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| Type | Private Engineering college, College of Computer Applications and College of Business Management |
|---|---|
| Established | 1996 |
| Chairman | Mr. R.Srinivasan |
| President | Dr. Kala Vijayakumar |
| Principal | Dr. V.E.Annamalai |
| Dean | Dr. P. Ramasamy |
| Director | Dr. Shashikant Albal; Dr. Hariharanath.K |
| Asst. Director | Mr. Ananda Raman |
Academic staff | ~250 |
| Students | 5000 |
| Undergraduates | 3500 |
| Postgraduates | 650 |
| ~300 | |
| Location | , , India 12°50′25″N 80°09′15″E / 12.84028°N 80.15417°E |
| Campus | 230 acres |
| Nickname | SSN |
| Affiliations | Autonomous, Anna University |
| Website | www.ssn.edu.in |
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSN), popularly known as SSN College of Engineering or simply SSN, is a private engineering college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It is an autonomous college affiliated with Anna University founded by Shiv Nadar.[2] The college is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standard[3] by the National Board of Accreditation.
In March 2018, the college was granted autonomous status by UGC.[4]
History
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering(SSN) was started in 1996 by Padma Bhushan Dr 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 230-acre campus at Kalavakkam (Thiruporur Panchayat) on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram Road) in 1998. Nadar took an active role in the college activities, including the gifting of Rs. 1 million worth of HCL shares to the college.[5]
In association with Carnegie Mellon University, the SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering was started in 2001.[6][7]
Rankings
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SSN was ranked 45 among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020[8] and 89 overall.[9]
Notable alumni
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- Ravichandran Ashwin, cricketer
- MK Balaji, playback singer
- Balaji Mohan, film director
- Anaka Alankamony, squash player
- Murugan Ashwin, Cricketer
See also
References
- ↑ "SSN". College Dunia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/colleges/autonomous_colleges-list.pdf
- ↑ "SSN Trust offers Rs 4 crore scholarships". Che nnaionline.com. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ↑ "Eight institutions get autonomous status". thehindu.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ↑ "Shiv Nadar gifts HCL Tech shares to Chennai Trust". The Hindu. India. 25 July 2001. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
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