Information: Government Erode Medical College and Hospital (GEMCH), Perundurai, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, is a major government medical college with an affiliation to the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G...
Highlights: Feature Details Affiliation Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Campus Ar...
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Event |
Date |
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Establishment as IRT Perundurai Medical College |
1992 |
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Ramalingam Tuberculosis Sanatorium founded |
1939 |
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Taken over by Govt. of Tamil Nadu & renamed GEMCH |
2019 |
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Designated COVID-19 Treatment Center |
2020 |
Refer to official notifications for exact dates.
Admission Process: Eligibility Criteria: Must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English. Minimum marks: 50% (General), 40% (SC...
Scholarship: GEMCH offers financial help to students across different socio-economic groups. Students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes, and Backward Clas...
Placement: GEMCH provides extensive clinical training through its affiliated hospital so that students have hands-on experience during their internship. Final-year students are given internsh...
Ranked 116 for Overall by Indiatoday 2022
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Parameter |
Details |
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National Recognition |
Not featured in NIRF rankings yet |
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State-Level Reputation |
Well-regarded among Tamil Nadu’s government medical colleges |
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Listing |
Featured in TargetNEET’s Tamil Nadu Govt. Medical Colleges list |
| Course | 1st Year Fees | Eligibility |
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| MD | ₹3.5 Lakhs (1st Year Fees) | MBBS + PGNEET |
| M.B.B.S. | ₹90k (1st Year Fees) | 10+2 with 50% + NEET |
| MS | ₹3.5 Lakhs (1st Year Fees) | MBBS + PGNEET |
Government Erode Medical College and Hospital (GEMCH), Erode, provides a strong academic course package in medical science. At the undergraduate level, the college offers the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course with an annual admission intake of 100 students on the basis of NEET-UG marks. The course lasts 5.5 years with one year compulsory rotating internship. The college is well-furnished with state-of-the-art laboratories, clinical training units, and a teaching hospital to support extensive medical education.
Postgraduate, GEMCH now provides MD courses in General Surgery and Dermatology with future intentions of increasing into more specialties. Besides, the college also fosters nursing education via its School of Nursing by providing diploma courses to prospective nurses. The courses are structured to incorporate theoretical education along with practical clinical exposure, gearing students towards providing effective service in rural and urban healthcare settings alike.