Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (Belgaum)
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Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College is a constituent college
College
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 of newly created KLE University. The college is located at Belgaum
Belgaum
Belgaum is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the fourth largest city of the state of Karnataka, the first three being Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad....

 in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

. It is recognized by the Medical Council of India
Medical Council of India
The Medical Council of India was the statutory body for maintenance of uniform and high standards of medical education in India. The Council grants recognition of medical qualifications, gives accreditation to medical colleges, grants registration to medical practitioners, and monitors medical...

, Malaysian Medical Council, and listed in W.H.O. directory of World Medical Institutions.

The high standards maintained by the College have attracted students from all over the world. There are several collaborations with Indian Council of Medical Research
Indian council of medical research
The Indian Council of Medical Research , New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.-History:...

, World Health Organization
World Health Organization
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, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA, for teaching and research.

The college has a 1000 bedded free charitable block as well as the 1000 bedded KLE Society's Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre on campus. The college also runs a rural hospital - Dr. Kamal Hospital & Medical Research Centre, 150 km away at Ankola
Ankola
Ankola which is a Taluk is in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, India. A small town by any standard surrounded by numerous temples. It is in line with Arabian sea. The beaches present at this place are Baskal gudda, nadibag, shedikuli, keni, Belekeri and many more...

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The College has been adjudged among the top twenty medical schools in the country as per a national survey done in year 2007.

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