Viswabharathi Medical College and General Hospital, Kurnool

One of the most reputed medical colleges in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, Viswabharathi Medical College and General Hospital was established in 2014. This is a co-educational college here. It is also affiliated with Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences; hence, people trust the quality of education delivered by this medical school.

The National Medical Commission has sanctioned the undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses available at the college. Situated in Nagar, near Penchikalapadu, the total student enrolment in this college is 450 with a faculty strength of 186, thereby maintaining a good student-teacher ratio for individual attention.

Viswabharathi Medical College and General Hospital has a wide range of facilities to enrich the academic and other pursuits of the students. The separate hostels for boys and girls provide adequate and comfortable accommodations for the outstation students. A well-equipped health centre with first-aid facilities caters to the medicinal needs of the college community.

The campus is also equipped with a modern gym for the physical fitness enthusiasts. The college library is a hub of knowledge with a collection of vast medical literature and research materials. Sports facilities go on to further aid students in maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

The commitment to technology is tangible, with a superb IT infrastructure ensuring that students get to use the latest digital resources. There is a cafeteria for providing nutritious meals, an auditorium hosting various academic and cultural events, and transport facilities that make things easier for students and staff.

Laboratories, well equipped with the latest technology, enable hands-on training in most medical disciplines. Viswabharathi Medical College and General Hospital provides 19 medical courses at the undergraduate level and postgraduate level. The prime course of the institute is the undergraduate level program in MBBS, for which it has an intake capacity of 150 students.

The college also offers 18 more postgraduate programmes, viz. , MD: Anaesthesiology, General Medicine, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, and MS in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. All the courses are of full-time duration, with the MBBS course being of 6 years' duration and the postgraduate courses of a 3-year duration.

Course Name Total Number of Seats MBBS 150 MD General Medicine 5 MS Orthopaedics 4 MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology 4 MD Pathology 4 MD Radiation Oncology 5 MD Anaesthesiology 4 MD Biochemistry 4 MD Microbiology 4 MD Community Medicine 4 The eligibility criteria for the admission process in Viswabharathi Medical College and General Hospital and other medical colleges in India are based on the guidelines set by the national regulatory body.

For MBBS, the Government of India makes the admissions through its National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test ( NEET UG ), passed individually in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English in the qualifying examination at least with 50% marks in the subjects taken together (40% for SC/ST and OBC).

Admissions to the postgraduate programmes are based on the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Postgraduates. Further, the college admits NEET scores at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, hence standardising admissions.