Vinayaka Missions School of Allied Health Sciences (VMSAHS), Chennai

For 2026-27 the Chennai campus lists yearly tuition of Rs 1,75,000 for physician associates, Rs 1,50,000 for anaesthesia and operation theatre technology, Rs 1,25,000 for cardiac technology, Rs 1,00,000 for medical laboratory science, radiology and imaging, perfusion and forensic science, Rs 90,000 for neuro science, Rs 75,000 for dialysis therapy and emergency medical technology, and Rs 60,000 for optometry. An application fee of Rs 1,000 and an admission fee of Rs 30,000 are extra.

VMRF's allied health admission page says undergraduate admission is on marks in the qualifying examination and merit counselling by its Admission Monitoring Committee, under NCAHP criteria, and it names no entrance test, including NEET (checked 20 October 2026). VMRF's own all-India entrance examination applies to postgraduate allied health seats, which are not listed for Chennai.

The 2026-27 list for the Chennai campus has 11 undergraduate programmes: B.AOTT, B.MLS, B.MRIT, B.DTT, B.PA, B.EMT (paramedics), B.Optom., and B.Sc. in cardiac technology, forensic science technology, neuro science technology and perfusion technology. No postgraduate programme is listed for Chennai.

No. Both belong to the School of Allied Health Sciences of VMRF, but Salem is a separate campus with its own fee table and a longer programme list that includes postgraduate courses; Chennai is at Paiyanoor on Old Mahabalipuram Road. This page covers the Chennai campus only.

Most programmes need a pass in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology; B.Optom. needs 50% marks. The faculty's 2026-27 table prints 4 years for B.AOTT, B.MLS, B.PA, B.DTT and B.EMT, 3 years plus a 1-year internship for B.MRIT, cardiac, neuro science and perfusion technology, 4 years plus a 1-year internship for B.Optom., and 3 years for forensic science technology. The table is printed for the Salem campus; the Chennai campus lists the same programme names.

The 2026-27 hostel tables for Vinayaka Mission's Chennai Campus, published on the AVIT website, cover accommodation, laundry and mess and are paid yearly. They run from Rs 95,280 (non-AC six sharing) to Rs 4,23,780 (A/C single room), with non-AC four sharing at Rs 1,06,680. A refundable deposit of Rs 10,000 applies to the 2026-27 batch.

The school is part of Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, which NAAC accredited at grade A with a CGPA of 3.13 on the four-point scale in its second cycle; the certificate is dated 12 July 2022 and valid up to 11 July 2027. It is the university's grade, not a separate grade for the Chennai campus.

Admission to undergraduate allied health programmes at VMSAHS Chennai is on marks in the qualifying (Class 12) examination, through merit counselling by the Admission Monitoring Committee of Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, under NCAHP eligibility criteria; no entrance test is named. The 2027 schedule has not been published (checked 20 October 2026).

Vinayaka Missions School of Allied Health Sciences (VMSAHS), Chennai is a deemed-to-be university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, established in 2004. It is affiliated to Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University).

Vinayaka Missions School of Allied Health Sciences (VMSAHS), Chennai lists approval or accreditation from UGC and NAAC.

Vinayaka Missions School of Allied Health Sciences (VMSAHS), Chennai is also known as VMSAHS Chennai, VMSAHS and VMRF School of Allied Health Sciences Chennai.