Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

What Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research does

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) is a private deemed university founded in 1985 and based in Chennai, India. It operates an integrated academic medical model that combines degree education across medical, engineering, and management disciplines with direct patient care delivered through its wholly-owned Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre. The institution is governed under the chancellorship of V R Venkatachalam and works within the Indian regulatory framework overseen by the National Medical Commission. Revenue is generated through three principal streams: tuition and fees from degree programs, healthcare services from the medical centre, and innovation/incubation services delivered through the Sri Ramachandra Innovation Incubation Foundation. Customers include medical and healthcare students, patients requiring specialized care, and students/early-stage founders developing medical technology ventures. The institution has incubated over 40 start-ups and runs a Centre of Excellence for Cleft and Craniofacial Care that has served more than 20,000 patients free of charge over more than two decades. Recent strategic activity (2025-2026) includes the launch of the Student Venture Development Programme and the Meduora digital health application, the deployment of the Intuitive da Vinci robotic surgical system at the medical centre, and the formal inauguration of the Centre of Excellence for Comprehensive Cleft and Craniofacial Care. The 41st convocation held in April 2026 conferred degrees to 902 graduates and awarded 53 gold medals, reflecting sustained throughput across disciplines.

Name

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Legal name

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

Website

https://sriramachandra.edu.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SRIHER is a Chennai-based deemed university that integrates medical, engineering, and management degree programs with patient care delivered through its Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre and an innovation incubation foundation supporting student-led health-technology ventures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Healthcare services
• Higher education
• Teaching hospital
• Digital health

Headquarters

HQ city

Chennai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services: Revenue generated from hospital and medical centre operations providing patient care services including complex surgical procedures.
2. Academic Programs: Tuition and fees from degree programs across medical, engineering, and management disciplines.
3. Innovation and Incubation Services: Student venture development program supporting start-ups in digital health, diagnostics, and medical technologies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) is a deemed university that delivers higher education degree programs across medical, engineering, and management disciplines, and operates a multi-specialty teaching hospital (Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre) providing patient care including complex robotic and craniofacial surgical services. It also supports a student-led startup incubation program in digital health, diagnostics, and medical technologies through its innovation foundation.

Product overview

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research operates as a multi-specialty academic medical institution with a unified healthcare delivery system and innovation ecosystem. The core offerings include Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre (multi-specialty hospital), Meduora digital health application (patient-platform connecting doctors, pharmacies and diagnostics), the Intuitive da Vinci robotic surgical system for advanced procedures, and a Centre of Excellence for cleft and craniofacial care. The institution also supports over 40 student-led start-ups through its Sri Ramachandra Innovation Incubation Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Meduora: Digital health application connecting patients with doctors, pharmacies and diagnostic laboratories through a single platform, with focus on tier-2 and tier-3 hospitals

Products and services

• Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre
• Higher Education Degree Programs
• Intuitive da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
• Centre of Excellence for Comprehensive Cleft and Craniofacial Care
• Meduora Digital Health Application
• Student Venture Development Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000+ patients served free of charge over two decades
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sri Ramachandra Innovation Incubation FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supporting the Student Venture Development Programme launched in 2025 to support student-led start-ups. The Meduora health app was inaugurated under this foundation, developed by Faculty of Pharmacy students.
• Dushyant PrasadminorOthersDushyant Prasad inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Comprehensive Cleft and Craniofacial Care at SRIHER.
• V R VenkatachalamcoreOthersChancellor of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research inaugurated the Intuitive da Vinci robotic surgical system.
• Abhijat Chandrakant ShethminorOthersChairman of the National Medical Commission and President of National Board of Examinations delivered keynote at 41st convocation.
• Indian Speech and Hearing Association, Tamil Nadu (TAN-ISHACON)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRIHER organized a two-day 7th TAN-ISHACON conference with theme 'Link-Learn-Lead', hosting 900+ delegates from multiple states.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Apollo Hospitals Enterprise: India's largest private hospital chain and AMC operator, comparable to SRIHER in offering multi-specialty clinical care integrated with medical education and training. Apollo's pan-India footprint and capital depth make it a dominant incumbent against whom SRIHER's single-region model is benchmarked.
• Fortis Healthcare: Large Indian private hospital chain offering tertiary and quaternary care including robotic surgery programs. Comparable to SRIHER's clinical infrastructure and specialization strategy, but operating as a pure-play hospital network rather than an academic medical center.

Direct peers

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE): Private deemed university in India operating an integrated academic medical center (Kasturba Hospital), directly comparable to SRIHER in structure, scale, and combining health professions education with hospital delivery across multiple disciplines.
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham: Multi-campus deemed university with Amrita Hospitals, directly comparable to SRIHER as a private Indian institution combining medical education, research, and multi-specialty hospital operations.
• Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore: Premier South Indian academic medical institution offering medical, nursing, and allied health education alongside a large tertiary hospital. Directly comparable to SRIHER in mission, regional focus, and AMC structure, though faith-based.
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology: Chennai-based deemed university offering medical, engineering, and management programs with an affiliated hospital. Closely comparable to SRIHER by city, scope, and integrated AMC model.
• Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences: Chennai-area deemed university with a teaching hospital offering medical, dental, and engineering education. Directly comparable to SRIHER in geography, structure, and combined education-clinical delivery model.

Others

• Tata Memorial Hospital / Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital network: India's leading specialty tertiary care and academic hospital network focused on oncology. Comparable to SRIHER in the model of running specialty centres of excellence and academic training, though focused exclusively on cancer.

Emerging players

• Practo: Indian digital health platform connecting patients with doctors, pharmacies, and diagnostics. Comparable to SRIHER's Meduora app in targeting patient-provider-pharmacy integration, though at national scale and as a standalone technology player.
• 1mg / Tata 1mg: Indian digital health platform offering pharmacy, diagnostics, and teleconsultation services, comparable to the Meduora app's role in connecting patients to pharmacies and labs across smaller cities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/105994446097836
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/srmc-official

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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