Type Medical University Campus Lucknow Website kgmu.org Founded 1911 | Established 1911 Affiliations UGC
MCI
DCI Phone 0522 225 7540 Vice-chancellor Ravi Kant | |
Former names King George's Medical College (1911 to 2002)
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (2007 to 2013) Address Shah Mina Road, Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003 Motto Sincerity-Service-Sacrifice Notable alumni Naresh Trehan, Autar Singh Paintal, Krishan Chandra Singhal, B K Anand, Arun Kumar Similar Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad, ERA's Lucknow Medical, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Inst, Institute of Medical Sciences Profiles | ||
King George's Medical University, for a while known as Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, is a medical school located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It came into being after the upgrade of King George's Medical College (established in 1911) into a university by an act passed by government of Uttar Pradesh on 16 September 2002.
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The University has capacity for 1250 undergraduates students (including 280 dental students) and 450 postgraduate students.
The MBBS course takes four and a half years to complete and has an intake of 250 students each year.
Naming controversy
The name of the University has become a political issue between Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party, with both of them changing the name when they are voted to power. When the Samajwadi Party won the Uttar Pradesh state elections in 2012, the name of King George's Medical University was restored.
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Ranking
King George Medical University has been ranked among the top 5 medical colleges in India 2016 by Outlook India. It has been ranked #5 by Careers360's Top Medical Colleges in India 2016.