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K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College
MottoCare, Serve, Cure
TypeGovernment Medical College and Hospital
Established1997 (27 years ago) (1997)
DeanProf. Dr. Nehru MD.,
ManagementDepartment of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu) - Directorate of Medical Education
Undergraduates150 per year (MBBS)
Postgraduates94 per year (MD&MS) 04 per year (DM)
Location
Periyamilaguparai, Collector office road, Tiruchirappalli.
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

10°47′51″N 78°40′38″E / 10.797492°N 78.677269°E / 10.797492; 78.677269
CampusUrban
NicknameKAPVians
AffiliationsTamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University
Websitewww.kapvgmc.ac.in

K.A.P. Viswanatham Medical College is a medical college started in 1997 and named after famous Tamil scholar K.A.P. Viswanatham. It started with a capacity to accommodate 100 Under graduate students. Since the year 2007, Post graduate courses were also started. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital is attached to K.A.P.V Medical College. It is situated 2 km away from the college campus. It run by the state government of Tamil Nadu, which is recognized by the National Medical Commission.[1] It is located in the city of Trichy, in Tamil Nadu. The college was ranked third by students in counselling in 2010.[2]

Admission

The college admits 150 students to the MBBS course once every year through NEET. Of this 85% is state quota which is allotted by DME of Government of Tamil Nadu and the remaining 15% is All India Quota allotted by MCC of Central Government of Republic of India.

Facilities

The college has more than 30 departments. There are three men's hostels and two women's hostels on campus. It has a stadium that seats 750. There are four lecture halls with over 150 seats. The Central Library is home to over 7,000 books and national and international journals. It has two reading halls, one for masters and the other for professors. There are two indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including a gymnasium, a basketball court, a feather ball stadium, a badminton and two volleyball courts. It also has the ability to play round ball, golf ball, table tennis, soccer and foot ball.

Courses offered

Undergraduate Medical Course

List of Under graduate courses offered
No Course Name No of Seats per year Course Duration
1 M.B.B.S 150 5½ years

Postgraduate Medical Courses

List of Post graduate courses offered
No Course Name No of Seats per year Course Duration
1 M.D Anaesthesiology 13 3 years
2 M.D General Medicine 14 3 years
3 M.D Paediatrics 09 3 years
4 M.D Psychiatry 04 3 years
5 M.D Pathology 06 3 years
6 M.D Microbiology 03 3 years
7 M.D Forensic Medicine 03 3 years
8 M.D Biochemistry 05 3 years
9 M.D Anatomy 03 3 years
10 M.S General Surgery 16 3 years
11 M.S Obstetrics and Gynaecology 09 3 years
12 M.S Orthopedics 05 3 years
13 M.S ENT 02 3 years
14 M.S Ophthalmology 02 3 years

Super Speciality Courses

List of Super speciality courses offered
No Course Name No of Seats per year Course Duration
1 D.M Neurology 02 3 years
2 D.M Cardiology 02 3 years
3 M.Ch Neurosurgery 02 3 years

Diplomo Courses

Technician Courses

Other Courses

See also

References

  1. ^ "NMC Approved Medical Colleges in India". Medical Council of India. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ R. Krishnamoorthy (4 August 2010). "KAPV Medical College third preferred in counselling". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

External links

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