Type State Medical College Principal Dr. Kiran Pandey Number of students 500 | Established 2006 Founded 2012 | |
Undergraduates 100(MBBS) students every year from 2012 Address Tirwa - Kannauj Road, Tirwa, National Highway 91A, Nunari, Uttar Pradesh 209732 Similar Motilal Nehru Medical, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical, Government Medical College, Baba Raghav Das Medi, Sri Krishna Medical College | ||
Government Medical College, Kannauj(Hindi: राजकीय मेडिकल कालेज, कन्नौज) is a government medical college located in Tirwa of Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is affiliated to King George's Medical University, Lucknow.
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The college has guidance and mentorship of GSVM Medical College, Kanpur.
History
Government Medical College, Kannauj, formerly known as Kannauj Medical College, was established by SP government in 2006 but classes started only in 2012 when Akhilesh Yadav become C.M. of Uttar Pradesh and the institute become recognized for 100 M.B.B.S. seats by Medical Council of India (MCI).
Courses
Every year 100 students are allowed to take admission in the M.B.B.S. course by two competitive examinations. The prestigious AIPMT accounts for the filling of 15% seats and remaining 85% seats are filled through a state-level entrance examination UP-CPMT.
Campus
The Government Medical College is situated 11 kilometers away from Kannauj at Tirwa Road of the historic city of Kannauj in U.P.. The college is at about 3-hour drive from the state capital Lucknow and there is also construction of 4 lane highway along the college for better connectivity to Kannauj city. The nearest railway station is Kannauj Railway Station(KJN) and Lucknow Airport is the nearest airport to the college.