Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), formerly Sri Ramachandra University and Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, is a private institute located in Porur, Chennai, India.[1] SRIHER consists of nine constituent colleges and faculties[2] with more than 6,000 students.[1] SRIHER was founded by Sri Ramachandra Education & Health Trust on September 11, 1985, by N. P. V. Ramasamy Udayar. It was founded as a medical college, and awarded the deemed-to-be-university status in September 1994.[3]

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
SRIHER on a 2020 stamp of India
MottoHigher Values in Higher Education
TypePrivate
Established1985
FounderN. P. V. Ramasamy Udayar
AccreditationNAAC A++
ChancellorV. R. Venkataachalam
Undergraduates5138[1]
Postgraduates1475[1]
Location, ,
13°02′22″N 80°08′34″E / 13.0395°N 80.1427°E / 13.0395; 80.1427
Websitesriramachandra.edu.in

Rankings

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University and college rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2024)[4]96
NIRF (Universities) (2024)[5]55
Medical – India
NIRF (2024)[6]20
India Today (2020)[7]22
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2024)[8]31
Dental – India
NIRF (2024)[9]10


The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research 96 overall in India in 2024, 10th in Dental Category, 55 among universities, 20 in the medical ranking, and 31 in the pharmacy ranking.[10] It was ranked 1 among among private health science university in India in 2022 by India Today.[7]

Academics

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The college offers the four-and-a-half-year M.B.B.S. course with a one-year compulsory rotating internship. There are 250 seats which are filled through NEET UG exam.[citation needed]

Postgraduate and doctoral courses

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SRIHER offers postgraduate courses in almost all subjects including surgery, medicine, gynecology etc. Similarly it offers a variety of Doctoral courses including MCh i Neurosurgery, Surgical oncology, Cardiac Surgery among others and DM in Cardiology, Neurology etc.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Deemed Universities". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ "University Profile". Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ Desk, Outlook Web (30 July 2023). "Top 20 Private Medical Universities". Outlook India. Retrieved 9 July 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  6. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Best MEDICAL Colleges 2020: List of Top MEDICAL Colleges 2020 in India". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  9. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Dental)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  10. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
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