ABOUT
Overview
The Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, is a public medical college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Founded in 1951, it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and is Kerala's first ever Medical College. Its campus houses several hospitals and institutions in addition to Medical College Hospital (MCH), the Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital for Women and Children (SAT Hospital), where the highest number of deliveries are reported in Asia, the Priyadarshini Institute of Paramedical Sciences, including Pharmaceutical sciences, the Colleges of Nursing and the Regional Cancer Centre; an autonomous institution founded jointly by the state and union governments, Thiruvananthapuram Dental College, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology; another autonomous institute under Govt of India, Child development centre (CDC) an autonomous institution under state government and the Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory (MDRL). The Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO), also a part of the college, is being upgraded to a national-level…
AT A GLANCE
Key information
Established
1951
Ownership
Public / Government
Stream
Medical
Location
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
ACADEMICS
Courses offered
14 programmes at GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE-Thiruvananthapuram
Undergraduate3
Diploma9
Diploma
Diploma in Clinical Child Development
Diploma
Diploma in Dialysis Technology
Diploma
Diploma in Endoscopy Technology
Diploma
Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery
Diploma
Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology
Diploma
Diploma in Neurotechnology Diploma in Optometry
GALLERY
Campus photos
Photos: tmc.kerala.gov.in
Listed on Campusbells since 28 Sept 2026·Last updated 29 Sept 2026