Congratulations to our CM Jayalalithaa

MCI approves 50 more seats for govt medical college in Trichy

Jul 17, 2014,



TRICHY: In a huge relief to the state government, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has approved 50 MBBS seats to K A P Viswanatham Government Medical College (KAPVGMC) in Trichy. The counselling to fill the additional seats is expected to begin in the next 10 days.

"KAPVGMC, Trichy has received approval for 50 additional MBBS seats from the MCI. Efforts taken by the state government to provide the required facilities and fulfil the norms of the MCI have paid off," Dr S Geethalakshmi, director of medical education (DME) told TOI.

With the approval for 50 additional seats, KAPVGMC will admit 150 MBBS students from this academic year. The MCI has also approved 100 seats for the Government Medical College in Tiruvarur, 25 seats for Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College in Salem and 100 seats for ESI Hospital in Chennai.

The counselling for the 50 seats at KAPVGMC will be held from July 21 to July 26.

MCI delayed the approval for additional seats in KAPVGMC due to some discrepancies in the infrastructure and number of manpower last month. However, the state government took steps to attain the approval.

The MCI team is expected to visit the KAPVGMC again in order to assess the situation.

KAPVGMC which had been functioning with 100 seats increased the number of seats to 150 last academic year 2013 but got the approval this year.

"The state government has provided so crores of money for infrastructural development and purchase of equipmen
t. So, we were able to satisfy the norms laid down by the MCI. Moreover, the process is on to recruit doctors and para medical staff through medical recruitment board to equip all the government hospitals," said Dr Geethalakshmi.

Dr M A Aleem Vice principal of KAPVGMc congratulate our chief minister Jayalalithaa Health minister Vijaya baskar health secretary Radhakrishanan our DME Geethalakshmi our dean and her team tried to get MCI approval for the additional 50 more MBBS seats for. Year 2014__15 at KAPVGMC Trichy