1968 - Mr. T.R. Pachamuthu started the Florence Nightingale Primary School, the cornerstone of the SRM group of educational institutions. He also founded the Valliammai Society in honour of his mother Mrs. R. Valliammai, the same year. 1985 - The SRM Engineering College was established in Kattankulathur, and soon grew into numerous SRM centers of learning. 2002 - The SRM College of Dentistry was awarded the status of deemed university by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development,.......

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), a research-led-teaching University, is established by Act of Gujarat State Legislature . The School of Petroleum Technology under PDPU offers B.Tech. M.Tech and Ph.D programmes in Petroleum Engineering. The School brings world class education and teaching methodology to classroom by having highly qualified faculty supported by state of art infrastructure and Industry support.