40 Post Graduation seats in 10 Medical Colleges added for year 2017-18

Published On 2017-01-16 10:03 GMT   |   Update On 2022-03-09 11:32 GMT

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has sent a communique (letter to permission) to various medical colleges affiliated with the Medical Council of India (MCI) to either increase the number of seats in post-graduation courses or introduce the course for the 2017-2018 academic session. The notification letter directing the same was issued to various medical colleges by the Ministry on 3rd January, 2017.


The MoHFW has initiated this process in order to provide more opportunities to MBBS degree holders who look forward to enrolling in post-graduate courses like Master in Surgery or Doctor of Medicine (MS/MD).


Following is the list of college and the number of post graduate seats granted to each:











































































S.NoName of CollegeCourse NameNo of Seats
1Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, RajasthanMS- Orthopedics3 (increase)
2Government Medical College, Akola, MaharashtraMD-Community Medicine2 ( New)
3Satya Sai Medical College and Research Institute,

Tamil Nadu
MD- Radio Diagnosis

MD-DVL

3 (increase)

2 ( New)
4Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital,

Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
MD Anesthesia

MD- Psychiatry

MS-OBG
3 (increase)

2 (increase)

3 ( New)
5Raja Rajeshwari Medical College and Hospital

Bangalore Karntaka
MS- General Surgery4 (increase)
6Gara Raja Medical College

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
MD Pathology

MD Pharmacology
2 (increase)

2 (increase)
7Tirunelveli Medical College, Tamil NaduMD-Forensic Medicine2 (increase)
8Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai Tamil NaduMD-Pediatrics2 (increase)
9Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, GujratMS-ENT

MS-General Surgery

MD-Pediatrics
1 ( New)

4 ( New)

3 (New)
10Karapaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences,

Tamil Nadu
MS-Ophthalmology2 ( New)
40Total

The letter issued by the Under Secretary to the Govt. of India, DVK Rao besides declaring the no of post graduate seats granted to each college has also asked the institutions to provide the following documents to the MCI:




  • Details of the infrastructural facilities with respect to teaching and non-teaching staff, and equipment, along with hospital facilities as per the MCI norms.

  • The applicant should provide all infrastructural facilities teaching and non-teaching staff, buildings. Equipment and hospital facilities as per Medical Council of India norms. No student should be admitted in the above course permission of the Central Govt. is granted.

  • The Private Medical College should provide Bank Guarantee of required amount in favour of Medical Council of India, New Delhi valid for three years from a nationalized/scheduled Bank as per MCI's norms against increase in seats in above said course. However, medical colleges/institutions governed by the State Govt. are required to furnish only an undertaking to provide funds in their plan budget till the facilities are fully provided as per time bound program indicated by them.

  • The Govt. Medical College(s) (except those colleges located in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana 86 J&K) should give an undertaking authorizing Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India to include 50% of PG (Medical) seats in All India Quota PG seats for the year 2017-18 ii) till the formal


The letter also clarifies that action to grant formal permission of the Central Govt. for starting/increase of seats in the said course at the college will be initiated on receipt of a compliance report fulfilling the above conditions.


The letter also directs the medical colleges to send the BankGuarantee/undertaking immediately in order to enable the Govt. to issue Letter of Permission(LoP) for the year 2017-18.


The ministry initiative is a welcome step in the direction of giving more students an opportunity for post graduation.


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