Delhi to open medical college at Raghubir Nagar hospital with 150 MBBS seats

Delhi will get a new government medical college with 150 MBBS seats and 40 seats for postgraduate study. It will be built at the Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital in Raghubir Nagar, in west Delhi, Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on 9 November.

The hospital will have 1,322 beds in all. About 10 lakh people in west Delhi are expected to benefit, Amar Ujala reported.

The plan

The college and its hospital will take up about 13 acres of the present campus. The layout follows the rules of the National Medical Commission, which oversees medical education in India.

The plan includes a 472-bed hospital for mothers and children and an 850-bed general hospital.

The minister said the government of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta wanted good medical training and a strong, modern health network. He called the new college an important step.

What is not yet known

The statement did not give the cost of the project or a date for the first admissions. A new medical college needs the National Medical Commission’s permission before it can admit students.

The background

Delhi’s government medical colleges train doctors for the city’s public hospitals. These hospitals also treat many patients from nearby States. Each year, far more students pass the national entrance test than there are government MBBS seats.

What’s next

The government has not yet announced when construction will begin or when the college will apply for the Commission’s approval.