Dr.t.r.pachamuthu, Chancellor
institute was not considered. Institutes that were not evaluated by at least 25 faculty members and 25 students are not listed. In case the objective data for a parameter was not available, the perceptual score was extrapolated. Parameters for Ranking • Intellectual capital • Competence of
faculty • Research output • Publications
refereed journals • Number of patents • Quality of students • Pedagogic systems
and processes • Effectiveness of various systems and processes like teaching, learning process, curriculum upgradation, experiential learning, admission processes, etc.
in • Industry Interface: Live projects undertaken, students, research projects with industry undertaken by faculty • Placements: Number and type of companies visiting for campus interviews, maximum, median, minimum salary offered for jobs in India and abroad • Number of students who went for higher education in reputed educational institutes in India and abroad • Infrastructure and support systems: Campus area, total number of computers, number of books in library, number of faculty cabins to faculty strength ratio, number of seminar halls • Facilities like playgrounds, gym,
etc. • Responsiveness of administration
to student needs. For engineering colleges with their specific requirements, the survey covered number of engineering drawing halls, number of workshops, number of machine in workshops, number of laboratories, budget allocated for labs, residential facilities for students and faculty.
SRM University Celebrates Placement of 3215 Students in 2012
SRM University celebrates Placement 2012, a record breaking event in the country with 3215 placement across 145 major top line companies from India and abroad. TCS made a record number of 1214 job offers followed by Accenture with 849 and Wipro 273 offers. In case of Accenture, 849 job offers made at SRM University, is the highest that it has ever made in a “single campus across the country”, said Dr. M. Ponnavaikko, Vice Chancellor of SRM in a release. SRM has become the most preferred institute for industry to strike collaborative initiatives with exciting students and faculty on research and cutting edge technology. This year was marked with Accenture opening up an Innovation Centre in campus. SRM University provides a unique opportunity for students to pick their choice from across 275 companies.