Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences

Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences in Vijayawada, established in 1986 and earlier known as the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, is Andhra Pradesh's health-sciences university — the body to which the state's medical, dental, pharmacy and nursing colleges are affiliated and which conducts their examinations and counselling. Its approvals span the NMC, DCI, PCI and the Indian-medicine councils, reflecting that umbrella role, and it holds a NAAC 'A' grade. For students, its name appears on degrees earned across the state's health institutions, and its counselling process is the gateway to MBBS, BDS and allied seats in Andhra Pradesh. It matters chiefly as the administrative and academic anchor of medical education in the state, rather than as a single teaching campus students enrol at directly.