Sathyabama University

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Sathyabama University
Motto: Justice Peace Revolution
Established: 1988
Type: Private
Chancellor: Dr. Jeppiaar
Vice-Chancellor: Dr. V. S. R. K. Mouly
Students: 12399
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Campus: Urban
Affiliations: UGC
Website: www.sathyabamauniv.ac.in www.sathyabama.info

Sathyabama University is a Private University in Tamil Nadu, India, founded in 1987. It was formerly known as Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology(SIST) and is pioneered by Jeppiaar Educational Trust. The college is headed by Jeppiaar, a former politician under the late M. G. Ramachandran. The college is reputed for its student placements,discipline and good facilities. It is a Christian Minority Institution.

The Ministry of Human Resources Development declared the college as a Deemed University under section (3) of the UGC Act, on 16 July 2001.[citation needed]

The University has a record 334 Tie Ups with various companies including DRDO for conducting various forms of research. Many students who passed out from this University are in respectable positions in companies in India & Abroad.[citation needed]

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[edit] Accreditation

The college, is Accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission, New Delhi with B++ Grade (80-85%).[citation needed]

[edit] Placement

University Founder Chancellor Dr. Jeppiaar with wife Mrs.Remibai
University Founder Chancellor Dr. Jeppiaar with wife Mrs.Remibai

The number of students placed has increased dramatically over the years. The college has a very good reputation with respect to its placements. Every year, the college manages to get about 93%[citation needed] of its students placed in various companies,with an average salary package of around 2.75 lacs p.a though the students can sit only in one company and they can not skip the companies, if they do they are not allowed to sit for other companies.Around 1800students have been placed this academic year (2007).[citation needed] Mainly because of the discipline that's been molded with this university's products, many companies are on their way to its placement program.[citation needed]These students who make it again for these companies to this university's campus placement program.

[edit] Criticism

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology has been severely criticized by former staff and students for the high handed approach by management in day-to-day activities.[citation needed]The institution is said to enforce a strict code of conduct among students and such rules attract parents who perceived rules such as the male-female segregation to provide "safer" and conducive environment for education (for their children). The following are only some of the rules listed in the college prospectus.

  • Girls and boys are not allowed to interact with each other in the campus.
  • Separate seating arrangements for girls and boys in the mess, class and bus.
  • Dress Code - For boys: Formals. Jeans and T-shirts not allowed. Girls: Full Saree/ 'Chudidhar with Dhupata in V shape'.
  • Students and staff are not allowed to commute to the college using their own transport.
  • The lecturers treat students as school childrens and faculty of some departments are hopeless and most comprise the passouts of college.

The Institution has 120 buses which are made available to the students and the staff members for commuting not only from various points in the city and also from the suburbs. Buses are operated with the policy of a seat for all[citation needed]. Students are permitted to use other transport facilities[citation needed]. Students aren't allowed to leave the campus except in a college bus.

  • Mobile phones/ Electronic equipments not allowed in college campus/hostel(now they can have).
  • "Stylish" and "Fashionable" hair cuts, bracelets, hair colour, ear rings, awkward piercings, tattoos, French beards (or any beard for that matter) are not allowed.
  • Hostellites have a tough time for they are not allowed to go out of the campus for weeks .In case they escape their respective parents' visit are a must for the re-admission of that particular student. The hostel has television which showed frequently and only news channels such as Sun News.
  • No radio/walkman or any electronic devices in the hostel (There are NO plug points to charge).

Only window to the outside world is the newspaper.

  • Situation has changed to large extent after consistent strike by students
  • Now students in the hostel are allowed to keep electronic items like phones,laptops etc.the university is now improving in all aspects.

[edit] References

Now everything is changed as far as student life is concerned.They can have mobiles,chat with girls,use MTC etc.,[citation needed]Management is not showing their concern over students.Only concerned faculty take charge of students after the so called strike.

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