K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College

K.A.P. Viswanatham Medical College is a medical college. It run by the state government of Tamil Nadu, which is recognized by the Medical Council of India. It is located in the city of Trichy, in Tamil Nadu. The college was ranked third by students in counselling in 2010.[1]

K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College
MottoCare, Serve, Cure
TypeGovernment Medical College and Hospital
Established1997
DeanProf.Dr.Vanitha
ManagementDepartment of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu) - Directorate of Medical Education
Undergraduates150 per year (MBBS)
Postgraduates94 per year (MD&MS) 04 per year (DM)
Location
Periyamilaguparai, Collector office road, Tiruchirappalli.
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

10.797492°N 78.677269°E / 10.797492; 78.677269
CampusUrban
NicknameKAPVians
AffiliationsTamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University
Websitewww.kapvgmc.ac.in

Admission

The college admits 150 students to the MBBS course once every year through NEET. Of this 85% is state quota which is allotted by DME of Government of Tamil Nadu and the remaining 15% is All India Quota allotted by MCC of Central Government of Republic of India.

Facilities

The college has more than 30 departments. There are three men's hostels and two women's hostels on campus. It has a stadium that seats 750. There are four lecture halls with over 150 seats. The Central Library is home to over 7,000 books and national and international journals. It has two reading halls, one for masters and the other for professors. There are two indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including a gymnasium, a basketball court, a feather ball stadium, a badminton and two volleyball courts. It also has the ability to play round ball, golf ball, table tennis, soccer and foot ball.

Courses offered

Undergraduate Medical Course
  • MBBS (5 and a half years in duration) with 150 seats per year from 2013.

Postgraduate Medical Courses
  • Degree courses (3 years in duration)
  1. MD General Medicine (14 seats/year)
  2. MD Anesthesiology (13 seats/year)
  3. MD Biochemistry (05 seats/year)
  4. MD Paediatrics (09 seats/year)
  5. MD Psychiatry (04 seats/year)
  6. MD Pathology (06 seats/year)
  7. MD Microbiology (03 seats/year)
  8. MD Forensic Medicine (03 seats/year)
  9. MD Anatomy (03 seats/year)
  10. MS General Surgery (16 seats/year)
  11. MS Obstetrics and Gynecology (09 seats/year)
  12. MS Orthopaedics (05 seats/year)
  13. MS Ophthalmology (02 seats/year)
  14. MS Ear, Nose and Throat (02 seats/year)

Super Speciality Courses
  • Degree courses (3 years in duration)
  1. DM Cardiology (02 seats/year)
  2. DM Neurology (02 seats/year)

Diplomo Courses
  • Diploma in Nursing (Three and a half years including six months Internship)
  • Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (Two years)

Technician Courses
  • Theatre Technician (1 Year)
  • Anaesthesia Technician (1 Year)
  • Orthopaedic Technician (1 Year)
  • Emergency Care Technician (1 Year)
  • Respiratory Therapy Technician (1 Year)
  • Certified of Radiological Assistant (1 Year)

Other Courses
  • Nursing Assistant Course (1 Year)

Classes and years of entry

Every class of MBBS students has assigned to itself an (unofficial) name denoting the year of their entry into the medical school.

The recent batches

  • 1997 - Genesis
  • 2009 - Cedicianz
  • 2010 - Krenoviantz
  • 2011 - Rapharites Onze
  • 2012 - Incaendo Decernozz
  • 2013 - Walderianz
  • 2014 - Desperato Xaidenz
  • 2015 - Asphyro Tritanz
  • 2016 - Zehastianz
  • 2017 - Spiloglasterz
  • 2018 - liewentronz
  • 2019 - Yexordianz
  • 2020 -
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See also
  • List of Tamil Nadu Government's Educational Institutions
  • List of Tamil Nadu Government's Medical Colleges

References
  1. R. Krishnamoorthy (4 August 2010). "KAPV Medical College third preferred in counselling". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 June 2012.



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