Chennai: SSN College of Engineering, a premier technical and management institute in Tamil Nadu and the first initiative of Shiv Nadar Foundation in education, recently celebrated its 22nd Graduation Day. In a ceremony held at the SSN campus, 1,209 graduates were conferred their degrees. Of the graduating students, 66 are Anna University rank holders. Students of SSNCE from the departments of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Information Technology secured the University’s first ranks.
The ceremony was chaired by Mr. S. Chandra Das, Pro-Chancellor, NTU, Singapore; Mr. Vidyashankar Krishnan, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, M. M. Forgings Ltd. and Ms. Savitha Balachandran, CFO, Tata Technologies who were the Chief Guests. They addressed the students across three sessions. Also present at the occasion were Mr. R. Srinivasan, Chairman, SSN Institutions; Dr. Kala Vijayakumar, President, SSN Institutions; Dr. V. E. Annamalai, Principal, SSN College of Engineering and Heads of the Departments, SSN College of Engineering.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Kala Vijayakumar, President, SSN Institutions said, “At SSN, we believe in a 360-degree approach towards the development of our students towards the vision of our alumni being world-class socially responsible citizens of tomorrow. In addition to ensuring a sound grounding in academics, we also encourage exposure to various extra-curricular activities and sports within the institution. It is very satisfying to see SSN alumni placed in various meritorious positions across a wide spectrum of engineering, manufacturing, IT industries and Government services. I am sure the present graduating batch will do our institution proud with their achievements in the future. I wish them the very best.”
In his Graduation Day address, Mr. S. Chandra Das, Pro-Chancellor, NTU, Singapore spoke highly of SSN institutions and applauded its achievements in a span of 25 years in upholding the vision of founder Mr. Shiv Nadar. Recollecting his days in college, Mr. Das congratulated all graduands and reminded them of the critical role played by parents and faculty in their all-round development. He said, “You have persevered with your studies through a global pandemic and it is now time to enjoy the fruits of your hard work and discipline. Learning is a lifelong journey. You must always remain intellectually curious. Take time to give back to society whenever possible. Remember, your success is also your community’s success.” He urged the graduates to focus on innovative approaches and support India’s quest for a clean energy revolution.
SSN College of Engineering has been accredited A++ by NAAC and ranked 48th among all engineering colleges by NIRF 2022, Ministry of Education. Over 95% of graduating students of this year are on their way to joining organizations of repute such as Google, Amazon, Motorq, PayPal, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Barclays, Optum, McKinsey, Hyundai, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS among many others. SSN also announced that a substantial number of students have received admission offers from top institutions and universities across the world for their further education. Some of these institutions include Harvard University, Oxford University and Stanford University among many others.
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