# Sri Venkateswaraa University

> Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) is a private state university established in 2021 under the Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act, 2019, with its statutory seat at Ettayapuram, Thoothukudi district. The programmes listed here are taught at its City Campus in Red Hills, Chennai: MBBS, 13 MD/MS specialities, B.Pharm and D.Pharm, run by its medical college and College of Pharmacy.

- Canonical page: https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/sri-venkateswaraa-university
- Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
- Publisher: Students Traffic (https://www.studentstraffic.com/)

## Key facts

- Location: Chennai, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india)
- Type: Private
- Established: 2021
- Official website: https://svuniversity.ac.in/
- Published programmes on Students Traffic: 16

## Recognition and approvals

- UGC - State private university (Sri Venkateswaraa University, established 26.02.2021)
- NMC - MBBS seat matrix 2026-27: Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai (TN/061/P/3), 250 seats
- NMC - PG seat matrix 2026-27: 49 MD/MS seats in 13 specialities at TN/061/P/3
- PCI - College of Pharmacy, Sri Venkateswaraa University (PCI-8623): D.Pharm approved u/s 12(1); B.Pharm approved for conduct
- Verify: [UGC - State private university record, Sri Venkateswaraa University](https://www.ugc.gov.in/universitydetails/Private_university_other?id=1357)
- Verify: [NMC - MBBS seat matrix 2026-27](https://nmc.org.in/whats-new/download/1870)
- Verify: [NMC - PG seat matrix 2026-27](https://nmc.org.in/whats-new/download/1871)
- Verify: [PCI - Approved diploma institutions u/s 12](https://www.pci.gov.in/en/approved-institute/approved-diploma-institutions-u-s-12/)
- Verify: [PCI - Degree institutions only for conduct](https://www.pci.gov.in/en/approved-institute/degree-institutions-only-for-conduct/)

## Programmes

| Programme | Course | Duration | Medium | Tuition per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [B.Pharm - Bachelor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Sri Venkateswaraa University, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-bpharm) | B.Pharm | 4 years | English | ₹1,40,000 (All students) (2026-27) |
| [D.Pharm - Diploma in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Sri Venkateswaraa University, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-dpharm) | D.Pharm | 2 years | English | ₹60,000 (All students) (2026-27) |
| [MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-mbbs) | MBBS | 66 months | English | ₹5,40,000 (Government quota) · ₹16,20,000 (Management quota) · ₹30,00,000 (NRI quota) (2026-27) |
| [MD Anaesthesiology, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-md-anaesthesiology) | MD Anaesthesiology | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MD Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-md-dermatology-venereology-leprosy) | MD Dermatology | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MD Emergency Medicine, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-md-emergency-medicine) | MD Emergency Medicine | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MD General Medicine, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-md-general-medicine) | MD General Medicine | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MD Paediatrics, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-md-paediatrics) | MD Paediatrics | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MD Psychiatry, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-md-psychiatry) | MD Psychiatry | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MD Radio Diagnosis, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-md-radiodiagnosis) | MD Radiodiagnosis | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MD Respiratory Medicine, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-md-respiratory-medicine) | MD Respiratory Medicine | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MS Otorhinolaryngology, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-ms-otorhinolaryngology) | MS ENT | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MS General Surgery, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-ms-general-surgery) | MS General Surgery | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-ms-obstetrics-gynaecology) | MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MS Ophthalmology, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-ms-ophthalmology) | MS Ophthalmology | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |
| [MS Orthopaedics, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Red Hills, Chennai](https://www.studentstraffic.com/sri-venkateswaraa-ms-orthopaedics) | MS Orthopaedics | 3 years | English | Fee plan on request |

## Why students choose it

- Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s medical college is listed in NMC's 2026-27 seat matrix with 250 MBBS seats and 49 MD/MS seats in 13 specialities, all on the Red Hills campus in Chennai.
- SVU's MBBS government-quota tuition for 2026-27 is INR 5,40,000 a year, fixed by Tamil Nadu's Fee Fixation Committee and allotted through state counselling on NEET-UG merit.
- SVU's College of Pharmacy (PCI-8623) is on PCI's approved lists, with published 2026-27 tuition of INR 1,40,000 a year for B.Pharm and INR 60,000 for D.Pharm.

## Things to consider

- Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s statutory main campus is Ettayapuram, Thoothukudi district, while every programme here is taught at the City Campus in Red Hills, Chennai; UGC's record for SVU lists no approved off-campus centre.
- SVU's MBBS management-quota tuition is INR 16,20,000 a year and the NRI-quota fee INR 30,00,000, and the college also discloses a university fee of INR 5,50,000 a year on top of tuition.
- SVU's B.Sc. Nursing, allied health, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, MBA and agriculture programmes are not listed here; B.Sc. Nursing does not appear in INC's 2026-27 list of suitable institutions as checked on 26 October 2026.

## Best fit for

- NEET-UG 2026 qualifiers seeking an MBBS seat in Chennai through Tamil Nadu government, management or NRI-quota counselling.
- MBBS graduates with a NEET-PG 2026 rank looking at MD/MS seats in Chennai through Tamil Nadu state counselling.
- Class 12 science students who want a PCI-approved B.Pharm or D.Pharm in north Chennai with direct university admission.

## Campus and city

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s City Campus at Red Hills, Chennai, houses Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, the College of Pharmacy and the university's nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and allied health colleges. SVU lists a lecture hall for more than 300 students, a running track, cricket pitch, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, a gymnasium, an indoor badminton and table-tennis hall, and a digital library with more than 200 e-journals and e-books.

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) teaches the programmes on this page at its City Campus, 51 GNT Road, Nallur village, near the Red Hills toll plaza, Chennai 600067, in Tiruvallur district on Chennai's northern edge. The university's statutory main campus is on NH 45B at Ettayapuram, Thoothukudi district: the Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act lists the university at Ettayapuram, and UGC's letter of 5 June 2025 is addressed there. UGC's record for the university lists no approved off-campus centre. The NMC, PCI and earlier INC approvals for SVU's programmes were issued for the Red Hills/Nallur address.

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s medical students train in the hospital of Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute on the Red Hills campus. MBBS runs 5.5 years, ending with a one-year compulsory rotating internship for which no tuition is charged. NMC's 2026-27 PG seat matrix gives the college 49 MD/MS seats across 13 specialities, from General Medicine and General Surgery to Emergency Medicine and Radio-Diagnosis, each a 3-year residency. Pharmacy students at the College of Pharmacy follow PCI syllabi: B.Pharm includes at least 150 hours of hospital, community-pharmacy or industry training after the second year, and D.Pharm includes 500 hours of practical training.


## Hostel, food and safety

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) runs separate hostels for men and women with single, twin-sharing and triple-sharing rooms; each room has a bed, study table, chair, storage and a fan or air-conditioning depending on the block, and Wi-Fi covers rooms and common areas. In its 2026 pre-counselling fee disclosure the medical college lists hostel fees including mess at INR 2,50,000 to 3,50,000 a year and transport at INR 1,00,000 a year. For NRI-quota MBBS students the INR 30,00,000 annual fee includes hostel and transport.

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s hostel fee includes mess charges: the medical college discloses INR 2,50,000 to 3,50,000 a year for hostel with mess. SVU's course pages list food among campus facilities, but the university publishes no menu, vegetarian or non-vegetarian split or special-diet policy, so ask the hostel office about specific dietary needs before joining.

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) keeps separate hostels for men and women. Its transport service uses regularly inspected buses with trained drivers on fixed pick-up and drop schedules. SVU's student-grievance page publishes the constitution of a Student Grievance Redressal Committee.

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) offers 2026-27 merit scholarships; for B.Pharm they range from INR 5,000 for 55-60% to INR 25,000 for 90% and above, and sports scholarships are also listed. Tamil Nadu SC/SCA/ST/SCC MBBS students with parental income below INR 2.5 lakh are admitted without upfront tuition under the Post Matric Scholarship scheme. Applications are made through SVU's online form.


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Sri Venkateswaraa University UGC approved?

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) is listed by UGC as a state private university established on 26 February 2021 under the Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act, 2019. UGC's letter of 5 June 2025 is addressed to the university at Ettayapuram, Thoothukudi district. UGC's record for SVU lists no approved off-campus centre.

### Where is Sri Venkateswaraa University and where are its courses taught?

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) has its statutory seat at Ettayapuram, Thoothukudi district, under the Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act. The MBBS, MD/MS, B.Pharm and D.Pharm programmes listed here are taught at its City Campus, 51 GNT Road, Nallur, near the Red Hills toll plaza, Chennai 600067. UGC's record for SVU lists no approved off-campus centre.

### Is Sri Venkateswaraa University the same as Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati?

No, Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU, spelt with a double 'a') is a private university in Tamil Nadu set up in 2021, not the Tirupati university. Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh is a separate state university. Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College in Puducherry is also a different institution.

### Is the MBBS at Sri Venkateswaraa University NMC approved?

Yes, Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai (college code TN/061/P/3) appears in NMC's 2026-27 MBBS seat matrix with 250 seats. NMC raised the intake from 150 to 250 by a Letter of Permission dated 14 October 2025.

### What is the MBBS fee at Sri Venkateswaraa University?

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s 2026-27 MBBS tuition, fixed by Tamil Nadu's Fee Fixation Committee, is INR 5,40,000 a year for government-quota seats, INR 16,20,000 for management quota and INR 30,00,000 for NRI quota, charged for 4.5 years. The college also discloses a university fee of INR 5,50,000 and a development fee of INR 60,000 a year, plus campus logistics and transport.

### How do I get MBBS admission at Sri Venkateswaraa University?

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) fills all MBBS seats through Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee counselling on NEET-UG merit. Government-quota seats need Tamil Nadu nativity, management-quota seats are open to Indian citizens and OCI card holders, and NRI-quota seats need an Indian passport and an NRI sponsor. For 2026-27, counselling ran from August to October 2026.

### Which MD and MS courses does Sri Venkateswaraa University offer?

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) has 49 NMC-approved PG seats for 2026-27: MD in General Medicine, Paediatrics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Radio-Diagnosis and Anaesthesiology, and MS in General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology. Seats are allotted through Tamil Nadu NEET-PG counselling; fees are on request.

### What is the B.Pharm fee at Sri Venkateswaraa University?

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s 2026-27 B.Pharm tuition is INR 1,40,000 a year; with other charges of INR 25,000, admission fee of INR 5,000 and application fee of INR 1,000 the first-year total is INR 1,71,000. D.Pharm tuition is INR 60,000 a year, INR 76,000 including charges.

### Is the pharmacy college of Sri Venkateswaraa University PCI approved?

Yes, Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU)'s College of Pharmacy, Nallur (PCI-8623) is on PCI's list of D.Pharm institutions permanently approved under section 12(1) and on its list of B.Pharm institutions approved for conduct. PCI's August 2025 decision allowed 100 B.Pharm and 60 D.Pharm admissions for 2025-26.

### Does Sri Venkateswaraa University admit NRI or international students?

Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) admits NRI candidates to MBBS and MD/MS only through Tamil Nadu's NRI quota, which needs an Indian passport (or OCI card for PG) and an NRI sponsor; the 2026-27 NRI MBBS fee is INR 30,00,000 a year. SVU publishes no foreign-national route or fee for B.Pharm or D.Pharm.

### Does Sri Venkateswaraa University have campus logistics?

Yes, Sri Venkateswaraa University (SVU) has separate campus logistics for men and women with single, twin and triple rooms and Wi-Fi. The medical college discloses campus logistics fees including meal arrangements of INR 2,50,000 to 3,50,000 a year and transport of INR 1,00,000 a year.


## Sources

- [Sri Venkateswaraa University - Official website](https://svuniversity.ac.in/) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Sri Venkateswaraa University - Fee Structure 2026-27](https://svuniversity.ac.in/admission/fees.php) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Sri Venkateswaraa University - Eligibility](https://svuniversity.ac.in/admission/eligibility.php) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Sri Venkateswaraa University - How to Apply](https://svuniversity.ac.in/admission/how-to-apply.php) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Sri Venkateswaraa University - Scholarships 2026-27](https://svuniversity.ac.in/admission/scholarship.php) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Sri Venkateswaraa University - Ordinances](https://svuniversity.ac.in/assets/files/svudocuments/svu-ordinances.pdf) (checked 2026-10-25)
- [Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act, 2019 and Amendment Act 12 of 2025](https://svuniversity.ac.in/assets/files/disclosure/tn_pu_act_amendment.pdf) (checked 2026-10-25)
- [UGC - Letter to Sri Venkateswaraa University, 5 June 2025](https://svuniversity.ac.in/assets/files/disclosure/UGC-certificate.pdf) (checked 2026-10-25)
- [UGC - State private university record, Sri Venkateswaraa University](https://www.ugc.gov.in/universitydetails/Private_university_other?id=1357) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [NMC - MBBS seat matrix 2026-27 (as on 18.09.2026)](https://nmc.org.in/whats-new/download/1870) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [NMC - PG seat matrix 2026-27 (as on 29.09.2026)](https://nmc.org.in/whats-new/download/1871) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [NMC - Letter of Permission, MBBS 150 to 250 (14.10.2025)](https://svuniversity.ac.in/assets/files/statuatory/nmc_2025_approval.pdf) (checked 2026-10-25)
- [PCI - Approved diploma institutions u/s 12](https://www.pci.gov.in/en/approved-institute/approved-diploma-institutions-u-s-12/) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [PCI - Degree institutions only for conduct](https://www.pci.gov.in/en/approved-institute/degree-institutions-only-for-conduct/) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [PCI - Decision letter, College of Pharmacy PCI-8623 (13.08.2025)](https://svuniversity.ac.in/assets/files/statuatory/pci_2025_26.pdf) (checked 2026-10-25)
- [PCI - B.Pharm Course Regulations, 2014](https://www.pci.nic.in/pdf/B.Pharm%20Regulations.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [PCI - Education Regulations, 2020](https://www.pci.nic.in/pdf/Education_REGULATION_2020_12022021.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Tamil Nadu Selection Committee - MBBS/BDS Government Quota prospectus 2026-27](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/30062026003157.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Tamil Nadu Selection Committee - MBBS/BDS Management/NRI prospectus 2026-27](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/28062026235144.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Tamil Nadu Selection Committee - Pre-counselling fee disclosure 2026](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/25082026070001.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Tamil Nadu Selection Committee - PG Management/NRI prospectus 2026-27](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/08102026235016.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Tamil Nadu Selection Committee - PG Government Quota prospectus 2026-27](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/08102026235127.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)

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