“We are thrilled that SRIHER is once again ranked India’s #1 private medical university. This is public recognition of our continued commitment to excellence in medical education, healthcare, and research. SRIHER is a multi-disciplinary medical university with 14 faculties offering 37 undergraduate, 125 post-graduate and doctoral programmes in medical, dental, nursing and other allied health sciences as well as emerging fields such as biomedical sciences, engineering, clinical research, public health, and sports science. Moreover, our faculty is engaged in 68 extramural funded research projects. Excellence in teaching and research is supported by a fully-equipped campus with advanced teaching facilities including virtual reality and augmented reality labs. Therefore our top score on the parameters of faculty competence, research and innovation, pedagogic systems and infrastructure are well-deserved” — Dr. Uma Sekar (centre), Vice Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai (8,670 students and 651 faculty).

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