LIST OF MEDICAL COLLEGES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH | TOP MEDICAL INSTITUTES IN HP, SHIMLA
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 Himachal Pradesh:
- Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
Location: Shimla,
Website: http://www.hpuedushimla.org/
Type: State University
Contact: 0177-2830912
- Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
Location: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Website: http://www.igmcshimla.org/
Type: Affiliated College
Contact: (0177) 2804251 (0177) 2658339,2808011 2651854-59, 2803073, 2654713
- Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Solan
Location: Lado, Himachal Pradesh
Website: http://www.mmusolan.org
Type: State University
Contact: 01792-268224
- Arni University, Kathgarh
Location: Indora, Himachal Pradesh
Website: http://www.arni.in
Type: State University
Contact: 18002000049, 91-9888599200
- Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda
Location: Kangra,
Website: http://www.rpgmc.ac.in/
Type: Affiliated College
Contact: 01892-267115, 2678640 Fax: 01892-267115
- Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College and Hospital, Solan
Location: Solan,
Website: http://mmmch.mmusolan.org/
Type: Constituent College
Contact: 01792-395106
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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