SRM University is located in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the fourth largest city in India. East of the Bay of Bengal, it is the largest artificial port in India, with convenient transportation by sea, air, rail and road. It is the tourist center of South India and is called the gateway of South India. At the same time, Chennai is a new scientific city, with rapid development of high-tech and information industry, close to Bangalore, which has the reputation of "capital of science and technology", "Silicon Valley of South Asia" and "Mecca of Indian information technology industry". Because of its superior geographical location, beautiful environment and rapid development of science and technology, many famous high-tech companies in the world have invested here, such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson and other multinational companies.