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Government Medical College, Aurangabad is a medical school affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik.[2] The College is recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI), New Delhi for medical education in India.[3] It was founded in 1956. At present, the college accepts 200 students per year for the undergraduate course MBBS and around 127 students per year for the various postgraduate courses.[4]

Location:

The college is located on the east bank of Kham river in northwest part of Aurangabad city, very close to famous tourist attractions like Panchakki, Bibi Ka Maqbara and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. The college is 4 km away from the Aurangabad Railway Station,1.5 km away from the central bus stand and 11 km away from the Chikkalthana Airport.

History
The college was established on 15 August 1956, on the occasion of the 10th independence day of India. The college was started with 50 undergraduate students in a small Nizam Bungalow in the cantonment area of the city, while infectious, obstetrics & ophthalmology wards were located at Amkhas in the other part of the city. The foundation stone for the present main building of the medical college was laid down by then chief minister of Bombay State, Yashwantrao Chavan, in presence of Swami Ramanand Teerth, on 27 October 1957. The building was inaugurated by Sushila Nayyar, then Minister of Health, Government of India, on 20 June 1964. Various other buildings were added to the campus over a period of time. For initial few batches, after completing the first year in the college students had to go to Government Medical College, Nagpur, to complete their second and final year of MBBS curriculum. From its inception till 1963, the college was affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. After 1963, it was affiliated to the newly formed Marathwada University (now Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University) located at Aurangabad.
The admission strength of college was subsequently increased to 100 undergraduate students per year and now it is allowed to take 200 MBBS students per year. Similarly, post graduation seats were added to various departments of the college; the current intake capacity is 127 post graduate students per year.[5] The college & hospital complex now consists agglomeration of 30 buildings spread over 99 acres. The hospital of the college started with 300 beds in a small Nizam Bungalow in 1960 is now equipped with 1170 beds distributed across various departments and wards.[6][7]

Academics ;

The courses offered by the institute are:
M.B.B.S. (Annual intake of 200 students)
M.D./M.S.
B.Sc. in Nursing (Annual intake of 50 students)
Diploma Course in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT)
Bachelor of Para medical Technology (BPMT)
The graduates from the institute are highly placed & are catering medical services in various fields in India & abroad.
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