LIST OF MEDICAL COLLEGES IN ASSAM | TOP MEDICAL INSTITUTES IN ASSAM, IMPHAL AND PONDICHERRY
The Medical Council of India currently (2014) fully 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 best medical colleges in Assam:
- Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh
Location: Dibrugarh,
Website: http://www.assammedicalcollege.in/web/
Type: Affiliated College
Contact: 0373) 2300080, 2300352
- Assam Down Town University, Guwahati
Location: Guwahati, Assam
Website: http://www.adtu.in/
Type: State University
Contact: 91-98641 37777, 0361-2330008
- Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati
Location: Guwahati, Assam
Website: http://www.gmchassam.gov.in/
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital, Barpeta
Location: Barpeta, Assam
Website: http://faamcassam.co.in/
- Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat
Location: Jorhat, Assam
Medical Colleges in Imphal:
- Manipur University, Imphal
Location: Imphal, Manipur
Website: http://www.manipuruniv.ac.in
Type: Central University
Contact: 0385-24355055, 0385-2435276
- Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphelpat
Location: Imphal West,
Website: http://www.rims.edu.in/
- N. Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal
Location: Imphal East
Medical Colleges in Pondicherry:
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
Location: Puducherry, Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Website: http://jipmer.edu.in
Type: State University
Contact: (0413)2272380-90(11 Lines), 2272132, 2272181, 2272337/38/39, 2272342
- Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pondicherry
Location: Puducherry, Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Website: http://www.sbvu.ac.in/
Type: Deemed University
Contact: 0413- 2615449,0413- 2615450, 0413-2615458
- Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam
Location: Puducherry, Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Website: http://www.igmcri.com/
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 specialties, MS or MD and DNB (Highly qualified P.G. and Super specialization), which are postgraduate courses in medical specialties 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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