Our Story
“To be, and to be recognized for setting the standards of excellence in engineering education and high-quality scientific research”
Our Mission is To promote academic excellence, widen intellectual horizons; inculcate self-discipline and high ideals for the total personality development of individual, To convert a novice into a competent professional with excellent theoretical knowledge and unsurpassed practical skills and To motivate the interest in the research activities, further education and social services.
Our Founder Chancellor Dr. N.M. Veeraiyan is the driving force behind the extraordinary campus that had developed and enriched thousands of lives through jobs, philanthropy, Social service and affordable High quality health care.
The tale of Saveetha Medical College is a testament to the transformative power of vision, dedication, and ceaseless labor. Since its inception in 2008, the institute has been a monument to the legacy of its founder, Dr. N.M. Veeraiyan. The robust foundation he laid has nourished an institution that has become a beacon of academic excellence, scientific innovation, and societal upliftment.
Nestled amidst the bustling cultural richness of Tamil Nadu, Saveetha Medical College stands as a stalwart of medical education. Its mission to promote academic excellence, widen intellectual horizons, and foster the development of well-rounded individuals has led it to unprecedented heights. The institute has acted as an incubator, molding novices into competent professionals equipped with not just theoretical knowledge, but also unsurpassed practical skills.
Through the years, Saveetha Medical College has blossomed into a vast healthcare complex. It offers a landscape dotted with 1700+ beds and is adorned with cutting-edge technological advancements such as robotic surgery and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). With 8 super-specialities and 16 broad specialities at the postgraduate level, the institute nurtures over 500 doctors, 2000 supporting faculty members, and 1500 students under its caring umbrella to treat over 5000 patients everyday!
The college's firm belief in research as a cornerstone of education has led to a flourish of scientific creativity, manifesting in over 5000 publications in the medical domain. These remarkable accomplishments have catapulted Saveetha Medical College into the ranks of India's top medical institutions. It has been recognized as the 18th best medical college in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and is among the top 3 institutions in Tamil Nadu, only after Madras Medical College (MMC) and Christian Medical College (CMC).
Saveetha Medical College's pursuit of excellence has earned it the QS Platinum Plus accreditation, making it the only institution in India to have secured this prestigious international honor. The college also stood as a resilient fortress during the Covid-19 pandemic, recognized among the top 5 Covid hospitals in India by the Union Health Minister.
The petals of Saveetha Medical College's history are further adorned by three entries in the Guinness Book of World Records, an unmatched achievement that exhibits its commitment to pushing boundaries and creating benchmarks. Each achievement, each milestone, adds another radiant bloom to the garland of the college's history, enhancing its beauty and contributing to its burgeoning reputation as a premier institution of learning and research.
In this beautiful garden of knowledge, each student, each faculty member, each milestone, and each achievement adds to the flourishing landscape that Saveetha Medical College is today. It is a story of blossoming, a saga of transformation, and a testament to the belief that a robust foundation, when watered with dedication, can bloom into a garden that nurtures dreams, fosters innovation, and transforms lives.