KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College, Tiruchirapalli

KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College came into existence in 1997 and is situated in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated with NMC, recognised as an affiliated college under NMC, and provides a number of medical courses. This college has a total admission capacity of 753 students and a capacity of 233 teachers, which has made for a good student-teacher ratio. In total, responding to the needs of the 7 degree programmes, the institute offers 30 courses in medical education with various specialisations. The sex distribution of the students is more or less equal, 78 boys and 92 girls, so the college is providing equal opportunities for the representatives of both sexes. KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College provides numerous amenities for the development and growth of the students academically and socially. These include accommodation in different hostels for boys and girls to make sure a comfortable stay for outstation students. A library that is duly equipped fulfils the need for a knowledge centre; built-up sports facilities make sure that health is taken as a concern. There are contemporary IT facilities on the campus, and students get the benefit of using all ICT facilities. There is a cafeteria, where everyone is served food and students, and there is an auditorium where various meetings, conferences, and seminars are held. There is a college hospital on the compound that offers health services to college members. In addition, the college is linked to most of its graduates through an active alumni organisation. KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College has an extensive and diverse curriculum in medical education that is at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and superspecialty level. The MBBS programme is the main programme and its capacity is 150 students; other medical-based postgraduate programs like MD, MS, and other programmes are mainly for the specialised training in the medical field. It also offers super-speciality programmes including the DM in Neurology and Cardiology. In total, the institute offers 29 courses, 7 of which are undergraduate programmes in allied health sciences. All courses are regular, so they are intensive and concentrated, providing adequate medical knowledge. The total number of students is 753, thus clearly indicating how the institute has supported medical courses in the region. Degree Name Total Number of Seats No of Specialisations MBBS 150 1 MD 14 10 MS 16 4 DM 2 2 B.Sc 20 8 KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College follows the norms of national level Entrance exams for admitting its students. The MBBS programme admission is based on the National Eligibility and Entrance Test ( NEET-UG ) for students pursuing the programme. NEET-PG is used for admitting students into MD and MS programmes and the NEET-SS exam is used to admit the candidates to the DM programmes. These standardised tests are admitted by the college to make sure that adequate and fair selection was made depending on merit. Read more Get admission in top colleges accepting applications Click on Apply to check the best colleges that might interest you. Apply