Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering

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name =SSN College of Engineering
native_name =Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
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Vision =To be a centre of excellence in the field of IT and Emerging Technologies
established =1996
type =Engineering College & College of Computer Applications
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faculty = ~250
chairman =Shiv Nadar
president = Kala Vijayakumar
director = S. V. Albal, B. Srinivasan, and K. G. Narayanan
principal = S. Salivahanan
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chancellor =
vice_chancellor =
dean = K. Kasthuri and P. Ramasamy
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students = ~3000
undergrad = ~2000
postgrad = ~500
doctoral = ~100
city =Chennai
state =Tamil Nadu
country =India
campus = ~250 acres (1,000,000 m²)
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free =mailto:[e-mail]
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nickname = SSNCE
affiliations = Anna University,
Carnegie Mellon University,
National Tsing Hua University
Tie Ups/MoU = Carnegie Mellon University,National Tsing Hua University
website = http://www.ssn.edu.in/

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSNCE), popularly known as SSN, is a premier engineering institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Institution earned ISO 9001:2000 Certification on August 11 2004 from Bureau Veritas Quality International.

History

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering was started in 1996 affiliated to Anna University which is one of the well known and highly recognised university. This institution is the brainchild of Padma Bhushan Dr.Shiv Nadar Founder & Chairman of HCL Technologies, a $ 4 .8 Billion group of companies. Over the years, SSNCE has built a reputation of being one of the most prestigious and sought after colleges in tamil nadu, owing to its transparency in admission procedure and quality teaching methodology. All students are taken in purely on merit, unlike most other colleges in the state.Fact|date=August 2008

Campus locality

The college started functioning from 1996 at a temporary location in Thoraipakkam in the suburbs of Chennai. SSNCE moved to a sprawling 1 square kilometre campus at Kalavakkam on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram Road),the Cyber Corridor of Chennai in 1998.Fact|date=March 2008Every year Management provides almost 1.5Cr scholarship for the eligible students.Fact|date=August 2008 The famous "walkin-walkout" scholarship is provided only in SSNCE where the eligible students need not pay anything to the college.Fact|date=August 2008

Infrastructure

*Central and Departmental Libraries
**Extensive collection of academic volumes and titles
**Popular periodicals
**National and International journals
**Supplementary digital resources (CD-ROMs and audio cassettes)
**IEEE online
**Book bank facilities available to qualified students
*IT Infrastructure
**24X7 internet with 6 MB/s connectivity.
*Outdoor facilities
**Basketball courts
**Volleyball courts
**Football fields
**Cricket Fields
*Dining Halls
*Mini Auditorium
**Centrally Air Conditioned
**Capacity to seat 300
*Health clinic
**Health Care Service offered free to students
**Mentoring and Counselling AND Services
*Transportation
**Fleet of 46 buses
*Banking
**TNMB Extension Counter
**ATM

Courses offered

SSNCE currently offers undergraduate degrees in engineering in the following specializations.
* B.E. Electrical & Electronics Engineering
* B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering
* B.E. Computer Science and Engineering
* B.E. Biomedical Engineering
* B.E. Mechanical Engineering
* B.Tech. Information Technology
* B.Tech. Chemical Engineering

SSNCE also offers Masters in Engineering (M.E.) degrees in the following fields.
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Communication Systems
* Power Electronics and Drives
* Applied Electronics
* Computer & Communication

SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering

In association with Carnegie Mellon University, the SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering was started in 2001. It offers Masters Programs in:
1. Robotics
2. Software Engineering

SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University offers for the first time in India: Carnegie Mellon's Master of Science degree program in Information Technology with specialization in Software Engineering, Robotics Technology, Embedded Systems and Software Management.

It is a one and a half year full time residential program. The first year is offered in SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering.

In this period, the students complete core courses, prerequisites, electives and project work. Experienced faculty of SSNSASE and practicing professionals conduct the courses in the first year using Carnegie Mellon courseware. The faculty of SSNSASE and Carnegie Mellon University continuously evaluate the students.

On successful completion of the one-year curriculum in India, the students get a certificate from Carnegie Mellon University. They can then proceed to Carnegie Mellon University to complete further studies in six months, and obtain the MSIT degree. The coursework at Carnegie Mellon University consists of project work under the supervision of Carnegie Mellon University and two electives.

Students desirous of proceeding to Carnegie Mellon University should obtain a valid GRE score and US visas.

Admission

Admission into all courses are done by following the rules and regulations that exist during that year.Certain percent of seats go into the Anna University Single Window System and the remaining is for management qouta.The percentage may vary each year.A test and an interview is conducted for Management Qouta seats for Bachelors Courses and candidates are shortlisted solely based on merit and proper consideration of caste based qoutas as prescribed by the govt.Seats for Masters courses are offered on the basis of TANCET scores by AU SWS as well as by management qouta following all procedures. Admission into SSNSASE is based on a written test,followed by interview and then a final interview by panel from CMU

SSN Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

The Department of Electronics and Communication was established in the year 1996. Our Mission is to educate students from all over India and other countries, including those from the local and rural areas, so that they become enlightened individuals, improving the living standards of their families, industry and society. The department is the pride of the college, and each year the cream of the students compete amongst themselves for getting admitted to this course.We provide individual attention and world class quality of education.

ECE shares the mission and vision of the Institute in imparting quality education to the students. First, it is ensured that the students perceive the Electronic fundamentals thoroughly. Then, while fulfilling the requirements of the syllabus prescribed by the University, the course goes much further and offers students the opportunity to work on diverse hardware and software platforms.• The Department has been accredited by NBA (National Board of Accreditation). The Department has organized two AICTE-ISTE Short Term Training programs funded by AICTE and a Faculty Development program sponsored by Anna University. The Department has organized an International conference on “Wireless Communication & Networks”• National Conference on “Bio signal Processing and Communication Networks” funded by the Management. The ECE Department has been organizing many symposium, guest lectures & ISTE Chapter. The Department is well equipped with all facilities like Standard labs, Seminar hall and Multimedia system. The Department has produced a 10th Rank in the University of Madras examination held in the year 2001. So far 71.3% of the eligible current final year under graduate students have been placed in various reputed companies through campus selectionProgrames run by the Department are:•B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering• M.E. Communication System•M.E. Applied Electronics

Orbitce----Orbitce is a National Level Technical Symposium conducted every year by the AECE (Association of Electronics and Communication Engineers).
* [http://www.orbitce.com]

SSN Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Established in 1996, the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of SSNCE is set in lush greenery. Drawing upon SSNCE's tradition of teaching excellence, the Department of EEE with 30 faculty and 560 students works closely together in an open, collegial atmosphere. With Anna University's curriculum, the Department places equal emphasis on theoretical and experimental electrical and electronics engineering.

Our Mission is to educate students from all over India, including those from the local and rural areas, so that they become enlightened individuals, improving the living standards of their families, industry and society. We provide individual attention and world class quality of education. The Department has been accredited by NBA (National Board of Accreditation). The EEE Department has been organizing many symposium, guest lectures and the IEEE Chapter. The Department has well equipped facilities like Standard labs and a Seminar hall. So far 65% of the eligible current final year under graduate students have been placed in various reputed companies through campus selection.

Programmes run by the Department are:
•B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
•M.E. Power Electronics and Drives

AEEE

The Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers consists of over 560 students of the EEE department of SSN College of Engineering.True to the spirit of SSN, the AEEE strives for excellence in execution in everything to do with the symposium. Dedicated students, who entered SSN as the best and the brightest, purely on merit, form the core of this quality-driven organization.

Eupraxia----Eupraxia is a National Level Technical Symposium conducted every year by the AEEE.
Eupraxia Website [http://eupraxia.in]

SSN Department of Information Technology

The Department of Information Technology was established in the year 1999. Our Mission is to provide quality education to the students and impart IT excellence in them. Apart from making them good technocrats, we also provide individual attention to make them good citizens of our nation to serve the industry and society constructively.Drawing upon SSNCE's tradition of teaching excellence, the Department with 23 faculty members and 350 students work closely together in an open, collegial atmosphere. With Anna University's curriculum, the Department places equal emphasis on theoretical and experimental Information Technology.The Department has organized Faculty Development programs sponsored by AICTE-ISTE and Anna University. The Department has organized a National Conference on Bio-signal Communication and Networking, NCBCN 2005. The Department has been organizing many symposium and guest lectures. The Department has state-of-the-art facilities for various labs, a Seminar hall and a Department library. The Department has produced 6th Rank in the University of Madras examination held in the year 2003. The eligible current Final year under graduate students have been placed in various reputed companies through campus selection.
IT Department - SSNCE Website [http://www.ssnce.ac.in/it_aboutdept.htm]

>>>>Converita<<<<<----Converita is a National Level Technical Symposium conducted every year by the AIT.
Converita Website [http://converita.com]

SSN Department of Computer Science And Engineering

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) was established in the year 1996 with the mission to educate students from all over India and other countries, including those from rural areas, so that they become enlightened individuals, improving the living standards of their Families, Industry and Society.

CSE shares the mission and vision of the institute in imparting high quality education to the students. First, it is ensured that the student perceives the computer fundamentals thoroughly. Besides fulfilling the requirements of the syllabus prescribed by the University, the program offers students the opportunity to work on diverse hardware and software platforms.

The Department, accredited by NBA (National Board of Accreditation) in the year 2003, has organized three AICTE-ISTE Short Term Training Programmes, funded by the AICTE and three Faculty Development Programmes sponsored by Anna University as well as one International Conference with all the departments of SSN College of Engineering. It has organized many symposia, guest lectures and CSI & ISTE student Chapters.

Paradigm----Paradigm is a National Level Technical Symposium conducted every year by the ACE (Association of Computer Science Engineers).
* [http://www.paradigm08.info Paradigm Website]

SSN Department of Biomedical Engineering

The college recently started its bio-medical department to provide a quality undergraduate program in this upcoming field. College has tied up with various hospitals and research centers to provide a broad exposure to the students. The department has also planned to have tie-ups with international universities for the students to pursue their higher education. As of now there have been more than 10 papers published by the members of this department and the department's focus is mainly on research in the field of biomedical engineer

References

* [http://www.ssn.edu.in SSN College of Engineering official homepage]

External links

* [http://www.ssn.edu.in SSN College of Engineering official homepage]
* [http://sase.ssn.edu.in SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering official homepage]
* [http://somca.ssn.edu.in SSN School of Management & Computer Applications official homepage]
* [http://www.ssnalumni.com SSN college Alumni homepage - un-official]
* [http://www.ssnce.co.in SSNCE's Student Discussion forum - un-official]
* [http://www.ssncealumni.com SSN college of Engineering Alumni homepage - un-official]
* [http://www.instincts08.com SSN Instincts 2008 - Inter College Culturals Official Website]
* [http://converita.com SSN Converita IT Department Technical Symposium]
* [http://www.paradigm08.info Official Website Of Computer Science Dept Technical Symposium-Paradigm]
* [http://www.nthu.edu.tw/ National Tsing Hua University]