Katihar Medical College (KMC) is a medical college situated in the city of Katihar in the

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. Katihar Medical College offers undergraduate courses in

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(MBBS) and post-graduate courses (MD/MS And PG Diploma) in almost all Clinical and Non-Clinical Subjects. The college was established and is maintained by the

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-based Al-Karim Educational Trust.

Campus

Katihar Medical College & Hospital spans an area of more than 55 acres (22.25 hectares), with a built-up area of . It is located at Karim Bagh on the Katihar-

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road, at an approximate distance of from the

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. Located in the main building of the institute, the college library covers an area of . The library houses over 16,000 books and has subscriptions to 51 Indian and 57 foreign journals. A 500-seat college auditorium is used for cultural programs and seminars run by the college. The college also hosts a 600-bed general hospital staffed by 331 doctors and 175 nurses. The teacher student ratio is 1:2.

Administration

The college was established in 1987 by the

-based Al-Karim Educational Trust with the objective of providing specialised medical facilities for the region.

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is the chairman and managing director of the college and also the Founder Chairman of its parent Al-Karim Education Trust. The Principal of the college is Dr. Ram Bilas Gupta

Admission

The college admits 150 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students annually. Candidates are selected on the basis of their performance in the

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. Sixty percent, 25 percent, and 15 percent of seats are reserved for the

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, general category, and

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candidates, respectively. It is the only private medical college of Bihar to have a Non-Resident Indian quota.

References

External links

Al-Karim University , Katihar LORD BUDDHA KOSHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL
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