Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College
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Sri Devraj Urs Medical College, Kolar is a constituent college of the SRI DEVRAJ URS UNIVERSITY. This is the only medical college
Medical college
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 in Kolar district
Kolar district
Kolar district is a district in Karnataka state of India. The town of Kolar is the district headquarters. Kolar district is located in the southern region of the State and is the eastern-most district of the Karnataka State...

. Sri Devaraj Urs Educational Trust started this Medical College in the year 1986, and transformed it into a Deemed to be University in the year 2007.

HISTORY

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...

 granted recognition for the Undergraduate Course in its very first Inspection in the year 1992, which shows the commitment of The Trust & Faculty, in imparting Quality Medical Education. Post Graduate Degree Courses and Diploma Courses are being offered since 1997 in various Clinical, Pre and Para Clinical courses and the degrees awarded are recognized by Medical Council of India.

The trust has obtained Accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
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 (NAAC, INDIA) and certification by ISO 9001-2000 in the year 2006 for its Medical College. Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College is one of the few Medical Colleges in India
India
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 to have achieved this.

A fully integrated, modular curriculum
Curriculum
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 within the regulation of Medical Council of India is under preparation. They are also taught Medical Ethics
Medical ethics
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 and the Constitution of India
Constitution of India
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.

The college maintains high standard in Teaching, Training and Evaluation processes as evidenced by the high pass percentage with a substantial number of students securing Gold Medals/Distinctions/First Classes, in the University Examinations.

R.L.JALAPPA TEACHING HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE, Tamaka

Sri Devaraj Urs University has a 850 bed Teaching Hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...

 to accommodate the clinical-teaching requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and to satisfy its social obligation of meeting the health needs of the people of the region. Its design is hexagonal and is situated in the college campus. The ambience has a soothing effect on the patients, their attendants, students and staff.

The hospital has Departments in all specialties. Each department has its own seminar hall and examination rooms in the OPD. Each specialty has male & female wards, with bed strength as per MCI requirements with attached laboratories.

Admission Policy

Admissions to Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses are based on merit obtained in the Entrance Test conducted on an all India basis. 80% of the seats are reserved for General merit candidates. 15% of the seats are reserved for NRI / NRI sponsored and Foreign nationals. 5% of the seats are reserved under institutional preference quota.

Under Graduate Courses

Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College the constituent College of The University offers Under Graduate Medical Course, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S).

Post Graduate Courses

Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College the constituent College of The University offers Post Graduate Courses in 15 subjects. Doctor of Medicine (M.D) courses in Medicine, Pediatrics, Radio-Diagnosis, Dermatology, Anesthesiology, Physiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Master of Surgery (M.S) courses in Surgery, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology and Ophthalmology.

Post Graduate Diploma Courses

Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College the constituent College of The University offers Post Graduate Diploma Courses in 7 subjects. Degrees offered are D.A (Anesthesiology), D.Ortho (Orthopedics), D.C.H (Pediatrics) D.L.O. (ENT), D.G.O. (Obstetrics and Gynecology), D.O.M.S. (Ophthalmology), and D.M.R.D. (Radio-Diagnosis).

Proposed Courses

  • Ph.D in Biochemistry
  • Ph.D in Microbiology
  • Fellowship in Head and Neck Onco-surgery
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