Sastra University is committed to excellence with a holistic approach and the university has consistently maintained highest standards in a man-making education according to the immortal words of Swami Vivekananda. The university believes in Tagorean Concept of the home and the world focusing on the importance of empowering women by offering them their rightful place in the development of the nation. Sasthra University is offering education from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the city of Thanjavur and the university is popular for its technical education courses offered with high standard educational facilities. The University Grants Commission has approved the university under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act 1956.

Sasthra University offers education through different schools functioning under its control namely School of Chemical & Biotechnology, school of civil engineering, school of computing, school of education, school of electrical & electronics engineering, school of humanities & sciences, management, mechanical engineering and law. In addition to these schools, the university also has the Directorate of Distance Education under its control. The university also has two centres namely Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials and Centre for Advanced Research in Indian System of Medicine for offering a wide range of courses. The Sasthra University offers education at the UG, PG and Ph. D levels and the list of courses offered by the university is given below:

UG Courses:

• Bachelor of Technology in

o Bioengineering

o Bioinformatics

o Biotechnology

o Civil Engineering

o Chemical Engineering

o Computer Science & Engineering

o Electrical & Electronics Engineering

o Electronics & Communication Engineering

o Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

o Information & Communication Technology

o Information Technology

o Mechanical Engineering

o Mechatronics

• B.Tech. Programmes in all the above thro’ Lateral Entry (II yr.)

• B.Com (Computer Applications)

Integrated courses:

• B.A.,LL.B.

• B.Com.,LL.B.

• B.B.A.,LL.B.

• Master of Technology in

o Advanced Manufacturing

o Automobile Engineering

o Communication Systems

o Construction Engineering & Management

o Industrial Biotechnology

o Instrumentation & Control

o Medical Nanotechnology

o Power Systems

o Structural Engineering

Part-time UG Courses:

• Bachelor of Technology

o Civil Engineering

o Computer Science & Engineering

o Electronics & Communication Engineering

o Electrical & Electronics Engineering

o Mechanical Engineering

PG Courses:

• Master of Technology in

o Advanced Communication Systems

o Advanced Computing

o Advanced Manufacturing (Jointly with M/s Lucas TVS Ltd.)

o Bioinformatics

o Chemical Engineering

o Computer Science & Engineering

o Construction Engineering & Management

o Embedded Systems

o High Voltage Engineering

o Industrial Biotechnology

o Medical Nanotechnology

o Nanoelectronics

o Nuclear Engineering

o Power Electronics & Drives

o Pharmaceutical Technology

o Power Systems

o Process Control & Instrumention / Instrumentation

o Structural Engineering

o Thermal Plant Engineering

o VLSI Design

• Master of Pharmacy in

o Pharmacology

o Pharmaceutics

o Pharmaceutical Analysis

o Pharmaceutical Chemistry

• Master of Science in

o Biotechnology

o Chemistry / Bio Chemistry

o Molecular Biology & Genetics

o Bio Informatics

o Applied Electronics

• Master of Business Administration

• Master of Computer Applications

Part-Time PG Courses:

• Master of Technology in

o Advanced Communication Systems

o Advanced Manufacturing Systems

o Computer Science

o Structural Engineering

o VLSI Design

• Ph. D in

o Management, education and law

o Arts and Sciences

o Engineering/Technology

Sasthra University offers Ph. D courses under different categories like full-time internal, part-time external and part-time internal. Sasthra University is presently engaged in a wide range of research activities as well. Sashtra University actually began its journey as an engineering college and it was upgraded as a university due to the best quality of education offered by the university. Particularly, the university is popular for its biotechnology courses among the engineering aspirants belonging not only to the state of Tamil Nadu, but also from other states as well.

Several on-going research activities are going on in the university and with an ideal teacher-taught ratio, the university strives for educational excellence through personalized attention. The mechanism followed by the university for monitoring and supporting the progress of the students for assuring satisfaction and success. Right from its inception, the university has achieved national standing in terms of educational performance, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities and the university is also in its commitment and growth to social service. The standard of excellence of the courses offered by the university is reflected in the grades awarded by the university.