Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
{{Short description|University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}{{Infobox university
| name = Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST)
| image_name = Sathyabama Administration building.png
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Main administrative building
| mottoeng = Together for a better tomorrow
| motto = {{native phrase|tamil|Oru ciṟanta nāḷaikkāka oṉṟāka iruṅkaḷ|italics=on}}
| type = Private University,
Deemed university
| established = {{start date and age|1987}}
| closed =
| endowment =
| founder = Jeppiaar Jesuadimai
| chancellor = Maria Zeena Johnson
| vice_chancellor = T. Sasi Prabha
| head_label = President
| head = Marie Johnson
| faculty = 721
| administrative_staff = 125
| students = 15,600
| undergrad = 13,400
| postgrad = 1,900
| doctoral = 300
| other =
| city = Chennai
| state = Tamil Nadu
| country = India
| coor = {{coord|12|52|23|N|80|13|19|E|display=inline,title}}
| campus = Suburban
| campus_size = 140 acres
| former_names = Sathyabama University, Sathyabama Engineering College
| free_label = NIRF 2024 ranking
| free = 85
| sports =
| colours = {{Color box|white}}{{Color box|blue}} White and Blue
| nickname =
| mascot =
| athletics =
| accreditation = NAAC Grade A++
| affiliations = UGC, AICTE, COA, DCI, BCI, NBA, ABET{{cite web | url = https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/about-us/accreditation-and-accolades| title = Sathyabama University Accolades| year=2025}}
| website = {{url|http://www.sathyabama.ac.in}}
| logo = Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| footnotes =
}}
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly known as Sathyabama Engineering College and Sathyabama University, is a private, STEM-intensive, multi-disciplinary, multi-campus deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in the year 1987, it is a Christian minority educational institution dedicated to Saint Anthony.{{cite web |url=https://indiabioscience.org/orgs/sathyabama-institute-of-science-and-technology| title=Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (A Christian Minority Institution)| year=2025}} The university's main campus is located at Sholinganallur, with the dental college nearby at Sithalapakkam and a secondary satellite campus at Sriperumbudur.{{cite web|url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/campuses/photo-gallery/SriperumbudurCampus| title=Sriperumbudur campus of Sathyabama University| year=2025}} A highly technical institute that specializes in the engineering fields, Sathyabama has been accredited with 'A++' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and 'Category 1 University' by the University Grants Commission (UGC).{{cite web|url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/about-us|title=Sathyabama University}}{{cite web| url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/about-us/accreditation-and-accolades| title=Ratings and Accreditations of Sathyabama University| year=2025}}
The university is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institution,{{cite web |url=http://www.sathyabamauniv.ac.in/news_detail.php?newsref=18&newspage=archive&page=2|title=ISO Certification|date=6 October 2009|publisher=Sathyabama |access-date=21 January 2010}} and in 2016, it built and launched its own space satellite in association with ISRO, India's national space agency.{{cite web|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/SATHYABAMASAT.html|title=ISRO-Sathyabama satellite}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/about-us#:~:text=Sathyabama%20has%20written%20a%20special,its%20research%20and%20academic%20excellence|title=About Us}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ursc.gov.in/student-satellites/html/sathyabamasat.jsp|title=Sathyabama satellite}} Sathyabama has 15 departments that offer 48 accredited undergraduate programs and 23 accredited postgraduate programs, mostly in the field of engineering, but also in science, technology, law, architecture, and management.{{cite web| url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/admissions/programs-offered| title=Courses offered at SIST| year=2025}}
The SIST main campus spans across a 140-acres suburban setting located along the IT Corridor. The campus buildings include a research hospital, three aeronautical hangars, a science research park, a central library, and a nanotechnology centre.{{cite web| url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/campus-life/academic-blocks| title=Buildings in the university| year=2025}} With 15,600 students, it is one of the largest universities in Tamil Nadu.
History
It was founded in 1987 as Sathyabama Engineering College by Jeppiaar Jesuadimai, as an engineering-focused center.{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemed%20universities/sathyabamauniv.html|title=Deemed University Status|date=16 July 2001|publisher=University Grants Commission (India)|access-date=21 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727065341/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/deemed%20universities/sathyabamauniv.html|archive-date=27 July 2010}}{{Cite web |title=Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology {{!}} Detail of University |url=https://deemed.ugc.ac.in/Home/DetailOfUniversity/S40%20GGqiJkwSbSa3wIdixw== |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=deemed.ugc.ac.in}} The university was established to provide higher technical education to the Christian minorities residing in Tamil Nadu and other South Indian states. It was formerly known as Sathyabama University, and was renamed as Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST) in 2018. It received its deemed-to-be-university status from the Ministry of Human Resources Development in 2001, under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.
Starting in the late 1990s Sathyabama expanded its curriculum to include courses in science, law and management. The dental college was established in 2009, and is one of the largest university medical centers in Tamil Nadu.{{cite web | url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/academics/schools/school-dental-sciences|title=School of Dental Sciences|year=2025}}
Campus
The main campus at Sholinganallur was constructed above an old swamp, which has led to severe flooding during the rainy seasons. The campus has many white and blue buildings designed in concentric patterns, and includes 5 hostels for male students and another 5 hostels for female students.{{cite web | url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/campus-life|title=Campus life in the university|year=2025}}
A secondary satellite campus was established at Sriperumpudur, to increase the student in-take.{{cite web | url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/node/1890| title=New Campus at Sriperumbudur}} It offers engineering and science courses with the same accreditations as the main campus. The two campuses are approximately 45 kilometers apart.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
Location
The university is located in Sholinganallur, Chennai. It has a campus of 140 acres.{{Cite web |title=Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University) |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/sathyabama-institute-science-technology-deemed-be-university |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Top Universities |language=en}} The campus is adjacent to Rajiv Gandhi Salai (formerly known as Old Mahabalipuram Road and popularly known as the "IT Corridor").{{cite web|url=http://www.sathyabama.ac.in/sitepagetwo.php?mainref=0&firstref=101&secondref=0|title=Reaching Sathyabama |year=2009|publisher=Sathyabama University|access-date=21 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117172647/http://www.sathyabama.ac.in/sitepagetwo.php?mainref=0&firstref=101&secondref=0|archive-date=17 January 2010}}{{Cite web |title=Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology · Jeppiaar Nagar, SH 49A, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119, India |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Sathyabama+Institute+of+Science+and+Technology/@12.8728809,80.2235017,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x3a525b8c90befe2b:0x170ab8b5b21bb530!8m2!3d12.8728809!4d80.2260766!16zL20vMDcxZGNm?entry=ttu |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology · Jeppiaar Nagar, SH 49A, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119, India |language=en}} The university also obtained authorization from the Ministry of Education, on the recommendation of the UGC, to open a secondary satellite campus at Vadamangalam, in Sriperumbudur.
Academics
Sathyabama University has 15 departments that offer more than 48 accredited undergraduate programs and 23 accredited postgraduate programs. These include:
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ |colspan="2"| Departments |
| Faculty
! Fields |
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| Faculty of Engineering
| {{ bulleted list| Computer Science and Engineering |Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |Computer Science and Business Systems |Electrical and Electronics Engineering|Electronics and Communication Engineering|Mechanical Engineering|Mechatronics|Aeronautical Engineering|Civil Engineering|Information Technology|Chemical Engineering|BioTechnology|BioMedical Engineering|Design}} |
| Faculty of Architecture
| {{bulleted list| Architecture|Sustainable Architecture|Building Management}} |
| Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
| {{ bulleted list | Pharmacy | Nursing|Physiotherapy|Dental Surgery|Preventive Dentistry|Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics|Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics|Medical Sciences}} |
| Faculty of Law
| {{ bulleted list | Law | Legal Studies|Constitutional Law and Legal Order|Intellectual Property Laws|Criminal Law}} |
| Faculty of Arts, Science and Humanities
| {{ bulleted list | Business Administration|Commerce|Financial Accounting|Visual Communication|Physics|Chemistry|Computer Science|Mathematics| Bio Chemistry|Fashion Design| Bio Technology|Micro Biology|Psychology|English|Bio Informatics and Data Science|Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics |Medical Lab Technology|Artificial Intelligence|Hotel Management and Catering|Data Science|Information Technology|Computer Applications}} |
| Faculty of Specialized Engineering
| {{ bulleted list | Applied Electronics|Computer Aided Design|Structural Engineering|Power Electronics and Industrial Drives|Medical Instrumentation|Embedded Systems and IoT|Aeronautical Engineering|Aerospace Engineering}} |
Accreditation and certification
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology has been accredited with the 'A++' grade by NAAC and is a 'Category 1 University' under the UGC.{{cite web|url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/about-us|title=Sathyabama University}} It has received ISO 9001:2008 certification.{{cite web |url=http://www.sathyabamauniv.ac.in/news_detail.php?newsref=18&newspage=archive&page=2|title=ISO Certification|date=6 October 2009|publisher=Sathyabama |access-date=21 January 2010}} The university also received the full five 'QS stars' for excellence by Quacquarelli Symonds, making it one of 40 universities in India to have done so.{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/sathyabama-institute-science-technology-deemed-be-university|title=QS 5 stars rating for Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology}}
The majority of the courses are accredited by national governmental bodies. The university's dental courses are accredited by the Dental Council of India, legal courses are accredited by the Bar Council of India, design courses are accredited by the Council of Architecture, and engineering courses are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.{{cite web| url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/about-us/accreditation-and-accolades| title=Ratings and Accreditations of Sathyabama University| year=2025}}
Rankings
In 2024, the university was ranked 51st among universities, 66th among engineering colleges and 85th overall in India according to NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework).{{Cite web |title=2024 NIRF Ranking |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}
Sathyabama is ranked in the 1201-1400 band{{Cite web |date=2025-05-20 |title=QS World University Rankings 2025: Top global universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Top Universities |language=en}} in global rankings and 373rd in Asia{{Cite web |date=2025-05-20 |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 - Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Top Universities |language=en}} by the QS World University Rankings system in academic year 2024-2025, and 501st in Asia by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings system in academic year 2024-2025.
{{Infobox India university ranking
|NIRF_O_2024=85|NIRF_U_2024=51|NIRF_E_2024=66
|QS_W_2025=1201|QS_A_2024=373|THES_A_2024=501}}
Facilities
=Co-curricular activities=
Sathyabama University offers on-campus training. Some of the facilities include Inplant Training, Advisory Bureau for Higher Studies, Entrepreneur Development Cell, Guest Lectures, Foreign Language Classes and Sports.{{cite web|url=http://www.careercage.com/sathyabama-university-need-know-2/404/|title=Sathyabama University - The Basic Information that you need to know|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311151345/http://www.careercage.com/sathyabama-university-need-know-2/404/|archive-date=2014-03-11}}
=Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology=
The Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology was established in January 2006. It was upgraded in 2011 with 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 fields of Material Sciences, Thin Film Coatings, Nanofabrications, Environmental Nanotechnology, Concrete Research, Marine Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology and Molecular Medicine, as well as Nanomedical Sciences, Drug Discovery and Polymer Chemistry.{{cite web|url=http://centrefornanotechnology.com/|title=Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNSNT)|website=centrefornanotechnology.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705072055/http://centrefornanotechnology.com/|archive-date=2013-07-05}}
=Centre for Advanced Studies=
The centre for advanced studies was established in 2013 to carry out specialized studies in the fields of genetic research, metallurgy, immunology, and robotics. The institution has developed algorithms that are now used in the university's data labs, computer-integrated security systems and student management logs.{{cite web | url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/node/1513|title=Centre for Advanced Research}}
=Aeronautical Hangars=
Sathyabama has three large aeronautical hangars that are a part of the institution's programmes in aviation research. Constructed in 2008, these hangars are used to construct model aircraft, wind turbines, wind-flow panels, and other components of aeronautical engineering.{{cite web | url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/taxonomy/term/67|title=Aeronautical Studies}} The Sathyabama-ISRO space satellite which was launched in 2016 was also manufactured here.
=Central Library=
The university has a central library, named after its founder Dr. Jeppiaar. The library was constructed in 2001, and currently has more than 313,000 books. It has subscription services to major publishers such as the AICTE, ASME, ASCE, ACM Digital Library, and IEEE engineering journals. Apart from this, the library also has monthly subscriptions to more than 130 journals and 100 magazines.{{cite web | url=https://www.sathyabama.ac.in/academics/library|title=The Central Library}} The library is also connected to the staff internet service-link of the university.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.sathyabama.ac.in Official website]
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