Ownership and business model
SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) received deemed-to-be university status under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 in 2002, according to its website, and SRM Engineering College at Kattankulathur was brought under it in 2003. Its 2025-26 prospectus says the institute “is run by the Trust SRM Institute of Science and Technology”. Dr T. R. Paarivendhar is Founder Chancellor, and Dr Ravi Pachamuthu and Dr P. Sathyanarayanan are Pro-Chancellors for administration and for academics.
SRMIST’s website dates the SRM Group to 1968 and lists three other universities as SRM Group institutions: SRM University AP, SRM University Haryana and SRM University Sikkim. The pages read do not explain how those universities are legally linked to SRMIST or its trust. SRMIST offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in engineering, management, medicine and health sciences, science and humanities, and law, and says NAAC accredited it with an A++ grade in 2024. No group revenue figure was found.
Institutions it runs
As listed by SRM Group of Institutions on its own pages. See the sources below.
Key people
- DPDr. T. R. PaarivendharFounder Chancellor
- DPDr. Ravi PachamuthuPro-Chancellor (Administration)
- DSDr. P. SathyanarayananPro-Chancellor (Academics)
- DSDr. R. ShivakumarChairman - Trichy & Ramapuram Campus
- DMDr. C. MuthamizhchelvanVice Chancellor
- DPDr. S. PonnusamyRegistrar
As listed on SRMIST: Leadership Team.
Key dates
- 1968
- SRM Group established, according to SRMIST
- 1985
- SRM Engineering College launched at Kattankulathur, near Chennai
- 1997
- Modinagar (Delhi NCR) campus established, according to the SRMIST prospectus
- 2002
- Deemed-to-be university status under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956
- 2003
- SRM Engineering College, Kattankulathur, brought under SRMIST
- 2013
- SRM University, Haryana launched
- 2021
- Tiruchirappalli campus established, according to the SRMIST prospectus
- 2024
- Accredited by NAAC with an A++ grade
Questions readers ask
Who owns the SRM Group?
SRM Institute of Science and Technology says in its 2025-26 prospectus that it is run by the Trust SRM Institute of Science and Technology. Dr T. R. Paarivendhar is Founder Chancellor. The legal links between SRMIST and the other SRM universities are not set out on the pages read.
How many students does the SRM Group have?
SRMIST says it has over 60,000 full-time students across its campuses; its 2025-26 prospectus says approximately 62,000. No combined figure for the whole SRM Group was found.
Which universities does the SRM Group run?
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, with campuses in and near Chennai, Tiruchirappalli and Delhi NCR, plus SRM University AP, SRM University Haryana and SRM University Sikkim.
Sources
Figures are taken from the documents below and carry the date they refer to. Profile reviewed 17 October 2026.
- SRMIST: About us
- SRMIST: home page
- SRMIST University Prospectus 2025-26
- SRMIST: Leadership Team