The Campus & Infrastructure

• Location: Situated at Alipiri Road, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

• Campus Size & Vibe: The university is spread over a spacious, green campus. It is a highly integrated academic and clinical environment where the medical college, hospital, and residential complexes are co-located.

• Infrastructure & Facilities:

• Academic Blocks: Dedicated buildings for its constituent colleges (Medical, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Paramedical).

• Central Library: A large, modern library with an extensive collection of medical books (14,000+), journals, and e-resources, with a large reading room capacity.

• Advanced Laboratories: State-of-the-art labs for all pre-clinical, para-clinical, and research departments, including an Advanced Instrumentation Lab and a Bioinformatics Centre.

• Residential Life: Separate hostel facilities are available for boys and girls (UG, PG, and Interns).

Amenities: Auditoriums, seminar halls, canteens, a bank, a post office, and comprehensive sports facilities (cricket ground, basketball court, gym).

Healthcare Hub: The SVIMS Hospital

Yes, SVIMS is a university built around its own large-scale, super-specialty teaching hospital.

• Flagship Hospital: The Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) Hospital is the constituent teaching hospital and the primary clinical training ground.

• Scale & Services: This is a major tertiary and super-specialty referral hospital for the Rayalaseema region and beyond.

• Capacity: A 1200+ bed hospital.

• Services: Offers a comprehensive range of services, including 24x7 Emergency & Trauma, advanced Critical Care units (ICUs), modular Operation Theatres, and high-end diagnostic services (MRI, CT Scan, NABL-accredited labs).

Specialized Centers: Includes a dedicated Cancer Institute (Sri Padmavathi Medical College for Women is also part of its umbrella, functioning as a separate medical college).

Fee Structure

As a state university (with a unique TTD trust backing), its fees are set by the Andhra Pradesh state government and are significantly lower than private or deemed universities.

Campus Living: Hostel Facilities

• Availability: Separate and mandatory hostel facilities are provided for all UG students (boys and girls).

• Rooms: Accommodation is typically in 3 or 4-sharing rooms for UG students. Rooms are furnished with beds, tables, chairs, and cupboards.

• Dining: Each hostel has an attached mess, which is compulsory for all hostellers.

• Cost: Hostel and mess fees are additional to the tuition fees but are highly economical.

• Hostel Fee (Annual): ~ ₹11,500 - ₹15,000.

• Mess Charges (Monthly): Paid separately, often around ~₹3,500 per month.

Security Deposits: One-time refundable deposits for the hostel (~₹5,000) and mess (~₹5,000) are required.

Admissions & Career Pathways

Admission Process

Admission to all major clinical courses is strictly through national-level entrance tests and state-level counselling.

• MBBS / MD / MS / BDS / MDS: Admission is strictly based on rank in NEET-UG or NEET-PG.

• State Counselling is Key (Andhra Pradesh): Seat allotment for all quotas (Govt. Quota, Management Quota, NRI Quota) 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.

• B.Sc. Nursing / BPT / Paramedical: Admission is based on the rank obtained in the AP EAPCET (formerly AP EAMCET), followed by counselling conducted by YSRUHS.

• M.Sc. Courses: Admission is typically based on a university-conductd entrance test or AP PGCET.

Placements & Career Outcomes

• Career Path: As a premier medical institute, the career path is well-defined.

• Internship: MBBS graduates complete a mandatory 1-year rotatory internship at the SVIMS Hospital, for which they receive a stipend as per state government norms.

• Post-Graduation: Graduates are highly competitive for PG seats (via NEET-PG) or are immediately employable as Medical Officers.

• Salary Potential: The NIRF 2025 report highlights very strong salary outcomes, likely reflecting the high salaries of PG (MD/MS) graduates entering super-specialty or hospital consultant roles.

• UG (5-Year, MBBS): Median package of ₹7.44 LPA.

• PG (3-Year, MD/MS): Median package of ₹57.9 LPA.

Information for NRI / Foreign Nationals

SVIMS, being a state university, has a specific NRI quota as defined by the state government.