About Our Sustainable Future

Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology(PMIST), popularly known as Periyar Maniammai University is situated at Vallam, Thanjavur, the granary of South India in the state of Tamilnadu. It is celebrating the Silver Jubilee Year, (1988 - 2013) with 25 years of Yeoman Service in the field of education, especially for the underprivileged and women of the rural masses. It was started as an Engineering college exclusively for women, the first of its kind in the entire world, by the Rationalist and progressive futuristic philosopher Thanthai Periyar and his dedicated wife Annai Maniammai with the sole objective of breaking the shackle of suppression of the women to actively take part in education. With its sustained and successful achievements, it had blossomed into a Institute of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) and the Institute of Science and Technology Grants Commission (UGC) had accorded the status of Deemed Institute of Science and Technology under Section 3 of the UGC Act of 1956.

Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology is committed to a green policy which includes sustainable development activities like landscaping and vegetation, water conservation, energy conservation, waste management and green building materials like fly-ash bricks.The Institute aims to achieve Zero Carbon Footprint by 2025.