Odisha Gets NMC Nod For 50 MBBS Seats In Jajpur Medical College For 2024-25

Bhubaneswar: Another medical college in Odisha has received the approval of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for 50 MBBS seats foro 2024-25 academic year.

According to official sources, the NMC has approved admission of students for 50 MBBS seats for the new Government Medical College and Hospital, Jajpur for from the 2024-25 academic session.

The letter of permission (LoP) has been issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC). This is the 12th government MCH in the state and first to be operational this year.

With this, the total number of government medical colleges in the state has gone up to 12 and number of seats to 1,600, sources said.

Constructed at a cost of around Rs 400 crore at Ankula on the outskirts of Jajpur, the MCH has been named as Jajati Keshari Medical College and hospital.

While 125 faculty members including professors, associate professors, assistant professors, senior residents and tutors have already joined the MCH, the existing 420-bed district headquarters hospital will be used as teaching hospital, sources said.