
 738[2]
Administrative staff
 67[2]
Students 17000[2]
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
12°52′23″N 80°13′19″E / 12.87306°N 80.22194°E / 12.87306; 80.22194Coordinates: 12°52′23″N 80°13′19″E / 12.87306°N 80.22194°E / 12.87306; 80.22194
Campus Suburban, 134 acres (540,000 m2) [3]
Nickname SIST
Affiliations UGC, AICTE
Sports Basketball, volleyball, football, cricket.
Website www.sathyabama.ac.in
Administrative building of the university

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University) at Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India, founded in 1987 as Sathyabama Engineering College by Dr. Jeppiaar. It was formerly known as Sathyabama University and Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST). It is a group of Jeppiaar Institutions. The Institute is headed by Mrs. Remibai Jeppiaar. It is a Christian minority institution.

The Ministry of Human Resources Development declared the college a 'Deemed University' on 16 July 2001 and as a 'University' on 13 September 2006, under Section 3 of the UGC Act.[4]

Location

The university is in Sholinganallur about 15 kilometers from Adyar in Chennai. It has a sprawling campus of 134 acres. The university is located on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (formerly known as Old Mahabalipuram Road and popularly known as IT Corridor).[5]

Accreditation and certification

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with 'A' Grade.[6]

SATHYABAMA has received ISO 9001:2008 certification.[7]

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2018)[8] 68
NIRF (Universities) (2018)[9] 45
Engineering – India
NIRF (2018)[10] 37

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology 37 in the engineering ranking in 2018,[10] 45 among universities[9] and 68 overall.[8]

Academic departments

Sathyabama delivers education through the following academic departments for undergraduate courses, awarding degrees in B.E/B.Tech/B.Arch/BDS/MDS:[11]

  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
  • Department of Electronic Science
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Automobile Engineering
  • Department of Aeronautical Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Business Administration
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of BioTechnology Engineering
  • Department of BioInformatics Engineering
  • Department of BioMedical Engineering
  • Department of Dental Sciences
  • Department of Bachelor of Architecture

Campus

The university has a sprawling campus of 134 acres with an entrance consisting of an enormous arch with single dome on top. Inside the dome there is a statue of the Blessed Virgin. The arch bears the Sathyabama crest with the motto "Justice, Peace, Revolution".

Facilities

The university has a central library. It has an e-library as well. Sathyabama's central library also has number of conference rooms, a wifi zone, a placement cells. The Institute has medical rooms. The Sathyabama General Hospital and Dental College is also in the campus. Sathyabama has a reverse osmosis plant for water supply. It has around 125 classrooms with separate blocks for labs and departments. The university has drawing halls, conference halls and auditoriums both AC and non-AC. It has MAC media lab in the Department of Information Technology which exclusively holds MAC computers. A large guest house is on the campus for special visitors. Bank, ATM and post office is also available.

Research centres

SATHYABAMA campus has more than 15 centres, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Centre for Bio resource Research and Development(C-BIRD), Centre for Ocean Research Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Centre for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, Centre for Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Centre for Climate Change Studies, Centre for Water Research, Centre for Laboratory Animal Research, Centre for Advanced Electronic Test Engineering, Centre for Waste Management, IBM Centre for Excellence, Village Resource Centre, Centre for Space Technology etc.

Co-Curricular Activities

Sathyabama offers visits to companies. Some of the activities like Industrial Visit, Inplant Training, Advisory Bureau for Higher Studies, Entrepreneur Development Cell, Guest Lectures, Foreign Language Classes.[12]

Centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology

The Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology was established in January 2006. The Centre was upgraded in 2011 with Advanced research Instrumentation facilities like FE-SEM, XRD, E-beam, DC thermal, RF, AFM, PLD, etc. The centre has a team of Scientists working in the area of Material Sciences, Thin Film Coatings, Nanofabrications, Environmental Nanotechnology, Concrete Research, Marine Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Nanomedical Sciences and Drug Discovery, Polymer Chemistry etc.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "About Sathyabama". Sathyabama. 2017. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "NAAC Peer Team Draft Report of 2006". NAAC Peer Team. 25–27 September 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Sathyabama" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Deemed University Status". University Grants Commission (India). 16 July 2001. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Reaching Sathyabama". Sathyabama University. 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "NAAC Accreditation for Universities in Tamil Nadu". National Assessment and Accreditation Council. 2007. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "ISO Certification". Sathyabama. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  8. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  9. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  10. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  11. ↑ "Departments at Sathyabama". Sathyabama. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  12. ↑ "Sathyabama Universitiy - The Basic Information that you need to know". Archived from the original on 2014-03-11.
  13. ↑ "Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNSNT)". centrefornanotechnology.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05.
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