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{{Short description|University in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox university
| image = Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences Logo.png
| name = Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences
| motto = Knowledge Conquers All
| established = 2005
| type = [[Deemed University|Private Deemed University]]
| affiliation = [[National Medical Commission|NMC]]
| chairman = Dr. N. V. Veerian
| vice_chancellor = Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| city = [[Thandalam, Chennai]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = [[India]]
| coor = {{coord|13.027023|N|80.0165471|E|format=dms|region:IN-TN_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| academic_staff = 270<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| students = 1,314<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2021 |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f8a85fc2ad7a514c3fdaf60/t/6045b67942f2991e42c5c4a9/1615181434559/Medical.pdf|publisher=SIMTS}}</ref>
| undergrad = 749<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| postgrad = 178<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 387<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| administrative_staff =
| website = {{URL|https://www.saveetha.com/}}
| accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
}}
'''Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences''' is a [[Private university|private]] and [[Deemed university|deemed-to-be-university]] located in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemeduniversitylist.aspx?id=ELvvTRQMzalJ3/R/MmUcsQ==&Unitype=Jc2qxh2PCqffjt5wPbleBA==|title=Deemed University Tamil Nadu|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)]]|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> It has nine disciplines of studies: Dental College, School of Management, School of Law, School of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Medical College.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saveetha.com/admissions.html|title=ADMISSIONS|website=SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES|language=en|access-date=2019-04-16}}</ref> The first three disciplines are in [[Poonamallee|Poonamalle]] while the rest are in [[Thandalam, Chennai|Thandalam]].

== History ==
Saveetha Dental college was started in the year 1988 and in 2005 it was established as a deemed university and renamed as Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences.<ref name="The Times of India 2023">{{cite web | title=Saveetha Dental College Becomes First Indian Institution to Get Top 13 in QS World University Ranking | website=The Times of India | date=24 Mar 2023 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/saveetha-dental-college-becomes-first-indian-institution-to-get-top-13-in-qs-world-university-ranking/articleshow/98972941.cms | access-date=17 Apr 2023}}</ref>

== Campus facilities ==

=== Poonamallee campus ===
The [[Poonamallee|Poonamalle]] campus in [[Chennai]] consist of Dental College, School of Management, School of Law.

=== Thandalam Campus ===
The Thandalam campus consist of School of Engineering, School of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Medical College, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

==Rankings==
{{Infobox India university ranking
|NIRF_O_2024=22|NIRF_U_2024=11|NIRF_M_2024=12|NIRF_D_2024=1}}

The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences 11th among universities in India in 2024 and 22nd overall. In dental rankings it was ranked first and 12th in medical rankings in India in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref>

== Allegations of citation manipulation ==
In 2023, the institute was accused of inflating its citation rankings though the use of undergraduate written papers that had heavy [[Self-citation (scholarly communication)|self-citations]] to works written by employees of the institute.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/did-nasty-publishing-scheme-help-indian-dental-school-win-high-rankings |title=Did a 'nasty' publishing scheme help an Indian dental school win high rankings? |date=2023-06-07 |publisher=Science |doi=10.1126/science.adj1231 |language=en|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 2024, the college was again accused of inflating its citations by having its scholars publish AI-written commentaries in journals which extensively cited other Saveetha scholars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2024 |title=Shoddy commentaries—a quick and dirty route to higher impact numbers—are on the rise |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/shoddy-commentaries-quick-and-dirty-route-higher-impact-numbers-are-rise |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=www.science.org |language=en}}</ref> In July 2025, a total of 25 research papers authored by Dr. Joseph Raj Xavier of Saveetha University were retracted following findings of image duplication and manipulation.<ref>{{Cite web | title=25 papers of a Chennai-based researcher retracted for image duplication, manipulation | url=https://sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/11/25-papers-of-a-chennai-based-researcher-retracted-for-image-duplication-manipulation/ | access-date=2025-08-28 | website=sciencechronicle.in}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.saveetha.com/}}

{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}
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[[Category:Deemed universities in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Universities in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Kanchipuram district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2005]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]

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