SRM University

SRM University

Seal of SRM University
Former names	SRM Engineering College (1985–2002)
Motto	Learn, Leap, Lead
Type	Deemed
Established	1985
Founder	T. R. Pachamuthu
Chancellor	T. R. Pachamuthu
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Prabir K. Bagchi
Students	55000
Undergraduates	45000
Postgraduates	10000
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus	Kattankulathur Amaravati Delhi NCR Ramapuram Vadapalani Tiruchchirappalli Modinagar Gangtok Sonepat
Website	www.srmuniv.ac.in

The SRM University (Sri Ramaswami Memorial University), formerly SRM Institute of Science and Technology, is a deemed university in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1985 as SRM Engineering College in Kattankulathur, under University of Madras. It has 7 campuses, 4 in Tamil Nadu—Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani, Tiruchchirappalli and others in NCR, Sonepat and Gangtok. The institute gained deemed status during the 2003-2004 academic year and was renamed SRM Institute of Science and Technology. It became SRM University in 2006, when it attained the status of a full-fledged university, under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956.

The university is approved by the University Grants Commission and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It has been given an overall A Grade by NAAC. Some programs in SRM University are accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Located about 35 km away from the city of Chennai, this campus is situated on a 313-acre site overlooking Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road), NH-45. The main campus at Kattankulathur consists of a College of Engineering and Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Science and Humanities and a School of Management.

Kattankulathur Campus also houses the SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center and the SRM Hotel. The SRM hospital can accommodate 1200 in-patients with 25 specializations in PG education in medical science..