Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research was established in the year 1985 as part of the Sri Ramachandra Educational & Health Trust under the leadership of Shri N.P.V. Ramasamy Udayar. Ever since its inception, the institute grew to the status of a "Deemed to be University" in September, 1994 under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
Name of the Deemed University, formerly known as Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute has been changed to Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, as per the Notification No. F.9-15/93-U.3 (Pt.1) dated 08.08.2018 of the MHRD, Govt. of India.
The University Medical Centre is the focus of the clinical teaching activity of the University. A 1800 bedded facility with the largest ICU in the region with state of the art equipment, the medical centre is a tertiary care facility that provides the trainee with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills from the finest doctors in the country