St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research

St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research
Former names
St. Peter's Engineering College
TypePrivate Research Institute
Established1993 (1993)
ChairmanDr. Bhanumathi Thambidurai
Location, ,
13°06′36″N 80°07′11″E / 13.1099°N 80.1198°E / 13.1099; 80.1198
Websitespiher.ac.in

St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research (SPIHER) is a private deemed to be university located in Paruthipattu in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.[1] The institution was promoted by the politician M. Thambidurai and managed by his wife.[2] This is a Deemed-to-be University established in 2008 under Section 3 of the UGC Act,1956[3] The Institute is located in Paruthipattu revenue village of Poonamallee taluk which is 3 km far away from Avadi railway station[4] The institute has its campus with 32.26 acres of land with a built-up area of 66,875 square metres (719,840 sq ft).[4]  It 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).

References

  1. ^ "Deemed University Tamil Nadu". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Thambidurai agrees to provide access to lands". The hindu. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "About us". spiher.ac.in. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Report of the Expert Committee" (PDF). UGC. Retrieved 13 January 2019.