Sathyabama University Chennai

The university does not publish a programme-wise fee table on its public website. Its 2026-27 and first-year fee pages sit on a fee portal that needs a login, and the 2026 prospectus has no fee structure. For BDS the university points to mcc.nic.in. Current fees can be asked from the admissions office on 044 2450 3150 or 9940058263.

The SAEEE 2027 dates are not announced yet (checked 15 October 2026). The university says the test is held in April and registration opens in November. SAEEE 2026 Phase I was on 2 and 3 May 2026 and Phase II on 27 and 28 June 2026, with an application fee of Rs 1,000 plus bank charges.

SAEEE 2026 was an online test of 60 questions in 60 minutes: Mathematics or Biology (20), Physics (20) and Chemistry (20). Each question carries one mark and wrong answers carry no negative marks. The syllabus follows Class 12.

The top 25 SAEEE ranks get a 100% scholarship. The Chancellor's Merit Scholarship waives 5% to 15% of tuition fee for the top 3 rank holders of each year from the second year (for example 5%, 10% and 15% in B.E./B.Tech.). The Anbu Scholarship waives tuition, book, exam and hostel fees for 8% of admitted students who meet its income and marks conditions. Source: scholarship policy effective 5 February 2024.

NAAC grade A++ in Cycle 3 with CGPA 3.73, valid from 19 May 2023 to 18 May 2028. NIRF 2025 ranks it 93rd in Overall, 53rd in University and 67th in Engineering.

NIRF 2025 data for the 2023-24 graduating batch show 2,927 of 3,122 four-year UG graduates placed (93.75%) with a median salary of Rs 6,30,000. The university's placement page reports 4,079 offers, an average CTC of 5.73 LPA and a highest CTC of 41.2 LPA for the batch that passed out recently, but gives no batch year; its news item reports 4,054 offers for Campus Recruitment 2026 as on 14 August 2026.

BDS needs NEET UG with centralised counselling, and MDS needs the postgraduate NEET. The 2026 prospectus says NEET enrolment is mandatory for B.P.T. B.Arch. needs a valid NATA score and an SAEEE rank.

Yes. The campus has five boys' and five girls' hostels, with air-conditioned rooms available, laundry twice a week, a 24-hour medical facility and Wi-Fi. The pages checked do not state a hostel fee.

No. Sathyabama opened a second campus at Vadamangalam, Sriperumbudur in 2025-26 with its own undergraduate and postgraduate list. SAEEE 2026 names four B.E./B.Tech. programmes there: CSE, CSE (AI and ML), ECE and IT. This page covers the Chennai campus at Jeppiaar Nagar.

Admission to B.E., B.Tech. and B.Arch. at the Chennai campus is through the Sathyabama All India Entrance Examination (SAEEE) and counselling; B.Arch. also needs a NATA score. BDS uses NEET UG, MDS the postgraduate NEET, and other programmes qualifying marks. The SAEEE 2027 schedule is not published (checked 15 October 2026).

Sathyabama University Chennai offers 89 programmes in Engineering, Management, Medical, Science, Arts & Humanities, Design, Paramedical, Commerce, Law, Education, Pharmacy, Computer Applications and Architecture, including Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Technology, Master of Engineering, Master of Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration.

Depending on the course, admission to Sathyabama University Chennai is through SAEEE, NEET UG, NEET MDS and NATA.

Sathyabama University Chennai is a deemed-to-be university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, established in 1987.

Sathyabama University Chennai lists approval or accreditation from UGC, AICTE, NAAC, NBA, COA, DCI, BCI, PCI, INC and NCTE.

16,658 students were enrolled across its programmes in 2023–24, 51.2% of them women (NIRF 2025 data).

Sathyabama University Chennai is also known as SIST, Sathyabama University and Sathyabama.