Founded in 1987 as Sathyabama Engineering College, SIST is a private deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It offers programs in engineering, technology, sciences, and management.
Address: Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, 600119 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Engineering, Computer Science, Biotechnology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Nanotechnologies, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Focus on engineering and technology education with an emphasis on research and innovation. Located in Chennai.
Research:
Research in areas like engineering (materials, environmental), biotechnology, nanoscience, and computer applications.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
15000
Foreign students***:
2%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good infrastructure for engineering and technology, focus on research and patents.
Cons
Private institution with associated fees, located in a busy suburban part of Chennai.
Best For
Students interested in engineering, technology, or biotechnology at a private deemed university in Chennai, with a focus on research and innovation.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Also strong in nanotechnologies, bioengineering and life sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology makes a sensible second look at home; it also offers mba programmes, and is far larger, with about 50,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati takes a similar route through nanotechnologies, bioengineering and life sciences, and it is smaller, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 15,000 here, and is public, whereas this school is private.
- Another national school that puts bioengineering, life sciences and data analytics at the centre is Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, and it is larger, enrolling about 30,000 students against roughly 15,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham works in much the same fields, chiefly bioengineering, life sciences and data analytics, and it also offers mba programmes and covers robotics as well.
- Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is the closest domestic counterpart for bioengineering, AI and machine learning and software engineering; it is also a private institution and also offers mba programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Stanford University brings a the United States setting to the same core fields, bioengineering, life sciences and data analytics, and it also offers mba programmes and covers physics as well.
- The closest overseas parallel on bioengineering, life sciences and data analytics is Tufts University, located in the United States; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers food science as well.
- Dublin City University brings a Ireland setting to the same core fields, bioengineering, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it covers chemistry and telecommunications as well, and is slightly larger, at about 17,500 students against roughly 15,000 here.
- Ewha Womans University in South Korea is the nearest foreign match on life sciences, AI and machine learning and engineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 21,000 students against roughly 15,000 here.
- Kyung Hee University brings a South Korea setting to the same core fields, life sciences, AI and machine learning and engineering, and it is also a private institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Additive Manufacturing, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Product Development, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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