Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly known as Sathyabama Engineering College and Sathyabama University, is a private, research, STEM-intensive, multi-disciplinary deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in the year 1987 by industrialist Jeppiaar Jesuadimai, it is a Christian minority educational institution with its patron as Saint Anthony. The university is a research institute that specializes in the engineering fields, and has been accredited with Grade "A++" by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and "Category 1 University" by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Sathyabama's main campus is at Sholinganallur, with the dental college nearby at Sithalapakkam and a secondary satellite campus at Sriperumbudur. The main campus spans across a 140-acres suburban setting located along the IT Corridor, and its buildings include a research hospital, three aeronautical hangars, a science research park, a central library, a dental college, a nanotechnology centre, innovation hubs, and 17 STEM-oriented research wings.

The university is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institute and has research partnerships with governmental bodies. In 2016, it built and launched its space weather satellite, known as the SathyabamaSat, in collaboration with ISRO, India's national space agency. Sathyabama has 15 departments that offer 48 accredited undergraduate programs and 23 accredited postgraduate programs, mostly in the field of engineering, but also in science, technology, law, architecture, medicine, and management.

The institute was known for its enforcement of moral rules and discipline among students, and this has often been met with criticism in the past. With 15,600 students, it is one of the largest private universities in Tamil Nadu.