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King George's Medical University

Coordinates: 26°52′09″N 80°54′58″E / 26.8692591°N 80.9162402°E / 26.8692591; 80.9162402
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King George's Medical University
Former names
King George's Medical College (1905–2002)
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (2002–2003; 2007–2012)
U.P. King George's University of Dental Sciences (2003–2007)
MottoSincerity-Service-Sacrifice
TypeState university
Established1905 (119 years ago) (1905)
AccreditationNAAC A+
Endowment₹1,640 crore (US$200 million)
(2024-25) [1]
ChancellorGovernor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorDr. Soniya Nityanand
Academic staff
434[2]
Students2,537[2]
Undergraduates1,583[2]
Postgraduates895[2]
50[2]
Address
Shahmina Road, Chowk
,
Lucknow
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India

26°52′09″N 80°54′58″E / 26.8692591°N 80.9162402°E / 26.8692591; 80.9162402
CampusUrban, 158.6 acres (0.642 km2)
Colors  
AffiliationsUGC, NMC, DCI ,INC
Websitekgmu.org

King George's Medical University is a medical school, hospital, and medical university located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The medical school was raised to a medical university by an act passed by the government of Uttar Pradesh on 16 September 2002. It is the only government medical institution to have been awarded the NAAC A+ grade in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

The university has about 1250 undergraduate students (including 280 dental students) and 450 postgraduate students.[3]

About 250 students a year are admitted to the four-and-a-half-year course of study for the degree of M.B.B.S.[4]

History

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King George V, then the Prince of Wales, laid the foundation stone of King George's Medical College in 1906. The college opened its gates in 1911, though the official opening ceremony was delayed to January 1912. The college was directly under the Government of the United Provinces, and degrees were awarded through Allahabad University. In 1921, the college was transferred to Lucknow University.[5]

In 2002 the Government of Uttar Pradesh, led by Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), granted university status the college and renamed it Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU), under the Uttar Pradesh Chhatrapati Shahuji Medical University Act, 2002.[6] In August 2003 Mulayam Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party (SP) replaced Mayawati and became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Two months later, in October 2003, the name of the university was changed to King George's Medical University (KGMU)[5] by the Uttar Pradesh Chhartrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (Second Amendment) Act, 2003.[7]

Name-changing continued. In 2007, after the BSP won the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and Mayawati returned to office, the name of the institution reverted to CSMMU. When control returned to the SP in the 2012 election, Akhilesh Yadav's government returned the name of the university the current "King George Medical University".[8]

Similar changes occurred for the dental faculty. The faculty was established in 1949 as a section of the ENT department;[9] raised to a separate department in 1950, it moved to a new building in 1952.[5] When the university was established in 2002, the dental department became the Dental College, a constituent college of the university.[9] Two years later, under the Uttar Pradesh King George's University of Dental Science Act, 2004, the Dental College was raised to the status of a state university[10] named the "U.P. King George’s University of Dental Science".[11] In 2007, the government reverted this decision and the U.P. King George's University of Dental Science again became simply a Faculty of Dental Sciences, as it was at the establishment of the university.[9]

After getting university status, it also worked as an affilating university till academic year 2021-2022 when colleges affiliated to the university were taken over by newly established Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University.

Faculties and institutes

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  • Faculty of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Dental Sciences
  • Institute of Paramedical Sciences
  • Institute of Nursing

Undergraduate courses

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The college offers the four-and-a-half-year M.B.B.S. course with a one-year compulsory rotating internship. There are 250 seats for MBBS and 51 seats for BDS, which are filled through NEET. B.Sc (Nursing) 120 seats which are filled through Cnet exam.[12][13]

Postgraduate and doctoral courses

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There are more than 28 PG courses and 13 Doctoral courses in KGMU.[citation needed] Thus almost all the branches of medicine and dental have a training program at KGMU.[citation needed] Diploma and PG diploma courses are also available in the institute.M.Sc (Nursing) 25 seats which are filled through Cnet exam

Rankings

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University and college rankings
General – international
Times (World) (2021)[14]601–800
Times (Asia) (2021)[15]139
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[16]75
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[17]50
Medical – India
NIRF (2022)[18]11
Government colleges: 
Outlook India (2022)[19]4
Dental – India
NIRF (2022)[20]5

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has ranked the university 50 among universities in India in 2022,[17] 11th among medical colleges,[18] 5th among dental colleges [20] and 75 overall.[16] It was ranked fourth among government medical colleges in India in 2022 by Outlook India.[19]

Notable people

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The University has a long list of its prestigious alumni who have earned name and fame throughout the country as well as in abroad. As of now, the University has given 1 Padma Vibhushan, 6 Padma Bhushan, 29 Padma Shri and 45 BC Roy awardees to the nation.

Notable alumni

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Main page: Category:King George's Medical University alumni

Notable faculty

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UP Budget 2024-25: State capital's super speciality healthcare gets "special care"". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2021" (PDF). King George's Medical University.
  3. ^ "Student activities". King George's Medical University. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Courses admission". King George's Medical University. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "History". King George's Medical University. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Chhatapati Shahuji Medical University Act, 2002" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Gazette. Government of Uttar Pradesh. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Chhartrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (second Amendment) Act, 2003" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Gazette. Government of Uttar Pradesh. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University renamed as King George Medical University". India Medical Times. AalaTimes Media. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "Faculty of Dental Sciences Education Overview". King George's Medical University. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  10. ^ "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017. Mistakenly still listed as of 2017.
  11. ^ "The Uttar Pradesh King George's University of Dental Science (Amendment) Act, 2006" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Gazette. Government of Uttar Pradesh. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Courses/ Admission". Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Home CollegeKing George Medical University". Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Top 1000 World University Rankings 2021". Times Higher Education. 2020.
  15. ^ "Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings (2021)". Times Higher Education. 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  16. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  17. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  18. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2022: Top 13 Government Medical Colleges In India". Outlook India. 8 July 2022.
  20. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Dental)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
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