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History

The institute was inaugurated by then Chief Minister Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy. The name Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Srikakulam has been converted to Government Medical College, Srikakulam. Hence the post of 'Director' has been changed to 'Principal'.

Intake

The institute has started with an intake capacity of 100 (MBBS seats). It is increased to 150 from the academic year 2019-2020. It is also planning to start PG courses with an intake of 11 from the academic year 2019-20. These are the batch names of the college from 2008 onwards.

References

http://dme.ap.nic.in/nodaldme/first_regulations_g.o.__memo.html

External links

GMC Srikakulam
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