SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) is a private deemed university located in Kattankulathur, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, it gained deemed university status in 2002. SRM Institute of Science and Technology is spread across six campuses including with its headquarters in Kattankulathur, under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. It has three sister universities: SRM University Andhra Pradesh in Amaravati, SRM University Haryana in Sonipat, and SRM University Sikkim in Gangtok.
History SRM (Shri Ramasamy Memorial) Engineering College was established in 1985, followed by other SRM colleges between 1992 and 1997. The institute gained deemed status in 2002 as SRM Institute of Science and Technology, and was later renamed SRM University in 2006. In 2017, its name was reverted to SRM Institute of Science and Technology following a UGC directive to drop "University" from the names of deemed-to-be universities.
Campuses Located about from the city of Chennai, the main campus is situated on a 250-acre site overlooking the Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road), NH-32. The main campus at Kattankulathur houses the College of Engineering and Technology, the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, the College of Science and Humanities, the School of Management, the School of Architecture, and the School of Law. It also offers a degree in Telecom studies. SRM University Campus List S.No. University / Campus Name Location (City, State) Type 1 SRM Institute of Science and Technology (Main Campus) Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Deemed-to-be University 2 SRM IST – Ramapuram Campus Chennai, Tamil Nadu Deemed-to-be University (Branch) 3 SRM IST – Vadapalani Campus Chennai, Tamil Nadu Deemed-to-be University (Branch) 4 SRM IST – Delhi-NCR Campus Modinagar (Ghaziabad), Uttar Pradesh Deemed-to-be University (Branch) 5 SRM IST – Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) Campus Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Deemed-to-be University (Branch) 6 SRM University, Sonepat Sonepat, Haryana Private University 7 SRM University, Andhra Pradesh Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Private University 8 SRM University, Sikkim Gangtok, Sikkim Private University
Locations Ramapuram campus The Ramapuram campus is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes 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 students.
Vadapalani campus The Vadapalani campus is located at Vadapalani, Chennai. It houses the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, the Faculty of Management, and the Faculty of Science and Humanities. The SRM Institute for Medical Sciences is also located within the campus.
Tiruchirappalli campus The campus in 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 was ranked 29th among engineering colleges in India by India Today in 2020. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 13th in engineering, 11th in pharmacy, 12th among universities, 24th in research, and 21st overall in the NIRF 2024 rankings.
Notable alumni Sriram Krishnan, Senior Policy Advisor for AI at the White House Nivetha Thomas, actress Murali Vijay, cricketer Vishnu Vishal, actor Iswarya Menon, film actress Neeraj Madhav, actor Varun Chakravarthy, cricketer Abhay Jodhpurkar, singer Shebin Benson, actor Vishnu Prasanna V., chess grandmaster and coach of Gukesh D Karthik Venkataraman, chess grandmaster Shrutika, actress Manimegalai, TV host
See also SRM University, Andhra Pradesh Potheri Thailavaram
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