Government Medical College, Kadapa (formerly known as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences) is located in Putlampally village, near

Kadapa Kadapa is a city in the southern part of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in the Rayalaseema region, and is the district headquarters of YSR Kadapa district. It is located south of the Penna River. The city is surrounded on three sides by ...

City. It is affiliated to

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. The institute is spread over .

History

Earlier, the hospital was a secondary level care hospital i.e., District Hospital, located within

city. Later it was converted into tertiary level care hospital and named it as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa. This college was founded by the

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in 2006. It was inaugurated on 27 September 2006 by the then UPA Chair Person Smt.

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. This medical institute started functioning from 1 August 2006.

Intake

The present intake of this institute is 175 seats This institute also provides MD/MS SEATS in various speciality courses.. MD Physiology- 2 seats, MS Anatomy - 2 seats, MS ENT - 3 seats, MS Ophthalmology- 3 seats, MS Obstetrics and gynaecology - 7 seats, MD Dermatology - 2 seats, MD Anesthesia - 2 seats, MS Generalsurgery- 3 seats, MD General medicine - 12 seats. Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,

YS Jagan Mohan reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 21 December 1972), also known mononymously as Jagan, is an Indian politician, currently serving as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Pulivendula Assembly constituency in the Andhra ...

laid the foundation stone for YSR cancer hospital block, superspeciality hospital, Psychiatry hospital block, LV prasad eye institute on 23 December 2019 in this institute.

References

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