SASTRA University

Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) was founded in 1984 but was known as Shanmugha College of Engineering, affiliated to the Bharathidasan University, Trichy. But in 2001 it was renamed as Shanmugha Arts, Science, and Technology & Research Academy. It was the first institution to get the 'Deemed University status' in Tamil Nadu. SASTRA offers various undergraduate and post graduate courses in Engineering, Science, Education, Management, Law and Arts besides various Doctoral programs and has state-of-the-art laboratories, a well stocked library and one of the best computing facilities. With an ideal teacher-taught ratio, SASTRA strives for academic excellence through personalized supervision. In case of admission in SASTRA, candidate must pass 12th class examination with minimum aggregate of 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in first attempt.