IGMC, Tanda medical college to have 39 more PG seats

Tribune News Service

Shimla, March 4

The Union Health Ministry has granted permission to increase postgraduate seats in the IGMC, Shimla, and Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (DRPGMC), Tanda, for 2017-18, pursuant to the revision of the teacher-student ratio.

The approval has been granted to increase 39 seats in MD (medicine) and MS (surgery) courses, including 31 in the IGMC and eight seats in the Tanda medical college, a spokesperson for the state Health Department said here today.

The seats have been increased following the decision of the Union Government across the country and allowing one professor to have three PG students and associate professor, two students instead of one at present.

The Director, medical college, had sent the faculty position in the IGMC and Tanda medical college and the seats have been increased on the basis of the strength of the faculty.

Some more seats will be added as some faculties did not give the exact staff position and March 9 has been fixed as the deadline for seeking more seats against the leftout faculties, official sources said.

In the IGMC, the seats in MD (general medicine) has been increased from 9 to 13, in MS (general surgery) from 12 to 15, in MS (Orthopaedics) from 5 to 6, in MS (OBG) from 5 to 12, in MS (ENT) from 4 to 5, in MD (Radio-diagnosis) from 5 to 14, in MD (Anesthesiology) from 12 to 17 and in MD (Respiratory Medicine) from 2 to 3.

For DRPGMC, Tanda, the seats for MD (Paediatrics) have been increased from 5 to 6, in MS (Orthopaedics) from 3 to 6 and in MD (Anesthesiology) from 9 to 13.