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.
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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 35 km (22 mi) 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.
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 250-acre (100 ha) 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