Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

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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
ChancellorV. R. Venkatachalam
Undergraduates5138[1]
Postgraduates1475[1]
Location, ,
13°02′22″N 80°08′34″E / 13.0395°N 80.1427°E / 13.0395; 80.1427
Websitewww.sriramachandra.edu.in

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), formerly Sri Ramachandra University (SRU), formerly Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (SRMC & RI), is a private institute located in Porur, Chennai, India.[1] SRIHER consists of nine constituent colleges and faculties[2] with more than 6000 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 was awarded the deemed to be university status in September 1994.

Rankings[edit | edit source]

University and college rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2019)[3]54
NIRF (Universities) (2019)[4]33
Medical – India
NIRF (2019)[5]11
India Today (2020)[6]22
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2020)[7]26

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research 54 overall in India in 2019,[3] 33 among universities[4] 11th in the medical ranking[5] and 26 in the pharmacy ranking.[7] It was ranked 22 among medical colleges in India in 2020 by India Today.[6]

Academics[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Deemed Universities". University Grants Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "University Profile". Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Best MEDICAL Colleges 2020: List of Top MEDICAL Colleges 2020 in India". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

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