Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSN) was started in 1996 at a temporary location in Thuraipakkam near Chennai by Padma Bhushan Dr. Sivasubramaniya Nadar, then Chairman of HCL, and was affiliated to Anna University. However, it was shifted to its present campus in Kalavakkam (Thiruporur Panchayat) on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mamallapuram Road (OMR)), Kancheepuram in 1998 in an area of 230 acres with a serene atmosphere.
In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details pertaining to the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures and fee structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where SSN gave its reports.
Students Intake at SSN Kancheepuram
Students Intake
SSN gave admission to 780 students at UG and 180 students at PG in 2021; In 2020, it admitted 960 students at UG and 216 students at PG; and In 2019, it admitted 900 students at UG.
Faculty
SSN has 146 distinguished professors at its faculty presently and all of them are PhD holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:16, that is, one professor is available for every 16 students.
SSN Kancheepuram Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
In the year 2021, SSN spent Rs. 5.16 crores as a capital expenditure, of which it spent 10.01% on procuring books, journals and e-resources for the library, 33.64% on buying new equipment and software for quality research, 3.51% on engineering workshops, and a whopping 52.84% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 4.9 crores, and in 2019, it was around Rs. 3.8 crores. The spending as a capital expenditure is increasing in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
Operational Expenditure
In 2021, SSN spent over Rs. 111 crores as an operational expenditure, of which it spent a whopping 70.2% on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a considerable amount, that is, 28.2% spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 1.6% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences and Workshops. Spending as an operational expenditure was Rs. 93 crores in 2020 and Rs. 89 crores in 2019. The spending as an operational expenditure is also increasing in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
SSN Kancheepuram Research Details
Patents
Since SSN has a good faculty and good infrastructures, it was able to file 10 patents in 2021 and got 1, however, it did not get any patents in 2020 and 2019, though it filed 13 and 14 patents, respectively.
Sponsored Projects
SSN has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, so, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 3.72 crores through the 35 sponsored research projects from 19 companies in the year 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 3.55 and Rs. 3.18 crores through 41 and 35 sponsored research projects from 15 and 8 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
SSN received Rs. 1.51 crores through 33 consultancy projects from 33 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 1.64 and Rs. 1.35 crores through 31 and 21 consultancy projects from 25 and 21 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
SSN Kancheepuram Graduations & Placements
UG Graduations & Placements
At SSN, 931 students who were admitted to UG degree courses, of whom 75.51% were awarded graduations and 97.15% got placements at top companies and 107 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 84.9% students were awarded graduations, of whom 96.7% got placements and 123 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 86.02% students were awarded graduations, of whom 93.09% got placements and 120 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At SSN at PG programmes, 91.01% students were awarded graduations, of whom 87.17% got placements at top companies and 3 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 76.34% students were awarded graduations, of whom 93.93% got placements and 5 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 94.05% students were awarded graduations, of whom 68.81% got placements and 2 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
In the PhD research programme, SSN admitted 541 students to research studies, of whom 65 were awarded graduations in 2021, and 44 and 48 students were awarded graduations in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduation: UG graduates got Rs. 5 LPA in 2021, Rs. 4.4 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 4 LPA in 2019 at top companies.
Median Salary of PG graduation: Rs. 4.5 LPA in 2021, Rs. 4.4 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 4.14 LPA in 2019
Median Salary of PG graduation: Rs. 4.5 LPA in 2021, Rs. 4.4 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 4.14 LPA in 2019
Many national and international companies such as Amazon, TCS, Microsoft, Infosys, Google, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, Cognizant, Adobe, Oracle, Capegemini, Ford, Daimler, Hyundai, The MathCompany, Facebook, Bloomberg, L&T, Yamaha, Royal Enfield, Ashok Leyland, etc., are hiring graduates from SSN for their companies.
Students Diversity at SSN Kancheepuram
There are 4102 students currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 62.7% are boys and 37.3% are girls and 3566 students are from within the state, 477 are from outside of the state and 59 are from foreign countries.
Facilities on SSN Kancheepuram Campus
SSN has a lot of facilities that students can use. It has hostels, medical facilities, counselling centres, library, sports, transport, wi-fi, cafeteria, lift/ramp, etc.
Campus Festivals at SSN Kancheepuram
Invente is the annual technical festival being conducted at SSN where various events are conducted at various departments to induce the interest of the students and get to know about trending technologies in the world.
Cultural festival is celebrated on the campus where notable persons are invited to enthrall energetic students. Many events like literature, music, dance, etc., are being conducted.
Cultural festival is celebrated on the campus where notable persons are invited to enthrall energetic students. Many events like literature, music, dance, etc., are being conducted.
Accessibility
An SSN is near Chennai which has well-developed infrastructures and transport systems. Puratchi Thalaivar M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station is about 42.9 kms away and Chennai International Airport is around 39.7 kms away from this institution. So, students from anywhere can commute to this institution.
How to Get Admission at SSN Kancheepuram
For UG courses admission is based on marks obtained by the candidates in Physics, Chemistry and Maths (M + (P + C)/2). 65% seats are filled through single window counselling as per Anna University norms and the remaining 35% seats are filled by management based on merits.
For PG courses candidates are admitted on the basis of merit, however, GATE and TANCET scores are also considered but not mandatory.
For PG courses candidates are admitted on the basis of merit, however, GATE and TANCET scores are also considered but not mandatory.
Fee Structure at SSN Kancheepuram
Students need to pay Rs. 2.4 lakhs as overall fees for UG courses at SSN, however, the saving grace is they can get a good salary of Rs. 5 LPA at top companies and they can get back this amount within one-and-half years. So, the burden of fees would be eased.
SSN Kancheepuram Scores by NIRF
Teaching, Learning and Resources: SSN has a good faculty and better infrastructures for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 66.95%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: SSN has many distinguished professors and research scholars, so it scored 34.56%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As SSN has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 61.71%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: SSN has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 53.48%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: SSN has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it is a private institute, for this reason, it has not gotten much attention among the public as of now, so it scored 20.65% in NIRF grading, NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: SSN has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it is a private institute, for this reason, it has not gotten much attention among the public as of now, so it scored 20.65% in NIRF grading, NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
