PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniamkulam

PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Ottapalam, abbreviated as PKDIMS was started in 2014 at Vaniamkulam, Ottapalam, Kerala. This affiliated college has been acknowledged by the NMC- National Medical Commission and is located in a 22 acres of land. PKDIMS provides 5 courses in total and is incorporated into 3 degrees with emphasis on medical education.

It offers education to 600 students and is staffed with 169 members of faculty. Being a co–educational institution, PKDIMS offers equal opportunities for both boy and girls students and it offers a number of specialties in medical field such as MBBS, MD, MS etc. In its aim to cater the needs of the students, PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences aims to provide best facilities to facilitate their learning.

The college has provided separate in-campus hostels for boys and girls which contains large number of comfortable, well furnished rooms with additional facilities like hall and other necessary facilities. The facility of the campus is having a teaching hospital with 300 beds expansion to 700 in phases.

The students are in possession of central library at the college hosting more than 5000 books and 46 national/international indexed medical journals and e-resources. It also has a well – equipped gym, sports facilities, computer labs, and cafeteria within its compound. There is an auditorium situated on the 4th level of the Academic Block that has met the MCI standards.

To this end, PKDIMS presents categorised medical courses for students interested in the healthcare sector. The institute offers 5 full time programmes , out of which the MBBS course is the most famous, while there are several postgraduate disciplines as well.

At present, the MBBS programme has an intake capacity of 150 seats and the postgraduate MD General Medicine & MS General Surgery, MS Otorhinolaryngology, MD Pharmacology each having 2 seats. These courses will offer theoretical concepts and skills required to make a perfect medical career that is required in the modern markets.

Degree Name Total Number of Seats Number of Specializations MBBS 150 1 MD 4 2 MS 4 2 In the case of admission in PKDIMS, the students have to undergo a merit list and there are rules and regulation given by the particular councils. To pursue MBBS, anyone has to clear National Eligibility cum Entrance Test ( NEET-UG ) from National Testing Agency is mandatory.

85% seats are reserved under merit Loan and 15% seats are under NRI quota. NIC admission to MD and MS courses is done basing on National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test Post Graduate ( NEET-PG ). At PKDIMS, the main goal is to cultivate young and brilliant medical personnel and improve the development of the health care field.