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    PG Diploma Conversion: Tamil Nadu gets MCI nod for 461 PG Medical Degree Seats in 11 Medical Colleges

    GarimaWritten by Garima   |  

    Chennai: With the nod of the apex Medical Council of India (MCI), Tamil Nadu Post-Graduate (PG) medical Degree pool has received a massive boost up. The number of PG medical seats in Tamil Nadu will increase by 461 this year.


    Following the announcement by the Medical Council of India Board of Governors (MCI BoG) with regard to increasing of seats in PG degree courses in lieu of surrender or concerned diploma seats, the majority of the states rushed at the opportunity to get additional PG degree seats.


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    Tamil Nadu had surrendered for a total of 469 PG Diploma Seats for the conversion. Of the 469, 461 seats have been converted by the MCI.


    11 medical colleges from the state had applied for the conversion to PG degree seats in various specialities:




    • Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai

    • Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

    • Coimbatore Medical College, Tamil Nadu

    • Institute of Ophthalmology Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirapalli

    • Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai

    • Madras Medical College, Chennai

    • Madurai Medical College, Chennai

    • PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore

    • Stanley Medical College, Chennai

    • Thanjavur Medical College, Tamil Nadu

    • Vinayaka Mission's Kurupananda Variyar Medical College


    The maximum number of seats which is 38 was applied in the speciality of Obstetrics & Gynaecology by Madras Medical College and all are converted from PG Diploma to Degree.


    Following this comes the 35 Diploma seats in Child Health again from Madras Medical College; which have been switched to Degree.


    While Madurai Medical College applied for 20 Anaesthesiology Diploma seats for the conversion, it got not for only 13.


    Mentioned below are the 11medical colleges who altogether got 461 PG Diploma Seats converted against the applied 469 to the MCI:
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































    college & Course S.noInstitute NameStateCourse AppliedDiploma DenotifiedDiploma seat ConvertedPG Degree Seat Inc
    1Aravind Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, MaduraiTamil NaduDip. in Ophthalmology (DO)8812 to 20
    2Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Velore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DGO)6611 to 17
    3Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Velore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Child Health (DCH)888 to 16
    4Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Velore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Radio Therapy (DMRT)335 to 8
    5Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Velore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Radio-Diagnosis (DMRD)666 to 12
    6Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Velore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Anaesthesiology (DA)8811 to 19
    7Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Velore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Psychological Medicine (DPM)666 to 12
    8Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Velore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy (DDVL)113 to 4
    9Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Vetore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Ophthalmology (DO)227 to 9
    10Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Velore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Oto-Rhino­Laryngology (DLO)226 to 8
    11Christian Medical college, Thorapadi Post, Bagayam, Vet ore, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Orthopaedics (D.ORTHO)448 to 12
    12Coimbatore Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DGO)338 to 11
    13Coimbatore Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Child Health (DCH)444 to 8
    14Coimbatore Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Anaesthesiology (DA)337 to 10
    15Coimbatore Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Ophthalmology (DO)113 to 4
    16Institute of Ophthalmology Joseph Eye Hospital, TiruchirapalliTamil NaduDip. in Ophthalmology (DO)444 to 8
    17Kilpauk Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DGO)337 to 10
    18Kilpauk Medical college, ChennaiTamil Nadu(DCH) Child Health (DC446 to 10
    19Kilpauk Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Oto-Rhino­Laryngology (DLO)222 to 4
    20Kilpauk Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Anaesthesiology (DA)4412 to 16
    21Kilpauk Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip, in Orthopaedics (D.ORTHO)118 to 9
    22Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DGO)383817 to 55
    23Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in (DCH) Child Health353517 to 52
    24Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Radio-Diagnosis (DMRD)885 to 13
    25Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Oto-Rhino- Laryngology (DLO)24246 to 30
    26Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Anaesthesiology (DA)151518 to 33
    27Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Orthopaedics (D.ORTHO)8813 to 21
    28Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduD ip. in Ophthalmology (DO)181812 to 30
    29Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip, in Psychological Medicine (DPM)8810 to 18
    30Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy (DDVL)202010 to 30
    31Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases (DTCD)11113 to 14
    32Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Radio Therapy (DMRT)885 to 13
    33Madras Medics college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip in Public Health (DPh)101010 to 20
    34Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Clinical Pathology (DCP)8810 to 18
    35Madras Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (DPM&R)332 to 5
    36Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DGO)16165 to 21
    37Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil Nadudip in Child Health (DCH)11116 to 17
    38Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Radio-Diagnosis (DMRD)1190 to 9
    39Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Oto-Rhino­Laryngology (DLO)553 to 8
    40Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. (DA)in Anaesthesiology20139 to 22
    41Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Orthopaedics (D.ORTHO)118 to 9
    42Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. i n Ophthalmology (DO)12126 to 18
    43Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Psychological Medicine (DPM)224 to 6
    44Madurai Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy (DDVL)114 to 5
    45PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, CoimbatoreTamil NaduDip. in Dermatology,Venerology and Leprosy (DDVL)223 to 5
    46PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, CoimbatoreTamil NaduDip. in Psychological Medicine (DPM)113 to 4
    47PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, CoimbatoreTamil NaduDip. in Child Health (DCH)224 to 6
    48PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, CoimbatoreTamil NaduDip. in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DGO)334 to 7
    49PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, CoimbatoreTamil NaduDip. in Anaesthesiology (DA)222 to 4
    50PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, CoimbatoreTamil NaduDip. in Ophthalmology (DO)112 to 3
    51PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, CoimbatoreTamil NaduDip. in Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases (DTCD)111 to 2
    52PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, CoimbatoreTamil NaduDip. in Oto-Rhino­Laryngology (DLO)111 to 2
    53Stanley Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DGO)12128 to 20
    54Stanley Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Child Health (DCH)12124 to 16
    55Stanley Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Radio-Diagnosis (DMRD)4410 to 14
    56Stanley Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Oto-Rhino­Laryngology (DLO)225 to 7
    57Stanley Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Anaesthesiology (DA)121212 to 24
    58Stanley Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Orthopaedics (D.ORTHO)4412 to 16
    59Stanley Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip in Ophthalmology (do)224 to 6
    60Stanley Medical college, ChennaiTamil NaduDip. in Clinical Pathology (DCP)443 to 7
    61Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DGO)3313 to 16
    62Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip in Child Health (dch)224 to 6
    63Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Radio-Diagnosis (DMRD)110 to 1
    64Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Oto-Rhino- Laryngology (DLO)442 to 6
    65Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. (DA)in Anaesthesiology447 to 11
    66Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Orthopaedics (D.ORTHO)332 to 5
    67Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Psychological Medicine (DPM)222 to 4
    68Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy (DDVL)220 to 2
    69Thanjavur Medical college, Tamil NaduTamil NaduDip. in Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases (DTCD)220 to 2
    70Vinayaka Mission's Kurupananda Variyar Medical college,Tamil NaduDip. in Oto-Rhino­Laryngology (DLO)12 to 3
    71Vinayaka Mission's Kurupananda Variyar Medical college,Tamil NaduDip. in Ophthalmology (DO)112 to 3
    72Vinayaka Mission's Kurupananda Variyar Medical college,Tamil NaduDip. in Anaesthesiology (DA)226 to 8
    73Vinayaka Mission's Kurupananda Variyar Medical college,Tamil NaduDip. in Orthopaedics (D.ORTHO)224 to 6

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