Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar

Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, formerly known as Sri Devaraj Urs University, is a deemed university situated in Kolar, Karnataka, India. It originated as Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, founded in 1986 by the Sri Devaraj Urs Educational Trust, and was granted deemed-to-be-university status under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 on 25 May 2007. The Medical Council of India recognized its undergraduate course in 1992, and postgraduate degree and diploma courses have been offered since 1997 across clinical, pre-clinical, and paraclinical fields. The institution received NAAC accreditation and ISO 9001–2000 certification in 2006. It operates the RL Jalappa Hospital and Research Centre, a 1200-bed hexagonal teaching hospital with departments in all specialties, each having male and female wards and attached laboratories. Admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses are based on an all-India entrance test, with 85% of seats reserved for general merit candidates and 15% for NRI, NRI-sponsored, and foreign nationals. The university offers an MBBS undergraduate course and postgraduate M.D. and M.S. courses in 15 subjects, along with proposed Ph.D. programs in biochemistry and microbiology, and a fellowship in head and neck onco-surgery.