Santhigiri Siddha Medical College

Santhigiri Siddha Medical College (SSMC) was established in 2002 by Santhigiri Ashram, imbibing the vision of its Founder Guru, NAVAJYOTHISREE KARUNAKARA GURU. This college is the first ever Siddha Medical College in Kerala as well as the first outside the state of Tamil Nadu, the cradle of the Siddha system. It is the only Siddha college among the Nine (the other 8 are in Tamil Nadu) in the country, where the medium of instruction is English and not Tamil. Therefore, the doctors coming out of the Santhigiri Siddha Medical College will get a global exposure. At present students from many foreign countries such as Switzerland, Japan etc. have joined the Santhigiri Siddha Medical College.

The Santhigiri Siddha Medical College aims at grooming doctors with a deep understanding and scientific knowledge of the Siddha system in accordance with the system's fundamentals, with extensive practical training, and above all possessing the great principles of the 'Nava Arogya Dharma Siddhantham' (New Doctrine of Healthcare) envisioned by Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru.

 This college offers the 'Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery' (BSMS) course. It is affiliated to the University of Kerala and Kerala University of Health Sciencs (KUHS), Thrissur. It is recognised by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), New Delhi. The course duration is four-and-a-half years, consisting of 3 Professional Periods of 18 months each followed by a 12-month Compulsory Rotatory Resident Internship (CRRI). Seven batches of students have passed out after completing the course and are well placed professionally

This college is located close to Thiruvananthapuram in serene surroundings. It has an eminent faculty and a good hospital with all specialized departments, good laboratories, an exhaustive library and extensive gardens for medicinal plants. It also has a GMP certified pharmacy for Siddha and Ayurveda drugs, comfortable hostels, a canteen serving vegetarian food and ample extra-curricular facilities.

Contact Details:

Santhigiri Siddha Medical College (SSMC) 

Santhigiri P.O, Pothencode

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Pin: - 695589

Contact No: Office No: - 9961318264 

Email:- [email protected]

The admission for Siddha colleges is divided into two categories:

• Government Seats and
• Private (management) Seats

1. Government Seat: The Counseling is conducted by Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) in which only local domicile students can participate in Counseling and it is based on NEET Score and Ranking. The Karnataka Ayush Counselling  (BAMS/BHMS/BUMS) AYUSH Counseling will be done in online mode on the official website of www.cee.kerala.gov.in. There are three rounds of Counseling First round, second round, and Mop-up round of Counseling. etc, If any seats are left over it will be reverted to the college. Under Government Seats 15% seats AACCC conducts the Counseling and remaining 85% is for state quota where CEE conducts the Counseling.
2. Private(management) Seat: The Private Seats are open to all, where the aspirants must be qualified in the NEET-UG examination. Under Private seats, 50% is for state merit which includes 15% of NRI seats, 10% for EWS category, 30% for SEBC category and for SC, ST 10%.

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Seat Matrix:

• Seat distribution under Government colleges:

• Seat distribution under Government colleges:

For more details please visit the website at – www.cee.kerala.gov.in.

Reservation Policies for Government Seats: 

The percentage break-up of seats as per mandatory reservation is as follows:

Course Duration:

 5 ½ Years (Study Period – 4 ½ Years + Compulsory Rotating Internship 1 Year). Students will have 4 professional exams within a duration of 4.5 years and a compulsory rotating internship for 1 year. medical colleges in Karnataka states are regulated as per the rules and regulations of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science which is also known as RGUHS, Bangalore. 

Eligibility For Admission

• A candidate must have passed the PUC or its equivalent examination with English as one of the languages and Physics, Chemistry & Biology as optional subjects with not less than 50% of marks in aggregate in the Science subjects (Physics, Chemistry & Biology).
• The candidate should have attained the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission.
• In order to be eligible for admission to the undergraduate course for an academic year,  it shall be necessary for the candidate to obtain a minimum of marks at the 50th percentile in the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by an authority designated by the  Central government,  for the undergraduate course held for the said academic year.
• For candidates belonging to the  SC/ST/OBC  the minimum, marks shall be at the 40th percentile. For candidates with  benchmarks  disabilities  as  specified  under  the  rights  of  the persons with Disabilities act, 2016 (49 of 2016),  the minimum marks  shall  be at the 45th percentile for the General category and 40th percentile for the  SC/ST/OBC
• For  Foreign national candidates any other equivalent qualification to be approved by the Central Government may allow, and entrance examination for admission to undergraduate courses namely NEET shall not be applicable for the Foreign national candidates.
• Only those students who have qualified NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST [NEET UG 2021] conducted by NTA are eligible for admission either through Merit, Management, or NRI quota.

For any Management seat admission, do contact college: 9961318264  or mail: [email protected]