The Siddhartha Medical College is one of the famous medical institutions of Vijayawada and the college was established in November, 1980, by the Siddhartha Academy of General and Technical Education, Vijayawada. The college admits 100 students in its courses, every year and it is a statewide college. The then Hon`ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Late Sri. T. Anjaiah inaugurated the Siddhartha Medical College (SMC), on 13th March, 1981 and the regular session started from 16th March, 1981, in the college.
After the Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences (APUHS) was established by the Andhra Pradesh government on 1st November, 1986, the Siddhartha Academy of General & Technical Education handed over the Siddhartha Medical College (SMC) to the APUHS. The college was handed over on 21st December, 1986. On 21st December, 2000, the college was de-linked from the NTR University of Health Sciences by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and after that, the SMC was brought under the administrative control of the Director of Medical Education.
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