About COLLEGE
Siddhartha Medical College was established by Siddhartha Academy of General and Technical Education, Vijayawada -10 in November, 1980 with an annual intake of 100 students. As this is a statewide college admissions will be done following six point formula. The then Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh late Sri.T.Anjaiah inaugurated the college on 13-3 1981.and the regular session started from 16- 3 – 1981.

A building complex for Siddhartha Medical College was completed in November 1985 with a floor space of 1,48,000Sq. ft. in an area of 57 acres and the college was shifted into this new premises on 7-11-1985.

The A.P. University of Health Sciences was established on 1-11-1986 in Vijayawada by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.. Siddhartha Medical College was handed over by the Siddhartha Academy of General & Technical Education to the A.P.University of Health Sciences on 21st December, 1986. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has de-linked the college from NTR University of Health Sciences on 21st December 2000 , and brought this college under the administrative control of Director of Medical Education.

Empower medical aspirants with highest standards of education and imparting futuristic knowledge which can improve the quality of Human life. Empower medical aspirants with highest standards of education and imparting futuristic knowledge which can improve the quality of Human life.

Admission 
Government Siddhartha Medical College Vijaywada

The admission process for MBBS courses in Andhra Pradesh is conducted by the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS), Vijayawada.

There are 12 Govt/1 AIIMS, 1 Deemed & 13 Private Medical College in Andhra Pradesh, which offer 5685 M.B.B.S Seats. Counseling will be done for both Govt. as well as Private. Whereas Deemed counseling will take place through MCC.

In the year 2022 state counseling body introduced a new seat-sharing formula, which created a lot of stress on the students from other states who were looking for getting a medical seat in Andhra Pradesh.

Eligibility criteria: Candidates must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as compulsory subjects and should have secured a minimum of 50% marks (for general category candidates) and 40% marks (for SC/ST/OBC candidates) in aggregate.
For Govt. only students having a domicile of Andhra Pradesh will be able to participate. For Private medical colleges of Andhra Pradesh, both domicile and Non-domicile students can participate.

It is a medical college, so every student does internship here in Government General Hospital, Vijayawada. Good patient load is there. Best place for learning and developing medical skills. Minimum package is nearly 12-15 lacs for just passed doctors and many more.

Scholarship

Scholarships after Class 12 for MBBS students in India include All India Pre-Medical Scholarship Test, All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination, Nirankari Rajmata Scholarship Scheme

Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada Facilities

Medical/Hospital
The college has a health centre with a first aid facility for the students.


Library
The college has is a library facility for all students.


Sports
The college has sports facilities for all students.


I.T Infrastructure
The college has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.


Alumni Associations
The college has good networking for the alumni association.

As the Institute is located on National Highway, public transport (APSRTC) buses are available for the students and faculty. In addition, the Institute provides buses which are used for transportation of students from Hostel to the College and for industrial tours.
On special occasions like the college fest, cultural / academic programmes, placement drives etc. special transport for girl students is provided.