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| Motto | Knowledge Conquers All |
|---|---|
| Type | Private Deemed University |
| Established | 2005 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
| Affiliation | NMC |
| Chairman | Dr. N. V. Veerian |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma |
| Academic staff | 270 |
| Students | 1,314 |
| Undergraduates | 749 |
| Postgraduates | 178 |
| Doctoral students | 387 |
| Location | Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 13°01′37″N 80°01′00″E / 13.027023°N 80.0165471°E / 13.027023; 80.0165471 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences is a private and deemed-to-be-university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It has nine disciplines of studies: Dental College, School of Management, School of Law, School of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Medical College. The first three disciplines are in Poonamalle while the rest are in Thandalam. Saveetha Engineering College is an Anna University-affiliated institution. Admissions are done through Class 12th Indian board examinations.
History
Saveetha Dental college was started in the year 1988 and in 2005 it was established as a deemed university and renamed as Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences.
Campus facilities
Poonamallee campus
The Poonamalle campus in Chennai consist of Dental College, School of Management, School of Law.
Thandalam Campus
The Thandalam campus consist of School of Engineering, School of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Medical College, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Rankings
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2024) | 22 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024) | 11 |
| Dental – India | |
| NIRF (2024) | 1 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences 11th among universities in India in 2024 and 22nd overall. In dental rankings it was ranked first in India.
Controversy
In 2023, the institute was accused of inflating its citation rankings though the use of undergraduate written papers that had heavy self-citations to works written by employees of the institute.
References
- ^ "NIRF 2021" (PDF). SIMTS.
- "Deemed University Tamil Nadu". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "ADMISSIONS". SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Saveetha Dental College Becomes First Indian Institution to Get Top 13 in QS World University Ranking". The Times of India. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Dental)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
- Did a ‘nasty’ publishing scheme help an Indian dental school win high rankings? (Report). Science. 7 June 2023. doi:10.1126/science.adj1231.
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