Haryana: In a boost to medical education in Haryana, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College has received permission from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to start two new postgraduate courses from the upcoming academic session 2025-26.In this regard, Dr MK Garg, Director of KCGMC, informed the Tribune that a total of four seats for ophthalmology and three seats for ENT courses have been approved by the NMC. Thus, with a total of seven PG seats in the two courses, KCGMC offers 21 seats in nine courses. Therefore, with these courses, the college continues to expand its postgraduate academic portfolio.Also Read: NMC approves 50 more MBBS seats at Tripura Medical College“The introduction of new postgraduate courses in ophthalmology and ENT will significantly strengthen our clinical training facilities. It will also provide more opportunities for young doctors to pursue advanced specialisation within the region,” said the Director.The college offered four seats each in anatomy, biochemistry, and microbiology, three in physiology, and two each in pharmacology, forensic medicine, and paediatrics. In addition, officials also expressed hope that psychiatry would soon be introducedIn addition, KCGMC also offers various Diplomate of National Board (DNB) courses, including seven in anaesthesia, four each in general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, and pathology, and three in obstetrics and gynaecology. In this regard, officials are optimistic about receiving approval for additional DNB courses such as radiology, pathology, and pulmonary medicine in the near future.KCGMC was established in 2017 with its first batch of 100 MBBS students. Now, the college has been granted recognition by the NMC for 120 MBBS seats.Similarly, NMC had also approved 75 new PG seats in seven government medical colleges in Telangana for the academic year 2025-26. On this, Medical Dialogues had reported that the state’s GMCs have a total of 1,191 PG seats. Therefore, with these additional seats, the number will increase to 1,266 seats. The seven GMCs where PG seats have been approved include Osmania Medical College, Nizamabad, Mahbubnagar, Siddipet, Suryapet, Nalgonda, and SIMS Ramagundam.Also Read: NMC nod to 75 additional PG medical seats in Telangana

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