Alluri Sitaramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences was named after the popular opportunity contender Alluri Sitaramaraju. The Medical College and the appended Teaching Hospital were set up in 1999 as a non benefit society. The College and Hospital are situated in an immense territory of around 100 sections of land. The grounds is found nearby National Highway no.5. It is 3 kms from Eluru Railway station and 35 kms from Gannavaram(Vijayawada) airplane terminal.. The Medical College was begun with a yearly admission of 100 MBBS understudies. Essential authorizations from Medical Council of India, Government of India and Government of Andhra Pradesh were gotten. The College is subsidiary to Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Post graduate courses in every Broad Specialty were begun in 2007. All Medical and careful super fortes were included. The MCI has allowed for increment in yearly admission of MBBS understudies to 150 from the Academic year 2009-10. As needs be, presently 150 MBBS understudies are conceded each year. The MCI has now given acknowledgment for 150 MBBS Admissions for every annum.