Government Medical College, Kannauj (GMC Kannauj), also known as Kannauj Medical College, is a government medical college located in Tirwa of

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. The college has guidance and mentorship of

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College (GSVMMC or GSVM Medical College) is a public medical college in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The college is named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, a freedom fighter and journalist from Kanpur. It w ...

History

Government Medical College, Kannauj was established by SP

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in 2006 as Kannauj Medical College, but classes started only in 2012 when

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become C.M. of Uttar Pradesh and the institute become recognized for 100 M.B.B.S. seats by

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(MCI).

Courses

Every year 100 students are allowed to take admission in the M.B.B.S. course by two competitive examinations. The

AIPMT The All India Pre-Medical test/ Pre-Dental Entrance Test was an annual medical entrance examination in India. The exam was conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) but is now replaced by NEET-UG by National Testing Agency. The e ...

accounts for the filling of 15% seats and remaining 85% seats are filled through a state-level entrance examination UP-CPMT. But since 2016,

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is the only entrance exam.

Campus

The Government Medical College is situated 15 kilometers away from

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at Tirwa Road of the historic city of Kannauj in U.P. The college is at about 3-hour drive from the state capital

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(1.5-hours by expressway) and there is also construction of 4 lane highway along the college for better connectivity to Kannauj city. The nearest railway station is Kannauj Railway Station (KJN) and Lucknow Airport is the nearest airport to the college.

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* Medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh Colleges in Kannauj district Kannauj 2016 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Educational institutions established in 2016 {{UttarPradesh-university-stub

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Campus

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