Kharagpur becomes first IIT to offer PG medical programmes

NEW DELHI Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has become the first IIT in India to offer postgraduate medical degree programmes accredited by the National Medical Commission (NMC). Starting in the 2026–27 academic year, the institute will welcome its first cohort of MD students at the Dr. B.

C. Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre. Six specialisations will be offered: General Medicine, Radiology, Physiology, Pathology, Community Medicine, and Biochemistry, with two seats available in each discipline.

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