College of Pharmaceuital Sciences, Govt.Medical College, Gandhinagar P.O, Kottayam

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About College of Pharmaceuital Sciences, Govt.Medical College, Gandhinagar P.O, Kottayam

College of Pharmaceuital Sciences, Govt.Medical College, Gandhinagar P.O, Kottayam is a government college in Kottayam, Kerala, established in 1974. It is affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences. Campusbells lists it under Pharmacy. Approvals and accreditation: NMC, NIRF, MCI, NABL, UGC.

The Third Medical College in Kerala, was established in 1962. It was formally inaugurated on 03.12.1962 by Sri.R Sankar,the then Chief Minister of Kerala in the presence of Sri.M P Govindan Nair, the Health Minister.

It has a campus which spreads across 265 acres of beautiful land shared by two panchayats (Arpookkara and Athirampuzha) and Kottayam municipality. This is a tertiary care hospital catering to people from five districts including Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta and Ernakulam. This is the referral hospital for lakhs of pilgrims visiting Sabarimala temple. The world-renowned tourism spot Kumarakom, is just 14 kilometers away. Government Medical College Kottayam is a 2178 bedded hospital which has about 3000 out-patients and more than 500 emergency patient visits per day. The number of in-patients being treated in this hospital is more than one lakh annually. There are 327 regular teaching faculty and more than 1550 other staff working in this institution. Annual intake for medical undergraduate course is 175 and that for post-graduation is 142.

As described on the institution’s website (kottayammedicalcollege.org)

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1974

Ownership

Public / Government

Approvals and accreditation

NMC, NIRF, MCI, NABL, UGC

Stream

Pharmacy

Location

Kottayam, Kerala

Affiliated to

KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Institution type

Affiliated College

Management

State Government

AISHE code

C-11568

Gallery

Campus photos

Photos: kottayammedicalcollege.org

Campus life

Facilities at College of Pharmaceuital Sciences, Govt.Medical College, Gandhinagar P.O, Kottayam

• Medical
• Library
• Hostel
• Dispensary
• Laboratory
• Lab
• Canteen
• Auditorium
• Bank
• Indoor
• Gymnasium