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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST)

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly Sathyabama University, is a private deemed to be university, situated at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1987 as Sathyabama Engineering College by the late Jeppiaar and received its deemed to be university status in 2001. Location The university is in Sholinganallur about 15 km from Adyar in Chennai. It has a campus of 400 acres. The university is located on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (formerly known as Old Mahabalipuram Road and popularly known as IT Corridor). Accreditation and certification Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with 'A' Grade. SATHYABAMA has received ISO 9001:2008 certification. The University is accredited by the governing body, National Buildings Organisation (NBO), Computer science engineering department latestly got the privilege of being accredited by NBO. Rankings The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology 51st in the engineering ranking in 2020, 39th among universities and 61st overall. Facilities Co-Curricular Activities Sathyabama offers visits to companies. Some of the activities like Industrial Visit, 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.