MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
250intake
₹27LAnnual · /yr
Verified 12 Jun 2026Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) · Chengalpattu (Kelambakkam, OMR — Chennai metro south)Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) — Fees, Management Quota, Cutoffs 2025
MBBS · Management quota fee
₹27L/year
Route: NEET-UG / Management / NRI
Seats vary by branch & date — verify availability before paying.
₹27L
MBBS · Annual tuition
₹27L
MBBS · Management quota
544
Total intake
Fees · 2025-26
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) fees
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) fees: MBBS · Annual tuition is ₹27L. Use the rows below to compare quota-wise amounts in one place.
Published MBBS fee rows · fee by branch
| Branch | Fee |
|---|---|
| MBBS (MCC deemed/paid seat — Indian, year 1)fee source annual fee | ₹27,00,000 /yr |
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Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
MD / MS broad-specialty (22 disciplines)
269intake
DM / M.Ch super-speciality (7 disciplines)
25intake
Cutoffs
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) NEET-PG 2025 (MCC deemed/paid & NRI quota — last-allotted ranks) cutoffs
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) cutoffs for NEET-PG 2025 (MCC deemed/paid & NRI quota — last-allotted ranks) 2025. category-wise opening and closing ranks are listed below. MD Gen Medicine Deemed / Paid Stray Vacancy Round (last allotted) closing rank is 65,156.
NEET-PG 2025 (MCC deemed/paid & NRI quota — last-allotted ranks)2025
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
Chettinad fills 100% of MBBS and PG seats through national MCC (DGHS) counselling on NEET merit, so there is no Tamil Nadu state-quota cut-off for this college. The ranks above are the LAST-ALLOTTED (worst admitted) NEET-PG 2025 ranks per discipline and quota for CHRI, extracted by us from the four MCC NEET-PG 2025 round-wise final allotment result PDFs published on cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in (Round 1 dated 22.11.2025, Round 2 dated 17.12.2025, Round 3 dated 06.02.2026, Stray Vacancy Round dated 23.02.2026). Each row shows the single highest (worst) NEET-PG 2025 rank allotted to CHRI for that discipline and quota across all four rounds — they are an indication of how deep ranks went, not officially published 'cut-offs'. The 'round' field identifies which PDF the last allotment came from. NRI seats at CHRI are PG-only (39 of 269 PG seats per the CARE MD/MS bulletin; CHRI has zero NRI MBBS seats per the MBBS bulletin). Five PG disciplines had NRI allotments in NEET-PG 2025: MD General Medicine NRI last 2,21,921 (Round 3), MS Obst. & Gynae NRI last 2,02,335 (Round 3), MD Paediatrics NRI last 2,00,517 (Round 3), MD Dermatology NRI last 1,86,211 (Round 3), MD Radio-Diagnosis NRI last 2,29,201 (Stray Vacancy). The remaining PG disciplines had no NRI allotments recorded across all four rounds. MBBS NEET-UG last-allotted deemed/paid and NRI ranks are also MCC-allotted, but per-college MBBS figures were not extractable from the public MCC UG 2025 deemed result PDFs this cycle (see cited absences); check the MCC website during counselling for the live round-wise allotment lists.
Admissions · 2025-26
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) admissions
NEET-UG via MCC (DGHS) deemed counselling — deemed/paid seat (100% of CHRI's 250 MBBS seats fill through MCCthis IS the route for a deemed university)there is no separate NRI MBBS routeNo Tamil Nadu state government quota and no TN Selection Committee route — deemed universities are outside the state single-window
Application steps
1Appear for and qualify NEET-UG 2025 conducted by the NTA
2Register on the MCC website mcc.nic.in for deemed/central counselling within the announced window
3Fill and lock choices including Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute; MCC publishes allotments by NEET rank and category
4Download the MCC provisional allotment order and report in person to CHRI at the Chettinad Health City campus, Kelambakkam
5Submit all original certificates with self-attested copies and undergo document verification and a medical fitness test
6Pay the full year-1 tuition (Rs 27,00,000) and other fees (Rs 1,18,320) by the due date in the allotment order to complete admission
Documents required
NEET-UG 2025 admit card (hall ticket) and re-revised scorecard issued by the NTAMCC provisional allotment letterClass 10, 11 and 12 (HSC/CBSE/ISCE or equivalent) mark sheetsTransfer certificate and conduct certificate from the institution last studiedMigration certificate (if applicable) and equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (for foreign qualifications)Community certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL) in the prescribed format, where applicableAadhaar card and passport-size photographs (same as on the NEET-UG 2025 admit card)
Hostel · campus
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) hostel
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) hostel details are listed in this section. capacity About 843 (men ~303 + women ~540, per the 2021-22 MARB pro-forma). hostel availability for Boys and Girls. location: On the Chettinad Health City campus at Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu. amenities include Hostel mess + accommodation Rs 2,20,000 to Rs 4,20,000 per year (per MBBS bulletin), Air-conditioned rooms with TV and Wi-Fi; laundry service, Gym and indoor/outdoor sports, Separate boys' and girls' hostels (men ~303, women ~540 per MARB pro-forma).
About 843 (men ~303 + women ~540, per the 2021-22 MARB pro-forma)Capacity
Boys + GirlsGenders
📍 On the Chettinad Health City campus at Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu
Amenities
Hostel mess + accommodation Rs 2,20,000 to Rs 4,20,000 per year (per MBBS bulletin)Air-conditioned rooms with TV and Wi-Fi; laundry serviceGym and indoor/outdoor sportsSeparate boys' and girls' hostels (men ~303, women ~540 per MARB pro-forma)
Scholarships
Scholarships
No institutional MBBS scholarship is published on Chettinad's medical-admissions pages, and deemed-university MBBS seats rarely carry an institutional waiver — so none is claimed here (see cited absences). There is also no reservation (OBC/SC/ST/PWD/EWS) in deemed-university MBBS seats per MCC. Eligible students may pursue central or state government scholarship schemes independently.
Infrastructure & facilities
Labs, library, sports, hostels & campus facilities
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute sits on the sprawling Chettinad Health City campus on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR) at Kelambakkam, in Chengalpattu district just south of Chennai — established in 2006. The teaching anchor is the multi-speciality Chettinad teaching hospital, which the college's NMC pro-forma reports at 1,180 beds (including 30 emergency beds). The Central Library spans about 40,000 sq ft with seating for 500 readers and is stocked with 53,248+ books, with digital access to 1,84,781+ e-books and 9,000+ e-journals. A Clinical Skills and Simulation Center (CSSC) provides high-fidelity adult, paediatric and neonatal manikins for hands-on training before clinical postings. The eco-friendly campus is Wi-Fi enabled with 600+ CCTV cameras, round-the-clock security, turnstile access control, a multi-cuisine food court, banks/ATMs and indoor and outdoor sports facilities.
53,248
Library volumes
Campus facilities
1,180-bed multi-speciality teaching hospital (per NMC pro-forma)Central Library — 40,000 sq ft, 500-reader capacity, 53,248+ booksDigital library — 1,84,781+ e-books and 9,000+ e-journalsClinical Skills & Simulation Center (CSSC) with high-fidelity manikinsWi-Fi enabled campus with 600+ CCTV and 24x7 securityMulti-cuisine food court, banks and ATMs on campusIndoor and outdoor sports facilities and gymnasium
Research & rankings
Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), established in 2006, is the constituent medical college of Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE) — a Deemed-to-be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, notified a UGC 'Category I' institution and accredited NAAC A++. It is one of the larger deemed medical colleges in the Chennai region, with 250 MBBS seats plus a deep postgraduate footprint: 269 MD/MS broad-specialty seats across 22 disciplines and 25 DM/MCh super-speciality seats across 7 disciplines. The college is built around the 1,180-bed Chettinad teaching hospital on the Chettinad Health City campus at Kelambakkam (OMR), and houses a 40,000 sq ft Central Library (53,248+ books, 1,84,781+ e-books, 9,000+ e-journals) and a Clinical Skills & Simulation Center with high-fidelity manikins. CARE/CHRI participates in NIRF (its NIRF certificates are listed on care.edu.in/nirf), though the exact current NIRF Medical rank or band is not asserted here pending verification on nirfindia.org. Important disambiguation: this CARE medical college and teaching hospital is distinct from the Chettinad Group's separate cement, schools and other ventures, and is a different institution from the other Chennai-region deemed medical colleges (such as Sri Ramachandra/SRIHER, SRM Kattankulathur/SRMIST, Saveetha/SIMATS and Sree Balaji/BIHER) — every fact on this page belongs to CHRI/CARE at Kelambakkam.
Leadership & faculty heads
Management, principal & heads of departments
Dr. Arunkumar R
Dean
Dr. Ragumani P
Medical Superintendent
Dr. R. Muthuselvan
Director (Academics)
Mrs. S. Jeyendrasaraswathi
Registrar, CARE
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FAQ
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI) FAQs
What is the management quota fee for MBBS at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute?
At a deemed-to-be university like Chettinad, the 'management quota' is the MCC deemed/paid seat — there is no separate state tier. Per CHRI's MBBS Information Bulletin 2025-26, the MBBS tuition is Rs 27,00,000 per year for the AY 2025-26 batch (year 1), payable as 5 equal annual installments of Rs 27,00,000 each (full-course tuition about Rs 1.35 crore). Other fees (uniform, caution deposit, university registration, PG coaching etc.) are Rs 1,18,320, and hostel mess plus accommodation is Rs 2,20,000 to Rs 4,20,000 per year.
Is there an NRI quota and NRI fee for MBBS at Chettinad?
There are NO NRI/OCI MBBS seats at Chettinad for AY 2025-26. Per the MBBS Information Bulletin 2025-26 (Section VI), the seat intake column lists 250 Indian seats and zero NRI seats — NRI intake is shown as a dash. All 250 MBBS seats are Indian-category seats filled through MCC (DGHS) deemed counselling on NEET-UG merit; no separate NRI MBBS route or NRI MBBS fee exists here. By contrast, CHRI's MD/MS bulletin DOES provide NRI postgraduate seats: 39 of 269 PG seats are earmarked NRI (about USD 2,50,000 to USD 2,70,000 for the full MD/MS course), and NRI candidates apply through the same MCC counselling on NEET-PG merit.
Is there direct admission or a management-quota seat without NEET at Chettinad?
No. All 250 MBBS seats are filled strictly on NEET-UG merit through national MCC (DGHS) deemed counselling — there is no seat-purchase or 'direct admission' shortcut, and no agent can secure a seat outside MCC. The MCC deemed/paid seat at the Rs 27 lakh/year fee is what people mean by 'management quota' here, but it is still allotted by NEET rank through MCC.
What were the NEET cut-offs / last-allotted ranks at Chettinad?
Chettinad fills PG seats through national MCC counselling (there is no Tamil Nadu state NEET-PG cut-off here). For NEET-PG 2025 (MCC deemed/paid last-allotted across all rounds): MD General Medicine about 65,156, MS General Surgery about 93,241, MD Radio-Diagnosis about 41,465, MD Dermatology about 43,780, MS Orthopaedics about 1,18,398 and MD Community Medicine about 1,74,244. NRI last-allotted (39 of 269 PG seats): MD General Medicine NRI about 2,21,921, MS Obst. & Gynae NRI about 2,02,335, MD Paediatrics NRI about 2,00,517, MD Dermatology NRI about 1,86,211, MD Radio-Diagnosis NRI about 2,29,201. These are last-allotted ranks extracted from the four MCC NEET-PG 2025 round-wise allotment result PDFs — not officially published cut-offs. MBBS NEET-UG: CHRI has no NRI MBBS seats (the MBBS bulletin lists zero NRI intake); MBBS Indian-category last-allotted ranks were not published per-college this cycle.
How many MBBS seats does Chettinad have?
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute has 250 MBBS seats for AY 2025-26, per the NMC Final UG Seat Matrix dated 03.12.2025 (S.No 541) — the same as AY 2024-25. All 250 are filled through MCC deemed counselling.
What is the eligibility for MBBS admission at Chettinad?
A candidate needs a valid NEET-UG 2025 rank; must be 17 years old on or before 31 December 2025 (born on/before 31.12.2008); and must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English, scoring at least 50% in PCB aggregate (40% for SC/ST/OBC and 45% for benchmark-disability candidates). Per MCC, there is no OBC/SC/ST/PWD/EWS reservation in deemed universities.
What is the total MBBS course cost at Chettinad?
Tuition is Rs 27,00,000 per year paid as 5 equal annual installments, so the full-course MBBS tuition is about Rs 1.35 crore. On top of tuition, budget Rs 1,18,320 of other fees and hostel mess plus accommodation of Rs 2,20,000 to Rs 4,20,000 per year. All figures are from CHRI's MBBS Information Bulletin 2025-26.
What PG (MD/MS, DM/MCh) courses and fees does Chettinad offer?
Chettinad offers 269 MD/MS broad-specialty seats across 22 disciplines and 25 DM/MCh super-speciality seats across 7 disciplines, all filled via MCC (NEET-PG for MD/MS, NEET-SS for DM/MCh). MD/MS annual tuition runs from about Rs 3,00,000 per year for pre/para-clinical subjects to about Rs 48,00,000 per year for the most sought-after clinical disciplines; DM/MCh is about Rs 10,00,000 per year (with M.Ch Cardio-Thoracic & Vascular Surgery listed as no fee). For MD/MS only, NRI fees are separately listed in US dollars (about USD 2,50,000 to USD 2,70,000 for the full 3-year course) for the 39 NRI-earmarked seats. The DM/MCh bulletin does not list a separate NRI fee/seat count for super-speciality.
What stipend do postgraduate residents get at Chettinad?
Per CARE's own 2025-26 bulletins, MD/MS residents are paid about Rs 48,000 per month in year 1, Rs 49,000 in year 2 and Rs 50,000 in year 3; DM/MCh residents are paid about Rs 50,000, Rs 52,500 and Rs 55,000 per month across the three years. The exact MBBS internship (CRMI) monthly stipend was not separately extracted; CHRI links a current internship-stipend document on its NMC disclosures page.
Is Chettinad recognised by NMC and is it a deemed university?
Yes — CHRI is the constituent medical college of Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), a Deemed-to-be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 (UGC Category I, NAAC A++). Its MBBS is NMC-recognised for the original 150 seats (reference dated 15.06.2018), and the increase to 250 seats has operated under NMC Letter of Permission renewals (latest located: 3rd renewal dated 30.09.2021); the NMC's 03.12.2025 seat matrix lists 250 MBBS seats for AY 2025-26.
What is the hostel fee at Chettinad?
Hostel mess plus accommodation is Rs 2,20,000 to Rs 4,20,000 per year depending on the room type and availability, per CHRI's MBBS Information Bulletin 2025-26. The fresh batch is accommodated in triple-sharing rooms initially. Rooms are air-conditioned with TV and Wi-Fi, with laundry, gym and indoor/outdoor sports; boys' and girls' hostels are separate.
Is Chettinad a safe campus with anti-ragging measures?
Yes. CHRI states that ragging is strictly banned in line with national regulations, and the campus is Wi-Fi enabled with more than 600 CCTV cameras, round-the-clock security and turnstile access control. Students can also raise concerns through the UGC national anti-ragging portal at antiragging.in.
Sources
Verification & sources
This page is built from 18 verified sources. Each fact above is tied to the linked official college, NMC/regulatory, university, counselling, fee, or disclosure source actually listed for this page. Source-backed fee bands, intake, cutoffs, hostel notes, and admission-route caveats are re-checked before publication.
- care.edu.in — Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE) - official site (chettinadhealthcity.com 301-redirects here; NMC pro-forma lists www.care.edu.in)
- care.edu.in — Faculty of Medicine - Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI), constituent medical college of CARE (official)
- care.edu.in — CHRI Faculty of Medicine - Dean Dr. Arunkumar R, Medical Superintendent Dr. Ragumani P, Director (Academics) Dr. R. Muthuselvan (official, key administrators)
- care.edu.in — CHRI Faculty of Medicine admissions - NEET-UG via MCC, deemed-university route (official)
- care.edu.in · pdf — CHRI MBBS Information Bulletin 2025-26 - 250 seats, Rs 27 lakh/yr tuition, 100% MCC route, other fees, hostel, eligibility (official)
- care.edu.in · pdf — CHRI MD/MS Information Bulletin 2025-26 - 269 PG seats across 22 disciplines, per-discipline fees, 39 NRI seats, PG stipend (official)
- care.edu.in · pdf — CHRI DM/MCh Information Bulletin 2025-26 - 25 super-speciality seats across 7 disciplines, Rs 10 lakh/yr fee, NEET-SS via MCC (official)
- care.edu.in · pdf — CHRI NMC MARB pro-forma - established 2006, 1,180 beds, recognition reference numbers, hostel capacity (official, 2021-22 vintage)
- care.edu.in — CHRI NMC mandatory disclosures - recognition letters, results, stipend documents (official)
- care.edu.in — CARE NIRF page - NIRF participation and certificate links (official; exact rank to be verified on nirfindia.org)
- care.edu.in — CARE IQAC - NAAC SSR and quality documents (official)
- care.edu.in — Chettinad teaching hospital (general hospital) - clinical services (official)
- nmc.org.in · pdf — NMC Final UG (MBBS) Seat Matrix dated 03.12.2025 - Chettinad at S.No 541, 250 seats AY 2025-26 (official)
- nmc.org.in · pdf — NMC PG broad-specialist seat matrix dated 30.01.2026 - CHRI MD/MS seats (official)
- nmc.org.in · pdf — NMC super-speciality (DM/MCh) seat matrix dated 02.04.2026 - CHRI DM/MCh seats (official)
- mcc.nic.in
- nmc.org.in — National Medical Commission (NMC) - recognition and seat-matrix authority (official)
- antiragging.in — UGC national anti-ragging portal - student safety/anti-ragging (official)
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Lead Admission Counsellor. RV College of Engineering 2017 graduate, guiding students for admissions in Bangalore since 2017. Page-level facts are checked against the linked official disclosures and source packets shown below; admissions-office discussions are not used as citations.