Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy

The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, also known as SASTRA, is a deemed-to-be university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. SASTRA is ranked by global ranking agencies such as Times Higher Education and QS. It offers undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral [1]courses in Engineering, Science, Education, Management, Law and the Arts.[2]

Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy
TypeDeemed-to-be university
Established1984
Location
Thanjavur
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
CampusRural, 168 acres
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.sastra.edu

History

SASTRA Deemed University started in 1984 in the form of Shanmugha College of Engineering, affiliated to the Bharathidasan University, Trichy. In 2001 it was renamed as Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy. It was the first institution to get the 'Deemed University status' in Tamil Nadu. Srinivasa Ramanujan Center at Kumbakonam is attached to it.

In 2011, software company Tata Consultancy Services set a world record of recruiting 1,755 students from SASTRA, the largest recruitment by any company in the world from a single campus.[3]

Campus

The campus is built on 124 acres (50 ha) of land. The total built area is about 195,000 square metres (2,100,000 sq ft), out of which about 85,000 square metres (910,000 sq ft) are hostels, quarters and guest houses.[4] SASTRA will provide totally 119 couses across the 10 Streams.

Ranking
College rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2020)[5]451-500
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[6]48
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[7]25
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[8]37

The QS World University Rankings ranked SASTRA 451-500 in Asia in 2020.[5]

SASTRA was ranked 37th among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020,[8] 25th among universities[7] and 48th overall.[6]

Controversy

At the Brahmins Conference held in Kochi on June 2019, Professor of Vaishnavism, M. A. Venkatakrishnan from SASTRA University made a statement where he compared lower caste humans to dogs and horses, saying that there are as many species of dogs as there are lower caste and upper caste in humans, as well as many species of horses.[9] He also said that there is a difference between a home-bred Pomeranian dog and a hunting dog, just as there is a difference in humans.[10][11]

Festivals

The first edition of Kuruksastra was held on 2–3 March 2007.[12] The second edition of Kuruksastra was on 6–9 March 2008. The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), UK, has accredited 12 programmes of SASTRA Deemed University. With this, SASTRA has become the first university in India to have the maximum number of undergraduate programmes accredited across its two campuses (Thanjavur and Kumbakonam), demonstrating that the programmes are aligned with internationally recognised standards. IET (UK) accreditation is an internationally recognised benchmark awarded to high quality programmes that provide an ideal preparation for aspiring professional engineers.

It started the tradition of hosting musical celebrities for a "Pro Nite" show with singers such as Shankar Mahadevan, Karthik, Mahathi, Pop Shalini, Stephen Devassy and Suchitra. It had over 1200 participants, making it one of the largest such festivals in the country.[13]

The College also hosts Various Other Fests for Technical and Sporting Events Including Daksh For Technical Events Sponsored by Various Organisations and Colosseum being An Annual Sports Meet With Various Colleges and Universities across Tamilnadu and India Participate.

See also

References
  1. "SASTRA website".
  2. "SASTRA University". India: Higher Education. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. "Recruitment: TCS creates world record at SASTRA". ibnlive.in.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  4. "Physical Facilities". www.sastra.edu. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "QS Asia University Rankings 2020". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2020.
  6. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  7. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  8. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  9. "மனிதர்களை நாயுடன் ஒப்பிட்டும், சமூகத்தை நியாயப்படுத்தியும் பேசிய வெங்கடகிருஷ்ணன் மீது நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கக்கோரி காவல்நிலையத்தில் புகார்!". nakkheeran. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. Nathan. "பார்ப்பனர்தான் உயர்ந்தவர்! நாய்களில் கூட உயர் ரகம் உண்டு! வெறிபிடித்த வேங்கடகிருஷ்ணன் விஷமப் பேச்சு! தூக்கி ஜெயில்ல போடுங்க சார்!". Times Tamil News (in Tamil). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. "ஒழுக்கம் குறித்து பேசினேன்... உயர்வு தாழ்வு பற்றி அல்ல! சர்ச்சைக்கு எம்.ஏ.வேங்கடகிருஷ்ணன் விளக்கம்!". Tamil Dhinasari. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. It's contest time at SASTRA The Hindu Education Plus, 19 February 2007]
  13. Cultural event ends on musical note The Hindu Education Plus, 13 March 2008]

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