About Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

The Gauhati Medical College (GMC) took its start under the stewardship of Professor I. Jahan from October, 1960 to June, 1961. Professor S.N. Sarma was transferred from AMC, Dibrugarh and he took over the charge of the Office of the Principal, Gauhati Medical College on 3rd June, 1961. Professor S.N. Sarma was the founder Principal of the Gauhati Medical College and he took great interest in the construction of the permanent college and hospital complexes. Paraclinical and clinical departments were started in the Civil Hospital Campus at Panbazar, Ulubari Maternity Home, Emigration Hospital (later on Infectious Diseases Hospital) and T.B. Hospital at Birubari, Guwahati as and when they became available. The members of the teaching staff were brought from Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh

The Govt. of Assam decided to construct the permanent buildings of the Gauhati Medical College & Hospital on the Narakachal hill. The P.W.D., Govt. of Assam, took up the survey and started road constructions in 1962 in the Narakachal hill. The Assam Govt. Construction Corporation (AGCC) started building construction in Feb., 1962. The architects entrusted were Mr. J.K. Choudhury and Gulzar Sing of Delhi. Mr.J.K. Choudhury, an Assamese from Goalpara, was a reputed architect and also the then President of the All-India Architects’ Association. Hostels were given the first priority and started in the foot hills of the Narakachal hill. The hostels were completed and taken over and occupied in between August, 1965 and October, 1966. Girls’ hostel could be occupied in June, 1968.

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In September, 1968 the permanent building of the Gauhati Medical College under process of construction was inaugurated by the then Governor of Assam Mr. B.K. Nehru. On 20th September,1968 the then Chief Minister of Assam Mr. B.P. Chaliha laid the foundation stone of the hospital by the side of the college main building at Narakachal hill. The then Medical Minister Mr. Chatrasing Teron hoisted a flag in the permanent hospital site. However, this construction had to be abandoned because of the presence of large rocks. As stone breaking and clearing would incur massive expenditure the State Govt.

decided to shift the hospital construction to the foot hill of Narakachal. The foundation stone was laid down on 15th August, 1975 by Shri Sarat Ch.Sinha, the then Chief Minister of Assam. National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) was entrusted with the responsibility for construction of the hospital building. The new hospital at its permanent site at the Narakachal foot hill started functioning since 1984. The Gauhati Medical College was inspected by Medical Council of India on every first examination of the first batch, that is, the first, second and final MBBS held in 1962, 1964 and 1965 respectively.

There were inspections also by the Gauhati University, to which GMC is affiliated, in 1961, 1964 and 1968. Dr. C.S. Patel, President of the Medical Council of India inspected the GMC from 15th to 18th March, 1966. He was so impressed with the progress of the Institution and permitted to start Post Graduate courses in GMC. In February, 1969 Post Graduate started in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Community Medicine, Medicine, Surgery, Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology. General Medical Council of U.K. recognized the bachelor’s degree of this college in 1969, thereby enabling the graduates to pursue higher studies in that country.

Department / Specialities in Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

• Anaesthesiology
• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Cardiology
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Community Medicine
• Dermatology
• N.T.
• Emergency Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Forensic Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Haematology
• Medicine
• Microbiology
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Paediatric Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology
• Plastic Surgery
• Psychiatry
• Pulmonary Medicine (TB and Chest)
• Radiology
• Surgery
• Urology
• Surgical Gastroenterology

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Facilities / Infrastructure in Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

Central Library

The Gauhati Medical College Library was established in 1961. It has a unique collection of old ‘International Periodicals’. The Central Library is situated at the Narakachal hill top in the college main building. It has an extension of its services in the Gauhati Medical College hospital complex to facilitate its users. The Central Library is fully automated with Koha (open-source library software).

The library has an in-house database for e-Centre(e-Library) where 24 terminals are available to access the database by the users. The Central Library is connected to the National Medical Library (NML), New Delhi to access the e-Journals through ERMED consortium. Besides these Departmental Libraries are available in each and every department. The Central Library has been provided with the broadband Internet facilities for the benefit of the students and staff.

Present Stock

• Books: 26,547 nos.
• Journals (Back Volumes):
• Current Journals:
• Indian: 105 nos.
• International: 32 nos.

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Hostel

Canteen

Sports & Games

Transport

Cultural Activities

Medical Facilities

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Affiliated Hospitals for Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

GUWAHATI MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL

Gauhati Medical College Hospital is a tertiary care hospital with a bed strength of 2185. This hospital has all the super speciality departments. Very soon the new super speciality hospital across the road is coming up with all the sophisticated machineries and equipment’s. 200 bedded cancer hospital will also start within a very short time with latest technology like linear accelerator and other equipment’s
Today, all the supportive departments like laundry, CSSD, 24X7 indoor pharmacy, outdoor pharmacy during OPD hours, 24X7 investigation departments covering Biochemistry, Pathology and Radiology investigations, Diet section are also providing services to the patients coming to this hospital.

New Mother and Child Hospital has been providing better service to the mother and baby. The NICU (Neonatal ICU) is 74 bedded giving care to both out born and inborn new-borns in distress. A new Burn unit became functional from 28th July, 2013 in our hospital providing service to the burn patients. Another achievement is inclusion of MMCH under GMCH and renamed as MMCH an annexe Hospital of GMCH on 1st February 2013.

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Eligibility & Admission Process for Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

Eligibility MBBS

– Pass with minimum 50 % marks in Intermediate (Bi.P.C)

– Must Qualify in NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test)

Admission Process

Admission to the MBBS programme is based on candidates’ performance in NEET. Once the NEET results are declared, then the eligible candidates are called for counselling process.