SRM Institute of Science and Technology


SRM Institute of Science and Technology is a private deemed university located in Kattankulathur,, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, it gained the deemed University status in 2002. SRM Institute of Science and Technology is spread across six campuses — Chennai, Ghaziabad and Tiruchirappalli. Those are all same off-campuses of same University with headquarters being in Chennai as per section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956. It has three sister universities in Amaravati, Sonepet and Gangtok.

History

SRM Engineering College, was established in 1985, followed by the other SRM colleges from 1992 to 1997. The institute gained deemed status in 2002 as SRM Institute of Science and Technology and renamed SRM University in 2006. In 2017, its name was reverted to SRM Institute of Science and Technology following UGC's order to drop "University" from the name.

Campuses

Located about away from the city of Chennai, this campus is situated on a 250 acre site overlooking Grand Southern Trunk Road, NH-32. The main campus at Kattankulathur consists of a College of Engineering and Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Science and Humanities, School of Management, School of Architecture and School of Law. It is also one of the few schools in India that offers a Degree in Telecom studies.

Location

Ramapuram Campus

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, of the SRM Group of Institutions. Located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the Ramapuram campus is known for offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, management, science, and humanities.
The campus is equipped with laboratories, libraries, and other facilities to support the academic and extracurricular activities of the students.
The campus organizes events, workshops, and conferences.

Vadapalani Campus

Vadapalani Campus is located at Vadapalani, Chennai. This campus houses the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Management, Faculty of Science and Humanities. The SRM Institute for Medical Sciences is also located within the campus.

Tiruchirappalli Campus

The campus at Trichy on the Trichy-Chennai highway houses the faculties of Engineering & Technology, Science & Humanities, Allied Medical Science and Management.

Academics

Rankings

The QS [World University Rankings] ranked SRM Institute of Science and Technology 221st in Asia in 2025.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology ranked 29th among engineering colleges in India by India Today in 2020. The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked it 13th in the engineering ranking, 11th in the pharmacy ranking, 12th among universities, 24th in research and 21st overall in NIRF 2024.

Notable alumni