Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar college to be merged with Shiv Nadar univ

Chennai: Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering in Chennai, one of the top engineering colleges in the state, has applied for progressive closure from the next academic year (2026-27). The premier college will be merged with Shiv Nadar University Chennai, which is functioning on the adjacent campus, in a phased manner.

Shiv Nadar University Chennai will conduct admissions to BTech and MTech programmes from the next academic year. Students aspiring to join the institution will need to take an entrance exam and clear an interview to gain admission.

As of now, SSN College of Engineering is an autonomous college under Anna University and fills 65% of its seats through online counselling, which is based on Class XII marks in mathematics, chemistry, and physics. These students pay 55,000 as tuition fees for govt quota seats.

"During the 2025-26 academic year, the college enrolled around 900 students in the first year. These students will graduate from Anna University after studying for the next four years," a source from Anna University said.

SSN College of Engineering was established by Shiv Nadar, founder and chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies in 1996. It rose to prominence with state-of-the-art facilities on its 230-acre campus on the Old Mamallapuram Road in Kalavakkam.

It is also known to offer quality engineering education, and placing more than 95% of its students in top companies during campus placements. Officials from Anna University confirmed to TOI that the university received the application for progressive closure from SSN College of Engineering from next academic year.

"The university will give permission for closure after getting a no-objection certificate from the state govt," an official said.

Shiv Nadar University Chennai, which started four years ago, offers courses in engineering, economics, and other disciplines.

"We wanted to merge Shiv Nadar University and SSN College of Engineering to have one world-class institution offering multidisciplinary programmes," a spokesperson for SSN Institutions said.

"This college will be called SSN School of Engineering under Shiv Nadar University. The mode of admissions will change, and the admission process and fee structure will be in line with Shiv Nadar University," the spokesperson added.

The tuition fees for BTech programmes at Shiv Nadar University is 3.5 lakh.