Sathyabama was established with the vision to provide quality higher education to all. Sathyabama was built on the foundation of strong values, discipline and producing technical manpower to the society. The Vision was to bring the Institution to the fore in the national and International arena. As a pioneering Higher Education institution in the country, Sathyabama has always been an Institution par excellence contributing to the social and economic development of the nation.
Dr. Jeppiaar, the Founder Chancellor of Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology is a self-made man. Having served the society in various capacities as an Administrator in Government and Politics in early days, he dedicated the latter part of his life to the cause of education. He has established Sathyabama Engineering College in the year 1988, with the aim of providing opportunity to deserving students to pursue engineering education, during a period in which engineering education was a far-fetched dream for many.
Dr. Jeppiaar is an educationalist par excellence who founded many popular Educational Institutions. He was considered to be a great visionary leader by everyone in the field of engineering education and people depended on him for his guidance. He was known for his strategic initiatives and bold decisions, which was meticulously followed by many of his contemporaries. His ideas and views were highly innovative and novel, which made him an inevitable force in the field for more than three decades. What made him a distinctive leader was his humanitarian approach filled with empathy. Dr. Jeppiaar pursued his law degree and was a practicing advocate in the High Court of Madras. His thirst for education didn’t stop even at the age of 70 as he pursued his Doctoral degree from Anna University in the area of Water Resources Management which was highly commended.
