“We are delighted to be ranked India’s #1 private medical and health sciences university for the fourth year in a row. It confirms that Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) has successfully institutionalised a “culture of quality” that has become part of our operational DNA. This ranking is confirmed by our highest NAAC A++ grade and prestigious NABH/NABL hospital accreditations. I credit our consistent top ranking to the holistic, interdisciplinary medical education we provide. Unlike standalone medical colleges, SRIHER’s nine colleges, including dental, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy, etc, enable a multidisciplinary health sciences education. This explains our highest scores on the parameters of faculty competence, curriculum and pedagogy, research and innovation and placements. In particular, the highest score awarded to us under the parameter of research and innovation is especially satisfying. It is acknowledgment of the high-quality publications and clinical trials conducted by our state-of-the-art Central Research Facility and several specialised labs. The outcome of delivering high-quality medical sciences education is that our graduates are much in demand and readily placed in top companies such as Philips and Pfizer as indicated by our top score under the placements parameter” — Dr. Uma Sekar, Vice Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai