Amrita School of Medicine - Kochi
Kochi, India
2002
Established
100
Sanctioned seats
210
Hospital beds
- Type
- Private | Affiliated
- Affiliated to
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Deemed to be University)
- Official website
- www.amrita.edu/school/medicine/kochi
Approvals and accreditation
NMCNAACA++
About College
Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi, Kerala, commonly known as ASM-Kochi, is a prestigious medical institution in the state of Kerala established in 2000. It is a Private Medical College in the state of Kerala and affiliated with the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University (Deemed University), Coimbatore, Kerala run and managed by the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. The college is now recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI) as the National Medical Commission (NMC), the college is situated at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Health Sciences Campus, Elamakkara, Kochi, Kerala-682041. The Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi is well connected by Air, Train, and Roadways. Amrita School of Medicine, Kerala is dedicated to providing high-quality medical education and healthcare services to the community of Kerala. The College got NAAC A++ accreditation and 8th the best medical college in India and 5th Best University in India by NIRF in 2022. It got no. 1 in India Private University in world university rankings, also no. 1 in India International Faculty in world university rankings in 2020.
Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi, was established in September 2002 as part of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's health sciences campus in Kerala. Its 12-storey building houses classrooms and training facilities alongside an attached multi-specialty hospital on the same campus.