SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM IST): News & Events

SRM Holds Master Coaches Workshop in Training Volleyball

February 26, 2021: SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai recently held a three-day master coaches workshop on ‘Modern Practices in Training Volleyball the way to success’ in joint efforts with Tamil Nadu State Volleyball Association. The workshop aimed at developing the knowledge of Tamil Nadu coaches to train the younger generation of players. The workshop featured sessions on current teaching methods, coaching rules, squad training and tactical strategy, among other items.

The event was chaired by S N Jayamurugan, Chairman, SNJ Group of Companies & Chief Patron of the Tamil Nadu National Volleyball Association. Speaking at the gathering, he encouraged coaches to update themselves on the new strategies and introduce Indian Volleyball to a global level. He also declared the workshop to be open.

About 70 (Physical Director, Physical Education Instructor, Coaches, Foreign Participants, National Players) engaged in this gathering, which witnessed and taught new techniques to master Volleyball.

SRM Bags Best Outreach Programme Award

February 23, 2021: SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital has received the 'Best Outreach Service Award' from the Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry (IAPHD). The College has been awarded for its best outreach operation and is honoured with the U Sumithra & Ramanath Bhat-Best Outreach Program Award.

The department of Public Health Dentistry at the SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital participated in this category for the year April 2019 to March 2020. The event which made its entry in this category was the ‘World Health Day’ which was celebrated at the department during the month of April 2019.

This event was initiated by the Department of Public Health Dentistry, where doctors and interns concentrated on oral health prevention activities, as recommended by the WHO, for various age ranges.

At numerous colleges, neighbourhoods, and old age homes, activities such as word puzzles, sports, and storytelling that emphasise oral health were held. In addition to this health promotion, oral and general health programmes have been carried out in the region, with the additional advantage of free screening and treatment of basic oral ailments. Additional referral systems for complex operations have since been introduced.

SRM Hosts International Conference on ‘Business Finance and Management Sciences’

February 20, 2021: The Department of Corporate Secretaryship and Accounting Finance, the College of Science and Humanities of the SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, arranged the two-day International Business conference on Finance and Management Sciences. The conference was held on February 18 and 19, 2021. During these two days, 68 papers were delivered by the Academicians and Researchers and over 174 papers were released during the conference.

The University invited Professor Mwaf Dandan from Albalqua University, Jordan, as the main guest of the event, who spoke about the Indo-Arab Issues and impressed on the trade ties between India and the Arab region, which are engaged in reforms and transformational changes in the economy, as well as deep political understanding and goodwill among the people, and given tremendous potential.

Besides this, the university also invited other eminent personalities such as Director of Global School of Business, AMITY, Chennai Dr S Vengadamani; a transgender activist Miss Olaga B Aaron; Professor Muhammed Ahamed Tsuani from Bayero University, Nigeria; and, Chartered Accountant K Harikaran.

Dr J Jothi Kumar, Dean, and Associate Dean Dr A Duraisamy, College of Science and Humanities, SRM IST, opened the proceedings on the opening day. During a few days of the conference, experts from renowned colleges and universities were invited to hold technical sessions in which scholars, academicians and students discussed the various topics covered by the conference.

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SRMIST Hosts Three-Day International Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

February 1, 2021: Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai hosted an International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2021) in association with Shizuoka University-Japan, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)-Taiwan, GNS Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) Science-New Zealand, University of Rome Tor Vergata-Italy, RMIT University-Australia, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)-India, Asian Consortium on Computational Materials Science (ACCMS), Indian Physics Association (IPA), Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Indian Carbon Society (ICS)-India and Springer Nature.  

The three-day event was held between February 1-3, 2021 aiming at providing a platform for researchers and scientists to discuss the latest advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for promising applications. Science sessions covered low-dimensional and 2D structures, interfaces and thin films, nanocomposites and catalysts, multifunctional nanomaterials, to name a few. Over 70 sessions were delivered over the span of three days facilitated by eminent speakers from renowned international institutions such as the University of California, Berkeley-CA, Tokyo Institute of Technology-Japan, The Australian National University,  Canberra-Australia, University of Cambridge-UK and the University of Maryland-USA. The event witnessed the active participation of over 2,400 students.

Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST) Govt. of India, CV Seshadri Chair Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur Professor Ashutosh Shama addressed the audience talking about DST-based programmes and schemes to build R&D facilities in different institutions around the country through the funding of research projects.

SRMIST is also honouring eminent scientists with SRM-ICONN Innovation Award, SRM-ICONN Outstanding Woman Researcher Award, with SRM-ICONN Young Researcher Award. Around 300 students across India have registered for this programme.

SRM Team Wins Flipkart Grid 2.0 Robotics Challenge

January 22, 2021: Final year BTech students from the Departments of Electronics & Communication and Mechanical Engineering at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur recently won the National Flipkart GRiD 2.0 Robotics Challenge. Their problem statement was Autonomous Stair Climbing Robot.

Among 500 teams that participated in the event, a total of nine teams could reach out to the final round. The key framework for their final presentation included – High level walkthrough solution, Hardware options (what & why), Tech Choices (what & why), Simulation and Demo, Solution distinction component, and Viability & Difficulties, if actual prototyping is finished.

"We have given workable solutions to several particular issues. A lot of new developments have been made to thoroughly overcome the problem statement. We also offered a generalised approach that is consistent with most work environments.", says the team.

The team was guided by Dr Rajesh Agarwal, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRMIST. 

The team was awarded an Electronic Gift Voucher (EGV) of Rs 1,50,000 for emerging as national winners. They also were awarded EGV of Rs 1,500 for clearing the first round and getting into the top 50 teams and Flipkart Goodies.

SRM IST Partners with iSchoolConnect Technologies to Guide Potential Study Abroad Aspirants  

January 11, 2021: SRM Institute of Science & Technology, a renowned Indian higher education institution, has recently declared an exclusive collaboration with iSchoolConnect Technologies Private Limited, a US and Indian based corporation that uses AI technology to provide international research assistance.

This groundbreaking relationship would support all SRM IST students aspiring to study abroad. They will have access to specialist consultations and exclusive AI tools that will empower them to pursue their higher education abroad.

How will iSchoolConnect guide the students?

iSchoolConnect Technologies provide a team of foreign research professionals offering end-to-end assistance to all students willing to study abroad. What makes them exceptional is the state-of-the-art AI technology they offer to students that lets them complete much of their online application process activities.

With this collaboration, students at the SRM Institute of Science & Technology will be able to leverage an exclusive range of advantages that will enable them to travel abroad. The benefits shall include:

• Access to iSC’s AI tools - Recommendation Engine, AI Writing Mentor for essays and SOPs, AI Video Interview tool, and much more.
• Personalised one-on-one mentorship sessions.
• Webinars and workshops at regular intervals to guide students.
• Access to the iSchoolConnect Student Community- a not for profit initiative powered by iSchoolConnect which is driven by the students, for the students.

SRMIST to Host 16^th Annual Convocation on December 26; Invites ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan

December 22, 2020: Kattankulathur-based SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai will organise its 16^th Annual Convocation ceremony on December 26. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the event is being conducted virtually as per the Tamil Nadu government protocol. Based on the limitations levied by the state government, only rank holders and PhD degree awardees will be presented their degrees in person at Dr TP Ganesan Auditorium, Main Campus, Kattankulathur. The remaining qualifying graduates are invited to participate in the virtual ceremony.

In this convocation ceremony, over 17,199 graduands from various disciplines such as Engineering & Technology, Science & Humanities, Medical & Health Sciences and Management studies will be awarded their degrees which includes 129 PhD scholars. About 244 students will be awarded medals for having secured First, Second and Third rank in their respective courses.

To felicitate the graduands, the institute has invited Chairman of ISRO, Bangalore and Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India Dr K Sivan as the chief guest of the event.

Endowment award in the name of Tmt Pachimmal Palanimuthu for the best outgoing MBBS student and Tmt Swarnam & Dr Krishnamoorthy Endowment award for the best overall outgoing student of SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Center will be awarded to  Kritika Wadhwa for topping among all students in the final year and in the overall duration of the course in MBBS programme. Endowment in the name of Tmt Lakshmi and Dr Renganathan for the best outgoing BDS student of SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital will be awarded to K Shyam Sharma.

Department of Commerce Conducts Their 7th International Conference on Business Research

November 25, 2020: The Department of Commerce at SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, recently organised a two-day international conference on Business Research on November 24 and 25. The institute invited renowned IRS official Nanda Kumar as the chief guest of the event with other resource persons from all over the world. The chief guest presented his thoughts on the new business system and study options and how teachers and students have been influenced by the pandemic. In addition to him, the virtual conference was joined by numerous other officials in different designations and gave their thoughts and suggestions.

The complete event was hosted virtually. Over 180 research papers were presented at the conference out of which 20 were from the international delegates. The selected papers will be published in Scopus, UGC Care indexed journals and SRM Business Horizon Journal. The two-day conference seeks to offer an understanding of the field of business analysis by categorising the research topic into numerous sub-heads such as economics, pandemic and exchange, communications, human capital, etc. Papers were specifically classified in a way that synchronised with the theme of the conference.

SRM Inks MoU with AuthorCafé for Enhanced Research Writing, Management and Communication

November 20, 2020: SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, has recently signed an agreement with AuthorCafé India Pvt Ltd, a research content knowledge management platform that enables the creation, collaboration, analysis, dissemination and management of research content, such as papers, theses, dissertations, and grant proposals, by academia.

This MOU would support SRMIST by increasing the efficiency of research writing by automatic and simplified workflow; making these contents searchable, discoverable, qualified and display their institutional research output; and allowing them to on-board/launch SRMIST's own publication.

SRM Technologies Pvt Ltd Announces the Start of its Hiring Campaign

November 19, 2020: Earlier today, SRM Technologies Private Limited (Estd in 1998) announced the start of its first phase of the hiring campaign. To apply new skills to what they do, the organisation is searching for passionate, energetic, and imaginative experts.

Open roles include, amongst others, Databricks, Magneto, DevOps, Embedded, Hardware, Automotive (Autosar, ADAS), Java, Full Stack, Dot Net full stack. Candidates who consider themselves as the right fit for the role can share their detailed profiles on reachforthestars@srmtech.com or log on to careers.srmtech.com for more information.

SRM Technologies' central conviction is ideally expressed by its working ideas, which are the intersection of creativity and implementation. SRM Technologies is headed by Dr P Sathyanarayanan, President of the SRM Company, and Anand Kashyap, CEO of SRM Software.

SRMIST Inaugurates ICePhaST-2020 Virtually

November 17, 2020: The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai recently organised the International Conference on Electronics, Photonics and Smart Technologies (ICePhaST-2020) virtually.

To perform the inauguration rituals, the institute invited Padmashri Dr Mylswamy Annadurai Former director, Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre, (ISAC) as the chief guest of the event who delivered a technical talk on ‘SMART Technologies in emerging space programme’. Young and budding researchers in the field of photonics and optical dependent satellites were absolutely inspired by his speech. Faculty at SRM IST, researchers and students were very proud, delighted and enthusiastic to have him as the chief guest at the virtual meeting.

Vice-Chancellor, SRMIST Dr Sandeep Sancheti delivered the presidential address. The ICePhaST-2020 Conference Proceedings was released by Dr C Muthamizhchelvan, ProVC, Engineering and Technology, SRMIST and congratulated the team for meticulous planning and execution. The gathering was felicitated by Dr TV Gopal, Dean, College of Engineering & Technology, SRMIST.

SIMS Invites Dr C Vijaya Baskar to Inaugurate Centre of Excellence – BONDS

October 29, 2020: SIMS announced earlier today the launch of the first of its kind Centre of Excellence-BONDS (Botulinum Toxin in Dystonia & Spasticity) with a focused approach at its Vadapalani facility in Chennai to treat movement disorders such as Dystonia and Spasticity (also for Stroke Rehabilitation) using Botulinum Toxin injection.

The Institute invited Minister of Health & Family Welfare, the Government of Tamil Nadu Dr C Vijaya Baskar, other dignitaries and a team of vibrant and trained doctors to deal with neurological emergencies in addition to serving chronic patients to inaugurate the case. The Center is well-positioned to provide a wide variety of facilities to support people with different coordination problems, including stroke, dystonia, spasticity, and neuromuscular diseases.

Case reference

Due to an infarction in the brain due to acute pulmonary thromboembolism after a skiing accident in South Korea, an Indian student in his 20s experienced spastic weakness in his left hand and neck. He was originally treated in a hospital in Japan, during which he was transferred for further treatment of his spasticity to SIMS Hospital. He was assessed and treated with Botulinum toxin and had substantial relief from spasticity two weeks later, thereby greatly minimising his impairment.

SRM Celebrates International Chefs Day with Focus on Rural Development

October 20, 2020: 'Food is the essence of healthy living', said Dr Chef Damodharan, SICA Chief, celebrity and Guinness World Record holder at the SRM Institute of Hotel Management (SRM IHM) Kattankulathur on International Chefs Day 2020 celebration. Healthy food for the future, with a special emphasis on Rural Empowerment for Women, was the theme for this year's gathering.

The function was held at the Tamil Nadu-Maraimalai Nagar State Institute of Rural Development and was chaired by Damodharan as Chief Guest; Dr T Anuradha MBBS, Kanchipuram & Chengalpattu District, Appointed Officer Food Safety Department; and, Chef Shri Bala, Food Historian Consultant Chef, EatwithIndia Tamil Nadu & Kerala Brand Ambassador as Guests of Honor.

The event was intended at the encouragement of the self-help community and Rotary Inner Wheel ladies, through training, presentation and a speech on the legacy and food adulteration.

While addressing the audience, Chef Damodharan said, “Because it is tradition and medicine for health, there is nothing like consuming mother's food. In our kitchen, there are many spices that we use that help us improve our well-being.” He also illustrated in the warmth of our homes how to prepare a nutritious meal. "Eat well, do proper exercise and enjoy life."

The event was a big success especially amid the global pandemic situation due to Coronavirus as a lot of people have returned to their traditional food.

SRM Announces Free Education to 300 Students From Perambalur Parliamentary Constituency

October 12, 2020: Keeping the promises made by the Chancellor SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Dr T R Paarivendhar SRM IST has announced free education to 300 students. Paarivendhar gave this promise to the people of his constituency last year (2019), in the lead up to the polls. And he immediately fulfilled his poll promise after his win by over four lakh votes. The institute received a total of 1,084 applications for free education among which 300 were selected.

Paarivendhar has been taking up various issues of his constituency with both the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister here in the State. The need for a railway line via Ariyalur-Perambalur-Thuraiyur-Namakkal was among the issues emphasised by Paarivendhar. He had also taken up this topic with Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. The latter wrote to Paarivendhar that the first railway line survey would be taken up shortly.

Paarivendhar has ensured that the diverse needs of the constituency of Perambalur and its residents will continue to be met.

SRM's Techno-Management Fest Aaruush Kickstarts

October 8, 2020: Aaruush, the SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai National Level Techno-Management Fest, started today on a festive note. The 14^th edition of this four-day festival is scheduled from October 8-12 and will be held online.

Dr VK Aatre, former Director-General of the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, former Head Scientist of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), chaired the inaugural ceremony. Recently, SRMIST earned a Guinness World Record for holding the biggest tech lesson consisting of 900 students, which was accomplished at an event organised by Aaruush on September 7, 2019. The certificate for the same was released this year.

While addressing the audience, Dr Aatre talked about the importance and applications of IoT and its futuristic scope. He stressed that inventions and research do not have an end. This leads to more and more possibilities and there is a tremendous amount of talent in India. Therefore, to cope with the rising developments and obstacles, India should now start creating excellent academic institutions.

A host of seminars, flagship activities and luminary addresses will take place in this technical extravaganza. Renowned organisations such as ACM, YouthUp, CEE, SAYEN and NSIC have also been patronised, along with which it is certified, to name a few, by respected organisations such as IEEE, IET, OSA, ASME, IETE and ISHRAE.

SRM Hosts Webinar on Entrepreneurship for Over 5,000 First-Year Students Across Courses

September 16, 2020: SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai welcomed over 5,000 students this year admitted into various programmes such as BTech, BArch, BDes, MTech & MDes at the induction ceremony. And, with an aim to encourage entrepreneurial skills in all of them, SRM hosted a virtual event on Entrepreneurship.

While addressing the audience, Pro-Chancellor (Academics) Dr P Sathyanarayanan said that the institute’s goal is to get students to become entrepreneurs. To do this, we have unique laboratories and groups in which students and faculties collaborate to innovate ideas and implement them. He also assured students about the offline classes which will commence soon.

Other dignitaries of the university were also present at the event such as Pro-Chancellor Administration Shri Ravi Pachamoothoo; Vice-Chancellor Dr Sandeep Sancheti; Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engineering and Technology) Dr C Muthamizhchelvan; and, Registrar Dr N Sethuraman who also contributed to the event by guiding students in the right directions and assuring them of a bright career.

SRM to Host Virtual Cultural Fest In Association With SPICMACAY

September 10, 2020: SRM Centre of Performing Arts at SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai is hosting three-day youth cultural fest – Virasat – online this year to promote Indian classical music and culture among the generation of today. The event will be held between September 11 and 13, 2020 in association with SPICMACAY.

The institute has invited famous Kathak dancer V Shovana Narayan to delight the audience on the first day; Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt to present Mohan Veena recital on the second day; and, Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra to facilitate the Hindustani vocal concert on the final day.

SPICMACAY is a non-political, national, voluntary movement that sensitises and encourages young minds to recognise the ideals and values of the rich Indian heritage and imbibe them. Virasat aims to improve the efficiency, well-being and quality of life in its entirety during the day.

SRM Adopts 8 Villages Under MHRD’s Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Program

September 7, 2020: As a part of MHRD’s flagship programme, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai Kattankulathur has adopted eight villages with an aim to transform rural India. These villages include Anjur, Pattaravakkam, Thenmelpakkam, Orathur, Nattarasampattu, Chettipunniyam, Kalivandapattu, and Kolathur.

SRM IST submitted a total of 59 project ideas aiming to empower the citizens of those adopted villages, out of which three were funded by UBA during the academic year 2018-19. They are End-To-End Integrated Rationing System for Distribution of Provisions and have been completed at Anjur village. Reverse osmosis plant, and RO water plant installed at government school of Orathur village and Versatile Anaerobic reactor for Households to Yield Biogas by Utilising waste (KISAN VAHYU) were also installed at Orathur village. Besides this SRMIST has also donated furniture worth Rs 2 lakh to a government middle school in Thenmelpakkam village.

For all these initiatives, SRM was awarded first position in Swachh Campus Ranking 2019 by MHRD and ‘One Student One Tree’ project and third position for ‘Clean and Smart Campus’ by the AICTE.

SRMIST Founder Chancellor Lays Emphasis on NEP this Teacher's Day

September 6, 2020: This year amid the global pandemic situation due to Coronavirus, SRM IST held the Teacher’s Day celebration virtually. Founder Chancellor of SRM IST Dr TR Paarivendhar along with other management members chaired the event. They focused on educating students about the importance of education and hence the importance of teachers. During his speech, Dr Paarivendhar also talked about the key features or characteristics of the New Education Policy 2020 which is aiming to introduce more flexibility in contrast to the current education policy and will majorly be focusing on integrating practical learning aspects. The faculty needs to be trained accordingly.

Pro-Chancellor SRM IST  Ravi Pachamoot elaborated on the importance of industry-embedded updated curriculum and teaching pedagogy to help students stay at par with the latest industry standards and also help them become industry-ready.

SRM Announces Free Education To 300 Students From Perambalur Parliamentary Constituency

September 1, 2020: SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai has announced free education to 300 students from Perambalur Parliamentary Constituency, an initiative it took up last year as well. This is a part of commitments made by Perambalur MP Dr TR Paarivendhar in his election manifesto last year.

Students, who are willing to study Engineering, Arts and Science, Horticulture, Management, Health Sciences, etc., and are from the Perambalur Lok Sabha segment are eligible for admissions. The final selections will be made basis the merit performance of the students and their total family income. The initiative will cover the tuition fee of the students and will be renewed in the following years on the basis of their merit performance. Accommodation facilities are not available due to Covid spread across the globe.

The last date to apply for admissions under this scheme is September 10.

SRM Chancellor Inaugurates New Campus for Agricultural Science and Paarivendhar Telemedicine Centre

August 25, 2020: Dr TR Paarivendhar, Founder Chancellor of SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, today announced the launch of two new campuses - College of Agricultural Science and the Paarivendhar Telemedicine Centre.

The College of Agricultural Science new campus will operate from Vendhar Nagar while the Paarivendhar Telemedicine Centre will operate from the SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (SRM MCHRC) campus in Kattankulathur.

The agricultural school was already in existence but with the growing demands and needs, the centre has now its own campus now with all facilities in place. This facility will also help the neighbourhood district grow as the agricultural college will grow.

People indulged in the construction activities have been given dress material and a health camp has also been set up for them where SIDDHA preventive medicines are distributed to help people fight against Coronavirus. The medicines have been given to 1,200 other villagers also.

With the same intent, Paarivendhar Telemedicine Centre has also been set up and will be functional soon on all days between 8 am and 4 pm, except Sundays and government holidays. The centre will operate as per the guidelines issued by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

ARIIA Ranking 2020: SRM Secures Second Position in Self Financing Universities Category

August 18, 2020: Basis the ARIIA 2020 Ranking released by the Ministry of Education today, Chennai-based SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai bagged the second position under the “Self-Financing Universities” category across the country.

Amid the global pandemic, the ceremony was held online in which Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu announced the rankings in the presence of Education Minister and other government officials of the country. Over 674 institutes qualified for the ranking and SRM IST could manage to stay one among the top three.

The ARIIA raking is evaluated based on parameters such as Programmes and Activities on IPR, Innovation, Start-up and Entrepreneurship, Pre-Incubation & Incubation Infrastructure & Facilities to Support I&E, Annual Budget Spent on Promoting and Supporting I&E Activities, Courses on Innovation, IPR and Entrepreneurship Development, Intellectual Property (IP), Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Successful Innovation and Startups & Funding Innovation & Startups.

SRM to Organise Global Virtual Conference on Emerging Economic Scenario - Identify and Create Competencies

SRM IST Provides Incredible Options to Study Abroad for Students with SAT Scores

June 30, 2020: Being a reputed member of Indian Global Higher Education society of a US-based college board that conducts SAT examinations, SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai is offering scholarships up to 35 per cent to students with a valid SAT score.

STRM has international collaboration with over 200 universities overseas. As a part of its twinning programme, students have the option to study the first two years in SRM and further two years of graduation in a university abroad. The University offers numerous reasons for students to choose SRM over any other institutions across the country such as:

• Offers a wide range of programmes such as Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Management, Science and Humanities, Law and Agricultural Sciences
• Its is a QS 4 Rated Top No 1 multi-stream university in India
• Has over 50,000 students from India and 64 countries with more than 3,200 faculty members
• Offers semester abroad programmes

For an NRI/PIO/OCI seeking BTech degree, the fee is Rs 2.5 lakh pegged at the domestic fee, by taking the entrance exam SRMJEEE and appearing for joint counselling, or alternatively, they can pick their choice of course with attractive scholarships of up to 35 per cent through the direct admission route. The last to apply for SRMJEEE is July 15 2020

Those who are NRI/PIO/OCI or Foreigner can proceed to apply in the International Admission Category, availing amazing scholarships, fee waiver of 25 per cent to 35 per cent under merit and 40 per cent for SAARC and Africa.

Others can apply in the Admissions India category, E- counselling and Interview based admissions for M.Tech, MBA, BBA, Education, Hotel Management, Allied Health Sciences (except Medicine and Dental) and Science & Humanities UG and PG programs. For all B.Tech programs, the Admission India category is only through the common entrance exam, the SRMJEEE.

To start filing the applications, please visit the official website www.srmist.edu.in

University Celebrates International Yoga Day, Follows UGC Guidelines

June 21, 2020: Considering the importance of Yoga in today’s lifestyle, SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology celebrated International Yoga Day at the University campus, following the guidelines from the UGC. The event was organised by the Faculty of Science and Humanities Department of Physical Education and the Department of Yoga. The session began at 7 am with all social distancing norms being practised. The drill lasted for 45 minutes and witnessed active participation of Vice-Chancellor and Associate Director of the University.

The yoga session was followed by a special guest lecture facilitated through a webinar. The University invited Yogachemmal, Dr Meena Ramanatham, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Centre for Yoga Therapy Education and Research, MGMCRI, Puducherry to talks about the ‘Wholistic effects of yoga for the benefit to the humanity’. The idea was to create awareness among students about the importance of Yoga. Dr Ramanatham talked in detail about the benefits of Yoga, including the way it strengthens the immune system, eases stress and relaxes mind and improves health.  

SRMKDC Cures 53-Year-Old Extensive Oral Cancer Patient

June 17, 2020: SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital (SRMKDC) was recently in news for operating a severely affected 53-year-old oral cancer patient. After denial from various hospitals, SRMKDC undertook the responsibility to treat Kanyakumari-based patient.

Soon after the admission, the team of Surgeons, including Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Head Dr Vivek N, Dr Saravanan C, Dr Karthik R, Dr Prashanthi led the surgery. The team was ably assisted by the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology headed by Dr KT Magesh.  The CT Scan report revealed that the disease had spread to the neck lymph nodes. The findings have been reviewed and addressed by team members and a satisfactory recovery strategy was planned. Eight hours of procedure have been done, the tumor has been extracted, and even neck cancer has been removed.

This operation left his face and lower jaw with a big hole. In order to achieve a practical cosmetic outcome, the patient underwent a revamped procedure, where his own tissues were twisted and used by rotation and advancement. The surgery resulted in successful closure of the gap and the patient’s face looked the same way it was before.

So far SRMKDC has diagnosed 153 cases in last three years and nearly 56 cases have been operated

SRM Begins E-Counselling Admissions 2020

June 11, 2020: SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai has begun the E-Counselling and interview-based admission process for programmes such as MTech, MBA, BBA, Education, Hotel Management, Allied Health Sciences (Except Medicine and Dental) and Science & Humanities undergraduate and post-graduate programmes due to Coronavirus pandemic.

Apply and fill the application online visiting www.srmist.edu.in

As part of the online admission process, the applicants need to upload their required documents on the portal. The eligible candidates will be invited for a telephonic interview session or Zoom session with faculty members. Upon the selection in the programme, the students will have to pay the fee online to be able to download the ‘Provisional Admissions Letter’. Scholarships will be given in compliance with University policies to meritorious and eligible candidates. A monthly scholarship of Rs 12,500 will be given to all MTech students.

The classes will commence in September 2020.

Admission to BTech programme is based on the valid score in SRMJEEE exam which is to be held between July 30 and August 4 across 127 Indian cities and five countries abroad, including Dubai, Doha, Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait. The joint counselling is slated to be held in the second or third week of August. The students will be chosen based on their SRMJEEE rank.

Nature Index Ranks SRM as No. 1 Private University Across India

June 2, 2020: Based on the data cumulated from January 1 to December 31, 2019, Nature Index ranked SRMIST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai as No. 1 private university among 21 Indian universities across the country. The evaluation was done on the basis of four broad subject areas, among which SRM IST ranked 19^th in India for Chemistry and 28^th in Physical Sciences. The Nature Index also ranked SRM IST 5^th in India among Nature and Science journal group.

The Nature Index is an authors' and institutional relationship database. The index follows the contributions to research articles published by an independent group of researchers in 82 high-quality journals in natural science. This index provides absolute and fractional numbers of papers written at the institutional and national level, and as such it is a measure of high-quality global research and cooperation.

10 SRM Students Join Amazon’s Mentorship Series

May 31, 2020: Ten students of SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology have bagged the opportunity to intern with Amazon during the Coronavirus lockdown. Shaili Shah, Rhea Chandok, Anushka Svara, Lekha K, Akanksha Sonkar, Deepanwita Mukherjee, Nikita Gupta, Ishita Mandvakar, Sreya Goswami and Niharika Raj are now a part of the Amazon Campus Mentorship Series (ACMS). As part of this programme, students will undergo four classroom sessions over a course of 24 weeks. Each session is of four to six hours duration. Students will get the opportunity to visit the Amazon centre a few times during the series. Along with these sessions, students will be grouped and assigned a small project to give them an opportunity to apply the learning. Students, who clear final interviews, will receive a six-month internship with Amazon while others will be awarded with participation certificates.

SRM is one of the few educational institutions across the country to send its students for this mentorship programme.

SRM Hospital Successfully Cures 13 Coronavirus Patients with Allopathy & Siddha Medication

May 25, 2020: In times when medical institutes and labs across the globe are struggling to discover the vaccine for Coronavirus, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur in Chennai has been able to successfully cure 13 Covid-19 patients in five days with the help of Allopathy and Siddha medication. The treatment was done in association with National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram. The Hospital is also making attempts and is extending all possible support to the government in curing the novel Coronavirus patients.

SRM Launches Centre of Excellence in Automation Technologies

May 19, 2020: The faculty of Engineering and Technology Department at SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology has launched the Centre of Excellence in Artificial Technology in collaboration with Bosch Rexroth, Germany. The joint training centre has been setup with a primary objective to provide trained professionals to the Automation industry. This is a state-of-the-art training facility in pneumatics, hydraulics and PLC technology at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai.

The SRM-BRIN centre will act as an autonomous body to meet the needs of technical institutions such as the Polytechnics, Engineering Institutes and Industries in the region, specifically in Chennai. This will bridge the industry-institute gap and will provide ready manpower in manufacturing plants of Automotive Applications, Industrial Automation, Machinery Applications and Engineering.

The curriculum design will comprise more of hands-on training and practical exposure that classroom learnings. There will modules such as basic hydraulic technology, industrial hydraulics, proportional technology, basic pneumatics, industrial pneumatics, closed-loop pneumatics and PLC-based controls. Not just the training centre but the Institute will also provide solutions to industrial needs in the form of consultancy services, projects assistance on need basis to strengthen the corporate relations. Upon successful completion of the programme, the student will be awarded with a joint certificate of SRM-BRIN Centre.

SRM University to Conduct SRMJEEE Exam between July 30 & August 4

May 13, 2020: SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology has announced the dates of SRMJEEE exam 2020, which is an entrance test for BTech admissions to all campuses of SRM University. The exam will be conducted between July 30 and August 4 in five international countries, including Dubai, Doha, Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait, and 127 Indian cities. Just like every year, the Unversity is expecting over 1.75 lakh applications of aspiring students.

The computer-based test will have a total of 125 multiple choice questions to be answered in 150 minutes. There will no negative marking. Question will be from four subjects-English, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics or Biology. There will be two sessions every day and the students can choose the slot as per their convenient date and time. The joint counselling sessions are scheduled to be held in the second and third week of August.

SRM University has a track record of over 8,500 job offers with the maximum package of Rs 41.6 LPA. It has an active network of over 625 companies that participate every year in the placement season.

Vice-Chancellor SRM IST Interacts With Over 3,600 Educators from the Higher Education Across the Country

May 1, 2020: ICT Academy organised a webinar inviting over 3,600 educators from the Higher Education across the country. The theme of the webinar was the ‘SkyCampus’.

Dr Sandeep Sancheti, Vice-Chancellor of SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology addressed the audience saying that ‘Change is the most essential element of life which leads to sustainable growth’. He believes that more focus needs to be laid on Research and Experiential learning with evolving technology. To explain the concept in detail, he made use of the term ‘Driving Dozens’, which refers to technological forces in future such as 3D Printing, 5G, Cloud, Biometric eye-tracking, Text to speech and vice versa. Basis, this theory he suggested everyone to be open for change in life.

The ICT Academy is organising such digital information series with the goal of providing expert meetings on numerous issues relevant to today and the future via its SkyCampus platform. The Season 2 of Digital Knowledge Series was on the theme ‘Leading in a VUCA World’.

WHO Nominates SRM Epidemiologist in its Fight Against COVID-19 Spread

March 31, 2020: In the fight against the Corona virus, World Health Organisation (WHO) has nominated Dr Rajan Patil, faculty member of the SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur. He is working as an Epidemiologist and public health expert. He is based in Nepal, but can soon be deployed in any country globally depending on urgent needs. Dr Patil is a part of the Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN). The body ensures the required technical competence and capacity are available in areas where they are most importantly needed during outbreaks. He is also the recipient of Yusuf Hamied Fellowship and has been selected as a Visiting Fellow to Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (New York).

SRM Student Develops Real-Time Corona Info Tracker

March 18, 2020: With the outbreak of Corona Virus, the entire world is suffering. All medical labs and hospitals are testing combinations of drugs that can work as a vaccine. Amid this situation, Anupam Tiwari, exchange student of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur has developed an application named ‘CoronApp’ that provides live information on the virus. He developed this application with the help of his seven friends. Users can easily click the red dots on the map to get the complete update on virus cases in that city and country.

It integrates COVID-19 data from Johns Hopkins University, the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization (WHO), and a Twitter feed that provides the latest curated news.

The app presents statistics, precautions and also lets user input information manually. It runs on a real-time basis as the data is provided by CDC and WHO.

Though there are other apps available in the market, this is different in a way that it uses the phone’s GPS setting to let users see the report of cases around them.

Over 8,200 SRMIST Students Placed in Placement Season 2019-20

February 23, 2020: SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology has successfully placed over 8,200 students is this session. This year’s placements has exceeded the previous year record of 3,020 offers from the four big IT companies such as TCS, Cognizant, Infosys and Wipro. Over 625 companies made about 1,965 offers of Rs 5 lakh per annum and  Rs 10 lakh per annum. Companies such as TCS, Cognizant and Infosys made over 1,000 offers on the first day of the current placement season. Microsoft offered the highest package of Rs 41.6 lakh per annum in the recently concluded placements, followed by Amazon who made 18 offers of Rs 32 lakh per annum. To prepare the students for placements, the institute arranged for mock interview sessions with advance computing classes. These sessions immensely helped boost students’ confidence.

India Can Offer potential Solutions, says Ecuadorian Diplomat

February 4, 2020: SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology invited Ecuadorian diplomat, Hector Cueva Jacome to deliver a  speech on the occasion of World Cancer Day. In his speech he said, “India has the capacity to offer potential solutions for the issues bothering Ecuador.” India offers the best technology and is easy to adapt, affordable and accessible for every country in the world such as solutions to fight cancer. Indian technologies can be helpful in creating awareness and identifying effective treatment options in order to prevent cancer. With scientific, qualified assistance from India, Ecuador will be able to prevent and cure Breast and Prostate Cancer. Solutions in India are economical such as Glenza, medicine for prostate cancer costs $4,500 in Ecuador, however it costs only $700 in India; Mammography costs more than $200 in their nation and the cost for the same is less in India.

SRM bags seven industry awards

December 9, 2019: In past 45 days, SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology has bagged seven prestigious awards for excellence in different domains. The awards include STEM impact award, Green Metric Award, AICTE-CII IndPact Award for Best Industry-linked institution for Electrical Engineering and Allied Institute, University of the Year Award 2019 from FICCI and three Swachhata ranking awards from AICTE.

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STEM Impact award was given to SRM for innovating a cost-effective, microbial fuel cell for bioelectricity generation and heavy metal reduction from environmentally available biowaste, namely tannery effluents while the Green Metric award was given for being world’s most sustainable university.

For the AICTE-CII IndPact Award, the university competed with over 9,800 institutes. It also competed under the University of the Year Award 2019. To qualify, the university had to highlight 19 best practices based on Governance, Curriculum, Infrastructure, Faculty Development, etc.

B.Tech Admission 2020 Now Open at SRM Institute of Science and Technology

November 1, 2019: SRM University on November 1 announced the opening of admissions for its Bachelor in Technology (B.Tech) degree programme (2020-21) across all its campuses. The last date to apply for SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination (SRMJEEE) is March 30, 2020.

SRMJEEE is a computer-based test conducted across India in 127 centres and a few centres in West Asia countries, from April 12-20, 2020. Indians and Non-Resident Indians can apply for SRMJEEE 2020. NRI candidates who qualify in SRMJEEE 2020 and participate along with domestic candidates through the regular counselling process are eligible for 35 per cent annual scholarship on the tuition fee applicable for international students throughout the entire course duration.

The forms are also available at post offices. Click here to check for your nearest post office. Online applications can be submitted at https://applications.srmist.edu.in.

One of the salient features of SRM is the IDEAL(Inter-Disciplinary Experiential Active Learning) environment that it offers to students. Students are given freedom to choose among the major specialisation that offers them deep learning or minor specialisation that enables them to learn the course within the same discipline or across the discipline.

SRM Institute of Science & Technology offers several scholarships, fee waiver schemes, teaching, and research assistance to meritorious and deserving students, including the Founders' Scholarship - a 100 per cent waiver of tuition and hostel fee for toppers in SRMJEEE, JEE Main and toppers in CBSE/State Board exams or for those with outstanding sports performance.

Students Celebrate International Chef Day with Spanish Chef

October 19, 2019: Students of Kattankulathur campus, SRM IST - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, gathered in large number to celebrate International Chefs Day.

Executive Sous Chef of The Diplomatic Club, Doha Qatar, Chef Antonio Garcia De Q Sanchez was the chief guest for the event. He demonstrated how to make Spain’s traditional dishes such as Paella to all the students. The institute is celebrating this day for the past 20 years. Over 35 chefs across 15 hotels participated in the event and the theme was “How healthy food works”. Panel discussions were organised on “Consider Food as Medicine rather Medicine as Food”.

Initiation of Students’ Exchange Programme with Ngee Ann PT

October 3, 2019: Delegates from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), Singapore visited SRM Institute of Science and Technology to initiate a students' exchange programme. This immersion programme had been agreed upon for up to four weeks a year but since SRM focuses on the multidisciplinary aspect as well, it is now being planned to extend the exchange programme to students across all streams and backgrounds.

Veetuku Oru Vigyani 2019, A Platform For Young Innovative Minds, Organised

August 17, 2019: SRMIST hosted a mega-science project expo titled “Veetuku Oru Vigyani 2019” at its Kattankulathur Campus on August 17 in collaboration with Puthiya Thalaimurai. More than 400 teams comprising students actively participated in the event. The competition was split into two phases, district level and state level. The program was a runaway success with an overwhelming response and the projects were definitely an eye-opener to many problems that we are currently fighting against.

Concept: This is a proprietary event since 2012, giving an opportunity to tap the potential of young scientists among various children in the 32 districts in Tamil Nadu and one in Pondicherry.

Inkless Printing Concept by SRMIST Students

July 30, 2019: Texas Instruments India in collaboration with DST India, IIM Bangalore and MyGov India organised by Indian Innovation Challenge Design Contest (IICDC) on July 30, 2019. Aura labs team from SRMIST won the first award for ‘Best Innovation and Technological Impact’.

The students presented a prototype of an inkless printing technology machine. Shilpa Thakur and Shylesh Srinivasan, the brains behind the concept are also planning to float a startup in the coming months once the prototype is ready for commercial applications and come up with a Plasma Carburization Inkless Printing Technology that can print on paper without using any kind of toxic consumable and expensive inks or toners.