The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, also known as SASTRA, is a private and deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. SASTRA offers undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral [1] courses in Engineering, Science, Education, Management, Law and the Arts.[2]
 Emblem of SASTRA University | |
Motto in English | Think Merit, Think Transparency, Think SASTRA |
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| Type | Private, Deemed University |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founder | Ramachandra Iyer |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
| Chancellor | R. Sethuraman |
| Vice-Chancellor | Vaidhyasubramaniam |
| Location | , , 613401 , 10°45′43″N 78°48′58″E / 10.762°N 78.816°E |
| Campus | Rural, 232 acres (94 ha) |
| Language | English, Tamil |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | SASTRA |
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History
editSASTRA Deemed University started in 1984 in the form of Shanmugha College of Engineering, affiliated to the Bharathidasan University, Trichy. In 2001 it was renamed as Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy. It was the first institution to get the 'Deemed University status' in Tamil Nadu. Srinivasa Ramanujam Center at Kumbakonam is attached to it.[3]
In 2011, software company Tata Consultancy Services set a world record of recruiting 1,755 students from SASTRA, the largest recruitment by any company in the world from a single campus.[4]
Campus
editThe campus is built on 232 acres (94 ha) of land. The total built area is about 195,000 square metres (2,100,000 sq ft), out of which about 85,000 square metres (910,000 sq ft) are hostels, quarters and guest houses.[5] SASTRA will provide totally 119 courses across the 10 Streams.
Ranking
edit| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – international | |
| QS (Asia) (2024)[6] | 401–450 |
| Times (World) (2024)[7] | 1201–1500 |
| Times (Asia) (2024)[8] | 401–500 |
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2024)[9] | 47 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024)[10] | 28 |
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[11] | 38 |
| Law – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[12] | 14 |
Internationally, SASTRA was ranked in the 401–450 band among Asian universities by the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024.[6] The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked it in the 1201–1500 band in the world and the 401–500 band in Asia.[7][8]
In India, SASTRA was ranked 38 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024,[11] 28 among universities,[10] and 14 among law colleges and 47th overall.[12][9]
Festivals
editThe first edition of Kuruksastra was held on 2–3 March 2007.[13] The second edition of Kuruksastra was on 6–9 March 2008.[citation needed]
It started the tradition of hosting musical celebrities for a "Pro Nite" show with singers such as Shankar Mahadevan, Karthik, Mahathi, Pop Shalini, Stephen Devassy, Sid Sriram, Rajhesh Vaidhya and Suchitra. It had over 1200 participants, making it one of the largest such festivals in the country.[14]
Land Encroachment Case
editIn 1985, the Thanjavur Revenue Department accused the institution with encroachment and issued an eviction notice. The institute objected and the parties engaged in a long judicial battle. The institute was sent with an eviction notice by the Madras High Court in 2018. The institute challenged this again seeking assignment of the said lands in its name, but the High Court rejected the case and issued a Government Order preventing lands to the assigned to the institute. The Tamil Nadu government on February 25, 2022, issued an eviction notice after the court's order.[15][16]
See also
editExternal links
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- ^ "SASTRA website".
- ^ "SASTRA University". India: Higher Education. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Ramanujan Math Center". SASTRA University. SASTRA Deemed University. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Recruitment: TCS creates world record at SASTRA". ibnlive.in.com. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Physical Facilities". www.sastra.edu. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ a b "QS Asia University Rankings 2024". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 8 November 2023.
- ^ a b "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Asia University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- ^ It's contest time at SASTRA Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu Education Plus, 19 February 2007]
- ^ Cultural event ends on musical note Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu Education Plus, 13 March 2008]
- ^ "TN govt serves eviction notice to SASTRA University in land encroachment case". The News Minute. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Government rejects SASTRA's plea for assignment of lands". The Hindu. 25 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 February 2022.