St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research (SPIHER)
St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research (SPIHER) is a private Deemed University which has a sprawling campus of 32.26 acres of land with a built-up area of 66,875 sqm. The Institute is located in Paruthipattu revenue village of Poonamallee taluk, Tiruvallur district, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. SPIHERis just 3 km far away from Avadi railway station.
SPIHER is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It is also approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The institution offers Engineering Technology, Management Studies, Science and Humanities programs approved by UGC and AICTE. The Institute has 5 Schools of different streams within its frame namely,
1. School of Engineering & Technology providing BE/BTech, ME/MTech and PhD
2. School of Commerce and Management Studies providing BCom, BBA, MCom, MBA, PhD
3. School of Arts, Science & Humanities offering BA, BSc, MA, MSc, PhD
4. Research offering Doctoral Degrees
5. Vocational Programme offering B.VOC in Production Technology and B.VOC in Software Development.
St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research provides the best of infrastructural facilities for its students and Staff which include ICT enabled Classrooms, Seminar Halls, Laboratories, Computing Facility, E-content facility, Auditorium, Gymnasium, E-content, Games & Sports, Hostel, Transport facilities, Cafeteria, Wi-fi Campus, Yoga Centre, Cultural Activities, Teaching & Learning, and much more.
The institute also offers a number of Skill Enhancement programs like Soft Skills, Language & Common Skills, Life Skills and Awareness of Trends. In addition SPIHER also has various Student Clubs (Robotics, Fine Arts,Short Film Making, Photography, Social Welfare) and Alumni Association Activities.
An exclusive Training and Placement Cell exists in SPIHER to arrange training programs and placement drive for students. Students are given special training on personal development and soft skills right from the first semester which helps them to face life with confidence and also to perform well during placement drives conducted by various companies. Every academic year around 90% of students are placed and the rest pursue their higher studies. Placement interviews are arranged within the campus by inviting reputed firms and also in other institutions. Some of the companies that visit the campus for placement are Saint Gobain, Cyber Slash Support, HCL Technology, Sutherland, Phoenix Maritime Services Pvt. Ltd., Sybrant, Gofrugal Technologies, Infosys, Vernalis Systems, Prokarma, Protechsoft Technologies, MRF Tyres, Bharat Logistic Solutions, IMRB Abacus, Syntel, Origin Learning Solutions, etc.