Kalpana Chawla Govt Medical College Bags NMC Permission To Begin 3 PG Medical Courses


In order to boost the post graduate medical education in Haryana, the National Medical Council (NMC) has officially given permission to the Kalpana Chawla Medical College to commence 3 postgraduate medical courses from the academic year 2021-22. 

The apex medical education regulatory body in India, the NMC has finally given its nod to the Kalpana Chawla Medical College to start 3 postgraduate medical courses in MD Anatomy, MD Microbiology, and MD Biochemistry. Around 4 seats have been granted in these 3 postgraduate specializations to the institute for this academic year 2021-22. 

The postgraduate medical degree, Doctor of Medicine aka MD is offered by the medical institutions. In India, a candidate is eligible to apply for the MD degree, if he has completed MBBS degree and appeared for the PG medical entrance examination, NEET-PG. The MD degree mainly deals with an in-depth knowledge and hands-on training in various specializations including Anatomy, Radiotherapy, General Medicine, etc. 

It was notified that the Kalpana Chawla Medical College has earned permission to start the 3 postgraduate medical courses in MD Anatomy, MD Microbiology, and MD Biochemistry in 4 seats. As of now, the institute is offering postgraduate medical degree courses in Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in the subjects of surgery, orthopedics, anaesthesiology, gynecology, and general medicine. 

Earlier in 2018, the Kalpana Chawla Medical College got the approval from the NMC to start postgraduate courses in DNB in surgery, orthopedics, and anaesthesiology. Named after the prominent astronaut, Kalpana Chawla, the government medical college is affiliated to Pandit Bhagawat Dayal Sharma, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana. Nearly 120 medical students are pursuing the MBBS degree in the government medical college. 

As per the sources, the institute is expected to get permission to start courses in community medicine, pediatrics, forensic, physiology, and pharmacology in the future.