About University
PRIST University is situated in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, and was founded back in the year 1985. In the year 1985, it was established under the name of Ponnaiyah Ramajayam College which later in 2008 became Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science & Technology, that is, PRIST. PRIST University gained the standing of Deemed to be university in the same year when it became a university and has been granted A rank by NAAC. The university is recognized by the UGC and has AICTE approval for its technology as well as management courses. NCTE has approved the educational courses at the university and COA has given approval to the architecture courses at the university, and it is also ISO certified. The university has also procured approvals from PCI, BCI, and DSIR over the period of time since its inception. PRIST University has memberships in IEEE, ICI, CSI, and ISTE associations. At the university UG, M.Phil, PG, Ph.D., Integrated, as well as value-added courses to the students. There are various departments at the university namely, the School of Engineering & Technology that offers B.Tech and M.Tech courses in various fields like CSE, Mechanical, ECE, and a few more. Another school at the university is the School of Arts and Science under which numerous departments come; they are departments of Tamil, Computer Science, Physics, English, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Life science. Other schools at the university impart knowledge in different streams to the students are the School of Education, Commerce & Business Management, Architecture, Agriculture, Pharmacy, and Law. PRIST University has been allocated awards by different establishments since its inception over the period of time. It has been ranked number 5 in BBA all India ranking and has also gained the certificate of excellence in Outcome Based Learning in the year 2022. The university is also ranked number 11 among the engineering ranking in the state of Tamil Nadu. The aim of the university is to become a university that is highly regarded globally for its distinguished educational courses. And it aims to be recognized for its excellent instruction across a diverse spectrum of disciplines, initiatives to support global studies, and social integration in offering flexible, greater university education to a larger population.