SASTRA NIRF ranking 2026
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) (SASTRA) is an institution with unclassified ownership in the NIRFRank registry in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Its NIRF institution ID is IR17-ENGG-2-18477.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2017 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2017 result is Engineering #25 with a score of 51.44. The latest edition contains 4 published categories: Engineering, University, Management and Overall.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which SASTRA has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
SASTRA NIRF 2017 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2017 is Engineering #25 with a score of 51.44. Compared with 2016, 1 improved and 3 have no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 25 | 51.44 | Improved by 6 places |
| University | 32 | 43.50 | First published row on this profile |
| Management | 44 | 41.90 | First published row on this profile |
| Overall | 50 | 43.50 | First published row on this profile |
SASTRA NIRF 2016 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2016 is Engineering #31 with a score of 63.77. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 31 | 63.77 |
SASTRA NIRF Ranking Trends (2016–2017)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #31 · 2016 · 63.77 | #25 · 2017 · 51.44 | Improved by 6 places |
SASTRA Student profile in the 2017 submission
The 2017 submission reports 9,398 students across the programme groups below, including 3,966 women, 2,281 students from outside the home state, 16 international students and 0 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG 2015-16 | 7,830 | 3,228 | 1,978 | 16 | — |
| PGI 2015-16 | 808 | 330 | 150 | 0 | — |
| PG 2015-16 | 499 | 294 | 56 | 0 | — |
| PHD 2015-16 | 261 | 114 | 97 | 0 | — |
SASTRA NIRF Engineering Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 60.21 | 62.38 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 65.55 | 36.31 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 81.00 | 67.32 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 58.40 | 67.13 |
| PR — Perception | 51.00 | 16.73 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that SASTRA was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR17-ENGG-2-18477
At a glance
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) is a unclassified institution in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Its best current NIRF result is #25 in Engineering (2017). The latest student-strength disclosure covers 9,398 students.
Latest batch
NIRF 2017
full + part-time
NIRF Engineering journey & 2017 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
EngineeringNIRF 2017 Rank#25 Score51.44
NIRF Engineering journey
Rank #31 → #25 since 2016; score 63.77 → 51.44.
The rank line is SASTRA's all-India position in NIRF Engineering: #31 in 2016 to #25 in 2017. Lower is better.
Engineering 2017 summary
- Current rank
- #25
- Score (out of 100)
- 51.44
- Last year rank
- #31
- Movement vs previous
- 6
- Best rank
- #25
- Ranking trend
- Improving
UniversityNIRF 2017 Rank#32 Score43.50
ManagementNIRF 2017 Rank#44 Score41.90
OverallNIRF 2017 Rank#50 Score43.50
Placements — official numbers
Placement history is not yet available. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: The placement rate is placed graduates divided by graduates in minimum stipulated time. Missing salary values remain unreported.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2017 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Institution expenditure history is not yet available.
Year by year, –
Keep these charts separate: This chart shows institution spending in crore rupees; it is separate from the graduate placement salary chart.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) improved most: 58.4 → 67.1. Perception (PR) 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 Outreach & Inclusivity (OI) (58.4 → 67.1). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 67.3, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 16.7.
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 2017?
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA)'s best listed NIRF 2017 result on NIRFRank is Engineering rank #25 with a score of 51.44.
Which NIRF categories include SASTRA in 2017?
SASTRA appears in the NIRF 2017 Engineering, University, Management and Overall ranking categories on this profile.
Is Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) private or government?
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) is marked as a NIRF-ranked institution with unclassified ownership in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) located?
Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) is listed in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
Students also ask
What is SASTRA's best NIRF category?
Engineering is its best current result at #25 in NIRF 2017, with a score of 51.44.
How many students does SASTRA have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 9,398 students, including 2,281 from outside the state and 16 international students.
Is SASTRA improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 65.6 in 2016 to 36.3 in 2017.
How much does SASTRA spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes — for faculty and staff salaries, — for new lab equipment, and — 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 2017 edition.