of Excellence
With a humble beginning in the year 1984, SASTRA’s progress in the last 40 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.
SASTRA has been re-accredited in the IV cycle with a maximum GRADE 'A++' by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The Score of 3.76 puts SASTRA as number one university of its type in Tamilnadu and amongst the top in the country.
The Institution of Engineers (India) has accredited all eligible B. Tech. programmes offered by SASTRA.
M/s Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., has accredited SASTRA with ‘A’ grade (Highest) putting SASTRA in the elite company of premier institutes. The MBA programme is also separately accredited by TCS.
The Washington Accord team visited India in the month of January 2005 and visited three government institutions and SASTRA to assess the quality of engineering education in India. Dr. Douglas Ruth, Chairman of the visiting team was impressed with the facilities at SASTRA and recorded thus:
“I was deeply impressed with your achievements over the last 20 years. You have truly developed a better than world class undergraduate engineering facility. You have helped me form a very positive impression of education in India. For that I thank you."
Hands-on Practical Experience