About SSN

SSN Institutions, founded by Dr. Shiv Nadar, Chairman of HCL Technologies, stands out as a premier center of higher learning with a mission of pursuing excellence in education and research. SSN College of Engineering, established in 1996, is one of the premier institutions in the state with the mission of excellence in engineering education. SSN is equipped with accomplished faculty, world-class facilities, and a residential campus set on an expansive 227-acre nature-locked atmosphere. All these facilities have enabled SSN to be regularly ranked as one of the leading engineering colleges in India. Apart from this, SSN has created affiliations with global universities such as Carnegie Mellon University (US), National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan), and Aichi Institute of Technology (Japan) to provide its students with opportunities to engage with the best minds from different cultures across the world. SSN College of Engineering has a faculty strength of 260 with a faculty-student ratio of 1 faculty for every 15 students. SSN offers attractive scholarships to encourage merit and to make education accessible to students of all economic strata. It has 400 scholarships every year to meritorious and deserving students.

About IT Department and CSWG

The Department of Information Technology (IT), reflecting the ideals of its founder, imparts IT excellence to students through various academic and research activities. The Institution is certified by NAAC (A+ - Grade), NBA, and ISO 9001:2000. The department is a recognized research center of Anna University, Chennai. It has many ongoing projects funded by DST, DIT, DRDO, AICTE, and SSN trust and has organized many faculty development programs and short-term training programs sponsored by Anna University, AICTE, and ISTE. The Department of IT is also a recognized resource center under National Cyber Defence Research Centre (NCDRC). 

The Cyber Security Working Group (CSWG) is an active forum in the Department of IT comprising faculty members and students who have been conducting a series of activities like seminars, workshops, and conclaves in association with various academic and industry partners for the past three years. The group was able to successfully create awareness and impart knowledge to the students and faculty fraternity through lectures and practical sessions.