With a humble beginning in the year 1984, SASTRA’s progress in the last 36 years is a testimony to its commitment to build a University as envisaged in its guiding model. Today, SASTRA is one of India’s premier institutions offering undergraduate, postgraduate & doctoral programmes in Engineering, Management, Law, Sciences, Humanities and Education. It was conferred Deemed-to-be-University status in 2001 by the University Grants Commission under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. SASTRA also has an MHRD-notified off-campus named Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre (SRC) at Kumbakonam.

As a comprehensive University, its teaching programmes are complemented by research engagements, consultancy assignments, training and extension activities. It had been re-accredited by NAAC (fourth cycle) with a maximum grade of ‘A++’ (3.76/4.00) and is a Category I Institution based on the UGC’s categorization of Universities for Graded Autonomy Regulations, 2018. Twelve engineering programmes of SASTRA have been internationally accredited for a period of 9 years by the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), UK recognizing SASTRA’s academic excellence. In the NIRF ranking, SASTRA has always been placed among the top 40 Universities with a current position of 22 in 2022. It is also recognized as a Scientific & Industrial Research Organization by the Government of India.

The School of Chemical & Biotechnology (SCBT) was established in 1994. Over the years it has grown to be one of the best Biotechnology Schools in the country. The school integrates intellectual and infrastructural strengths to nurture scientific temper and skills to excel in the domains encompassing life sciences and engineering.

The School of Chemical & Biotechnology is an integrated School comprising the divisions of Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology and Optometry through which it offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated and research programmes. The vision and mission of the programmers are aligned with that of the Institution.

The School aims to educate, train and develop cutting-edge bio-specialists capable of discovery, design and delivery of solutions to improve the quality of human life and environment. The School also aims to develop competent Chemical Engineers, Bioengineers and Biotechnologists with their skills adequately honed to succeed in the Chemical, Healthcare, Process, Pharma, Life Sciences Industry.

The School has an impressive faculty-to-learner ratio with more than 90 % of faculty members holding doctoral degree and 70 % of them have executed/ executing extramural funded research projects. The research work of our students & faculty resulted in 2250+ research articles with an average impact factor of 4.3 and a h-index of 67, as of Jan 2022. Since 2015, the School has involved in execution of 142 research / consultancy projects with a total outlay over Rs 70 crore. With the establishment of DST-supported Technology Business Incubator, FIRST and DBT-supported BioNest, ABLEST, access to 3D printers (FDM, SLA and SLS based printers), Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) system and BSL-3 facility, the innovation ecosystem provides infrastructure, technical support and mentoring for incubation / campus startups. The School engages in outreach activities instilling a sense of social consciousness among the learners.