Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences

University in India

13°01′37″N 80°01′00″E / 13.027023°N 80.0165471°E / 13.027023; 80.0165471CampusUrbanWebsitewww.saveetha.com

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

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

Poonamallee campus

The 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

University rankings
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 26 among universities in India in 2022^[6] and 44 overall.^[5] In dental rankings it was ranked first in India with a score of 82.30.^[7]

Controversy

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.^[8]

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Dental)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
^ Did a ‘nasty’ publishing scheme help an Indian dental school win high rankings? (Report). Science. 7 June 2023. doi:10.1126/science.adj1231.