About University

Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation has a rich history dating back to the year 1981 when the ThirumurugaKirupananda Variyar Thavathiru Sundara Swamigal (TKVTSS) Medical Educational and Charitable Trust was established. The visionary Founder-Chairman, Dr. A. Shanmugasundaram, took the initiative to build upon this foundation and founded the Vinayaka Mission’s College of Pharmacy at Salem in 1982. This institution marked the first step of Vinayaka Missions in the field of education.

In a significant achievement, Vinayaka Missions acquired the prestigious status of a “Deemed to be University” in the year 2001. This recognition was granted by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, in endorsement with the University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. This accolade acknowledged the institution’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence, its fulfilment of the highest academic benchmarks, and its provision of exceptional infrastructure, all of which converged to establish its eminence in education. This milestone marked the transformation of Vinayaka Missions into Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (VMRF), marking its distinction as the 48th University in India.
Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation is a renowned academic institution that offers a vast range of academic programmes across its 13 Colleges and 11 Schools. Located across four campuses in Salem and Chengalpet Districts in Tamilnadu, as well as Puducherry and Karaikal of the Union Territory of Puducherry, the university boasts an extensive academic landscape that caters to students from diverse backgrounds.

The university prides itself on its impressive and expansive state-of-the-art infrastructure, which spans over 18 Crores square feet across various campuses. The academic programmes offered by the university are approved by the relevant statutory authorities/university, attesting to their quality and relevance.

The institution has garnered recognition on the national stage, securing a rank within the 151-200 band in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 under the University Category. Additionally, VMRF(DU) stands accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an A grade.

With a strong emphasis on Interdisciplinary and Multi-Disciplinary Research, the university nurtures a rich array of faculties who are dedicated to providing students with a holistic education. The university’s Medical colleges, collectively offering 2000 beds, extend healthcare services tirelessly to rural populations. The campus also has over 30 villages where they are committed to providing healthcare and well-being services.

Satellite medical centers further augment the university’s outreach, while its Virology Research Labs, accredited by NABL, stand as instrumental hubs for SARS-Covid virus testing. The university’s commitment to research is evident in its three Physiotherapy Colleges/Schools, three Nursing Colleges, two Arts & Science Colleges/Schools, five Schools of Allied Health Sciences, and one School dedicated to Law, Physical Education, Rehabilitation, and Behavioral Science.

Are you curious about the latest developments in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Food Science and Technology, Virology, Alternative Energy, Environment, Nano Technology, Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Internet of Things? Look no further than Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be a university[VMRF(DU)]! For over three decades, this incredible institution has been at the forefront of cutting-edge research, championing innovation and entrepreneurship.

But that’s not all! With MSME-recognized Business Incubation centres at its Engineering colleges, VMRF(DU) is also dedicated to promoting startups and helping students turn their ideas into reality. And if you’re wondering just how innovative this university is, get ready for this: VMRF(DU) and its constituent institutions have a whopping 69 patents!

So if you’re ready to join a community of brilliant researchers, entrepreneurs, and game-changers, VMRF(DU) is the place for you. Come be a part of the journey of enlightenment, empowerment, and innovation, shaping minds and driving progress within the academic landscape and beyond.

Key Information

Establishment Date – 2001
Language Of Instruction – English and Tamil
Total Faculty – 220
Total Students – 5165
Academic Year – August to July
Type Of Institution– Deemed University
Trust Organisation – Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation
Programmes Offered – DIPLOMA ,UG, PG & Ph.D
Affiliation – N/A
Accreditation – NAAC Grading A
Total Programmes Offered – 299
Approval – UGC, Council of Architecture, NMC
NIRF Rankings – N/A
India Today Rankings – N/A
Outlook rankings – N/A
The Week Rankings – N/A
Times Ranking – N/A
Certified With – ISO 9001:2015 & 14001:2015 CERTIFIED
Application Mode – Online
Entrance Exams Accepted – NATA, CLAT, AILET, LSAT-India, CUET (UG), JEE MAIN, TANCET
NEET, NEET PG, NEET MDS
Campus Size – 271 acres
Top Recruiters – Accenture, Bajaj Finserv, Berger, Axis Bank, Cognizant, Decathlon
Office Hours – Monday – Saturday | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm |

Colleges Affiliated to  To Vinayaka Missions University

Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Medical College and Hospitals located at Salem
Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College and Hospitals located at Karaikal
Annapoorna Medical College and Hospitals located at Salem
Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospitals located at Pondicherry
Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College located at Salem
Vinayaka Mission’s Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital located at Salem
Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College located at Salem
Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology located at Chennai
Vinayaka Mission’s College of Pharmacy located at Salem
Vinayaka Mission’s College of Physiotherapy located at Salem
Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Arts and Science College located at Salem
Vinayaka Mission’s Annapoorana College of Nursing located at Salem
Vinayaka Mission’s College of Nursing located at Karaikal
Vinayaka Mission’s College of Nursing located at Pondicherry

Undergraduate Programmes

B.Optom. – Bachelor of Optometry ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Anaesthesia Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Cardiac Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Medical Lab Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Neuro Sciences Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Operation Theatre Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Perfusion Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Physician Assistant ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Radiology & Imaging Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Renal Dialysis Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Trauma Care Management ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Radiotherapy Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc. – Forensic Science Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
B.Sc – Emergency Medical Care Technology
BA – English ARTS & SCIENCES
BA – Tamil ARTS & SCIENCES
B.C.A – Bachelor of Computer Applications ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Com – Bachelor of Commerce ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Com – Computer Application ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc – Chemistry ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc – Mathematics ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc – Computer Science ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc – Physics ARTS & SCIENCES
BBA – Bachelor of Business Administration ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc – Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc – Computer Science with Data Science ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc. (Nursing)
B.Com – Professional Accounting
B.Com – Banking and Finance ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Com (Hons.) ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc – Psychology ARTS & SCIENCES
B.Sc – Food Science and Nutrition
MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
BHMS. – Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery
B.E. – Bio – Medical Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.E. – Civil Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.E. – Computer Science and Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.E. – Electrical and Electronics Engineering
B.E. – Electronics and Communication
B.E. – Mechanical Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.E. – Artificial Intelligence and Data Science ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.E. – Computer Science and Engineering
B.E – Pharmaceutical Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.Tech. – Bio-Technology ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.E. Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
B.E. – Computer Science and Design ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
B.Tech. – Information Technology
B.P.E.S – Bachelor of Physical Education Science PHYSICAL EDUCATION
B.P.Ed. – Bachelor of Physical Education
BPT – Bachelor of Physiotherapy PHYSIOTHERAPY
BA LLB (Hons) LAW
B Com LLB (Hons) LAW
BBA LLB (Hons)

Documents Required For Admission

Original Marks Card Of 10th Standard
Original Marks Card Of 12th Standard
Pass Certificate Of 12th Standard
Transfer Certificate of 12th standard
Government ID and address proof
Passport Size Photographs
Caste Certificate (If Any)

Diploma Programmes

D. Pharm. – Diploma in Pharmacy
Diploma in Operation Theatre & AnaesthesiaTechnology
Diploma in Radiology and Imaging Technology
Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology

Post Graduate Programmes

M.Sc – Echocardiography
M.Sc – Medical Lab Technology
M.Sc – Radiology & Imaging Technology
M.Sc – Renal Dialysis Technology
M.Sc – Trauma Care Management
M.Sc – Cardiac Cath & Intervention Technology
M.Optom – Master of Optometry
Master of Public Health
M.Sc – Anaesthesia Technology
M.Sc – Perfusion Technology
M.Sc – Physician Assistant ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
M.Sc – Advanced Care Paramedic ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
M.Sc. – Neuro Science Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
M.Sc. – Forensic Science Technology ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
M.Sc – Audiology REHABILITATION & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
M.Sc – Speech Language Pathology REHABILITATION & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
M.Sc. – Clinical Psychology REHABILITATION & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
M.Phil – Clinical Psychology REHABILITATION & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
M.A – Tamil ARTS & SCIENCES
M.A – English ARTS & SCIENCES
M.Com – Master of Commerce ARTS & SCIENCES
M.Sc – Chemistry ARTS & SCIENCES
M.Sc – Computer Science ARTS & SCIENCES
M.Sc – Data Science ARTS & SCIENCES
MSW (HR) ARTS & SCIENCES
M.Sc – Biochemistry
MDS Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics DENTISTRY
MDS Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery DENTISTRY
MDS Oral Medicine & Radiology DENTISTRY
MDS – Oral Pathology & Microbiology DENTISTRY
MDS – Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics DENTISTRY
MDS – Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry DENTISTRY
MDS – Periodontology DENTISTRY
MDS – Prosthodontics And Crown & Bridge DENTISTRY
MDS – Public Health Dentistry
ME – Computer Science & Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ME – Construction Engineering & Management ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ME – Embedded System Technology ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ME – Manufacturing Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ME – Power System Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ME – VLSI Design ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
M.Tech – Bio-Technology ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
M.E. – Structural Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
M.E. – Biomedical Engineering ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
M.Tech. – Pharmaceutical Biotechnology ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
M.E. – Industrial Safety and Engineering
MD. (Hom) – Homoeopathic Pharmacy HOMOEOPATHY
MD. (Hom) – Materia Medica HOMOEOPATHY
MD. (Hom) – Organon Of Medicine & Homoeopathic PhilosophyHOMOEOPATHY
MD. (Hom) – Paediatrics HOMOEOPATHY
MD. (Hom) – Practice Of Medicine HOMOEOPATHY
MD. (Hom) – Psychiatry HOMOEOPATHY
MD. (Hom) – Repertory
M.D. – Anatomy MEDICINE
M.D. – Anaesthesiology MEDICINE
M.D. – Biochemistry MEDICINE
M.D. – Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy MEDICINE
M.D. – Emergency Medicine MEDICINE
M.D. – General Medicine MEDICINE
M.D. – Immuno Haematology & Blood Transfusion MEDICINE
M.D. – Microbiology MEDICINE
M.D. – Paediatrics MEDICINE
M.D. – Pharmacology MEDICINE gy
M.D. – Psychiatry MEDICINE
M.D. – Radio Diagnosis MEDICINE
M.D. – Pathology MEDICINE
M.D. – Physiology MEDICINE
M.D. – Community Medicine MEDICINE
M.D. – Forensic Medicine MEDICINE
M.S. – Otorhinolaringology MEDICINE
M.S. – General Surgery MEDICINE
M.S. – Obstetrics & Gynaecology MEDICINE
M.S. – Ophthalmology MEDICINE
M.S. – Orthopaedics MEDICINE
M.D – Respiratory Medicine MEDICINE
Ph.D. MEDICINE
M.Sc. – Medical Biotechnology INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
M.B.A – Master of Business Administration
M.Sc. – Community Health Nursing NURSING
M.Sc.- Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing NURSING
M.Sc. – Child Health Nursing NURSING
M.Sc.- Psychiatric Nursing NURSING
M.Sc.- Medical Surgical Nursing
M.Pharm – Pharmaceutics PHARMACY
M.Pharm – Pharmacology PHARMACY
MPT – Master of Physiotherapy
M.Pharm – Pharmaceutical Analysis

Documents Required For Admission

Original Marks Card Of 10th Standard
Original Marks Card Of 12th Standard
Pass Certificate Of 12th Standard
Transfer Certificate of 12th standard
Original UG Degree Marks Card
Provisional Degree Certificate
Government ID and address proof
Passport Size Photographs
Caste Certificate (If Any)
Entrance Exam Score Card (If Any)

Eligibility

Undergraduate Courses – 12th Pass with 50% aggregate marks
Postgraduate Courses – Graduation with 50% aggregate marks

Facilities

Academic Zone
Auditorium
Boys Hostel
Girls Hostel
Canteen
Computer Lab
Counselling
Gym
Theatre
Library
CCTV surveillance
Medical Facilities
Cls. Room
Placement
Transportation
WiFi
Conference Room
Cafeteria
Laboratories
Common Room
Indoor Stadium

Course Fees

B.Sc Nursing Total Fees: ₹ 9.88 L Seats: 100
GNM Total Fees: ₹ 1.17 L Seats: 100
Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Total Fees: ₹ 6.84 L Seats: 40
B.Sc Optometry Lateral Entry Total Fees: ₹ 2.58 L
B.Des UX User Experience Total Fees: ₹ 5.45 L
B.Tech Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Total Fees: ₹ 7.07 L
B.Sc Aeronautical Science Total Fees: ₹ 3.74 L
MBA Public Administration Total Fees: ₹ 2.15 L
MBA Retail Management Total Fees: ₹ 3.56 L
MBA Financial Services Total Fees: ₹ 2.69 L
M.Com Financial Analytics Total Fees: ₹ 90.50 K
M.Sc MLT Clinical Biochemistry Total Fees: ₹ 1.39 L
M.Sc MLT Microbiology and Immunology Total Fees: ₹ 1.39 L
M.Sc Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention Total Fees: ₹ 2.48 L
M.Sc Medical Imaging Technology Total Fees: ₹ 2.29 L
M.Sc Clinical Psychology Total Fees: ₹ 2.38 L
B.Tech Data Science Total Fees: ₹ 3.17 L
D.Sc Engineering Technology Total Fees: ₹ 1.20 L
M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering Total Fees: ₹ 1.30 L

Hostel & Fees Structure

Hostel Type Number of Hostels
Boys 1
Girls 1
Hostel Fees – 4,500 per month
Mess Fees– 6500 per month
Location – On Campus
Number of Rooms– Rooms
Room Type – Double sharing
Hostel Facilities/ Amenities­ – Free Wifi, Laundry, Hot water, Food twice a day – Indian &
Continental
Disclaimer – Please note that the information provided here is based on our best knowledge and has been obtained from the college authorities. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information. We strongly recommend verifying the information from the university website as there may be changes occasionally