Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA) is a deemed-to-be university of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu that was established in 1984. The university provides a number of courses to students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in a number of fields across humanities, commerce and sciences. 

The university has now started providing its highly sought courses in the fully online mode as well to enable a larger number of students to take up higher education. The university has the approval of UGC-DEB for providing fully online courses and has been rated by NAAC as an A++ institution. Additionally, it has been ranked among the top 25 universities of India by NIRF. 

SASTRA University’s online courses are provided in association with TCS iON, which provides students with access to its learning and placement portal, bringing a large number of opportunities to students’ doorsteps through virtual means. 

The university, in accordance with the new Education Policy, is offering online courses with multiple exit options and students can now flexibly choose the time frame they wish to invest in a course and accordingly obtain a certificate, diploma or degree in a particular course. The learning facilities of the university include access to its virtual course materials, LMS, structured lesson planning, online quizzes and tests, recorded lectures and more. ‘

The association with TCS iON allows students enrolled in the online courses of SASTRA  University to access the job portal of TCS and get access to a large number of openings and hirings in top institutions and companies. The TCS team also ensures that the student gets an assured interview with the companies they apply to. 

So, SASTRA University ensures that the students pursuing online education from here get an equally detailed, nuanced and practically-oriented exposure to academics and professional domains as those pursuing regular offline education.