Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College is the constituent

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, located in

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, in the Indian state of

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. In September, 2014 researchers found deadly bacteria on the college premises. This is the first recorded presence of this particular strain of

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"super bug" in India. It launched an e-consultancy and monitoring cell for diabetes. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College 6

History

JNMC came into existence through the vision of Dr. Sir Ziauddin Ahmed, who saw the need of a medical college for the poor community at

. He worked with colleagues and students to establish a medical college at the university. He raised funds for the college. He died before the institution opened. Colonel S. Bashir Hasan Zaidi (

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), Major SMH Naqvi ( Principal) and Mr MM Siddiqui ( Registrar) were instrumental in starting the college. The college grew under the leadership of Khan Bahadur Islam Nabi Khan and Prof. Hadi Hasan, who drove the fundraising campaign. Nearly eight million rupees were collected from across India. The medical college opened on 2 October 1962 (the 93rd birthday of

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) with an intake of 40 MBBS students. Enrollment of 40 students annually continued up to 1985 when it increased to 100 students, which continued until 1996, when enrollment grew to 150 That year a BDS course debuted with an intake of 40 students.

Golden era

In the early seventies the college was under the Deanship and Principalship of Colonel M. Tajuddin. Dr. Mahmoodur Rahman, the then

played a key role in the establishment of Dr. Sir Ziauddin Dental College under the Faculty of Medicine.

Academic profile

JNMC signed a memorandum of understanding with Fortis Escort Heart Institute where in-staffs of AMU will train at Fortis.

Ranking

The college was ranked 22 among medical colleges in India in 2022 by the

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(NIRF) and 19 by ''

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'' in 2020.

Notable alumni

* Punathil Kunjabdulla * S. T. Hasan * Syed Ziaur Rahman * Nuzhat Husain * Ashok Seth * Jaideep Malhotra

References

Notes

External links

Official website AMU
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