Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital

Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal (VMMC&H) is a private medical college and teaching hospital in Karaikal, Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It functions as a constituent institution of Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (VMRF-DU), a deemed-to-be university headquartered in Salem, Tamil Nadu. The institution states it was established in 1996 by the late Dr. A. Shanmugasundaram, founder of VMRF-DU. Located at Keezhakasakudimedu, Kottucherry, Karaikal, the college offers an MBBS programme (4.5 years plus one-year internship) and various MD/MS postgraduate courses, with teaching spanning pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical departments such as Community Medicine, General Medicine, and Anaesthesiology. The attached teaching hospital has 590 beds and participates in schemes like CMCHIS and ESI. VMRF-DU holds a NAAC 'A' grade, and the hospital has NABH Entry-Level status along with an NABL-accredited central laboratory. Admissions to MBBS are through NEET (UG) with counselling by the Medical Counselling Committee; the 2024–25 seat matrix lists an intake of 150 MBBS seats. The college also engages in community outreach through Urban and Rural Health Training Centres and has participated in public health responses, including COVID-19 relief efforts. Dr. K. Cheran serves as Dean.