Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Jamshedpur

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital has been named after the father of the nation “Mahatma Gandhi” and is a well-known medical college that started operating in 1961 in Jamshedpur of Jharkhand state.

Established and affiliated college, recognised by, the National Medical Commission (NMC) consist of extensive courses relating to medical field for the students willing to shape their career in healthcare. Now concerning its student enrolment, the capacity of MGMMCH is 430 total student intake, while the faculty is composed of 149 teaching personnel.

The college has reached the development level of 18 courses within the four existing degree programmes; General Medicine, Surgery, Paediatric Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital has the following facilities to help its student to grow as a scholar and a person: The college library is perhaps one of the best as has been certified by the Medical Council of India – it stocks more than 6,300 text/reference books, and subscribes more than 75 national /International medical journals.

As for hostels, there are well furnished boys and girls hostels consisting of modern amenities and facilities for indoor and outdoor sports. The college also owns a modern built auditorium ‘Ahsish Hall’ with a seating capacity of 300 student and used for organising Cultural/Science programmes.

A clear list of the courses in the area of medicine ranges from under graduate, post graduate, diploma courses and others offered in the college include the following.

The major course of the college is the MBBS course which has an intake capacity of 100 students, other courses includes variety of postgraduate courses such as MD and MS courses which provide specialised academic and training programme in different medical fields. The college also offers Diploma courses which include Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Radiotherapy.

All the courses are day courses so as to give the students intense and comprehensive knowledge in medical education. Altogether, MGMMCH has eighteen provisions of course with total student intake of 430 for all the various programmes. Unlike other private medical colleges, the MGMMCH gets its major intake through competition in national level entrance tests.

For the MBBS programme, the student needs to clear the NEET conducted by the NBE which is the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. As with other level of education, admissions to postgraduate level are done based on a test known as the NEET-PG . These standardised tests are taken to assure that the college uses a fairest and most competitive approach to selection.

Over the years MGMMCH has set high academic standards and has nurtured many health professionals who have already made positive impacts on the healthcare system of India.