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he 2023-24 league table of India’s best private medi- governments for excellence in medical/health sciences
cal and health sciences (including health manage- teaching and research.
Tment) universities comprises 11 exclusive higher ed The reaction of vice chancellors of the topper universi-
institutions conferred university status by the Centre/state ties.

ing commitment to quality and excellence in medical
and health sciences education, research and patient care.
In particular, our top scores under the parameters of
faculty competence, research and innovation and industry
interface are proof of the dedicated efforts of our highly
qualified faculty to continuously update curriculums and
pedagogies. At SRIHER, research is a high priority area
and several of our faculty have published papers in high
impact journals. In addition we have research collabora-
tions with institutions of repute within India and abroad.
Moreover SRIHER has established an Innovation and
Incubation Center with funding support from Govt. of
India to incubate 18 start-up companies in healthcare
technology. Now with NEP 2020 coming into force, the
university has formed a committee to proactively imple-
ment NEP recommendations specifically in the health
We are pleased to learn that Sri Ramachandra In- sciences domain” — Dr. Uma Sekar (centre left), Vice
stitute of Higher Education and Research is ranked Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher
“India’s #1 private medical university for the second Education and Research (Deemed University),
year in a row. This is acknowledgement of our unswerv- Chennai

I am delighted that IIHMR University is ranked
among India’s Top 2 private health sciences/man-
“agement universities. I attribute our high ranking to
continuous efforts made by all stakeholders to develop a
world-class teaching-learning and research environment,
contemporary infrastructure and strong international
academic and research
partnerships. IIHMR is
India’s pioneer university
in the health manage-
ment sector and the
Union health minis-
try has designated us
‘Institute of Excellence’
status. I am especially
satisfied with our high tions have already been implemented in IIHMR. We have
scores under the param- integrated several multidisciplinary programmes, started
eters of curriculum and value-added courses and signed collaboration agreements
pedagogy and placements with institutions in India and abroad to promote research
because our curriculums and development in health management” — Prof. P.R.
are continuously updated. Moreover, we are pleased to Sodani, President, IIHMR University, Jaipur and
inform your readers that many NEP 2020 recommenda- well-known health economist

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