Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute is a medical college in Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, established in 2005, and a constituent college of Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (deemed to be university). Its MBBS seats are filled through NEET-UG and MCC deemed-university counselling. It is located on the Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR) corridor south of Chennai. Students train at the college's attached teaching hospital.

MBBS in India follows the National Medical Commission's Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum: 4.5 years of study plus a 1-year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI).

• Phase I: Foundation Course, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry
• Phase II: Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology
• Phase III Part 1: Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, ENT, Ophthalmology
• Phase III Part 2: General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics and allied subjects
• Internship (1 year): rotating clinical internship

Fee from the MCC / NEET-UG deemed-university fee structure; confirm with MCC, the allotment letter and the university. Hostel, mess, security deposit, university and other one-time charges are usually extra. Fees can change each session; please confirm the current fee with our counsellors before making any payment.

• NEET-UG: every MBBS seat in India is allotted through NEET-UG.
• Counselling: deemed universities and All India Quota seats are filled through MCC (Medical Counselling Committee) counselling; state quota and most private college seats through the state counselling authority.
• Quotas: government/state quota, management quota and NRI quota, each with different fees.
• Eligibility: Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, with the NMC minimum marks; at least 17 years old by 31 December of the admission year.
• Documents: NEET scorecard and admit card, Class 10 and 12 mark sheets, domicile/category certificates where applicable, ID proof, photographs.