SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

What SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre does

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre is a private medical institution established in 2005 and located on a 250+ acre green campus at Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), one of India's largest multidisciplinary higher educational institutions founded in 1985 and currently encompassing 8 campuses across 5 states with 45,000+ students and 3,500+ faculty. The medical college operates a 1,500+ bed super-specialty hospital that has served over 1 crore patients since inception, with 3,000+ daily outpatients across 30+ specialty and super-specialty departments staffed by 300+ doctors.

The institution offers a full medical education pipeline: MBBS (250 seats, INR 1.4 crore total course fee), MD/MS postgraduate programs across multiple specialties with annual tuition ranging from INR 3 lakh to INR 50 lakh, and DM/MCh super-specialty programs. It supports this educational offering with significant clinical and research infrastructure: the SRM/STRATUS Centre for Medical Simulation (largest in South East Asia at 14,000 sq ft, in collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston), a Centre for Clinical Trials and Research Unit (CCTR) conducting Phase I-IV trials, a NABL-accredited BSL-3 Molecular Diagnostic Center, and specialized labs including the Neuro-Otology and Vestibular Laboratory. The CCTR has conducted trials for major pharmaceutical sponsors including Bharat Biotech (COVAXIN), Sanofi, GSK, Serum Institute, and ICMR.

Revenue is generated through four streams: (1) medical education tuition (multi-year subscriptions for MBBS, annual for PG/super-specialty programs with separate NRI pricing at USD 100,000-120,000 per annum), (2) hospital healthcare services (transactional fees from outpatient/inpatient care), (3) clinical trial fees (professional services for pharma sponsors), and (4) training and certification programs (AHA-accredited BLS, ACLS, PALS, AHLS courses). Student acquisition operates through NEET All India Quota counselling at the Medical Counselling Committee portal, while hospital services are delivered directly. The institution maintains NAAC A++ accreditation, NIRF 18th rank in Medical, QS 4-Star rating, and MHRD Category 1 status, with current strategic initiatives including the December 2024 launch of BIRAC BioNEST innovation hub and the June 2026 launch of the SRM Blood Connect digital platform.

Name

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

Legal name

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

Website

https://medical.srmist.edu.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre is a private medical institution in Tamil Nadu, India, operating a 1,500-bed super-specialty teaching hospital and offering MBBS, MD/MS, and DM/MCh programs to NEET-qualified students, supported by clinical research infrastructure and a medical simulation centre established with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

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Product category

Academic Medical Center / Medical Education and Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clinical Trial Monitoring Support (On-site/Remote) (HLAGACAG), Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Healthcare services
• Clinical trials
• Medical simulation training
• Tertiary hospital care

Headquarters

HQ city

Kattankulathur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Education Programs: Tuition fees from undergraduate (MBBS), postgraduate (MD/MS), and super-specialty (DM/MCh) programs. MBBS total course fee is INR 1.40 crore, MD/MS programs range from INR 3-50 lakh per annum, with separate NRI fee structures.
2. Hospital Healthcare Services: Revenue from patient care services at the 1500+ bed super-specialty hospital with 30+ departments, serving over 1 crore patients since 2005 and 3000+ daily outpatients.
3. Clinical Research and Trials: Fee-for-service clinical trial operations conducted for pharmaceutical sponsors including Bharat Biotech (COVAXIN), Sanofi, GSK, Serum Institute, and government agencies (ICMR, BIRAC). Multiple Phase I-IV trials completed.
4. Training and Certification Programs: AHA-accredited Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses, and Advanced HAZMAT Life Support (AHLS) courses provided to external medical professionals and institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre is an academic medical institution that delivers tertiary healthcare services through a 1500+ bed super-specialty hospital (30+ departments, 300+ doctors, 3000+ daily outpatients) and provides medical education from undergraduate (MBBS, 250 seats) through postgraduate (MD/MS) to super-specialty (DM/MCh) levels. It operates a Centre for Clinical Trials and Research offering CRO-style Phase I-IV clinical trial services to pharmaceutical sponsors, a BSL-3 NABL-accredited Molecular Diagnostic Center, and the South East Asia's largest medical simulation centre in collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. The institution combines patient care, medical training, and sponsored research as a single integrated academic health system.

Product overview

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre operates as a comprehensive medical institution offering healthcare services and medical education. The institution functions as a unified platform comprising a 1500+ bedded super-specialty hospital, the SRM/STRATUS Centre for Medical Simulation (largest in Southeast Asia), Centre for Clinical Trials & Research Unit, Molecular Diagnostic Center, Neuro-Otology and Vestibular Laboratory, and the Comprehensive Cleft Care Program. These centers work together to provide patient care, medical education, research capabilities, and innovation incubation services. The institution recently launched SRM Blood Connect (digital blood donation platform) and BIRAC BioNEST (startup incubation hub).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SRM/STRATUS Centre for Medical Simulation: State-of-the-art medical simulation centre established in collaboration with Partners International and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA. Largest simulation centre in South East Asia spanning 14,000 square feet.

Products and services

• SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre (Tertiary Healthcare Services) 1500+ bed super-specialty hospital providing tertiary and quaternary patient care across 30+ departments with 300+ doctors, 22+ modular operation theatres, 7+ ICUs, and 3000+ daily outpatients. Free ECHS empanelment and 24/7 emergency services available.
• MBBS (Undergraduate Medical Program) 5.5-year MBBS program (4.5 years academic + 1 year mandatory internship) with 250 seats total (247 domestic + 3 NRI). Total course fee INR 1.40 crore. Selection through NEET All India Quota counselling via mcc.nic.in. Includes clinical training at the attached 1500+ bed hospital and stipend during CRRI internship (INR 13,500/month).
• MD/MS Postgraduate Medical Programs Postgraduate MD/MS programs across multiple specialties with annual fee ranging from INR 3 lakh (Emergency Medicine) to INR 50 lakh (Dermatology/Venereology/Leprosy). NRI fees USD 1,00,000 to USD 1,20,000 per annum. Includes stipend for PG residents (INR 52,451-54,636/month based on year). Programs include MD General Medicine (16+8 NRI seats), MS General Surgery (20+4 NRI seats), and others.
• DM/MCh Super-Specialty Programs Doctoral-level super-specialty programs including DM Cardiology (3 seats, INR 8 lakh/year), DM Nephrology (4 seats), DM Neurology (2 seats), MCh Urology (INR 12 lakh/year), MCh Neurosurgery (INR 8 lakh/year), and MCh Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery (INR 1 lakh/year).
• SRM/STRATUS Centre for Medical Simulation and Training Programs 14,000 sq ft medical simulation centre — the largest in South East Asia — offering AHA-accredited Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses, and Advanced HAZMAT Life Support (AHLS) courses in partnership with Arizona University. Available to external medical professionals and institutions for skill certification and training.
• Centre for Clinical Trials & Research Unit (CCTR) State-of-the-art GCP-compliant clinical research facility with 24/7 dedicated trial staff, NABL-accredited virology lab, sample storage at -80C and -20C, and NABH-approved hospital. Conducts Phase I-IV drug and vaccine trials for pharmaceutical sponsors including Bharat Biotech, Sanofi, GSK, Serum Institute, and government agencies ICMR and BIRAC.
• Molecular Diagnostic Center (BSL-3 NABL-accredited) Biosafety Level 3 NABL-accredited molecular diagnostic laboratory performing COVID-19 RT-PCR, Hepatitis C RT-PCR, and serving as COVAXIN clinical trial sample processing site. Provides advanced molecular diagnostic services to patients and clinical trial sponsors.
• Neuro-Otology and Vestibular Laboratory Services Specialized clinical service for managing patients with vertigo and vestibular disorders within the Department of ENT. Equipped with Dynamic Visual Acuity (DVA), Computerized Stabilometry, Videonystagmography (VNG), Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT), and Virtual Reality-based Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy.
• Comprehensive Cleft Care Program (Smile Train Project) Multidisciplinary centre of excellence for comprehensive management of cleft lip and palate in children, in partnership with Smile Train Foundation. Provides free surgical reconstruction, orthodontic correction, speech therapy, and audiometry services through a team of plastic surgeons, orthodontists, speech therapists, and audiologists. 70+ underprivileged children treated under this program.
• SRM BIRAC BioNEST Innovation & Incubation Hub Dedicated innovation and incubation hub for med-tech, health-tech, and biotech startups, funded by BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council), Government of India. Provides infrastructure and support for healthcare innovation and biotech entrepreneurship.
• SRM Blood Connect (Digital Blood Donation Platform) Digital platform enabling efficient management and coordination of voluntary blood donation drives, donor registration, and inventory management. Supports the hospital's transfusion services and external community blood donation initiatives.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Smile TraincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Partnership for Comprehensive Cleft Lip and Palate care program establishing SRM as Centre of Excellence for Cleft Lip and Palate. Free treatment provided to 70+ underprivileged children. Multidisciplinary team including plastic surgeons, orthodontists, speech therapists, and audiologists.
• Bharat Biotech International LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnly centre in Tamil Nadu selected for COVAXIN Phase I, II & III clinical trials. Successfully completed trials for BBV152 inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Also conducting ROTAVAC, ROTA5C, ROTA5CM, and other vaccine trials.
• ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment research body collaborated on COVID-19 vaccine trials and WHO seroprevalence studies. Co-sponsored COVAXIN Phase III trials with Bharat Biotech.
• SanofimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trials for Meningococcal vaccine (MET55, MEQ00064), Alirocumab for acute coronary syndrome (ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial), and COVID-19 vaccine development (VAT00008).
• GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing clinical trial partnerships for drug and vaccine development at the GCP-compliant clinical trials facility.
• BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIRAC BioNEST innovation hub launched December 2024 for med-tech, health-tech and biotech start-ups. Funded research collaborations and clinical trial permissions.
• Serum Institute of IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnerships including rBCG COVID vaccine trials and other vaccine development programs.
• Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Boston, USAcoreTechnology or IntegrationSTRATUS Centre collaboration for medical simulation - largest simulation centre in South East Asia (14,000 sq ft). Inaugurated January 2011 through Partners International and Neil and Elise Wallace. Provides AHA-accredited training programs.
• Arizona UniversitycoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration for Advanced HAZMAT Life Support (AHLS) Provider and Instructor Courses - first such program started June 2013.
• Tzu Chi Foundation, TaiwanminorOthersInternational charitable organization providing oxygen concentrators and humanitarian aid during COVID-19 pandemic second wave. Supporting SRM Hospital's pandemic response efforts.
• WHO (World Health Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative studies including seroprevalence evaluation of COVID-19 antibodies among healthcare workers in India and vaccine effectiveness analysis (COVAXIN vs COVISHIELD).
• Harvard University (Implied)coreTechnology or IntegrationMedical simulation centre developed in association with Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital, bringing international best practices in simulation-based medical education to South East Asia.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS Hospitals): Maharashtra-based private medical college and now-listed multi-specialty hospital chain. Comparable integrated medical-education-and-hospital-delivery model with growing pan-India footprint.
• Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER): Private deemed university in Chennai operating a medical college with attached multi-specialty teaching hospital, dental college, and allied health programs. Most direct local peer — same city, same private deemed-university model, similar fee structure, comparable hospital scale.
• Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore: Reputed private medical college with attached tertiary teaching hospital in Tamil Nadu. Competes for top NEET-qualified applicants and clinical research partnerships in South India; benchmark for clinical quality and academic brand in the region.
• Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham): Private deemed university in Kochi with a 1,900+ bed super-specialty teaching hospital and full medical college offering MBBS, MD/MS and DM/MCh programs. Comparable integrated academic-medical-hospital model, similar premium fee tier.
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Kasturba Medical College): India's largest private medical education brand with Kasturba Medical College (Manipal and Mangalore campuses) and attached teaching hospitals. Closest national peer for premium-priced MBBS/PG seats and NRI demand; competes directly in NEET counselling preference lists.
• JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS Medical College): Private deemed university with a medical college in Mysuru and attached teaching hospital. Comparable private-medical-college-with-hospital model, similar NEET-driven admissions funnel and fee tier.

Broad incumbents

• Apollo Hospitals Enterprise: India's largest listed private hospital chain with affiliated medical education programs. Operates at greater scale and broader geography than SRM but is not a single integrated teaching hospital + medical college unit; representative of large-incumbent benchmarking.
• Tata Memorial Hospital: Premier specialty (oncology) teaching hospital affiliated with Homi Bhabha National Institute. Represents the upper benchmark for clinical research output and academic hospital prestige in India; relevant peer on the research and clinical-trial dimensions.
• AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences): Network of government-funded academic medical centres offering MBBS/MD at heavily subsidised fees. Sets the quality benchmark for clinical training and competes with SRM for top NEET applicants willing to pay for private infrastructure and lower student-to-faculty ratios.

Others

• Veeda Clinical Research: India-based CRO running Phase I–IV clinical trials. Adjacent competitor on the clinical-trial-services side of SRM's business; useful peer for understanding CRO economics and pricing trends affecting SRM's CCTR unit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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