Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Perambur, is one of the oldest institutions in the country where DNB courses started during the 1980s. At present 09 broad specialties and 2 superspeciality departments offer DNB Degree courses. The courses offered in the institution and the seats provided in the various specialties are as follows.
| Subject | Post MBBS seats per year | Post Diploma seats per year |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia | 3 | 2 |
| ENT | 1 | 1 |
| General Medicine | 4 | 0 |
| General Surgery | 3 | 0 |
| OBG | 2 | 2 |
| Ophthalmology | 1 | 1 |
| Orthopaedics | 2 | 1 |
| Pediatrics | 2 | 2 |
| Pathology | 1 | 1 |
| Super Specialty | Post MD/ MS seats per year |
|---|---|
| Cardiology | 2 |
| CTVS | 1 |