Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSN), popularly known as SSN College of Engineering or simply SSN, is a private engineering college located in

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, India. It is an autonomous college affiliated with

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founded by Shiv Nadar. The college is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standard by the

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. In March 2018, the college was granted autonomous status by UGC.

History

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering(SSN) was started in 1996 by

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Dr Shiv Nadar. The college was opened in 1996 at a temporary location in Thoraipakkam in the suburbs of Chennai, Tamil Nadu as an affiliate of

. It moved to a 230-acre campus at Kalavakkam (Near Thiruporur) on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai) in 1998. Shiv Nadar took an active role in the college activities, including gifting Rs. 1 million worth of HCL Technologies shares to the college. In association with

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, the SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering was started in 2001.

Courses offered

* Chemical Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Electronics and Communication Engineering * Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Information Technology * Bio-Medical Engineering * Computer Science and Engineering * Civil Engineering * M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (5 yrs Integrated) PG * M.E Energy Engineering * M.Tech Environmental Science and Technology * M.Tech Information Technology * M.E Medical Electronics * M.E Manufacturing Engineering * M.E Power Electronics and Drives * M.E VLSI Design * M.E Computer Science and Engineering * M.B.A PhD * All streams of Engineering , science , Management

Notable alumni

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, cricketer *

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, film director *

Anaka Alankamony Anaka Alankamony (born 10 July 1994) is an Indian squash player. She held a career-high world ranking of 59 in 2010 and won the Arjuna Award, the second-highest sporting honour of India, in 2014. Education She was a student of Sri Sivasubram ...

, squash player *

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, Film Director & Actor *

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, Film Director & Actor

References

External links

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering official homepage
{{Authority control All India Council for Technical Education Engineering colleges in Chennai Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras

History

Courses offered

Notable alumni

See also

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