Journey of TR Pachamuthu – From a maths teacher to Head of SRM University

TR Pachamuthu (Thandavarayapuram Ramaswami Pachamuthu) is a well known Indian academician, he is the founder and chancellor of SRM University. Pachamuthu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, and is a qualified chartered engineer.

SRM university is well known institute among all engineering aspirants with it main campus near chennai. The university now has four campuses in Tamil Nadu Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani and Tiruchirapalli, and in Modinagar, near Delhi

TR Pachamuthu started his career as a mathematics teacher at a polytechnic institute. 35 years ago, Shri T.R.Pachamuthu. a well known educationist, came to Chennai at a very young age to start this venture himself and with his family. In his mission he started a primary school in the name of Florence Nightingale in 1969, for hands on experience, Shri T.R.Pachamuthu there learnt the innovative ways and handled the services, and became an expert in the trade by creating a renowned brand “SRM DEEMED UNIVERSITY”.

He founded SRM Engineering college in Kattankulathur, under Anna University in 1985. The institute gained deemed status during the 2003-2004 academic year, and was renamed SRM Institute of Science and Technology. It became SRM University in 2006, when it attained the status of a full-fledged university

Controversy

A complaint was logged by father of student studying in his SRM group of institutions about capitation fee being charged. On this complaint a notice was sent to TR Pachamuthu and his son Ravi Pachamuthu.