Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences is a private and deemed-to-be-university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] It has nine disciplines of studies: Dental College, School of Management, School of Law, School of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Medical College.[3] The first three disciplines are in Poonamalle while the rest are in Thandalam. Saveetha Engineering College is an Anna University-affiliated institution. Admissions are done through Class 12th Indian board examinations.[citation needed]

History

Saveetha Dental college was started in the year 1988 and in 2005 it was established as a deemed university and renamed as Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences.[4]

Campus facilities

Poonamallee campus

The Poonamalle campus in Chennai consist of Dental College, School of Management, School of Law.

Thandalam Campus

The Thandalam campus consist of School of Engineering, School of Physiotherapy, School of Nursing and Medical College, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Rankings


The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences 11th among universities in India in 2024 and 22nd overall. In dental rankings it was ranked first and 12th in medical rankings in India in 2024.[9]

Allegations of citation manipulation

In 2023, the institute was accused of inflating its citation rankings though the use of undergraduate written papers that had heavy self-citations to works written by employees of the institute.[10] In 2024, the college was again accused of inflating its citations by having its scholars publish AI-written commentaries in journals which extensively cited other Saveetha scholars.[11]

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