Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women is a

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women's medical college at Khanpur Kalan in the Gohana in

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. It is the first women's Government Medical College of

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and the first such institution in

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since

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’s

Lady Hardinge Medical College , mottoeng = Through Adversity to Stars , established = 1916 , founder = Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst , director = , faculty = , students = , undergrad = 240 , postgrad ...

that was established in 1914. The college was inaugurated on International Women's Day, 2013 by Sonia Gandhi, congress party chief.

History

In 2008, the Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda first announced the plan for establishing a women's medical college under the Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University at Khanpur Kalan . In 2009, on 1 March, Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone of this college. The associated hospital of this college became operational in 2011 with 100 beds and a team of 21 doctors. This number has since grown to 450 beds and 211 doctors as of March 2013.

Campus

The college is spread over 88 acres of land and was set up at a cost of 700 crores.

Courses and Affiliation

Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women undertakes the education and training of students in MBBS courses. The college is recognized by

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and is affiliated with the

Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences is a state university located at Rohtak, Haryana, India. It was established in 2008 by ''Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences Rohtak Act, 2008'' of the Government of ...

. Like all other Indian medical colleges, student admission in this college happens on the basis of merit through

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Notable alumni

Manushi Chhillar Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian actress and model, who was the winner of the Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented her state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant, which she won, and went on to become the sixth r ...

– winner of

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pageant and actress.

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