SSN Institutions, founded by Padma Bushan Dr. Shiv Nadar, Chairman, HCL Technologies, stands out as a premier center of higher learning with a mission of pursuing excellence in education and research. The institutions, with their diverse and dynamic community of students offer a distinctive combination of some of the finest graduate, undergraduate and research programs, accomplished faculty, world class facilities and a residential campus set on a sprawling 250 acres of sylvan surroundings. SSN Institutions provide a variety of stimulating environments for intellectual development, free thinking, and personal growth, challenging its students with dynamic learning opportunities and equipping them with the skills, insights, attitudes and practical experiences that are necessary to take up responsibilities in the society.
While students at SSN immerse themselves in academics, the college has a lot in store for them outside the classroom. Student life includes participation in sports, recreational & co-curricular activities and culturals. In short, at SSN, students will find an academic and social environment where everyone- from faculty members to peers help shape their future. SSN is a home to aesthetically designed buildings with state of the-art computer and internet facilities, modern workshops, seminar halls, auditoriums and well stocked libraries, sports and games fields in addition to an indoor stadium with gymnasium.
As an exemplary institution of learning, SSN follows an admission policy that strongly favors merit, even as it enables access to education for students from all strata of society through appropriate scholarships. The Institution boasts of a strong alumni network with alumni events held every year serving as a platform for past students to give back to SSN and share their experiences with its present fellow students.
With so much to offer, it is only natural that students of SSN get a unique opportunity to carve a niche for themselves in their chosen field of study that enables them to become well-rounded and discerning citizens, fully qualified for their chosen professions in the workplace.
Smart India Hackathon 2017 : SSN was selected as one of the 26 nodal centres in India for conducting the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2017, World's largest hackathon event. Organised by the Ministry of HRD.Two Teams from SSN won the first prize, and third prize under the ministry of skill development and postal services respectively.
NIRF Rankings: SSN secured the all India 27th rank in the engineering category in the NIRF ranking system constituted by the ministry of HRD.
SSN College of Engineering was also accredited by NAAC with an A+ Grade in 2017
About the Founder
Dr.Shiv Nadar was born and raised in mofussil Tamil Nadu, in an India . HCL has evolved into a $7-billion global enterprise with over 110,000 professionals from 102 diverse nationalities, who operate from 70 countries, including over 500 points of presence in India.
After playing a key role in putting India on the global technology map, HCL in 2014 diversified and forayed into healthcare, an area of paramount national importance. HCL Healthcare aspires to be the nation’s leading healthcare company by providing innovative medical services, products and training to meet the growing demand for quality healthcare.
In 1994, Shiv Nadar established what he believed was closest to his heart – the philanthropic Shiv Nadar Foundation and created its first initiative in Chennai, the SSN Institutions, that is a top ranked engineering college. Today the Foundation is a significant driver of social change and transformational education through its landmark institutions spanning the entire education spectrum from schools to universities. VidyaGyan, an innovation in school education, reaches out to the ‘top of the bottom of the pyramid’ and creates leaders from across the cross- section of the society. A young and a unique research-led interdisciplinary university, the Shiv Nadar University has been identified as India’s first Ivy League institution.
In recognition of his pioneering role in business and philanthropy in India and across the globe, Nadar has received several honours and accolades in the past, notable being the Padma Bhushan from the President of India in 2008, the BNP Paribas Grand Prize for Individual Philanthropy in 2013, the AIMA Managing India Corporate Citizen Award, the ICSI Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in Corporate Governance and the Golden Peacock Award for Social Leadership in 2014. He was also named the Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year in 2015 by Forbes.
About Biomedical ENGINEERING Department:
The department of Biomedical Engineering was started in the year 2005 offering B.E Biomedical Engineering and M.E. Medical Electronics, since 2014. The UG program is accredited by NBA, New Delhi for five years in 2015. The department has been recognized as a research centre by Anna University in 2011 for pursuing M.S (By Research) and Ph.D. programme. The department has 16 faculty members with 10 Ph.D. holders out of which 8 are recognized Ph.D. supervisors. The department has well-equipped, laboratories including the Biomedical Instrumentation lab, Microbiology and Biochemistry lab, Diagnostic and Therapeutic lab, Medical Software lab to meet the requirements of Anna University to the fullest and to enable the students and the scholars to pursue research in-house. State-of-the-art instrument in the department are EEG- wired and wireless, 3D Printer, and BIOPAC&MIMICS SOFTWARE.
The department coordinates CENTRE FOR HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES – A multidisciplinary research initiative, which carries out world class research activities in the field of neuroscience, medical signal and image processing, medical instrumentation and bioengineering. Highlights of the department include industry-institute interactions with eminent healthcare organisations like Neolight USA, Wild Box Technologies Singapore, NIEPMD, Philips, Siemens, National Instruments, Texas Instruments, and Signed MoUs with Drexel University USA, Birmingham City University UK. Several consultancy projects in biomechanics, biomaterials and artificial organs have been carried out for National and overseas clients.
Our students pursue Master's and Doctoral studies at prestigious Universities like Carnegie Mellon University, University of Florida, IIT Madras, Cornell University, The University of Melbourne, Technical University Dresden, Germany, Duke’s University, North Carolina, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Arizona State University, University of California, San Diego, Texas University, Arlington, Ghent University, Belgium, Lamar University, Texas. The department frequently organizes international and national conferences, lecture series, workshops, Faculty Development Programme, and guest lectures on diverse concepts related to the core and inter-disciplinary subjects in biomedical engineering to equip the students in gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the industrial requirements to the fullest.
About the Mechanical Engineering Department
The Department of Mechanical Engineering was established in the year 2007. It offers a U.G program in B.E. Mechanical Engineering and P.G. programmes in M.E. Manufacturing Engineering and M.E. Energy Engineering.
The department is also recognized as nodal research center for M.S (By Research) and Ph.D. under Anna University, Chennai for pursuing their doctoral research works.
The Department has got 34 well qualified and experienced faculty members out of which 29 Ph.D. degree holders and the remaining 5 are verge of completing Ph.D. degree. The department has 29 recognized Ph.D. supervisors and 103 Ph.D. Research scholars under Anna University Chennai, out of which 19 full-time scholars and 84 part-time scholars.
The faculty members and students actively engage in research and constantly publish papers in reputed International Journals.The Department regularly organizes National and International conferences and workshops in emerging areas.The department also have Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) for enhancing the relationship between the institute and industry.
The department has well-equipped laboratories with research facilities like Friction Stir Welding, material processing, composite machining, cryogenic machining and vibration analysis. Faculty members are actively involved in executing a number of R & D projects for Government agencies like Department of Science and Technology (DST), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Naval Research Board (NRB) to the tune of more than 3 Crores.
The major research areas are : Friction Stir Welding, Metal Cutting, Composites, FEA, CFD, Vibration Analysis, Bio mechanics, Nano Technology, Robotics, Heat Transfer, Alternate Fuels, Thermal energy storage and Vapor absorption refrigeration systems.