Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering

Type	Engineering college, College of Computer Applications and College of Business Management
Established	1996
Chairman	Shiv Nadar
President	Kala Vijayakumar
Principal	Dr.Salivahanan
Dean	K. Kasthuri and P. Ramasamy
Director	S B. Srinivasan, and K. G. Narayanan
Academic staff	~250
Students	3196
Undergraduates	3500
Postgraduates	650
Doctoral students	~100
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 12°45′9″N 80°11′46″E / 12.75250°N 80.19611°E / 12.75250; 80.19611Coordinates: 12°45′9″N 80°11′46″E / 12.75250°N 80.19611°E / 12.75250; 80.19611
Campus	512"acres
Nickname	SSN
Affiliations	Anna University, Carnegie Mellon University, National Tsing Hua University
Website	www.ssn.edu.in

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), popularly known as SSN, is an engineering institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standard^[1] by the National Board of Accreditation.

History

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering was started in 1996 by Shiv Nadar. The college was opened in 1996 at a temporary location in Thoraipakkam in the suburbs of Chennai, Tamil Nadu as an affiliate of Anna University. It later moved to a 1 square kilometre campus at Kalavakkam (Thiruporur Panchayat) on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram Road) in 1998.

In association with Carnegie Mellon University, the SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering was started in 2001.^[2]^[3]

Admissions

Admissions into all courses are done through merit and management basis. A certain percentage of seats go to the Anna University Single Window System (AU SWS) and gets filled as Merit and the remaining seats are filled through an exam followed by interview termed as management quota. This percentage may vary each year. Similarly for Masters courses seats are filled on the basis of TANCET scores by AU SWS and separate exam.

Ranking

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering has been ranked as the 52nd best Engineering College of India in the Edu-Rand Rankings of 2015.^[4] The survey was done jointly by Edu, an Indian company and Rand Corporation, a non-profit American thinktank.^[5]

Notable alumni

Ravichandran Ashwin, Cricketer
MK Balaji, Playback Singer
Balaji Mohan, Film Director
Anaka Alankamony, Squash Player

References

↑ "SSN Trust offers Rs 4 crore scholarships". Che nnaionline.com. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
↑ "ICT must be made more affordable". Business Line. 27 December 2002. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
↑ "SSN-Carnegie Mellon University offers masters in IT". The Hindu. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
↑ "Best engineering colleges in India". digit.in.
↑ "Case Studies, Leaders, Policy, Administration, Industry Focus, Campus, Technology". www.edu-leaders.com.

Education in Tamil Nadu

List of educational institutions by districts	Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dharmapuri Erode Kanyakumari Krishnagiri Madurai Namakkal Nilgiris Perambalur Pudukkottai Salem Sivagangai Thanjavur Thoothukudi Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruvarur Vellore Viluppuram Virudhunagar

List of public universities	Alagappa University Anna University Annamalai University Bharathiar University Bharathidasan University IIT Madras Madurai Kamaraj University Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Mother Teresa Women's University Periyar University Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Tamil University Thiruvalluvar University University of Madras

List of deemed universities	AMET University Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Avinashilingam University Bharath University B. S. Abdur Rahman University Chennai Mathematical Institute Chettinad Academy of Research & Education Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute Gandhigram Rural Institute Kalasalingam University Karpagam University Karunya University Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Noorul Islam University Periyar Maniammai University Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University - Coimbatore Campus Sathyabama University Saveetha University Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute SRM University Vels University Vinayaka Missions University VIT University

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