What Sri Aurobindo University does

Sri Aurobindo University (SAU) is a private, multi-disciplinary university located on a 35-acre campus in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, promoted by the Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) Society and the Bhandari Group of Hospitals. The university operates as an integrated education-and-healthcare platform, anchored by a 1400-bedded multi-specialty teaching hospital and seven constituent colleges covering medical, dental, nursing, allied health and paramedical, law, journalism, and speech & hearing disciplines. It serves approximately 2,500 students across undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and fellowship programs, with medical admissions routed through NEET/NEET PG and other courses through college-level counselling.

The technical infrastructure includes 150 ICU beds across 12 specialized units, a Central Molecular Laboratory with genome sequencing capability, an in-house Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics Laboratory (the only such facility in Central India), and the SSI Mantra Surgical Robot enabling tele-robotic surgery. The hospital network is supported by sister specialty facilities (Mohak Bariatrics, Mohak IVF, Bhandari Hospitals) with SRC USA Center of Excellence designation for bariatric surgery. The university maintains pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance centers under Government of India programs.

Revenue is generated through tuition fees regulated by the Madhya Pradesh Private University Regulatory Commission (MBBS at ₹17,40,000/year; BDS at ₹2,75,000/year; law programs at ₹40,000-55,000/year) and a much larger hospital revenue stream from a mix of private patients and government-sponsored schemes (Ayushman Bharat, ESIC, RBSK, CGHS). The institution is family-owned and operated by the Bhandari family with no disclosed external institutional investors.

Name

Sri Aurobindo University

Legal name

Sri Aurobindo University

Website

https://sriaurobindouniversity.edu.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sri Aurobindo University is a private multi-disciplinary university in Indore, India, operating seven constituent colleges and a 1400-bedded teaching hospital to serve approximately 2,500 students and healthcare patients across Central India.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dental Schools (EDAHAGAF), Allied Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Schools (PT/OT/SLP, etc.) (EDAHAGAH)

Keywords

• Medical education programs
• Healthcare services
• Dental education programs
• Nursing education
• Legal education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Indore

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, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Medical Education Tuition: Revenue from MBBS (₹17,40,000), MD/MS, DM/M.Ch programs and other medical postgraduate courses. Admission through NEET/NEET PG with seat intake of 250+ for MBBS alone.
2. Dental Education Tuition: Revenue from BDS (₹2,75,000 per year) and MDS programs with annual intake of 100 BDS seats and 27 MDS seats.
3. Law Education Tuition: Revenue from B.A.LL.B (₹50,000/year), LL.B (₹40,000/year), and LLM (₹55,000/year) programs with combined intake of 300+ seats.
4. Healthcare Services: 1400-bedded multi-specialty hospital providing diagnostic and treatment services to patients from primary to tertiary care. Services include government sponsored schemes (Ayushman, ESIC, RBSK, CGHS) and private patients.
5. Allied Health & Paramedical Education: Revenue from BPT (₹72,200/year), MPT (₹1,24,400/year), BOT, MOT, DMLT programs with 200+ annual intake across paramedical courses.
6. Specialized Programs: Revenue from specialized programs including M.Sc. Clinical Embryology (₹1.5 lakhs/year), M.Sc. Molecular Biology (₹25,000/semester), nursing, and speech & hearing programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sri Aurobindo University is a multi-disciplinary private university in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, operating seven constituent colleges that deliver undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and fellowship programs across medical, dental, nursing, paramedical, law, journalism, and management disciplines. It concurrently operates a 1400-bed multi-specialty teaching hospital and several specialty hospitals providing primary to tertiary clinical care, advanced diagnostics, tele-robotic surgery, and organ transplant services. The integrated model couples tuition-based academic programs with hospital-driven clinical training for students and patient care services for the general public and government-scheme beneficiaries.

Product overview

Sri Aurobindo University (SAU) is a multi-disciplinary private university in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, promoted by the Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS) Society and Bhandari Group of Hospitals. The university operates as a unified platform comprising 7 constituent colleges/institutes offering medical, dental, nursing, paramedical, law, journalism, and management programs, alongside a 1400-bedded multi-specialty teaching hospital and multiple sister specialty hospitals. The academic portfolio spans undergraduate to doctoral levels across healthcare and professional disciplines, while the hospital network provides comprehensive clinical services including advanced robotic surgery, organ transplants, genome sequencing, and 12 specialized ICUs. The institution also operates the Yuvaan+ mobile application for patient and student engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sri Aurobindo Medical College & PG Institute (SAIMS) Constituent medical institution offering MBBS (250 seats), MD/MS (145 seats), DM/M.Ch (29 seats), Ph.D., and specialized M.Sc. programs in Clinical Embryology and Molecular Biology for NEET-qualified medical aspirants.
• Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry Constituent dental institution offering BDS (100 seats) and MDS in 9 specialties (27 seats total) for students pursuing dental education with clinical training.
• Sri Aurobindo College of Nursing Constituent nursing institution offering Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing (30 seats), B.Sc. Nursing (100 seats), M.Sc. Nursing (16 seats), and Ph.D. programs for aspiring nursing professionals.
• Sri Aurobindo Institute of Allied Health & Paramedical Sciences Constituent paramedical institution offering BPT (100 seats), MPT (15 seats), BOT (50 seats), MOT (20 seats), and DMLT (50 seats) programs affiliated with Madhya Pradesh Paramedical Council.
• Sri Aurobindo Institute of Speech & Hearing (SAISH) Constituent institution offering BASLP (30 seats), M.Sc. Audiology (12 seats), and M.Sc. Speech-Language Pathology (12 seats) for students pursuing speech and hearing sciences, recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India.
• Sri Aurobindo Institute of Law (SAIL) Constituent legal education institution offering B.A.LL.B. Hons. (120 seats), LL.B. Hons., and LL.M. (60 seats) programs with specializations in Criminal Law, Business Law, Human Rights, Constitutional Law, IPR, and Cyber Law.
• Sri Aurobindo Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication Constituent media and communication institution offering B.A. Multimedia and Mass Communication, B.Sc. Multimedia and Animation, Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication, and B.Sc. Animation, VFX and Gaming programs.
• Sri Aurobindo Centre for Management Studies Constituent management institution offering BBA Hospital Administration, MBA Hospital Administration, and hotel management programs (DHMCT, BHMCT, MHMCT).
• SAIMS Hospital (1400-Bedded Multi-Specialty Teaching Hospital) 1400-bedded multi-specialty teaching hospital providing primary to tertiary care with super-specialty services including gastroenterology, cardiology, neurology, urology, oncology, organ transplant, tele-robotic surgery, genome sequencing, and 12 specialized ICUs serving both private patients and government-scheme beneficiaries.
• Mohak Hitech Specialty Hospital Sister specialty hospital focused on bariatric and metabolic surgery, recognized as an International Center of Excellence for Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), USA since 2012.
• Mohak IVF Hospital Sister fertility and reproductive medicine hospital offering assisted reproductive technologies (ART) including IVF and ICSI services.
• Mohak Bariatrics & Robotics Specialized bariatric and robotic surgery centre within the Bhandari Group, operating the SSI Mantra Surgical Robot used to perform the world's first transcontinental tele-robotic surgery from IRCAD France to Indore.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150 ICU beds with specialized units
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IRCAD IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2023IRCAD (Institute for Research Against Digestive Cancer) India partnership signed on November 24, 2023. Dr. Mohit Bhandari serves as President of IRCAD India. The partnership enables tele-robotic surgery training and research, with IRCAD France supporting the establishment of training programs. Historic signing ceremony conducted at Sri Aurobindo University.
• Consortium of NLUscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSri Aurobindo Institute of Law (SAIL) has MoU with Consortium of NLUs (National Law Universities). The main objective is to promote quality legal education in all member institutions and conduct Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for graduate and post-graduate programmes. SAIL has mapped all its programs to NLIU's teaching and learning standards.
• IRCAD FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with IRCAD France for tele-robotic surgery. Dr. Mohit Bhandari performed world's first transcontinental tele-robotic surgery operating the SSI Mantra Surgical Robot from IRCAD France while the patient and robotic system were located at Mohak Bariatrics & Robotics in Indore.
• Indian Pharmacopoeia CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAIMS is enrolled as Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Monitoring Centre (AMC) under the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI). The programme is coordinated by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ghaziabad. SAIMS monitors drug safety and reports ADRs to safeguard public health.
• CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute is a Medical Device Adverse Event Monitoring Centre (MDMC) since January 2022, operating under the Materiovigilance Programme of India started by Ministry of Family & Healthcare.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS): Deemed university in Maharashtra focused on medical, dental, nursing, and physiotherapy education with an integrated teaching hospital. Comparable scale and program mix to Sri Aurobindo's health sciences portfolio in a regional private university context.
• Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences: Chennai-based deemed university operating medical, dental, and allied health colleges with a teaching hospital. Comparable as a privately-controlled, multi-disciplinary health sciences university with strong regulatory recognition in India.
• D.Y. Patil University: Private deemed university with prominent medical, dental, and allied health colleges alongside a multi-specialty teaching hospital. Directly comparable as a family-promoted private university integrating medical education with hospital services in India.
• Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University: Indian private deemed university offering medical, dental, nursing, ayurveda, law, and management programs with integrated teaching hospitals. Highly comparable as a multi-disciplinary private health-sciences university in India, though larger and more geographically distributed.

Regional players

• Geetanjali University: Rajasthan-based private university offering medical, dental, nursing, and allied health programs with an attached teaching hospital. Comparable as a regional private health sciences university, though concentrated in a different geography than SAU's Central India stronghold.

Broad incumbents

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE): One of India's largest and oldest private deemed universities with extensive medical, dental, nursing, and allied health programs and a national hospital network (Manipal Hospitals). Comparable as a private health-sciences university with teaching hospitals, but substantially larger and more established.
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham: Large private deemed university operating medical, dental, nursing, and allied health colleges alongside the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Comparable in combining multi-disciplinary health education with a high-acuity teaching hospital, but with a much broader national footprint.
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology: Large private deemed university with medical, dental, and paramedical colleges attached to SRM Hospital. Comparable business model of integrating medical education with hospital services, though with a much broader non-medical program portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/sriaurobindouniversity
• Instagraminstagram.com/sriaurobindouniversity_sau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sri-aurobindo-university-sau

Compliance11 records

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Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries13 records

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