Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
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Former names | Sathyabama University, Sathyabama Engineering College |
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| Motto | Oru ciṟanta nāḷaikkāka oṉṟāka iruṅkaḷ (Tamil) |
Motto in English | Together for a better tomorrow |
| Type | Private University, Deemed university |
| Established | 1987 |
| Founder | Jeppiaar Jesuadimai |
| Accreditation | NAAC Grade A++ |
| Chancellor | Maria Zeena Johnson |
| Vice-Chancellor | T. Sasi Prabha |
| President | Marie Johnson |
Academic staff | 721 |
Administrative staff | 125 |
| Students | 15,600 |
| Undergraduates | 13,400 |
| Postgraduates | 1,900 |
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| Location | , , 12°52′23″N 80°13′19″E / 12.87306°N 80.22194°E |
| Campus | Suburban, 140 acres |
| NIRF 2024 ranking | 85 |
| Colours | White and Blue |
| Affiliations | UGC, AICTE, COA, DCI, BCI, NBA, ABET |
| Website | www |
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly known as Sathyabama Engineering College and Sathyabama University, is a private, STEM-intensive, multi-disciplinary, multi-campus deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in the year 1987, it is a Christian minority educational institution. The university's main campus is located near Sholinganallur, with the dental college nearby at Sithalapakkam, and a secondary satellite campus at Sriperumbudur.
The university is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institution, and in 2016, it successfully built and launched its own space satellite, in association with ISRO, India's national space agency. Sathyabama has 15 departments that offer 48 accredited undergraduate programs and 23 accredited postgraduate programs, mostly in the field of engineering, but also in science, technology, law, architecture, and management.
The SIST main campus spans across a 140-acres suburban setting located along the IT Corridor. The campus buildings include a research hospital, three aeronautical hangars, a science research park, a central library with 3 lakh books, and a nanotechnology centre. With 15,600 students, it is one of the largest universities in Tamil Nadu.