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IIT Kharagpur Becomes First IIT To Launch MD Programmes Approved By National Medical Body

IIT Kharagpur Becomes First IIT To Launch MD Programmes Approved By National Medical Body

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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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Director Prof Suman Chakraborty said that the institute seeks to create an ecosystem where clinical excellence meets engineering ingenuity and translational research.

Coverage arrived over 22 hours. First from The Federal, latest from The Hindu.

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

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  3. NDTV Adani Group (AMG Media) Current article

    IIT Kharagpur Becomes First IIT To Launch MD Programmes Approved By National Medical Body

    Director Prof Suman Chakraborty said that the institute seeks to create an ecosystem where clinical excellence meets engineering ingenuity and translational research.

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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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  • DT Next Daily Thanthi Group
  • Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • The Avenue Mail The Avenue Mail
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Morung Express
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Shillong Times The Shillong Times
  • The South First The South First
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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