SRM Institute of Science and Technology
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), formerly SRM University, is a private deemed university, located in Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu (near Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, it gained the deemed status in 2002. SRM Institute of Science and Technology includes six campuses, four in Tamil Nadu — Kattankulathur, Ramapuram and Vadapalani, and Tiruchirappalli, one in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh and one in NCR Delhi. History 
The first college of what is now SRMIST, SRM (Sri Ramaswamy Memorial) Engineering College, was established in 1985, followed by the other SRM colleges from 1992 to 1997. The institute gained deemed status in 2002 as SRM Institute of Science and Technology and renamed SRM University in 2006. In 2017, its name was reverted to SRM Institute of Science and Technology following UGC's request to drop "University" from the name. Campuses
Located about  away from the city of Chennai, this campus is situated on a 250 acre site overlooking Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road), NH-32. The main campus at Kattankulathur consists of a College of Engineering and Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Science and Humanities, School of Management and School of Law. It is also one of the few schools in India that offers a Degree in Telecom studies. Vadapalani campus
Vadapalani Campus is located at Vadapalani, Chennai. This campus houses the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty of MCA. The SRM Institute for Medical Sciences is also located within the campus. Tiruchirappalli campus 
The  campus at Trichy on the Trichy-Chennai highway houses the faculties of Engineering & Technology, Science & Humanities, Allied Medical Science and Management. NCR campus 
The  campus at Modinagar on Delhi-Meerut highway houses the faculties of Engineering & Technology, Management and Teacher Education. Academics

Rankings 

The QS World University Rankings ranked SRM Institute of Science and Technology 301–350 in Asia in 2023. SRM Institute of Science and Technology ranked 29th among engineering colleges in India by India Today in 2020. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 28th in the engineering ranking, 15th in the pharmacy ranking, 18th among universities and 32nd overall in NIRF 2023.

Notable alumni

 Nivetha Thomas, actress
 Murali Vijay, cricketer
 Vishnu Vishal, actor
 Iswarya Menon, film actress
 Neeraj Madhav, actor
 Varun Chakravarthy, cricketer
 Abhay Jodhpurkar, singer
 Shebin Benson, actor
 Vishnu Prasanna, chess Grandmaster and coach of Gukesh D
 Shrutika, Actress

