NIRF 2025

SASTRA NIRF ranking 2025

Explore Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy NIRF ranking, category ranks, scores, rank movement and official ranking trends. Best current result: Law #11 in NIRF 2025.

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-L-U-0476

Private institution Best in 2025: Law #11 4 categories in 2025 11,847 students
Ranking edition · Profile data year NIRF 2025 snapshot
Official-data brief

At a glance

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy is a private institution in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #11 in Law (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 87.7% and a ₹7.6L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 11,847 students.

₹7.6LUG median salary
2023-24
87.7% UG placed
1,684 / 1,920
#51Overall rank
NIRF 2025
813PhD scholars
full + part-time

NIRF Law journey & 2025 category scoreboard

Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.

UniversityNIRF 2025 Rank#29 Score58.06
SASTRA is ranked #29 in University for NIRF 2025 with a score of 58.06.
EngineeringNIRF 2025 Rank#40 Score58.02
SASTRA is ranked #40 in Engineering for NIRF 2025 with a score of 58.02.
OverallNIRF 2025 Rank#51 Score55.32
SASTRA is ranked #51 in Overall for NIRF 2025 with a score of 55.32.

Placements — official numbers

UG placement rate 86.0% → 87.7%; latest median salary ₹7.6L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.

What happened to the UG batch? 1,920 graduates
87.7%
  • 1,684 placed — 87.7% of the batch
  • 134 chose higher studies
  • 102 reported another outcome
Median salary · 2023-24 ₹7.6L

Half of the 1,684 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.

Seven-year high
₹7.6L
Placement rate
87.7%

Salary and placement rate, year by year

Median salary (₹L)Placement rate %

What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 86.0% to 87.7%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3.5L in 2017-18 to ₹7.6L in 2023-24.

PG (two-year) placements

Latest three graduating batches.

BatchPlacedRateMedian
2021-22 232 / 324 71.6% ₹4L
2022-23 273 / 394 69.3% ₹4L
2023-24 252 / 370 68.1% ₹4L

Who studies here

Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.

Total students11,847All reported programmes
From outside the state64.6%7,650 students
International23Students from outside India
Women51.4%6,088 students
Full fee reimbursement2,954Funded by the institution
Largest programme group9,271UG [4 Years Program(s)]

Research & PhD

Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.

PhD scholars813686 full-time · 127 part-time
PhDs awarded 2023-2414471 in 2021-22 → 144 in 2023-24
Sponsored projects87Peak reported year 2021-22
RPC pillar score30.0Was 34.4 in 2021

Where the institution spends its money

Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹72.55 Cr → ₹115.26 Cr.

Faculty & staff salaries₹115.26 Cr₹72.55 Cr in 2017-18 → +59%
Academic maintenance₹191.83 CrConsumables and infrastructure upkeep
Lab equipment₹28.76 CrNew equipment in the latest reported year
Library₹5.94 CrBooks, journals and databases

Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24

Library (₹Cr)Lab equipment (₹Cr)Faculty & staff salaries (₹Cr)

Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹72.55 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹115.26 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹5.94 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹28.76 Cr.

Official sources

Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.

The five NIRF pillars

Teaching & Resources (TLR) improved most: 56.4 → 82.0. Research (RPC) is the lowest latest pillar.

What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. SASTRA improved most in Teaching & Resources (TLR) (56.4 → 82.0). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 82.0, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 30.0.

Questions about SASTRA

Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.

SASTRA ranking questions

What is SASTRA NIRF ranking 2025?

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Law rank #11 with a score of 65.29.

Which NIRF categories include SASTRA in 2025?

SASTRA appears in the NIRF 2025 Law, University, Engineering and Overall ranking categories on this profile.

Is Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy private or government?

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.

Where is Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy located?

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy is listed in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.

Students also ask

What is the median placement salary of SASTRA graduates?

The official submission reports a ₹7.6L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 1,684 of 1,920 graduates placed (87.7%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹4L.

What is SASTRA's best NIRF category?

Law is its best current result at #11 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 65.29.

How many students does SASTRA have?

The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 11,847 students, including 7,650 from outside the state and 23 international students.

Is SASTRA improving in research?

Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 34.4 in 2021 to 30.0 in 2025. The latest disclosure also reports 813 PhD scholars.

How much does SASTRA spend on faculty, labs and its library?

Latest reported expenditure includes ₹115.26 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹28.76 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹5.94 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.

Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.