The Campus: A 143-Acre Integrated Health City

The college is situated on a vast, self-contained campus.

• Location: The campus is located in Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on the Chennai-Kolkata national highway, making it easily accessible.

• Campus Size & Vibe: Spread over 143 acres, the campus is a large, well-planned "health city" that integrates the medical college, a massive teaching hospital, a dental college, a nursing college, a pharmacy college, and residential complexes. The environment is academic, modern, and busy with high clinical activity.

• Infrastructure & Facilities:

• Academic Blocks: Modern academic buildings house all pre-clinical and para-clinical departments.

• Laboratories: Equipped with state-of-the-art labs for all departments as per NMC standards.

• Library: A large central library provides students access to a wide range of medical books, journals, and digital resources.

• Residential Life: Extensive and separate hostel facilities for boys and girls (UGs, PGs, Interns) are available on campus.

• Amenities: The campus includes an auditorium, multiple canteens, residential quarters, spacious roads, gardens, and sports facilities.

Healthcare Pillar: Narayana General Hospital & Super Speciality Hospital

The college's identity is built around its massive, high-volume teaching hospital.

• Flagship Hospital: The Narayana General Hospital & Super Speciality Hospital is the constituent teaching hospital, fully integrated with the medical college.

• Scale & Services: This is one of the largest private teaching hospitals in the state, serving as a major tertiary care referral center.

• Capacity: A massive hospital with 1430 beds (as per the college website) or over 1500+ beds (as per other sources), including 1180 general beds and 160 super-specialty beds. It also features 170 ICU beds.

• Services: Provides comprehensive healthcare services across almost all clinical specialties and numerous super-specialties (Cardiology, CT Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology, Medical & Surgical Gastroenterology, Oncology, etc.). It features 24x7 Emergency, Trauma, and Critical Care, 18 modular Operation Theatres, advanced Diagnostic facilities (MRI, CT, Cath Lab, NABL accredited labs), a licensed Blood Bank, and handles a very high volume of OPD/IPD patients.

• Educational Engine: The Narayana Hospital complex is the core clinical training ground for MBBS students and postgraduate residents, offering exceptional and diverse hands-on clinical exposure essential for medical training.

Fee Structure: Regulated by Andhra Pradesh (YSRUHS/APHERMC)

As a private college in Andhra Pradesh, fees are fixed by the state's Fee Regulatory Committee (APHERMC) and managed through state counselling.

Disclaimer: These are indicative figures. All fees (Cat A, B, C) are strictly governed by the Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (APHERMC) and announced annually by Dr. YSRUHS during counselling. Always verify the precise, current fee structure from the official YSRUHS counselling notifications.

Campus Living: Hostel Facilities

• Accommodation: Separate hostel blocks are available for male and female students (UG and PG), with a capacity of 1000+ rooms.

• Amenities: Hostels provide basic furnishings (bed, table, chair, cupboard). AC and Non-AC room options are available, typically in 2, 3, or 4-sharing formats.

• Dining: Mess facilities are available for all hostellers. Food quality is generally rated as average to good, with some repetitive menus.

• Cost: Hostel and mess fees are an additional annual expense.

• Hostel & Mess (Annual): Varies significantly based on AC/Non-AC and sharing. Ranges from ~₹1.3 Lakhs to ₹3.0 Lakhs per year.

• Caution Deposit: A one-time refundable hostel caution deposit is also required.

Admissions Process: NEET & State Counselling (AP)

• Getting Admitted (MBBS/MD/MS): Admission is strictly and exclusively based on qualifying ranks in NEET-UG (for MBBS) or NEET-PG (for MD/MS).

• State Counselling is Key (Andhra Pradesh): Seat allotment for all categories (Govt. Quota - Cat A, Management Quota - Cat B, NRI Quota - Cat C) is handled entirely by the Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences (YSRUHS), which conducts the centralized state counselling for all medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh.

• Always check the official YSRUHS (uhsap.in) website for counselling schedules and procedures.

Career Pathways & Placements

• Career Path: As a well-established private medical college with one of the largest hospitals in the state, the career path for graduates is excellent.

• Internship: MBBS graduates complete a mandatory 1-year rotatory internship at the Narayana General Hospital, for which they receive a stipend as per college/NMC norms.

• Post-Graduation: The extensive clinical exposure and high patient load make graduates highly competitive for PG seats (via NEET-PG) or immediately employable as Medical Officers. The institute offers a very large number of its own PG seats (144), providing a strong in-house pathway.

• Placements (PG): The NIRF 2024 report highlights a median salary of ₹12.0 LPA for PG (3-Year, MD/MS) graduates.

Information for NRI / Foreign Nationals