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Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
SSN logo.jpg
Established 1996
Type Engineering College & College of Computer Applications
Chairman Shiv Nadar
President Soundar Rajan
Principal Dr. Salivahanan
Dean K. Kasthuri and P. Ramasamy
Director S. V. Albal, B. Srinivasan, and K. G. Narayanan
Faculty ~250
Students ~3200
Undergraduates ~2400
Postgraduates ~500
Doctoral students ~100
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
12°45′9″N 80°11′46″E / 12.7525°N 80.19611°E / 12.7525; 80.19611Coordinates: 12°45′9″N 80°11′46″E / 12.7525°N 80.19611°E / 12.7525; 80.19611
Campus ~250 acres (1,000,000 m2)
Contact mailto:info@ssn.edu.in
Nickname SSNCE
Affiliations Anna University,

Carnegie Mellon University,

National Tsing Hua University
Website www.ssn.edu.in
Picture of Main pathway near Admin Block

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), popularly known as SSN, is an engineering institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Institution is certified with ISO 9001:2000[1 ] from Bureau Veritas Quality International.

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History

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering was started in 1996 affiliated to Anna University. This institution is the brainchild of Padma Bhushan Dr.Shiv Nadar Founder & Chairman of HCL Technologies, a $ 4 .8 Billion group of companies. All students are taken in purely on merit, unlike most other colleges in the state.

Campus locality

The college started functioning from 1996 at a temporary location in Thoraipakkam in the suburbs of Chennai. SSNCE moved to a sprawling 1 square kilometre campus at Kalavakkam on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram Road),the Cyber Corridor of Chennai in 1998.Every year Management provides almost 4 Crore scholarship for the eligible students.[1 ][2] [3] There is a "walkin-walkout" scholarship awarded to top 10 rank holders in high school exams where in the students' fees are completely waived off including hostel charges.[1 ]

Infrastructure

Lawn near Admin Block
  • Central and Departmental Libraries
    • Extensive collection of academic volumes and titles
    • Popular periodicals
    • National and International journals
    • Supplementary digital resources (CD-ROMs and audio cassettes)
    • IEEE online
    • Book bank facilities available to qualified students
  • IT Infrastructure
    • 24X7 internet with 6 MB/s connectivity.
  • Extra curricular activities
    • Light Music Club
  • Outdoor facilities
    • Basketball courts
    • Volleyball courts
    • Football fields
    • Cricket Fields
  • Dining Halls
  • Mini Auditorium 300 seater
  • Health clinic
    • Health Care Service offered free to students
    • Mentoring and Counselling and Services
  • Fleet of 46 buses for transport
    • TN Mercantile Bank Extension Counter with ATM

Courses offered

SSNCE currently offers undergraduate degrees in engineering in the following specializations.

  • B.E. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • B.E. Computer Science and Engineering
  • B.E. Biomedical Engineering
  • B.E. Mechanical Engineering
  • B.Tech. Information Technology
  • B.Tech. Chemical Engineering

SSNCE also offers Masters in Engineering (M.E.) degrees in the following fields.

  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Communication Systems
  • Power Electronics and Drives
  • Applied Electronics
  • Computer & Communication

SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering

In association with Carnegie Mellon University, the SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering was started in 2001.[4][5] It offers Masters Programs in:
1. Robotics
2. Software Engineering

SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University offers for the first time in India: Carnegie Mellon's Master of Science degree program in Information Technology with specialization in Software Engineering, Robotics Technology, Embedded Systems and Software Management.

It is a one and a half year full time residential program. The first year is offered in SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering.

In this period, the students complete core courses, prerequisites, electives and project work. Experienced faculty of SSNSASE and practicing professionals conduct the courses in the first year using Carnegie Mellon courseware. The faculty of SSNSASE and Carnegie Mellon University continuously evaluate the students.

On successful completion of the one-year curriculum in India, the students get a certificate from Carnegie Mellon University. They can then proceed to Carnegie Mellon University to complete further studies in six months, and obtain the MSIT degree. The coursework at Carnegie Mellon University consists of project work under the supervision of Carnegie Mellon University and two electives.

Admission

Admission into all courses are done by following the rules and regulations that exist during that year. Certain percent of seats go into the Anna University Single Window System and the remaining is for management quota. The percentage may vary each year.A test and an interview is conducted for Management Quota seats for Bachelors Courses and candidates are shortlisted solely based on merit and proper consideration of caste based quotas as prescribed by the government. Seats for Masters courses are offered on the basis of TANCET scores by AU SWS as well as by management quota following all procedures. Admission into SSNSASE is based on a written test,followed by interview and then a final interview by panel from CMU[5]

SSN Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

The Department of Electronics and Communication was established in the year 1996.

• The Department has been accredited by NBA (National Board of Accreditation). The Department has organized two AICTE-ISTE Short Term Training programs funded by AICTE and a Faculty Development program sponsored by Anna University. The Department has organized an International conference on “Wireless Communication & Networks” • National Conference on “Bio signal Processing and Communication Networks” funded by the Management. The ECE Department has been organizing many symposium, guest lectures & ISTE Chapter. The Department is well equipped with all facilities like Standard labs, Seminar hall and Multimedia system. The Department has produced a 10th Rank in the University of Madras examination held in the year 2001. So far 71.3% of the eligible current final year under graduate students have been placed in various reputed companies through campus selection Programmes run by the Department are: •B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering • M.E. Communication System •M.E. Applied Electronics

Orbitce


Orbitce is a National Level Technical Symposium conducted every year by the AECE (Association of Electronics and Communication Engineers). It is usually conducted on any weekday in the last week of August. This year(2009) it is scheduled to be on August 28th, Friday. The year 2009 marked the biggest success of Orbitce drawing in as many as 2374(we call this orbitce number) people thus creating a brand Orbitce.

SSN Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Established in 1996, the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of SSNCE with 30 faculty and 560 students works closely together in an open, collegial atmosphere. With Anna University's curriculum, the Department places equal emphasis on theoretical and experimental electrical and electronics engineering.

The Department has been accredited by NBA (National Board of Accreditation). The EEE Department has been organizing many symposium, guest lectures and the IEEE Chapter. The Department has facilities like Standard labs and a Seminar hall. So far 65% of the eligible current final year under graduate students have been placed in various reputed companies through campus selection.

Programmes run by the Department are:
•B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
•M.E. Power Electronics and Drives

AEEE


The Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers comprises of the over 560 students of the EEE department of SSN College of Engineering, who were selected for admission into EEE-SSN purely on merit.

Eupraxia


Eupraxia is a National Level Technical Symposium that is conducted every year by the AEEE.

SSN Department of Information Technology

The Department of Information Technology was established in the year 1999. The Department with 23 faculty members and 350 students work closely together in an open, collegial atmosphere. With Anna University's curriculum, the Department places equal emphasis on theoretical and experimental Information Technology. The Department has organized Faculty Development programs sponsored by AICTE-ISTE and Anna University. The Department has organized a National Conference on Bio-signal Communication and Networking, NCBCN 2005. The Department has been organizing many symposium and guest lectures. The Department has state-of-the-art facilities for various labs, a Seminar hall and a Department library. The Department has produced 6th Rank in the University of Madras examination held in the year 2003. The eligible current Final year under graduate students have been placed in various reputed companies through campus selection.
IT Department-SSNCE Website

Converita 2k9


Converita is a National Level Technical Symposium conducted every year by the Association of Information Technologists(AIT) of SSNCE. This year Converita 2k9 is scheduled to be held on September 4.
CONVERITA 2K9 Website

SSN Department of Computer Science And Engineering

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was established in the year 1996.

Besides fulfilling the requirements of the syllabus prescribed by the University, the program offers students the opportunity to work on diverse hardware and software platforms.

The Department, accredited by NBA (National Board of Accreditation) in the year 2003, has organized three AICTE-ISTE Short Term Training Programmes, funded by the AICTE and three Faculty Development Programmes sponsored by Anna University as well as one International Conference with all the departments of SSN College of Engineering. It has organized many symposia, guest lectures and CSI & ISTE student Chapters. The department is also instrumental in spreading and developing open source software.

Paradigm


Paradigm is the annual national technical symposium organised by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the SSN College of Engineering. SSN is among the premier technology schools in India and has consistently been ranked amongst the Top 10 private engineering institutions in Tamil Nadu, according to the DataQuest Survey. Paradigm has attracted the best minds in the state and is among the largest of its kind.

SSN Department of Biomedical Engineering

The college recently started its bio-medical department to provide an undergraduate program in this field. College has tied up with various hospitals and research centres to provide a broad exposure to the students. The department has also planned to have tie-ups with international universities for the students to pursue their higher education. As of now there have been more than 10 papers published by the members of this department and the department's focus is mainly on research in the field of biomedical engineering.

Srishti


Srishti is the National Level Technical Symposium, conducted by the department of Biomedical Engineering at SSNCE. It is that time of the year where we stand in the threshold of accomplishment and enjoyment going hand in hand, for it is the treasure trove of innumerable scope for learning and playing, surging forward with great gusto enriching the talent pool.

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