Government Medical College and Hospital, Pudukkottai

Government Medical College and Hospital, Pudukkottai (GMCH Pudukkottai) is a government medical college that was started newly in the year 2017. This affiliated college is established at Mullur Village, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu and it is sprawled over 127 acres of area. The GMCH Pudukkottai is recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) on which most of its courses are based.

The college teaches courses that are offered on two degrees and total to 2 courses; undergraduate and postgraduate. Unfortunately, the Institute has 231 faculties willing to impart medical knowledge to students willing to serve as medical doctors in the country. GMCH Pudukkottai is also a co-educational college; it gives equal importance for the boys and girls students who want to study in the medical field.

The Government Medical College and Hospital is well equipped with various functional facilities for the academic needs and successful development the students. The institution has a modern health centre with first aid services to improve students health.

A service like an extensive library credited as the knowledge centre of the university supports academic discipline A state-of-art facilities like laboratories support medical disciplines such as pathology. There is also accommodation in the college such as sports facilities and a gym. For the academic discussions or any academic event an auditorium is provided.

Infrastructural development in IT facilities is highly developed to support the instructors’ learning goals. This is the additional to other facilities such as the cafeteria for students, transport facilities for students and staff, and the alumni association to encourage the students to connect with the old students.

GMCH Pudukkottai provide 10 medical courses according to the different wishes and abilities of the candidates who wants to join the health care sector. The major one is the MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery course having an intake capacity of 150 seats as approved by the government.

Also, there is postgraduate degree DNB in Emergency Medicine Post MBBS, where students receive training in medical emergencies. It also offers the following other health related programmes namely Diploma in Radio Diagnosis Technology, B. Sc in Radiology and Imaging Technology , Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technician, and B. Sc in Physician Assistant .

These programmes have intakes ranging from 20 to 100 seats and offered in medical and all health fields of study. The admission process in GMCH Pudukkottai is mostly centralised through National Eligibility cum Entrance Tests. The MBBS programme is offered through a competitive examination known as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Under Graduate ( NEET-UG ).

This helps in order to assure that only the best personnel get a chance depending on their performance. Examination for postgraduate courses such as the DNB Emergency Medicine are facilitated by the National Eligibility and Entrance Test for Post Graduate or better known as the NEET PG.

These examinations afford an opportunity to assess the candidates’ accuracy, their ability to comprehend medical courses and thus produce high quality students. Therefore, the college operationalises the issue of reservations as per the government policies, and the admission processes are clear.