SRMIST is a deemed to be university, established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 and having main campus at Kattankulathur and other campuses are Ramapuram, Vadaplani and Trichy at Chennai. The Delhi-NCR campus was established in the year 1997 and houses over 5,000 students, over 200 faculties, and a plethora of visiting faculty from across industries.