Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences
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Motto | Knowledge Conquers All |
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Type | Private Deemed University |
Established | 2005 |
Accreditation | NAAC |
Affiliation | National Medical Commission |
Chairman | Dr. N V Veerian |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma |
Academic staff | 270[1] |
Students | 1,314[1] |
Undergraduates | 749[1] |
Postgraduates | 178[1] |
387[1] | |
Location | , , 13°01′37″N 80°01′00″E / 13.027023°N 80.0165471°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences is a private and deemed-to-be-university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] 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.[3] The first three disciplines are in Poonamalle while the rest are in Thandalam. Saveetha Engineering College is an Anna University-affiliated institution. Admissions are done through Class 12th Indian board examinations.[citation needed]
History
[edit]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.[4]
Campus facilities
[edit]Poonamallee campus
[edit]The Poonamalle campus in Chennai consist of Dental College, School of Management, School of Law.
Thandalam Campus
[edit]The Thandalam campus consist of School of Engineering, School of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Medical College, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Rankings
[edit]University rankings | |
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General – India | |
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[5] | 44 |
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[6] | 26 |
Dental – India | |
NIRF (2022)[7] | 1 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences 13 among universities in India in 2023[8] and 27 overall.[9] In dental rankings it was ranked first in India with a score of 84.08.[10]
Controversy
[edit]In 2023, the institute was accused of inflating its citation rankings though the use of undergraduate written papers that had heavy self-citations to works written by employees of the institute.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2021" (PDF). SIMTS.
- ^ "Deemed University Tamil Nadu". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "ADMISSIONS". SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Saveetha Dental College Becomes First Indian Institution to Get Top 13 in QS World University Ranking". The Times of India. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Dental)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ Patra, B Suraj. "NIRF India".
- ^ Patra, B Suraj. "NIRF India".
- ^ Patra, B Suraj. "NIRF India".
- ^ Did a ‘nasty’ publishing scheme help an Indian dental school win high rankings? (Report). Science. 7 June 2023. doi:10.1126/science.adj1231.
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