The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, known as SASTRA University, is a deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Undergraduate and postgraduate engineering courses are its focus. It started in 1984 in the form of Shanmugha College of Engineering, since renamed as the Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy. It offers undergraduate and post graduate courses in Engineering, Science, Education, Management and Arts, including some Doctoral programmes. It is the first to get 'Deemed University status in Tamil Nadu. Srinivasa Ramanujam Center at Kumbakonam is affiliated to it. Schools in SASTRA university are: It has have received approval from the Bar Council of India to teach Law. More information at: www.sastra.edu The campus occupies a built up area of over 2 million, and houses a population of over 9,000 students. The institute has eight boys' hostels and four girls' hostels providing accommodation to over 5000 boys and 3000 girls. A new hostel has been constructed for accommodating more on the campus. The Wi-Fi facility has been extended to cover 7-Cube wireless radio).