Established 1984
Type: Private
Chancellor: Mr. T. R. Pachamuthu
Vice-Chancellor: Prof. P. Sathyanarayanan
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus: Urban, 250 acres (1 km²)
Affiliations: UGC
Website: www.srmuniv.ac.in
SRM University is a co-educational private university located in the state of Tamil Nadu,India. The university has two campuses in Tamil Nadu at Kattankulatur, Kancheepuram district and Ramapuram and one in Modinagar, near Delhi. Previously functioning under Anna University, as SRM Engineering College, the institute gained deemed status in 2003-04, and was renamed SRMIST(SRM Institute of Science and Technology) and then eventually called SRM University.
The institution is ISO 9001:2000 certified.
The beginnings of the college can be traced back to 1969, when Valliammai Society started a primary school called Florence Nightingale School (now the SRM Nightingale School). Later in 1984, Valliammai Polytechnic was set up. It was only in 1985 that SRM Engineering College was established. The SRM Group has investments in SRM Hospital, Geetha Constructions, Royal Southern Hotels, SRM Printers, SRM Benefit Fund Ltd., SRM Systems and Software, SRM Easwari Travels and Tours India(P) Ltd., Blossom Infotech.
Since the Institution is a private one, the campus is huge and the infrastructure is excellent and well maintained. The Indian Bank,The City Union Bank, The Royal Southern(a three-star hotel), and the Royal Inn Restaurant are located in the campus grounds. The various blocks within SRMIST include, the PG Block, the Hi-Tech Block, the Main Block, the Mechanical Block, the Mech PG Block, the Electrical Sciences Block, the Computer Science Block, the Biotech block,IT Park,an auditorium, a Library with an Internet Cafe as well. There are also about half a dozen hostels, some of which are the K.R.S Hostel, the UG Hostel, the PG Hostel, Meenakshi Women's Hostel, International Hostel.
Admission to SRM Engineering college is based on an entrance examination SRMEEE(SRM Engineering Entrance Examination) which is conducted in centers all over India and Bhutan. Short-listed students will be called for counseling and admission procedures will be carried out.
SRM Engineering college is considered to be one of the prestigious institutions in India to pursue engineering studies.Companies that visit the campus for recruitment include Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Xansa, HCL, Mahindra&Mahindra, Ford, Alstom, Siemens, Motorola, mindtree, Samsung etc.
The university is approved by the University Grants Commission and is also accredited by the NAAC National Assessment and Accreditation Council.[1][not in citation given]It has been given a grade of B+[citation needed](overall score) by NAAC.
