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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==


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yment of money running into several million [[rupee]]s for getting admissions to medical courses in SRM institutions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/education/srm-education-groups-chief-pachamuthu-arrested-over-medical-seats-admission-scandal/|title=SRM education group’s chief Pachamuthu arrested over medical seats admission scandal|date=2016-08-26|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-03-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Admission Scandal ===
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The founder chairman of SRM Group of educational institutions T. R. Pachamuthu was arrested in Chennai on 26 August 2016 in connection with an alleged scandal in medical admissions involving [[crore]]s of rupees. He was arrested in connection with more than 100 complaints from parents related to "transactions" involving payment of money running into several million [[rupee]]s for getting admissions to medical courses in SRM institutions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/education/srm-education-groups-chief-pachamuthu-arrested-over-medical-seats-admission-scandal/|title=SRM education group’s chief Pachamuthu arrested over medical seats admission scandal|date=2016-08-26|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-03-03|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Rankings ==
== Rankings ==

Revision as of 12:48, 1 December 2017

This article is about the deemed university and its campuses. For the private university in Sikkim, see SRM University, Sikkim. For the private university in Haryana, see SRM University, Haryana.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Seal of SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Former names
SRM Engineering College
MottoLearn, Leap, Lead
TypeDeemed
Established1985 (1985)
FounderT. R. Pachamuthu
ChancellorT. R. Pachamuthu
Vice-ChancellorPrabir K. Bagchi
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
,
India
Websitewww.srmuniv.ac.in

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, or in its full name Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Institute of Science and Technology, formerly SRM University, is am institute deemed to be university in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, under University of Madras. It has 8 campuses, 4 in Tamil Nadu—Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani, Tiruchchirappalli and others in Delhi NCR, Sonepat, Gangtok and Amaravati. The institute gained deemed status during the 2003-2004 academic year and was renamed SRM Institute of Science and Technology. It became SRM University in 2006 following the permission by the UGC for Deemed to be Universities to be called as Universities.[1] In 2017 it was renamed back as SRM Institute of Science and Technology following the UGC request to drop the "University" from the name.[2]

SRM Institute of Science and Technology is approved by the University Grants Commission and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[3] It has been given an overall A Grade by NAAC.[4] Some programs in SRM Institute of Science and Technology are accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.[5]

Campus

Kattankulathur Campus

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

Located about 35 km[6] away from the city of Chennai, this campus is situated on a 250-acre[7] site overlooking Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road), NH-45. The main campus at Kattankulathur consists of a College of Engineering and Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Science and Humanities and a School of Management.

Kattankulathur Campus also houses the SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center and the SRM Hotel. The SRM hospital can accommodate 1200 in-patients with 25 specializations in PG education in medical science.

The campus also accommodates the SRM Institute of Hotel Management, SRM Arts and Science College, Valliammai Engineering college (SRM Group) and Valliammai Polytechnic college.

In 2014 SRM Institute of Science and Technology announced a plan to open a law school at the campus.[8]

Ramapuram Campus

The Ramapuram Campus of SRM Institute of Science and Technology is located at Ramapuram, Chennai. It houses three colleges, the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Dental College, and Easwari Engineering College. The campus also offers Bachelor of Architecture, MBA and Master of Technology courses.

Vadapalani Campus

Vadapalani Campus is located in the center of Chennai city. This campus houses the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty of MCA, and the Sivaji Ganesan Film Institute. The SRM Institute for Medical Sciences is also located within the campus.[9]

Modinagar Campus, Ghaziabad, Delhi NCR Region

The 25-acre campus at Modinagar on Delhi-Meerut highway houses the faculties of Engineering & Technology, Management and Teacher Education.[9]

Irungalur Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

SRM established a Medical college known as Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (CMCH&RC) on the outskirts of Trichy in 2008. The Hospital is equipped with 750 beds. It is in Irungalaur, Manachanallur Taluk on the Trichy-Chennai highway 28 km from Tiruchirappalli. Anna University affiliated T. R. P Engineering College is in the same campus started in 2010.

Sonepat Campus, Haryana

The 47.68 acres (19.30 ha) campus at Sonepat, Haryana is located in the Rajiv Gandhi Education City.[10] It houses the Faculty of Engineering & Technology, and Faculty of Management, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Library & Information science, Faculty of Finance & Commerce and Faculty of Humanities.[citation needed]

Gangtok Campus, Sikkim

SRM Institute of Science and Technology opened a 100-acre campus in Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim during the 2014 academic year. Initially, distance education in courses such as business administration, science, hospitality and tourism would be offered, before starting full-fledged engineering programmes.[8]

Amaravati Campus, Andhra Pradesh

SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Amaravati is located in a neighbourhood named Nerukonda. The foundation stone for the campus was laid in November 2016, by the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. It is a multi-disciplinary varsity, offering programmes in the field of engineering, medicine, liberal arts and management. The courses were started in 2017 in Acharya Nagarjuna University near Mangalagiri.[11]

Controversies

yment of money running into several million rupees for getting admissions to medical courses in SRM institutions.[12]

Rankings

University rankings

The QS World University Rankings ranked SRM Institute of Science and Technology 351-400 in Asia in 2018.[13]

SRM Institute of Science and Technology ranked 8th among engineering colleges in India by India Today in 2017[14] 27 by Outlook India in 2017,[15] and 35 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2017.[16]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "History of SRM Group of Institutions". SRM University. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Don't use 'university' in institute names, UGC directs deemed-to-be varsities". The Indian Express. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "SRM University". www.highereducationinindia.com. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ "Universities – Accreditation Status (as on 21/02/2014)" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Find an ABET-Accredited Program | ABET". main.abet.org. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ^ http://www.boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=12.823611%2C+80.044167&to=13.062499%2C+80.24577&units=k
  7. ^ http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/aboutus/campus-view
  8. ^ a b http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Counselling-Kicks-off-at-SRM/2014/05/20/article2233714.ece1
  9. ^ a b http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/aboutus/our-campus
  10. ^ "Welcome to SRM". SRM University. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. ^ "SRM Amaravati". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  12. ^ "SRM education group's chief Pachamuthu arrested over medical seats admission scandal". The Indian Express. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_QS_A_2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_IT_E_2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  17. ^ "The big break". 17 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  18. ^ Sathyendran, Nita (24 April 2015). "Making the right moves". Thiruvananthapuram, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 23 February 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Kamal sir was impressed with my marksheets too". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  20. ^ Jawalekar, Chinmay (28 October 2016). "Zafar Ansari and 15 other most educated cricketers". Cricket Country. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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