Sai University is a new private university, statutorily established by the Tamil Nadu State Legislature vide the Sai University Act, 2018 (Act No. 42 of 2018) and as per section 2(f) of University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, New Delhi, to promote, conceptualize and bring about a paradigm shift through development of outstanding leadership, research, knowledge and ideas for education and allied development sectors.
Admission to the university will be through class 12 marks or the score from competitive exams such as SAT or the Pearson’s test the students may have taken on their own. There will be a faculty interaction session and group discussion (GD) from next year. The GD has been shelved this year considering the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. Ramani said he conceived of the university when he found that no education institute figured among the top 200 global institutions. He approached the State government in January 2018 to set up the university, and in July that year, the government introduced a Private Universities Act. Tamil Nadu, in the past, had only one private university