SRM University Vadapalani Campus, Chennai

SRMIST's 2026-27 engineering fee table lists these annual fees at Vadapalani: CSE and CSE with AI and machine learning Rs 3,50,000; Artificial Intelligence, CSE with big data analytics and CSE with cyber security Rs 3,00,000; CSE with cloud computing Rs 2,50,000; ECE Rs 2,00,000; ECE with data science and Electronics (VLSI Design and Technology) Rs 1,50,000; Mechanical and Mechanical with AI and machine learning Rs 1,00,000. Books and CDC fees and a one-time registration fee of Rs 10,000 or Rs 15,000 are extra.

Through SRMJEEE (UG) and SRM's online counselling, which allots campus and branch by rank; the campus also lists direct admission on qualifying marks. SRMJEEE 2027 dates had not been announced on 14 October 2026. In the 2026 cycle, applications opened on 3 November 2025, the test ran on 24-29 April, 10-15 June and 4-5 July 2026, and the application fee was Rs 1,400 a phase. Eligibility for 2026-27 was 60% in Physics, Mathematics and one more listed subject.

SRMIST's 2026-27 MBA application portal lists the MBA and the MBA in Banking and Financial Services at Vadapalani at Rs 3,00,000 a year each; the campus fee page, which states no year, shows Rs 3,50,000 and Rs 1,50,000. Admission is through SRMJEEM and an interview, and CAT, XAT, MAT, GMAT, NMAT, CMAT or TANCET scorers go straight to the interview. The BBA costs Rs 75,000 a year (2026-27) and admits on Class 12 marks.

SRMIST's 2026-27 application portals list these annual fees at Vadapalani: B.Com. Rs 85,000; B.Com. computer applications and accounting and finance Rs 75,000; B.Com. honours in international accounting and finance Rs 1,25,000; B.Com. finance and taxation with CA coaching Rs 1,50,000; BCA Rs 85,000; BCA data science Rs 90,000; B.Sc. computer science Rs 75,000; B.Sc. cyber security and visual communication Rs 85,000; B.Sc. psychology Rs 45,000; MCA Rs 1,10,000; M.Com. Rs 30,000; MSW Rs 75,000. Admission is on Class 12 or degree marks.

Yes. The campus accommodation page lists AC rooms in the men's hostel at Valasaravakkam and in the women's hostel at Rs 1,80,000, and non-AC rooms for men at Rs 1,40,000, in flats shared by five or eight students, with free buses to the campus. The page states no academic year and does not say whether meals are included (checked on 14 October 2026), so confirm the current fee with the campus office in C-Block.

The campus's AICTE disclosure (December 2025) gives 2024-25 results by programme: CSE 61 of 95 eligible students placed (packages Rs 1.8 lakh to Rs 24 lakh a year), CSE Emerging Technologies 96 of 140 (Rs 3.3 lakh to Rs 26.4 lakh), ECE 28 of 42 (up to Rs 14 lakh), MBA 122 of 204 (Rs 3 lakh to Rs 14 lakh) and MCA 8 of 38. It does not publish a campus median or average. Recruiter logos on the campus site include Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Accenture and Deloitte.

The campus is part of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), which NAAC accredited with an A++ grade (CGPA 3.58) in its fourth cycle, valid from 16 June 2024 to 15 June 2031. In NIRF 2025, SRMIST ranked 11th among universities, 14th in engineering and 22nd overall; NIRF ranks the institution, not individual campuses.

It is a campus of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, a private deemed-to-be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 (MHRD notification of 2 August 2002). Degrees are awarded by SRMIST, which UGC places in Category I. AICTE's 2026-27 approved list names the campus SRM Institute of Science and Technology Ramapuram Part Campus.

For B.Tech., SRMJEEE 2026 Phase I ranks 1-27 received the Founder's Scholarship (100% of tuition plus hostel or transport), ranks 28-81 the Merit Scholarship (100% of tuition), and ranks 82-153, 154-243 and 244-351 received 75%, 50% and 25% of tuition; later phases had narrower bands. SRMIST also gives the Founder's Scholarship for JEE Main ranks up to 2,000 and board toppers, and the campus lists employee-ward, alumni-ward and sports scholarships.

C-Block, No. 1, 100 Feet Road (Jawaharlal Nehru Salai), next to SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, Chennai 600026. Admission phone numbers: engineering 044 4396 9956, management +91 73059 54660, science and humanities +91 91760 02999.

B.Tech. admission at SRMIST Vadapalani is through SRMJEEE (UG) and SRM's online counselling, M.Tech. through SRMJEEE (PG) and the MBA through SRMJEEM; BBA and the science and humanities programmes admit on Class 12 or degree marks. The campus page also offers direct admission on qualifying marks at Vadapalani. SRM had not published 2027 test dates on 14 October 2026.

SRM University Vadapalani Campus, Chennai offers 32 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities, Hospitality and Computer Applications, including Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Commerce.

SRM University Vadapalani Campus, Chennai is also known as SRMIST Vadapalani and SRMIST VDP.