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In a first, IIT-Kharagpur to offer postgraduate medical courses

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IIT Kharagpur has announced that it will become the first Indian Institute of Technology to launch postgraduate medical education, offering MD programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission. The institute will provide six specialisations – General Medicine, Radiology, Physiology, Pathology, Community Medicine and Biochemistry – with two seats in each, making a total of twelve MD seats.

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IIT-Kharagpur has become the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to introduce postgraduate medical degree programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission (NMC), marking the premier engineering institute’s entry into specialist medical education. From the 2026–27 academic session, the…

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First reported by The Federal at 11:39 UTC on 12 Nov.

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  5. The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    IIT Kharagpur becomes first IIT to offer NMC-accredited postgraduate medical degrees

    IIT Kharagpur is set to become the first IIT to offer postgraduate medical degree programmes. The inaugural cohort of MD students will begin in the academic session 2026-27 at the Dr B C Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre. Admissions will be conducted through the NEET-PG online counselling…

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  11. The Tribune The Tribune Trust Current article

    In a first, IIT-Kharagpur to offer postgraduate medical courses

    IIT-Kharagpur has become the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to introduce postgraduate medical degree programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission (NMC), marking the premier engineering institute’s entry into specialist medical education. From the 2026–27 academic session, the…

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