Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly known as Sathyabama Engineering College and Sathyabama University, is a private, research, STEM-intensive, multi-disciplinary, multi-campus deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in the year 1987 by Jeppiaar Jesuadimai, it is a Christian minority educational institution with its patron as Saint Anthony. The university's main campus is at Sholinganallur, with the dental college nearby at Sithalapakkam and a secondary satellite campus at Sriperumbudur. A technical institute that specializes in the engineering fields, Sathyabama has been accredited with 'A++' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and 'Category 1 University' by the University Grants Commission (UGC).