Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, in Chennai, runs engineering programmes for a student body of 16,658 with 1,407 teaching staff. In NIRF 2025, it was ranked #67 in the Engineering category with a score of 50.64 out of 100, and #93 in the Overall category with a score of 49.79, indicating a stronger standing within engineering specifically than across institutions generally.

Placement outcomes vary by programme and level. In 2023-24, the Engineering UG 4-year course saw 2,801 graduates with 1,502 placed, at a median salary of 6 LPA, while the smaller Engineering PG 2-year batch of 138 students had 82 placed at the same median of 6 LPA. The Overall UG 5-year track, with 236 graduates, placed 198 at a median of 6.3 LPA, and the Overall UG 3-year group of 621 graduates saw 369 placed at a lower median of 4 LPA. A small Overall PG 3-year cohort of 7 students had all 7 placed at 11 LPA.

Across the three years of data available, placement numbers and salaries have moved upward in most categories. The Engineering UG 4-year median salary rose from 4.25 LPA in 2021-22 to 4.82 LPA in 2022-23 and then 6 LPA in 2023-24, alongside a rising number of graduates and placements each year. The Overall UG 3-year median salary similarly climbed from 3.5 LPA to 3.75 LPA to 4 LPA over the same period, useful context for comparing outcomes by course and year rather than relying on a single average.