Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
autonomous Private Engineering College
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering or SSN College of Engineering is a private engineering college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is an autonomous college affiliated with Anna University founded by Shiv Nadar. The college is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standard by the National Board of Accreditation.
In March 2018, the college was granted autonomous status by UGC.
In Sep 19 2025, the college applied for progressive closure from the next academic year and merge with Shiv Nadar University according to TOI.
History
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering(SSN) was started in 1996 by Padma Bhushan Dr Shiv Nadar. The college was opened in 1996 at a temporary location in Thoraipakkam in the suburbs of Chennai, Tamil Nadu as an affiliate of Anna University. It moved to a 230-acre campus at Kalavakkam (Near Thiruporur) on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram Road, Chennai) in 1998. Shiv Nadar took an active role in the college activities, including gifting Rs. 1 million worth of HCL Technologies shares to the college. Starting from the 2026 academic year, SSN College of Engineering will be merged into Shiv Nadar University Chennai.
It will be renamed as the SSN School of Engineering under Shiv Nadar University.
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