LIST OF MEDICAL COLLEGES IN TAMIL NADU | TOP MEDICAL INSTITUTES IN CHENNAI
The Medical Council of India currently (2014) flly recognizes 381 medical colleges, which will train 50,078 medical students. The Medical Council of India’s motto is to provide quality medical care to all Indians through promotion and maintenance of excellence in medical education. Its website maintains an up-to-date list.
India’s medical schools are usually called medical colleges. Medical school quality is controlled by the central regulatory authority, the Medical Council of India, which inspects the institutes from time to time and recognises institutes for specific courses.Indian states with the most medical colleges include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. States with the fewest include Manipur, Tripura, Chandigarh, Goa, and Sikkim.
Following is a list of medical colleges in Tamil Nadu:
- Christian Medical College, Vellore
Location: Vellore,
Website: http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/
Type: Autonomous College
Contact: 0416-2222102, 2281000, 2286001, 3070000
- SRM University, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/index.html
Type: Deemed University
Contact: +91-44-27417400, +91-044 27455510, 044 47437500
- MGR Educational and Research Institute University, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.drmgrdu.ac.in/
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 044-23782176, 044-23782186, 044-23782085
- Bharath University, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.bharathuniv.ac.in
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 2229 0742, 2229 0125
- SRM University, Ramapuram Campus
Location: Chennai,
Website: http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/ramapuram/
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 044 3060 3042, 91-44 –2741 7400
- Vels University, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.velsuniv.ac.in/
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 91- 44- 2266 2500 / 2501 / 2502 / 2503
- Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/
Type: State University
Contact: 04144-238248, 04144-2637969
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore
Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.amrita.edu/campus/coimbatore
Type: Deemed University
Contact: +91-422-2685000
- Sathyabama University, Chennai
Location: Chennai,
Website: http://www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 044- 2450 3150 / 51 / 52 / 54 / 55
- College of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai
Location: Chennai,
Website: http://www.sriramachandra.edu.in/university/colleges.aspx
Type: Constituent College
Contact: 044-2476 5611
- Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam
Location: Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.chettinadhealthcity.com/
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 044-047411000
- Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.sriramachandra.edu.in/
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 044-45928533, 044-24768027,044-24768029
- Vinayaka Missions University, Salem
Location: Ariyanoor, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.vinayakamission.com
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 0427-3987000, 0427-2477316/317/594/598
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram
Location: Kancheepuram , Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.kanchiuniv.ac.in/
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 044-27264293, 27264308, 27264301
- Saveetha University, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.saveetha.com
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 044-26801050, 9841822041, 044-66726692
- Meenakshi University, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://maheruniversity.org/
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 044-27261337,044-27261338
- College of Nursing CMC, Vellore
Location: Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/NursingServices/tabid/314/Default.aspx
Type: Affiliated College
Contact: 0416-2222102, 2281000, 2286001, 3070000
- Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Palayanoor
Location: Paiyanoor, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.kims.edu.in/
- Stanley Medical College, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.smmchri.res.in/
- SRM Dental College, Bharathi Salai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://srmdentalcollege.ac.in
Type: Constituent College
Contact: 044-22490526, 044-22490009
- Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Madurai Medical College, Madurai
Location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur
Location: Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.tmctanjore.in/
- ESIC Medical College and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.esipgimsrchennai.org/
- Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore
Location: Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.gvmc.in/
- Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.gkmc.in/
- Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli
Location: Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://tvmc.ac.in/
- KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College, Tiruchirapalli
Location: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
- Kanyakumari Government Medical College, Asaripallam
Location: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
- Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Irungalur
Location: Irungalur, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.cmchrc.ac.in/
- PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Peelamedu
Location: Peelamedu, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://psgimsr.ac.in/
- Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore
Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Website: http://www.karpagam.ac.in/
The basic medical qualification obtained in Indian medical schools is MBBS. The MBBS course is four-and-a-half years, followed by one year of Compulsory Rotating Residential Internship (CRRI). The MBBS course is followed by MS, a post-graduation course in surgical specialities, MS or MD and DNB (Highly qualified P.G. and Super specialization), which are postgraduate courses in medical specialities usually of three years duration, or by diploma postgraduate courses of two years duration. Super or sub-specialities can be pursued and only a MS or MD holder is eligible. A qualification in a super- or sub-speciality is called DM or M.Ch.
In most Indian states, entry to medical education is based on entrance examinations. Some prestigious institutes like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMCH) Vellore, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal and Mangalore), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), St. John’s Medical College (Bangalore) and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)conduct entrance tests at the national level and attract candidates from all over India.
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