Coronavirus Impact: SASTRA University increases 30% seats for Trichy, Thanjavur students for 2020-21

SASTRA shall allot 30 per cent of its total B.Tech. seats to students from Trichy and Thanjavur for the year 2020-21. Read further to know more.

SASTRA Deemed University this year will be allowing 30 per cent of its total BTech seats to students who are from Trichy and Thanjavur, in the wake of coronavirus situation in the country and to accommodate more local students. The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA) is a highly-ranked higher education institution in Thirumalaisamudram village of Tamil Nadu. Until last year, SASTRA use to admit 20 per cent (10 per cent each from Trichy and Tanjavur) in the BTech courses, however, this year the additional 10 per cent shall be drawn based on merit from among the student applicants who have completed their Class 10th and Class 12th in the Thanjavur & Trichy school districts.

While commenting on this, Dr.S.Vaidhyasubramaniam, Vice-Chancellor of SASTRA said "This shall provide more opportunities for the local students to study in SASTRA which is amongst the top 25 universities in India as per NIRF 2020. Classes for the freshers will start in the face to face mode once the lockdown is lifted with an online bridge course preceding it."

Students can apply for admission by 5 pm on July 31, 2020. The rank list for the BTech and Law admissions will be released online on July 31, 2020 at 9:00 pm. This year the SASTRA Admissions 2020 process will be done in an online mode completely including the counselling, to avoid the need for the students to visit the campus. 

Sastra Deemed University Application Process 2020

Application form for all the programmes offered at the deemed university can be filled online mode. Students can apply for various courses online through the steps given below.

• Visit the official website of Sastra University.
• Fill the application form carefully
• Upload the required documents
• Pay the application fee by Credit/ Debit Card or through Net-Banking.
• Submit and save the application and retain the application number for future use

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