Geetanjali Medical College is a private medical college located in Udaipur, in the southern part of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The college forms the academic core of Geetanjali University, a private deemed-to-be university focused on health sciences and allied disciplines.
Key facts
| Type | Private medical college |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Geetanjali University (deemed-to-be university) |
| Location | Udaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Field | Medical and health sciences education |
| Country | India |
Overview
The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and is attached to a teaching hospital that serves as the principal site for clinical training. As part of Geetanjali University, the institution sits within a larger campus that also houses faculties dealing with dentistry, nursing, physiotherapy and other allied health programmes.
Background
Udaipur, historically a princely capital in the Mewar region, has developed in recent decades as a regional centre for higher education and tertiary healthcare in southern Rajasthan. Geetanjali Medical College is among the private medical institutions established in the state to expand the availability of medical seats and specialist hospital services beyond the older government-run colleges in cities such as Jaipur, Jodhpur and Bikaner.
Academic programmes
The college conducts the standard Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme, with admission governed by the national medical entrance examination framework applicable to private and deemed universities in India. Postgraduate degrees and diploma courses are offered across major clinical and pre-clinical specialities through the affiliated departments and the teaching hospital.
Teaching hospital
The attached Geetanjali Hospital functions as a multi-specialty tertiary care facility and provides the clinical material required for undergraduate clerkships, postgraduate residency training and community medicine postings. It serves patients from Udaipur district and adjoining areas of southern Rajasthan, as well as parts of neighbouring Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Significance
As one of the medical colleges based in Udaipur, the institution contributes to the training of doctors and specialists for the wider Mewar region. Together with its hospital, it is part of the network of private health-sciences institutions that supplement public medical education in Rajasthan.
Related topics
- Udaipur
- Rajasthan
- Medical education in India
- Deemed university
- National Medical Commission
- List of medical colleges in India
References
- Wikidata entity: Q19891555