Leadership

Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan
Founder & Chancellor, Saveetha Group of Institutions

Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan is a trailblazer and a visionary in the field of education. He hails from a small village called Nalligoundanoor in Erode district, Tamil Nadu. A dentist by profession, Dr.Veeraiyan established a first-of-its-kind 100-bedded multi-specialty hospital in Erode in 1977.

Following this, Dr. Veeraiyan established Saveetha Dental College in Chennai in 1988. Over the last three decades, the Saveetha Group of Institutions has progressed to becoming one of the top-ranked institutions in the nation and sets the standards of excellence in the fields of Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Education, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences. It achieved NAAC accreditation with an “A- Excellent” grade and was ranked 43 in the University Category by the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Government of India.

Dr. Veeraiyan is also a passionate scholar of the Tamil language. He received accolades from the Government of Tamil Nadu for his book “Vaai Pal Maruthuvam”. He was also awarded the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, the “Edupreneur Award” by the Times of India, and the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Honourable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

Dr. Veeraiyan’s passion, dedication, and leadership are an unending source of inspiration to the members of the Saveetha family, to the nation, and to the world.