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Now, NMC-accredited PG medical courses at IIT Kharagpur

Now, NMC-accredited PG medical courses at IIT Kharagpur

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IIT Kharagpur has become the first Indian Institute of Technology to launch postgraduate medical degree programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission. Officials announced on Thursday, November 12, that six MD programmes with a total of 12 seats will start in the 2026–27 academic session, marking the IIT system’s entry into postgraduate medical education.

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New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, has become the first IIT in the country to introduce postgraduate medical degree programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission (NMC), officials said on Thursday, November 12. Beginning with the academic session 2026–27, the…

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    Now, NMC-accredited PG medical courses at IIT Kharagpur

    New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, has become the first IIT in the country to introduce postgraduate medical degree programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission (NMC), officials said on Thursday, November 12. Beginning with the academic session 2026–27, the…

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