SASTRA University Placements 2026: Average Package, Median Package, Top Companies

SASTRA University provides good placements to its graduating students. The students are given excellent placement support every year placing them in top companies. Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the SASTRA University placements 2025:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2026

The University has not released the placement report as of now. According to the NIRF report 2026, the median package offered to BTech and MTech students of the batch 2025 was INR 8 LPA and INR 5.5 LPA.

According to unofficial sources, the alumni of SASTRA University are working with top companies such as TCS, Cognizant, Infosys and many more. A large share of alumni is involved in the Engineering sector with a 45% share. The detailed sector-wise distribution is depicted below:

Yes, SASTRA University has an impressive placement record. According to the NIRF report 2026, 1469 BTech studentsof batch 2025 were placed out of the total 1680 graduated students with a median package of INR 8 LPA. Further, 51 MTech students of batch 2025 were placed with a median salary of INR 5.5 LPA.

SASTRA University considers entrance exam scores for admission in BTech, BA LLB (Hons), BBA LLB (Hons), BCom LLB (Hons), MBA and PhD courses. Aspirants can get admission without any entrance exam in all other courses. 

Earlier, SASTRA University application process was conducted in both online and offline modes. However, 2022 onwards, the process has shifted completely to online mode.

• Aspirants seeking admission can visit the official website of the deemed university, apply online and pay the application fee.
• Further, they have to go through the selection rounds and counselling process and then confirm their seat on payment of the admission tuition fee.
• Candidates will be able to apply for the respective courses by visiting the official website of the university.

Yes, admission are open at SASTRA University. The university accepts admisison through online application. Interested students can apply directly through the official page. It is necessary to qualify the eligibility criteria as per the course. 

Yes, it worth to choose SASTRA University for engineering. The university has been ranked 40 under the Enginnering category by the NIRF 2025. The university offers B.Tech programme across various specialisations like Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, CSE, ECE, Robotics & AI and others. It has experts faculty with years of experince and offer quality education to the students. 

SASTRA University, Thanjavur has bee rated 4.2/5 in the Shiksha's Rating. As per the verified reviews of students they have discussed about the university. 

Around 60% of students are placing in internships in VLSI, embedded systems, RF systems, cybersecurity, electronic manufacturing, etc. (R Syed Mohammad students of BTech-ECE, Batch 2028)

Teached are gelpful, qualified and knowledgeable. The teaching quality is very good and well-mannered.  The curriculum is very releavnt as per today's education. (Kamatham Prashanth Sai students of BTech CSE, Batch 2029)

The mode of application is online for all the courses at SASTRA University. Aspirants must fill out the form on the university's website. Candidates also need to upload documents and pay application fees. After form submission, the forms are evaluated to confirm eligibility.

At the undergraduate level, this deemed University offers BTech across 30 specialisations along with Integrated MTech across two specialisations. Admission to all these courses is subject to JEE Main scores for 50% of the seats and is subject to Class 12 scores for the remaining 50% of the seats. The application process for all these courses is conducted via online mode only. 

Candidate should not have completed 19 years as on August 1 of the admission year to apply at SASTRA University. Aspirants also need to meet the educational requirements i.e. Class 12 for UG and graduation for PG programmes.

SASTRA University offers online/ ODL courses at UG and PG level via SASTRA Online portal. The university offers MBA, MCA, BBA, BCA, BCom, MSc Data Science, MA Sanskrit and MA Divya Prabandham. Candidates can fill out the form for preferred course online. 

The total tuition fees for MBA is INR 2.8 lakh at SASTRA University. Selected candidates have to confirm their seat in the university by paying the programme fees. Aspirants must pay the fees in the mode accepted by the university.

SASTRA University offers courses at UG, PG and doctoral levels. The university offers courses across streams, such as Engineering, Management, Commerce, Law, Science, etc. at three campuses-Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and Chennai. The popular courses of the university include BTech, MBA, BA LLB (Hons), etc.

Candidates are allotted a seat during TANCET counselling based on the following reservation criteria:

• Open Competition (OC): 31%
• Backward Classes (BC): 26.5%
• Most Backward Class and Identified Communities: 20%
• SC (Arunthathiyar): 3%
• Scheduled Caste: 15%
• Scheduled Tribes: 1%
• Backward Class Muslims: 3.5%

The reservation criteria mentioned above has been followed during the Tamil Nadu MBA admission in the past sessions. DTE, Chennai, will release the updated reservation criteria along with the TANCET counselling brochure.

Stay tuned to shiksha for real-time updates on TANCET counselling and TN MBA admission.

Aspirants can apply without Mathematics for BTech in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering courses at SASTRA University. Candidates also do not require Mathematics for Integrated M.Tech in Biotechnology and Medical Nanotechnology courses. For all other BTech specialisations, Mathematics is a compulsory subject.

Candidates can apply for UG courses at SASTRA University before the release of Class 12 result provided they score equal or above the minimum aggregate. Aspirants must be able to submit their score at the time of admission.

Candidates have to pay INR 600 to apply for a course at SASTRA University. Aspirants can pay the fees via any of the online payment modes. Candidates must keep the fee receipt with them for future reference.

Yes, SASTRA University offers a two-year full-time MBA programme across five specialisations.

• Finance
• HRM
• Banking
• Marketing
• Operations

Candidates seeking admission to the MBA programme at SASTRA University should possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline and should have a valid scores in CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ AIMCAT. Candidates based on their scores in any one of the aforementioned exam will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) round. Those who qualify for the PI round will be required to report to the admission cell at SASTRA University for document verification and fee payment leading to final seat allotment.