Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology

The Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (or SNIST) is a technical institute located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of the top colleges in Telangana. The institution is affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH). In the year 2010-11, the institution attained autonomous status and it is the first college under JNTUH to get that status.[1][2] The institution is proposed to get Deemed university status from the year 2020-21.[3]

Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology
MottoBecause life is all about taking the right decisions
Established1997
Academic affiliation
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
ChairmanK. T. Mahhe
Location
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
,
India

17°23′06″N 78°29′12″E
CampusSuburban, 33 acres (130,000 m2) of land
ColorsYellow Blue and Purple
Websitewww.sreenidhi.edu.in

History
Campus aerial view

SNIST was established in 1997 with the approval of All India Council for Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, and is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. SNIST is sponsored by the Sree Education Society of the Sree Group of Industries.

It runs undergraduate and postgraduate programs and is engaged in research activity leading to Ph.D. Sreenidhi is recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research as a scientific and industrial research organization.

The institution was accredited by NBA of AICTE within 5 years of its existence.[4] It has received world bank assistance under TEQIP.[2]

Campus location and transport

The SNIST campus covers 33 acres (130,000 m2).It is located in Yanampet of Ghatkesar Mandal in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India. SNIST Transport Department provides connectivity from various parts of the city. It has both A/C and Non-A/C Buses. Apart from this TSRTC runs exclusive trips to the college from major parts of the city which are from ECIL (2), Uppal (3), Secunderabad (2), Koti (1), L.B. Nagar (2), Dilshukhnagar (2) and Tarnaka (1).[5][6]

Courses

The institute offers engineering degree programs with the approval of the government of India, government of Andhra Pradesh and with affiliation to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. All BTech programs are National Board of Accreditation Accredited. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in New York City, United States has entered into a collaboration agreement with SNIST to offer its BS degrees programs at SNIST campus from 2007 but they are terminated as of 2013. Admissions into the bio-tech branch have been discontinued as on academic year 2018-19.

Programs offered are:

Undergraduate courses

Postgraduate programs

Admissions

Students are admitted into the seven branches of engineering under the following categories.

  • Foreign students (supernumerary)
  • NRI/others
  • EAMCET category
  • TS ECET and APECET category for Diploma Holders

The government of Telangana and government of Andhra Pradesh allows admission of diploma holders into 2nd year under "lateral entry scheme" to the extent of 20% of intake to each of the branches on a supernumerary basis.

Placements

The number of students getting placed into, predominantly, Indian IT majors in 2014 (2010-2014 batch) was about 800. For batch (2014- 2018),757 students of B.tech and PG got placed.

Memoranda of Understanding with foreign universities

SNIST has MoU agreements with the following:

Test Centre

Sreenidhi has established a Technology Development and Test Center in cooperation with industry, to test high pressure valves used in underground mines, with approval from Director General of Mines, Safety.

TEQIP scheme

Sreenidhi is one among the twelve technical institutions in Andhra Pradesh to receive the World Bank assistance under TEQIP scheme. The college is rated as No.30 in India among self-financing engineering institutes.[7]

Student activities

There are various Student clubs in Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology.

The prominent among them are

Arts Club
Arts Club is dedicated to students exploring their hidden talents in music, dance, photography, theater etc. The club also handles multiple fests every year, Rigolade and Naach to name a few.[8][9]
SAE SNIST
Established and run by students of Mechanical engineering, the club is an affiliate of Society of Automobile Engineers-India. It is involved in fabrication of vehicles such as Gokarts, ATVs and Electric vehicles. They participate under various competitions including Baja SAE, under the team name "Mechanizers".[10]

Other clubs include:

  1. The Robotics Club (TRC)
  2. The Electronix Club (TEC)
  3. Innovation and Creativity Club
  4. IEEE SNIST SB
  5. CodeChef Campus Chapter
  6. The Techvision Club
  7. ISTE SNIST
  8. Civil Services Aspirants Club (CSAC)
  9. Emerging Computers Arena
  10. Streetcause
  11. Bachpan Prayas
  12. The Faraday's club of Electrical Igniters
  13. Sreenidhi Cancer Foundation (SCF)
  14. Antharprerana

Fests include:

  1. Rigolade organized by The Arts Club and Techvision club[9]
  2. Sreevision organized by ISTE Students Chapter.
  3. Adastra organized by IEEE Students Chapter.
  4. Roboveda'14 (15–17 August 2014) organized by The Robotics Club. www.roboveda.org
  5. Spardhaa organized by Nidhi Quiz Club
  6. Zenith(Entrepreneur's Conference) by Anthar Prerana
  7. Innovision organized by Innovation and Creativity Club (ICC) of college.
  8. Udaan organized by The Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology.
  9. Odyssey organized by Vox populi Club.
  10. Sa-re-ga-ma by The Arts Club
  11. Naach by The Arts Club
  12. Walk by bachpan bachao
  13. Walk for a Hope by Sreenidhi Cancer Foundation

ISTE Student's Chapter organizes the national level Technical-Sports-Cultural consortium, an 8-day event. SREEVISION'11 featured singers like Hema Chandra, Bhargavi Pillai and Director Teja. CTS, Infosys, Wipro, and Tata Group have been sponsors of SREEVISION.

SNIST organized the first technical festival exclusively for robotics (Roboveda) in 2007. It was organized under the Robotics Club of the college (TRC-SNIST), which was sponsored by Indian Space Research Organisation and other organizations like GMR and Electronics 4u.

The Arts club organised a cultural event Sprihaa in 2007. The crowd saw a performance of Bombay Wikings. Hyderabadis favorite RJ Adonica was a special guest.

The Electronix club was launched in 2008 to creates awareness of developments in electronics. Unlike other clubs, Electronix club does not organise any fest. Events conducted by the club include circuit building, explora and electronic software analysis programs. The club concentrates on micro-controller based projects. Club projects include autonomous robots, avionics lab equipment, and attendance marker.

The National Students Union of India exists in SNIST with more than 300 members registered.

In August 2019, The students of the institute launched a CubeSat ‘SREESAT-1’, a balloon based environment monitoring system, at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad.[11]

Awards

The institute is the recipient of the National Award for Best HRD Practices by Indian Society for Training and Development, New Delhi.

See also

References
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