Aurora's Scientific, Technological & Research Academy (ASTRA)

The College (formerly Sant Samarth Engineering College) was established by Ravi Rishi Educational Society in the year 2000. At Aurora, value based education play a great role in moulding the young minds of the students and in upholding the academic t ds of the students and in upholding the academic traditions. High academic excellence coupled with moral rectitude, intellectual integrity, sound aesthetic sense is the essence of engineering education. By accepting numerous effective methods of development, we enable our students to utilize their potential and concrete their efforts to make the best. Aurora's value based education play a great role in moulding the young minds of the students and in upholding the academic traditions. High academic excellence coupled with moral rectitude, intellectual integrity, sound aesthetic sense is the essence of engineering education. By accepting numerous effective methods of development, we enable our students to utilize their potential and concrete their efforts to make the best. We believe that our Students are our representatives. The achievements of the college will be borne out in their conduct and performance during the period of training for the world of work. Hence, an emphasized education with profound discipline, punctuality, ethics and respect results in carving our students as responsible citizens of the nations. Being a part of the Aurora group, the Aurora's scientific technological and Research Academy, is emerging as one of the top teaching and research institutions in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The state and the nation witnessed the achievements of the academy symbolizing the quality standards. Teaching and learning at this academy involves a combination of theoretical aspects with hands on experience in laboratories, emphasizing team work and communication skills. To accomplish successful training, we have a team of eminent faculty with in-depth knowledge and experience. Our faculty is dedicated to quality teaching, research, and also help the students in their learning process. The academy affirms that its sole purpose is to develop high quality technical personnel with a sound footing on basic engineering principles, technical skills, and exemplary professional conduct to lead and to use technology for the progress of mankind, adapting themselves to changing technological environment with the highest ethical values as the inner strength. High academic excellence coupled with moral rectitude, intellectual integrity, sound aesthetic sense etc, is the essence of engineering education. By accepting numerous effective methods of development, we enable the students to utilize their potential and concrete their efforts to make the best. At Aurora's scientific technological & Research Academy, value based education play a great role in moulding the young minds of the students and in upholding the academic traditions of this college. Innovative teaching learning process, dedicated and intellectual faculty being the highlights of the academy, stimulates innovation among students by inspiring fresh ideas with different perceptiveness, creative thinking and strong conviction to achieve true success.In addition to expert teaching by the faculty members, students also have the advantage of learning from eminent professors, scientists and experts from the other reputed institutions and industries who visit the academy on various platforms. Aurora's Scientific Technological & Research Academy, previously Santh Samarth Engineering College was established by The Ravi Rishi Educational Society in the year 2000. A marathi linguistic minority institution, located at Bandlaguda only 13 KMs from Koti and 14 KMs from Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, offers quality engineering education to the marathi speaking people in particular along with students of other communities in general. It first commenced with the departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Information Technology to offer B.Tech Program and the department of Humanities and Sciences to cater the needs of the B.Tech curriculum. It is dedicated to the cause of promotion of quality education. It is registered in the form of a Public Society, and has representation from various related segments of the society, e.g., educationists, technical specialists, administrators, social workers etc. to ensure overall healthy development of the activities undertaken. The basic philosophy of the institute can be summed up as to be a centre of learning, excelling in academics, which imparts state of the art knowledge to its students, encourages staff and students to actively take up research and development activities and to be an agent of promotion of ethical values to its students and staff and thus serve the society. Towards this end, the institute has gone far ahead of just class room teaching and vigorously introduced activities like student seminars, guest lectures by experts in different fields, mini-projects by students in part of their summer vocation, adjunct courses in recent developments etc. to name a few. The institute also actively encourages its teaching and supporting staff to acquire higher qualifications and supports them while they do so. This is done with a view to enhance the quality of educational activities in the institute. As a result of this, the institute can boast of a very percentage of staff with Post Graduate and Ph.D. qualifications. The college is located in the land admeasuring 22 acres just 5 km away from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Aurora envisions 'to make itself synonymous with learning'. We aim to equip our students with a perfect combination of profound knowledge with humane values. The objective of the institute is to promote high quality education and at the same time cater to the ever increasing demand for manpower well trained in advanced technology in the country. The promotion of a culture of research & development is also an integral part of the objectives of the institute. The academy is devoted to academic distinction, research, scholarship and service. The Academy's hallmark is a cultural engagement that bridges theory with practice extends the learning process beyond the classroom and promotes students' growth and culture. The mission of teaching faculty is dedication to excellence in teaching and the development of a fertile environment exemplified by a free exchange of ideas, high academic expectations and individual responsibility for academics success and achievement. ...view more