Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education

About

Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SSAHE) is a private deemed-to-be university located in Tumakuru, Karnataka. Established in 2008 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, it operates under the guidance of the Siddaganga/Siddhartha educational ecosystem with leadership including G. Parameshwara. The institution was founded with the goal of improving the quality of higher and technical education in the region while promoting research, innovation, and holistic student development.

The university is situated in Agalakote, Tumakuru, near Tumakuru, and is well connected via the Bengaluru–Tumakuru highway, making it easily accessible from Bengaluru. SSAHE operates across two major campuses, including a large green medical campus (around 300 acres) and an engineering campus of about 70 acres, offering a serene and well-developed academic environment.

SSAHE is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and holds ‘A+’ grade accreditation by NAAC, reflecting high academic standards. It is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities and maintains collaborations and MoUs for academic and research development.
The academy comprises multiple constituent colleges including Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Sri Siddhartha Dental College, and allied health science institutions. These colleges collectively offer education across engineering, medical, dental, and healthcare domains with dedicated faculties and research centers.

SSAHE offers a wide range of streams such as engineering, medicine, dentistry, allied health sciences, and research programs. Courses are available at undergraduate, postgraduate, super-specialty, and Ph.D levels. Admissions are based on entrance exams like KCET/COMEDK (engineering), NEET (medical/dental), and GATE/PGCET (PG programs). Eligibility varies by course, generally requiring 10+2 or a relevant bachelor’s degree. Scholarships are available through government schemes and institutional support.

The infrastructure at SSAHE is extensive, featuring modern classrooms, advanced laboratories, research centers, seminar halls, and eco-friendly campuses. The institution emphasizes both academic and physical infrastructure, providing facilities like libraries, hostels, sports complexes, and innovation centers to ensure a comprehensive learning environment.

SSAHE has a dedicated training and placement cell that focuses on industry interaction, internships, and skill development programs. The university has collaborations with companies and organizations to enhance employability, and students are placed in healthcare institutions, IT firms, and engineering industries.

In conclusion, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumakuru stands out as a well-established deemed university offering multidisciplinary education with strong infrastructure, accreditation, and research focus. Its diverse academic programs, large campuses, and industry-oriented approach make it a reliable choice for students aiming for careers in engineering, medical, and allied sciences.

Some Highlights of Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education

Why to Choose Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education ?

• Deemed-to-be University Status
  Recognized under the UGC Act, offering academic autonomy and flexibility in curriculum design.
• NAAC ‘A+’ Accreditation
  Indicates high standards in teaching, infrastructure, and institutional performance.
• Multidisciplinary Education
  Offers programs in engineering, medical, dental, and allied health sciences under one university.
• Large & Well-Developed Campuses
  Two sprawling campuses (engineering and medical) with modern infrastructure and green environment.
• Strong Academic Ecosystem
  Combines academic, physical, and intellectual infrastructure to support holistic learning.
• Focus on Research & Innovation
  Encourages research publications, Ph.D programs, and innovation-driven learning.
• Experienced Faculty & Clinical Exposure
  Especially strong in medical and healthcare streams with practical training opportunities.
• Industry-Oriented Training
  Curriculum designed to create industry-ready professionals with real-world exposure.
• Placement Opportunities Across Domains
  Graduates placed in hospitals, IT companies, and core industries with growing recruiter network.
• Holistic Development Approach
  Emphasis on ethics, social responsibility, and personality development along with academics.
• Peaceful Location with Good Connectivity
  Located in Tumakuru near Bengaluru, offering both a calm study environment and access to city opportunities.
• Strong Vision & Mission
  Focuses on “education reaching the unreached” and preparing socially responsible professionals.

Vision & Mission of Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education

Vision

"Entrancing Education to reach the unreached".

Mission

• Providing a congenial ambience for learning and creativity in young minds.
• Providing high quality multidisciplinary education and prepare the student to be citizens of the world, proficient in their respective field and to respond to the needs of the society in which they live.
• Providing research and public service activities relevant to the needs of the society.
• To train the student to be morally responsible to the community and serve humanity to their utmost ability.
• Promoting own capacity to manage and develop the institution.

Admission Procedure

Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education Tumkur courses are offered at UG, PG level. There are 66 courses offered at Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education Tumkur. The courses are offered in fields like Medical, Dental, Management, Paramedical. Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education Tumkur courses includes MBBS, B.Sc, BDS, MBA, MDS, MMLT, M.D, BE, M.Tech, M.Sc. The popular courses at Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education Tumkur is MBBS, B.Sc, BDS.

Admission Criteria

Scholarship

Strategies for relating to the functions of SC/ST/OBC Cell

The SC/ST/OBC Cell addresses academic and non-academic issues and complaints of students/Faculty / Staff members from reserved categories. The Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education strives to maintain an environment where all communities can participate in academic and research activities without any sort of discrimination with respect to caste or creed. In order to maintain such an atmosphere, the SC/ST/OBC Cell is responsible for sensitizing the campus community about the importance of having diversity.

The cell is where any complaints about discrimination and/or harassment are to be brought up. We encourage victims to feel free to contact authorized person for the same. The cell strives to ensure that anonymity is maintained throughout the investigation.

University Level SC/ST/OBC Cell:

The University has constituted SC/ST/OBC cell at University level as well as all the institutions are also having separate institutional SC/ST/OBC Cells. The University SC/ST/OBC cell is headed by The Chairman (Vice-Chancellor) along with other members represented by various Institutes and departments and Registrar as Member Secretary of the Cell.

Institute Level SC/ST/OBC Cell:

Every Institute is having its own SC/ST/OBC cell to address any student/faculty/staff grievance. Institute level cell is headed by Head of the Institution (Dean/Principal). Students/Faculty/Staff members are requested to lodge their complaint / grievance to their respective Principal/Dean of the Institute.If aggrieved upon decision of Institutional SC/ST/OBC cell, they may further contact to the member secretary of University Level SC/ST/OBC Cell.

Functions of the SC/ST/OBC Cell:

• To circulate Government of India and Commission’s decisions and to collect regularly, on an annual basis, information regarding course-wise admissions to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes in the Universities and Colleges for different courses, in forms prescribed, by a stipulated date, and to take follow up action, where required.
  
• To circulate Government of India orders and Commission’s decisions and to collect information in respect of appointment, training of these communities in teaching and non-teaching posts in the Universities and Colleges, in suitable forms by a stipulated date and take follow up action where required.
  
• To collect reports and information regarding the Government of India orders on the various aspects of education, training and employment of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes candidates, for evolving new policies or modifying existing policy by the Commission.
  
• To analyze the information collected above and prepare reports and direct for onward transmission to the Ministry of Human Resource Development/University Grants Commission and such other authorities as may be required.
  
• To deal with representations received from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes candidates regarding their admission, recruitment, promotion and other similar matters in Universities/Colleges.
  
• To monitor the working of the remedial coaching scheme, if approved in the affiliated colleges and university.
  
• To function of Cell for the Grievances of SC/ST/OBC students and employees of the university and render them necessary help in solving their academic as well as administrative problems.
  
• To maintain a register for employment of SCs/STs/OBCs in the University and Colleges for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC communities for various posts in the university/colleges.
  
• Any other work assigned from time to time to promote higher education among these communities suffering economic, social and education deprivations.
  Frequency of Meetings: The Committee will meet on an as needed basis
  

Placement

Placement training plays a major role in shaping up the career goals of students. It is the dream of every engineering student to get placed in a top organization visiting their campus for recruitment. Keeping this key aspect into consideration, it is realized that training is important for engineering students to enhance their employability skills and achieve good placement in various industries.

At present, the competition for employment is increasing every day and placement has become a challenging task. Training of students and equipping them with life skills has become an important responsibility of the institution. Along with technical expertise, development of a holistic personality is also necessary. To meet out these requirements, a fully fledged training cell is operating in our college to enhance the capabilities of engineering graduates on par with the industry standards.

Training and Placement Cell in the Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education plays a vital role and is becoming a key department of the institute. As there are large numbers of Engineering and Technology colleges coming up in India, the competition for employment is increasing every day and the job of placement is becoming a challenging one. A full pledged placement cell is functioning in the Academy with a full time placement officer. Our Training and Placement Office is performing the following activities

Facilities Offered @ Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education

Our Sprawling campuses are truly eco-friendly besides being state-of-the-art. Both our campuses are home to thousands of trees and attract several migratory birds thus setting a perfect stage for a conducive educational environment.Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education has a distinctive atmosphere where the emphasis is on teamwork, cooperation, and friendly competition. Smaller student groups in classes lead to students developing closer supportive relationships with each other and faculty members. Sri Siddhartha Dental College provides exceptional campus faSports

The sports and games facilities at the campus make the students attain physical growth and sports spirit. Major games like cricket, basketball, football, volley-ball, table tennis, hockey etc. are given prime importance. Intra-college and intercollegiate matches and sports day events give the students ample opportunity to develop their talents and skills cilities to serve the needs of the student community.

Multi-discipline faculty, demographically varied student body, relevant specializations, in-depth projects, case studies, research and publications. Our distinguished faculty is made up of people with experience ranging from 5-25 years. Several research papers have been presented by our faculty across various forums. To keep abreast of the recent advancements in their domain, faculty is encouraged to participate in national and international conferences.

Stress-free learning classrooms, seminar halls, board rooms, discussion rooms, with modern furniture, OHP, LCD & DLP Projectors, multimedia enabled lecture facilities, and exclusive facilities for workshops.Skills lab at SSAHE provides a safe environment for students to learn practice and be observed performing skills in a simulated environment thus mitigating the risks involved in direct patient exposure without adequate preparation and supervision. Designed to accommodate the needs of university Undergraduate/Postgraduate medical students facilitating improved patient safety and quality care delivery for our entire community.v

The Central Research Laboratory at SSAHE provides teaching staff, researchers and graduate students with easy access to research equipment. Central Research Lab is equipped with sophisticated equipment such as electron microscopes, nucleic acid structure analysis systems, image analysis processors and mass spectrometers under a centralized control system. The thrust is to be fully equipped with advanced technologies such as medical, analytical and information devices, and to utilize.Knowledge Centre, Library, Audio Video Media Room, Communications and Broadband enabled WiFi campus, Library which is open round the clock with over 15000 titles , a hundred-plus leading journals, a large database of Case studies in text and multimedia for deeper understanding and research.Spacious classrooms equipped with the latest teaching aids and Audio-visual equipment make learning at Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education a truly stimulating experience.

Hostel

Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education offers separate boarding & lodging facilities for boys and girls. The facilities are customized to suit every need and budget. The Hostels have 24 hrs. Wi-Fi connectivity. Separate hostels dot the SSAHE campus for UG's/ PG's and NRI's. The recent addition to the hostels is a paid laundry service.

The Central Kitchen prepares delicious vegetarian and Non-vegetarian food thereby maintaining consistent quality of food.

Transport

The Transport Committee provides the Academy with a standard procedure for the acquisition, enhancement, use, control, maintenance, repair and disposal of the Academy vehicles and for the management of related forms of transport engaged for Academy activities.
The Vice-Chancellor & Registrar holds delegated authority from, and is responsible for all aspects of the Academy Transport Committee
Dean(s) / Principal/s of the Constituent Colleges -members
Appointment and operations of the Committee members will be in accordance with Board of Management the Academy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Subject to the powers and duties of the Board, the Transportation Committee will perform the following duties:
  
• Review transportation policies and provide recommendations to the Board of Management.
  
• Review transportation administrative procedures and provide feedback to Board of Management
  
• Hear delegations on decisions of the Transportation Administration and seek to resolve disputes
  
• Prior to an appeal being brought forward to the Board of Management as a whole Network with transportation staff including technicians and bus drivers
  
• Review the terms of reference for the Transport Committee annually and make recommendations to the Board of Management as required
  

Functions of the Transport Officer:

• Record on a central database all vehicle details and relevant information.
  
• Maintain pick up and drop schedule with time table of all the constituent colleges and departments maintain vehicles in a safe and roadworthy condition at all times
  
• Maintain vehicles in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended service schedule by an authorized service provider
  
• Direct that vehicles be operated only in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions
  
• Direct that continuing arrangements for the proper garaging and/or securing of vehicles are effected;
  
• Be responsible for the interior and exterior cleanliness of vehicles;
  
• Maintain a register of Authorized Users;
  
• Direct that vehicles are used only by Authorized Users;
  
• Direct that vehicles are never used for personal purposes;
  
• Direct that only members of the Academy or other persons specifically authorized by the Section Head / Dean /Principal of colleges / Heads of
• Academy department or their nominee travel in Academy vehicles
  
• Coordinate with the Deputy Registrar regarding any and all damage as a result of accidental or deliberate act and organize effective repairs by a suitable repairer at the earliest opportunity and submitted on a weekly/monthly basis to the Deputy Registrar.
  
• Direct that all elements of this policy, as amended from time to time, are complied with ensure that smoking, administration of illicit drugs, betel nut chewing or consumption of alcohol is not conducted in vehicles provide a certification, each year for annual accounts purposes that, vehicles have been operated in accordance with this policy in the preceding calendar year and
  
• Be responsible to ensure the Academy Logo is affixed to all Academy vehicles