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Here are some positive and negative points of SRM University: 

Positive:

1. Located in Chennai which is a metropolitan city. Three out of five campuses are located in Chennai
2. You can have a lot of fun
3. In KTR, there are a lot of opportunities provided to students to develop their profile like hundreds of clubs, teams like robocon, conrods, camber, and 4ze where students can build their own bots, cars and stuff. If you are really interested in your field then you can do anything in SRM
4. Canteen facilities are excellent
5. As far as placements are concerned, most students are placed in IT sector. Core companies also visit the campus but they select only one or two students. In a batch of 500600 students i.e. 1520 students are placed in core companies. But still that depends on your skills and we can’t blame the university for that.

Negative:

1. The student to faculty ratio is too high.
2. Faculty members are not very highly skilled, though they are postgraduates in their respective field. Most of them have completed M.Tech from other local colleges. There are very few from IITs and foreign universities.
3. The curriculum is old. 
4. The evaluation system is also not very good.
5. Very little research happens here. Most of the faculty members don’t have any publications
6. Also, if you have a lot of money you can join in management quota into any branch you want. Almost half of the students have joined in management quota.

All the best.

Both the colleges are equally good, but I will vote for Thapar University, Patiala because of the standard which the University has maintained since its establishment. I will try to distinguish between both colleges with the help of certain parameters:

• ADMISSION PROCESS: Thapar University admits its students on the basis of JEE main marks. Usually cutoff goes higher for Computer engineering (around 180). While SRM University conducts its own examination called SRMJEE.
• CAMPUS: SRM University has a very good and beautiful campus. Student intake is higher at SRM University. 
• Thaper don't have any management quota seat whereas SRM had few seats reserved for the management quota. The fee is almost similar in both colleges. And location-wise Chennai has the upper hand over Patiala.

For last year, the closing rank for Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) was 983763 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one cannot afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing year on year, it is advisable to try to score better ranks to increase your chances of getting admission in SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital University Main Campus.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology or SRM IST (formerly known as SRM University Chennai) was established in 1985 and is located in Kattankulathur, Chennai. It is considered to be a good college as it is ranked 1001-1200 by the QS World University Rankings 2025 under the 'World University' category. Further,  SRM University Chennai Rankings include 4th rank by Outlook 2023 under the Engineering category,  4th rank by Times 2023 for BBA, and 11th rank by NIRF 2024 under the Architecture category. 

The median salary package offered to the students after finishing B.A. from Presidency College is INR 480,000. While, the Median package offered by School of Science and Humanities, SRM IST, Chennai after completion of B.A. is INR 275,000 - INR 425,000. Basis these stats, Presidency College is better option compared to School of Science and Humanities, SRM IST, Chennai on the Median salary parameter.

Globally, SRM University rankings are given by QS, Times Higher Education, US News, and various others. SRM University QS ranking is the one which shows that the university fulfills the expectations of the students in terms of Faculty Student Ratio, Employer Reputation, International Students Ratio, and others. The university is ranked 1201-1400 by the QS World Rankings 2024 under the Top Global Universities category.

Indian Academy Degree College and School of Science and Humanities, SRM IST, Chennai both are renowned universities for B.A. However, in terms of affordability, Indian Academy Degree College is a better option since the total tuition fee for Indian Academy Degree College is INR 204,000 and the total tuition fee for B.A. at School of Science and Humanities, SRM IST, Chennai is INR 18,000 - INR 255,000. In the total fees that students generally end up paying the university or the college, various other components are also included, such as the exam fee, application fee, lab and other charges.

Ranking is an important factor to consider before choosing a college. SRM University has been ranked by NIRF for three consecutive years for its Engineering category courses. There is fluctuation can be seen in the ranking trends throughout the years. Find below the ranking comparison for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 for SRM University Engineering courses:

Ranking Body	2023	2024	2025
NIRF	28	13	14