Yenepoya University

Yenepoya University, founded in 2008, NAAC assigned with an "A+" grade, and recognized by the UGC. We must go in time, in order to understand the foundation of this university and how it became deemed to be a university. The Islamic Academy Education was founded in 1991 by businessman Mr. Yenepoya, as a non-profit trust dedicated to the promotion of minorities. The Dental Council of India granted permission in 1992 for the Dental College to teach aspirants. The Institute of Nursing Sciences was established by the trust in 1994, followed by the Medical College in 1999. The Yenepoya Nursing College came into existence in 2002, followed by Physiotherapy College in 2003. On the advice of the UGC, the MHRD recognised Yenepoya University as a “deemed to be university” in 2008 because of its contribution in education. The medical college has an accreditation with MCI, NABH, and NABL. At the same time the Nursing College is recognised by INC.

Graduate, Postgraduate, PhD, and numerous certification programmes are all offered by these universities. The programs offered at UG level are MBBS, BHA, BPH, B.Sc, GNM, BPT, B.Pharma, BBA, BCA, B.Com, BAMS, BHMS, BA, and BNYS. At PG level students can find courses like MD, MS, MPH, MHA, MDS, MPT, MSW, M.Com, M.Sc, and PG diplomas in various fields. The university also has provision of PhD in Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Science and Arts. The university also have post doc fellowships in Urology, Surgical Oncology, Cleft Craniofacial Surgery, and Geriatric Medicine.

According to the NIRF rankings 2022 released by the MHRD, the university is ranked 97 among universities in the nation. The university is also ranked 15th in India and 434th in the world according to the 2020–21 UI Green Metric World University Rankings. According to the NIRF rankings for 2022, the Dental College of Yenepoya is ranked 23 among the best dental colleges in the nation. In the ARIIA published by the education ministry, it ranked in Excellent Rank (From 11th to 46th) amongst private/self-financed colleges.

Yenepoya University offers registration in PhD, UG along with PG degrees. The students can apply online and before that, can make sure whether they fit in that particular course or not.

Enrolment to different courses via NEET exam: Candidates who want to be admitted to bachelor/postgraduate degrees in medicine, dentistry, ayurveda, and homeopathy must take the NEET at UG level and NEET at PG level exams and qualify them. Admissions are made in accordance with the counselling norms set by the DGHS, New Delhi.

NEET-exempt enrolment to undergrad and postgraduate courses: Admission to the programmes is determined by performance on the qualifying exams.

Registration in PhD degrees: Application for the PhD position is made using the prescribed forms, which are provided at the Registrar's office/website. Candidates are admitted after passing an entrance exam and an interview assessment. Yenepoya campus is where the entrance test is held, and the date is beforehand announced. Candidates are considered suitable for the PI if they achieve a 50% on their entrance exams. The Ph.D. Admission Committee organises an interview or viva voce to test the knowledge of applicants.

Eligibility:

Yenepoya Medical College

Yenepoya Nursing College

Yenepoya Dental College

Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences

Pharmacy College

Yenepoya Physiotherapy College:

BAMS (Bachelor in Ayurveda and Med Surgery) & BHMS (Bachelor in Homeopathy and Med Surgery: 4.5 years course with 1 year internship, class xii with 50% marks in PCB as required subjects. Admission is done through NEET qualification and depending on AYUSH counselling and seat allocation.

Yenepoya University offers scholarships to deserving candidates from the financially underprivileged group and some other parts of society in order to motivate them to seek education. Kids of the employees and alumni of the Yenepoya Group are also eligible for the award. The distribution of scholarship slots is based on applicants' qualifications, seat availability, and a first-come, first-served policy. The grant is only available for General Quota seats and not for NRI in the case of NEET programs.

Scholarships for programs under the different categories: 

MBBS, MS/MD and MDS

Alumni of Yenepoya/ Children of alumni of Yenepoya group: 10% of the study fees will be awarded as a grant, provided that all other MCC-stated requirements are met. There will be a total of 2 reserved seats in this group, and admission will be purely based on merits.

Children of Yenepoya Group Employees: To qualify, the employees needed to have spent ten years working for the institution. Employees are only permitted to apply for scholarships for 2 kids and max seats reserved are 3.

Note: This, Children of Yenepoya Group Employees Scholarship is also available for BDS/BAMS/BHMS/other undergrad courses.

The eligibility conditions says

• If the Yenepoya employees have a salary up to 3 LPA, 1^st kid will get 70% concession and 2^nd child will get 35% concession.
• If the Yenepoya employees have a salary above 3 LPA but up to 6 LPA, 1^st kid will be getting 60% concession and 2^nd child will get 30% concession.
• If the Yenepoya employees have a salary above 6 LPA, the 1st kid will get 50% concession and the 2nd child will get 25% concession.

BDS, BAMS, BHMS, and other undergrad courses

Free seat: This category will be given serious consideration for 5 deserving students from economically disadvantaged families. For candidates from the Kasargod district, 2 of the 5 seats are set aside.

Conditions: To qualify for this, a candidate must have obtained at least 80% on the Pre-University/XII exams in PCB subjects. The free seat will be provided depending on rankings; the top 5 applicants in this category who are ranked first will receive the scholarship. Only the program fee for the specific study program will be paid by the scholarship; other costs such as housing, laptops, uniforms, etc., will not be included.

Alumni of Yenepoya Group: 20% of the study fees will be awarded as a grant, provided that all other MCC-stated requirements are met.

Academic Merit Scholarship: Candidates who receive 90% or higher in PCB will receive a 25% grant on their course expenses, provided that they also meet all other requirements.

Other conditions to be kept in mind while applying:

• Just one category will be open to the applicant for concessions.
• The award will only pay for the university tuition associated with the specific study program. This scholarship doesn't really pay for things like textbooks or hostel accommodations.

The scholarship will be awarded in the same manner in the following years as it was in the first. However, the scholarship's renewal in succeeding years will depend on: academic achievement, attendance, engagement in recreational activities like sports.