Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry (Puducherry)

Campus Size: Covers a substantial area (around 45–50 acres), providing space for academic and residential blocks.

Academic Facilities: Modern classrooms, departmental laboratories, and a well-equipped Audio-Visual Room.

Central Library: A key feature, offering a vast collection of resources and state-of-the-art digital facilities, including access to Online Journals, E-books, E-learning resources, and a dedicated computer section. The library operates with extended hours.

Recreational: The campus includes sports complexes for both indoor and outdoor games.

Teaching Hospital: The college is attached to the Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital.

Bed Capacity: A massive teaching hospital with a reported capacity of over 1190 beds, ensuring excellent clinical volume and variety for student training.

Clinical Care: Provides high standards of medical treatment with a dedicated team of professionals, offering services across major medical disciplines.

Specialty Departments: Offers MD/MS programs in numerous clinical specialties, including General Medicine, Paediatrics, Radio-Diagnosis, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Emergency Medicine, supported by high-tech trauma care facilities.

Community Service: The institute runs separate Rural and Urban Health Training Centres to provide students with essential field practice and health services to nearby rural areas.

Hostel: Separate, fully-equipped hostel facilities for Male and Female students are available on campus.

• Rooms: Rooms typically accommodate three people (triple occupancy) and are furnished with essential items (bed, desk, chair, wardrobe) and sometimes attached bathrooms.

Hostel & Mess Charges (Annual): These are mandatory and charged separately from the academic fees.

• Annual Hostel Rent (approx.): ₹1,25,000/- to ₹1,50,000/- per year.

• Mess/Food: The mess is generally well-regarded and provides hygienic meals, offering both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options multiple days a week. Mess charges are usually integrated or paid separately (estimated around ₹50,000/- per annum).

Stipend (Internship): MBBS graduates receive a mandatory 1-year rotating internship with a monthly stipend (reported to be between ₹15,000 to ₹30,000).