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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Former names	Sathyabama University, Sathyabama Engineering College
Motto	Justice, Peace, Revolution
Type	Private deemed university
Established	1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Founder	Jeppiaar
Chancellor	Maria Zeena Johnson
President	Marie Johnson
Vice-Chancellor	T. Sasi Prabha
Academic staff	738
Administrative staff	67
Students	17000
Location	Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India 12°52′23″N 80°13′19″E / 12.87306°N 80.22194°E / 12.87306; 80.22194
Campus	Suburban
Affiliations	UGC, AICTE

Administrative building of the Sathyabama university

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly Sathyabama University, is a private deemed university, situated at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1987 as Sathyabama Engineering College by the late Jeppiaar, and received its university status in 2001.

Location

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Accreditation and certification

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It has received ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Rankings

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology 66th in the engineering ranking in 2023, 51st among universities and 84th overall

Facilities

Co-curricular activities

Sathyabama offers visits to companies. Some of the activities like Inplant Training, Advisory Bureau for Higher Studies, Entrepreneur Development Cell, Guest Lectures, Foreign Language Classes and Sports.

Centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology

The Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology was established in January 2006. It was upgraded in 2011 with Advanced research Instrumentation facilities like FE-SEM, XRD, E-beam, DC thermal, RF, AFM, PLD, etc. The centre has a team of scientists working in the area of Material Sciences, Thin Film Coatings, Nanofabrications, Environmental Nanotechnology, Concrete Research, Marine Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Nanomedical Sciences and Drug Discovery, Polymer Chemistry etc.

Notable alumni

• Atharvaa, actor
• Pradeep John, amateur weather forecaster and blogger