[1] It is also an ISO 9001:2008 certified institution,[2] and has the distinction of being one of the very few universities in India to have successfully built and launched its own space satellite, in association with ISRO.

Prominent structures within the campus include a research hospital, aeronautical hangars and an advanced nanotechnology centre.

Some of the facilities include Inplant Training, Advisory Bureau for Higher Studies, Entrepreneur Development Cell, Guest Lectures, Foreign Language Classes and Sports.

It was upgraded in 2011 with advanced research instrumentation facilities like FE-SEM, XRD, E-beam, DC thermal, RF, AFM, PLD, etc.

The centre has a team of scientists working in the fields of Material Sciences, Thin Film Coatings, Nanofabrications, Environmental Nanotechnology, Concrete Research, Marine Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology and Molecular Medicine, as well as Nanomedical Sciences, Drug Discovery and Polymer Chemistry.