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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
SASTRA was established in 1984 as of the Institutions to be featured in
Shanmugha College of Engineering Times Higher Education – World
and conferred with University University Ranking 2021, Times
status by the Ministry of Human Higher Education Asia Ranking
Resource Development (MHRD) in 2020 and Times Higher Education
2001. The Institution offers various Young University Ranking 2020.
undergraduate, postgraduate & In the National Institutional
Ph. D. programmes in Engineering, Ranking Framework of the MHRD,
Science, Management, Law, Government of India, SASTRA has
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Education and Arts. It is recognized been ranked 48 in Overall, 25 in
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as a Scientific & Industrial University and 37 in Engineering.
Research Organization (SIRO) by Another significant achievement
the Government of India and is this year is the international
undertaking research for various accreditation of 12 programmes
agencies like Department of of SASTRA Deemed University by
Science & Technology, Department the Institution of Engineering &
of Biotechnology, Department Technology (IET), UK. SASTRA
of AYUSH, Defense Research & has become the first Institution in
Development Organization, Indian India to have the maximum number
Space Research Organization, Board of undergraduate programmes
for Research in Nuclear Sciences, accredited across its two campuses
etc. SASTRA is re-accredited (III (Thanjavur and Kumbakonam),
cycle) by the National Assessment & demonstrating that the programmes
Accreditation Council (NAAC) with are aligned with internationally
‘A+’ grade (CGPA: 3.54/4.00). recognised standards. IET (UK)
accreditation is an internationally
SASTRA has been placed under
Category 1 by the University recognised benchmark awarded
Grants Commission through the to high quality programmes that
provide an ideal preparation for
Categorization of Universities aspiring professional engineers.
for Grant of Graded Autonomy
Regulations, 2018. SASTRA is one

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